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The Trump administration has removed around 760,000 Obamacare enrollments, alleging fraud. President Donald Trump is also considering a ban on diesel exports amid rising prices.
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The Verge
In the span of a few hours on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would be implementing a fee of over $103,000 on H-1B visas, and news broke that the State Department plans on revoking the visas of up to 200,000 asylum seekers - which, according to The Associated Press, wou
2026-08-25 21:45 UTC
Politico
The Georgia governor said it’s too late to act on the recent Supreme Court ruling, with voting already underway, but signaled changes for 2028.
2026-05-01 16:34 UTC
The Hill
The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) agent who was injured during a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner last Saturday was not hit by friendly fire, according to the federal law enforcement agency. Secret Service Director Sean Curran told NewsNation, The Hill's sister netw
2026-05-01 16:13 UTC
The Hill
President Trump announced on Friday that he is increasing tariffs on the European Union, accusing the bloc of not complying with their trade deal with the U.S. In a TruthSocial post, Trump said starting next week he will increase the tariffs on cars and trucks coming into the U.S. from the E.U. to 2
2026-05-01 16:14 UTC
The Hill
Former deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews said Vice President J.D. Vance did not have the charisma that President Trump has following an incident where Vance fat-shamed a conservative pundit. Matthews, in an appearance on CNN’s NewsNight Friday, discussed Vance's post on social platform X that we
2026-08-07 20:21 UTC
Al Jazeera
The two-judge majority underscored that the president needed congressional authority to move forward with his plans.
2026-08-07 20:27 UTC
Politico
GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy still has a chance at making the runoff despite Trump-backed Julia Letlow's lead in the race.
2026-04-10 08:45 UTC
Axios
Even Democrats who have called to impeach President Trump acknowledge there is little chance of it happening unless they retake control of at least one chamber of Congress.<stron
2026-04-10 08:51 UTC
The Hill
The Trump administration is making rooting out fraud in social safety net programs a top priority, but it is essential to ensure that people with disabilities are not harmed in the process and that the government's response is precise and targeted.
2026-04-17 15:30 UTC
The Hill
A federal judge this week rejected the Trump administration’s pre-emptive lawsuit from last year to block the state of Hawaii from suing fossil fuel companies over climate impact concerns. Hawaii Senior U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor dismissed the administration’s lawsuit with prejudice in a Wedn
2026-04-17 15:40 UTC
The Hill
The Senate on Friday passed a 10-day extension of the nation’s warrantless spy powers, approving a House plan hatched on the floor after a chaotic rejection of a package negotiated with skeptics. The bill will now head to the president’s desk, but Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
2026-04-17 15:45 UTC
Politico
A string of early missteps, like rejecting an offer for a deeper vetting of Platner, has cast doubt over the young consultants’ future in Democratic politics.
2026-07-17 09:55 UTC
The Hill
House Republican leaders are already starting to float reconciliation 4.0 — even with a third party-line budget bill barely out of the gate and facing an uncertain future. The idea for a fourth bill that utilizes the special process that enables budget-related legislation to get through Congress wit
2026-07-17 10:00 UTC
The Hill
The Trump administration’s latest firing of a U.S. attorney is intensifying the Justice Department’s assertion of presidential control over prosecutorial picks. Roger Rogoff was sacked Wednesday as the top federal prosecutor in Seattle after a panel of 17 judges appointed him. The firing made good o
2026-07-17 10:00 UTC
The Hill
A federal appeals court invalidated New Jersey’s ban on "assault" firearms and high-capacity magazines in a 10-5 vote on Friday, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment. The decision by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hands gun rights advocates one of their biggest legal victories yet on
2026-07-17 19:11 UTC
The Hill
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville on Friday criticized major television networks for not airing President Trump’s speech on election security the previous night, saying that it was a mistake for CNN, NBC and ABC not to provide “blanket coverage” of what he sees as the president’s deterior
2026-07-17 19:15 UTC
The Hill
Millions of people living in areas with unhealthy and hazardous air have been told to stay inside as much as possible until the smoke clears.
2026-07-17 19:34 UTC
Axios
President Trump endorsed Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of late Sen. <a href="https://www.axios.com
2026-07-17 19:41 UTC
The Hill
The special election for former California Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D) House seat is headed to a runoff, after no candidate in the race received a majority of the vote, DDHQ projected on Thursday evening. California state Sen. Aisha Wahab (D) and Bay Area transportation official Melissa Hernandez (D)
2026-06-19 01:42 UTC
The Hill
Vice President Vance’s trip to Switzerland for technical talks on the Iran deal has been postponed, the White House confirmed on Thursday. There were talks the top U.S. official would depart for Europe on Thursday evening for a new round of technical discussions building on an agreement signed by P
2026-06-19 02:05 UTC
Politico
The former Transportation secretary and onetime presidential candidate is traveling the country for the midterms. The road may lead him beyond.
2026-03-20 09:55 UTC
BBC News
President Trump compared US strikes on Iran to the deadly 1941 Japanese attack and declaration of war as part of World War Two.
