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Google avoids breakup in ad tech monopoly case thehill.com/policy/technolog…

Judge orders Google to change ad auction rules

A federal judge has ordered Google to change the rules for auctioning online advertising on its platforms after finding last year that the search giant had an illegal monopoly over the technology c…

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The Hill · Sep 20, 2026 · 3:06 AM UTC

"60 years of the Animal Welfare Act and dogs are still suffering" (@TheHillOpinion) thehill.com/opinion/congress…

60 years of the Animal Welfare Act and dogs are still suffering

ASPCA senior vice president Nancy Perry argues that Congress must pass Goldie’s Act to address the USDA’s chronic failure to enforce the Animal Welfare Act and protect dogs from systemi…

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The Hill · Sep 20, 2026 · 2:54 AM UTC

Ed Sheeran calls situation in Palestine ‘catastrophic and unjustifiable’ at solo concert thehill.com/blogs/in-the-kno…

Ed Sheeran calls situation in Palestine ‘catastrophic and unjustifiable’ at solo concert

Singer Ed Sheeran opened a solo concert in Philadelphia on Saturday by addressing the recent fallout over the removal of his tour’s opening act, Macklemore, due to the rapper’s pro-Palestinian comm…

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The Hill · Sep 20, 2026 · 1:37 AM UTC

Trump returns to White House as State Department issues security alerts for Middle East thehill.com/homenews/adminis…

Trump returns to White House as State Department issues security alerts for Middle East

President Trump cut his weekend trip to Camp David short a day early, returning to Washington, D.C., on Saturday evening. The president touched down at the Ellipse just before 8 p.m., accordi…

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The Hill · Sep 20, 2026 · 12:30 AM UTC

Trump’s MAGA Inc. funnels another $5 million into Texas Senate race thehill.com/homenews/campaig…

Trump’s MAGA Inc. funnels another $5 million into Texas Senate race

President Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc., poured an additional $5 million into the Texas Senate race, according to a new Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing published Saturday. The funds w…

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The Hill · Sep 20, 2026 · 12:00 AM UTC

Patel says FBI has used AI to stop school shootings thehill.com/homenews/adminis…

Patel says FBI has used AI to stop school shootings

FBI Director Kash Patel said Saturday the agency used AI to stop half a dozen school shootings and upped its use of the technology by 605 percent since he took the position. Appearing on Fox News’ …

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The Hill · Sep 19, 2026 · 11:16 PM UTC

Califronia Governor Gavin Newsom signs laws aimed at preventing election interference thehill.com/homenews/state-w…

Newsom signs laws aimed at preventing election interference

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Saturday signed a legislation package aimed at safeguarding the state’s election process against potential interference in the upcoming midterm elections. The De…

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The Hill · Sep 19, 2026 · 11:06 PM UTC

The Memo: Trump doubles down on demand for ‘recognition’ in Kennedy Center fight thehill.com/homenews/analysi…

The Memo: Trump doubles down on demand for ‘recognition’ in Kennedy Center fight

President Trump is doubling down on his insistence that he needs “recognition” from the Kennedy Center in return for planned renovations. Trump’s assertion Friday afternoon seems to mean he is hold…

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The Hill · Sep 19, 2026 · 10:06 PM UTC

Trump administration begins construction on Texas’s Big Bend border wall thehill.com/homenews/adminis…

Trump administration begins construction on Texas’s Big Bend border wall

The Trump administration began construction on a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border wall cutting through southwest Texas’s Big Bend region despite local leaders’ pushback against the project. …

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The Hill · Sep 19, 2026 · 9:36 PM UTC

Sunday Shows Preview: Trump bans 3 media outlets from White House; Parties make final cases as midterms approach thehill.com/homenews/sunday-…

Sunday Shows Preview: Trump bans 3 media outlets from White House; Parties make final cases as...

