‘Borrowing costs hit 28-year high’ and ‘Come cry with me’

The upcoming local elections on Thursday and jet fuel shortages dominate Wednesday’s papers. Long-term borrowing costs have hit at 28-year high, the Guardian reports, as Labour is “under pressure” to protect low-income households from soaring utility bills before winter. Elsewhere, superstar Beyoncé’s eye-catching skeleton dress at the Met Gala dominates the top picture spot. Source…

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Tim Scott confident GOP will keep Senate control after midterms, but House 'is a different story'

Republican Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) predicted Tuesday that his party will maintain control of the Senate in November, but he was not as certain about the House. “Republicans will stay in the majority,” the South Carolina Republican told Fox Business Network’s Charles Gasparino at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California. When Gasparino……

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Trump announces pause on Project Freedom

President Trump announced a pause on the U.S.’s “Project Freedom” on Tuesday evening based on the request from Pakistan and other countries but added that the U.S. Navy blockade of ships in the Strait of Hormuz will remain in place.  “Based on the request of Pakistan and other Countries, the tremendous Military Success that we……

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Rubio says Operation Epic Fury is over

Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Rubio says Operation Epic Fury is over Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued on Tuesday that the U.S. military operation against Iran is over, distinguishing between that and the new effort by the U.S. Navy to……

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