After President Trump announced this week he was banning Politico, CNN and MS NOW from accessing the White House, the three media outlets reported Saturday their journalists were denied access to t…

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The Hill · Sep 19, 2026 · 9:13 PM UTC

Lawmakers see waste in DOGE’s ‘stupid’ $7B buyout costs thehill.com/homenews/adminis…

Lawmakers see waste in DOGE’s ‘stupid’ $7B buyout costs

A new government report showing that the administration spent $7 billion paying staff not to work as it pushed its buyouts is sparking the latest round of scrutiny of President Trump’s DOGE era. A …

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The Hill · Sep 19, 2026 · 8:39 PM UTC

Trump plans AI Force and new czar role thehill.com/homenews/adminis…

Trump plans to form ‘AI Force,’ appoint ‘AI Czar’

President Trump announced plans Saturday to create an “AI Force” as well as appoint a “czar” to oversee the emerging technology’s development. In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trum…

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The Hill · Sep 19, 2026 · 8:36 PM UTC

43 percent say Trump responsible for current state of economy: Survey thehill.com/homenews/adminis…

43 percent say Trump responsible for current state of economy: Survey

A large share of Americans say President Trump is to blame for the current economic conditions facing the nation, including high inflation and affordability concerns, according to a new survey. The…

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The Hill · Sep 19, 2026 · 8:06 PM UTC

Ohio governor, Senate races nearly tied: Poll thehill.com/homenews/campaig…

Ohio governor, Senate races nearly tied: Poll

Ohio’s gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races are neck and neck in new polling released this week. The Bowling Green State University (BGSU) survey found the Democratic candidates in these races…

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The Hill · Sep 19, 2026 · 7:36 PM UTC

Centcom: Over 1B crude oil barrels passed through Hormuz strait in recent months thehill.com/policy/defense/6…

Centcom: Over 1B crude oil barrels passed through Hormuz strait in recent months

Central Command (Centcom) Admiral Brad Cooper said Saturday that U.S. forces supported the transport of over 1 billion crude oil barrels through the Strait of Hormuz “in the last couple of mo…

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The Hill · Sep 19, 2026 · 7:06 PM UTC

"Millions of new cyber-immigrants are invading America and coming for your job" (@TheHillOpinion) thehill.com/opinion/technolo…

Millions of new cyber-immigrants are invading America and coming for your job

Writer John Mac Ghlionn warns that the rise of automated systems threatens the stability of the American middle class by eroding worker bargaining power and displacing specialized professionals.

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The Hill · Sep 19, 2026 · 6:36 PM UTC

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Trump posts poll to rename ‘AI,’ says current name is ‘inaccurate, and very ineloquent’ thehill.com/homenews/adminis…

Trump posts poll to rename ‘AI,’ says current name is ‘inaccurate, and very ineloquent’

President Trump posted a poll on Truth Social, pitching potential new names for artificial intelligence — calling the emerging technology’s name “inaccurate.” In a Saturday Truth Social post, the p…

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The Hill · Sep 19, 2026 · 6:06 PM UTC

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"Beware of politicians claiming to protect us from the press" (@TheHillOpinion) thehill.com/opinion/white-ho…

Beware of politicians claiming to protect us from the press

This week, it became apparent that everyone believes in a free press, as long as it costs them nothing. Politicians in both parties are now using their offices to insulate themselves from opposing …

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The Hill · Sep 19, 2026 · 5:36 PM UTC

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Live updates: CNN, MS NOW, Politico say journalists were denied from White House grounds; AI companies hit with new lawsuit thehill.com/homenews/6099431…

Live updates: Relationship with Canada still rocky ahead of UN General Assembly; AI companies hit...

The tension between President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has intensified since the Canadian leader’s visit with the European Union (EU) earlier this week. U.S. and Canada …

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The Hill · Sep 19, 2026 · 5:06 PM UTC

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The Memo: Trump doubles down on demand for ‘recognition’ in Kennedy Center fight thehill.com/homenews/analysi…

The Memo: Trump doubles down on demand for ‘recognition’ in Kennedy Center fight