2026-03-20 09:55 UTC
The Hill
The Senate approved by unanimous consent Thursday a proposal to end the special treatment members of Congress get at airports that allows them to speed through or skip the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) screening checkpoints. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) proposed the legislation on the
2026-03-20 14:15 UTC
The Hill
Former national security adviser John Bolton on Thursday criticized President Trump over his Iran war strategy, arguing the commander in chief does not know what his objective is or when the conflict will end. "I don't think Trump knows when it's going to potentially end, because he doesn't know wha
2026-03-20 14:21 UTC
The Hill
The Supreme Court on Friday revived a Mississippi evangelist’s challenge to a city protest ordinance he was previously convicted of violating, making it easier for people to challenge laws they were convicted under to bar future prosecution. Gabriel Olivier, a Christian street preacher, had asked t
2026-03-20 14:23 UTC
The Hill
Governing parties that brought stability and coherence to electoral competition after World War II are imploding.
2026-05-22 12:30 UTC
The Hill
Epidemiologist Dr. Neil Vora warned that the spread of the Ebola virus in several African countries “will get worse before it gets better.” Vora, who worked for the Centers for Control and Disease Prevention (CDC) during the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) 2019 Ebola outbreak, called this recen
2026-05-22 12:38 UTC
The Hill
President Trump on Friday morning will swear in Kevin Warsh as next chair of the Federal Reserve board before traveling to New York to campaign with GOP Rep. Mike Lawler in the 17th Congressional District. The president will then head to his golf club in Bedminster, N.J., for the weekend. Lawmakers
2026-05-22 12:52 UTC
NPR
The move paves the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh, the president's nominee to head the central bank.
2026-04-24 15:02 UTC
The Hill
Washington must step up its game in support of Ukraine.
2026-04-24 14:30 UTC
The Hill
The Trump administration announced on Friday it was issuing a 90-day extension to the Jones Act waiver, which requires shipping between U.S. ports to be conducted by American ships, in an effort to lower fuel prices. “New data compiled since the initial waiver was issued revealed that significantly
2026-04-24 14:30 UTC
The Hill
The Justice Department announced Friday it was dropping its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his handling of renovations at the central bank. The announcement from Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, likely clears the way for the confirmation
2026-04-24 14:37 UTC
The Hill
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Friday applauded the announcement that the Department of Justice’s inspector general will conduct an audit of the DOJ's handling of millions of records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “The Trump ad
2026-04-24 14:50 UTC
NPR
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinds President Trump's anti-weaponization fund ahead of his confirmation hearing. And, the president calls off strikes on Iran over a potential deal.
2026-08-03 11:57 UTC
CNBC
Two weeks after Tesla's earnings report was panned by Wall Street, Elon Musk faces investors again, but this time to discuss SpaceX's results.
2026-08-03 12:00 UTC
The Hill
President Trump will travel to California and Nevada to sell his economic message this week with stops in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. On Tuesday, the president will attend a Republican National Committee dinner at Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles. He will then head to Las Vegas on Wednesday w
2026-08-03 18:05 UTC
Axios
The House Ethics Committee found Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) violated House Rules by "failing to adhere to the spirit of rules prohibiting sexual harassment of and unwanted advances
2026-08-03 18:09 UTC
The Hill
Republican strategist Karl Rove said Sunday that his party’s redistricting push could have unintended consequences in the midterms. When host Trey Gowdy asked Rove on “Sunday Night in America” whether multiple GOP-controlled state legislatures redrawing their congressional maps could “backfire” on
2026-05-11 16:46 UTC
The Hill
President Donald Trump confirmed reports he aims to pause the federal gas tax as prices remain elevated during the war with Iran.
2026-05-11 16:52 UTC
The Hill
Trump has voiced support for a pause on the federal gas tax. But how much is it, and what is it usually used for?
2026-05-11 16:53 UTC
The Hill
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is vowing a “massive” response to last week’s Virginia Supreme Court decision on redistricting, which nullified a new map in the Old Dominion to the advantage of Republicans. Jeffries said Democrats will be launching a multi-pronged “counteroffensive”
2026-05-11 16:58 UTC
The Hill
President Trump has declared the war with Iran won, but the reality is that the conflict is far from over and the Republicans will have a hard time convincing the American people that it was worth it.
2026-05-11 17:00 UTC
The Hill
The Trump Administration is extending a waiver that allows some Russian oil to be purchased despite sanctions on Moscow, as the war in Iran leads to higher gas, oil and energy prices. The policy is intended to help nations that are the most vulnerable to high prices, the administration said. Treasur
2026-05-18 20:51 UTC
The Hill
Democratic Sen. Chris Coons (Del.) endorsed Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens’s (D) Senate campaign on Monday, less than three months before the Democratic primary. In a video that Stevens’s campaign shared online, Coons said that it was his “honor” to endorse the four-term congresswoman. “I know Haley,
2026-05-18 20:51 UTC
The Hill
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said in a recent interview that he is “pretty much locked and loaded” in his support of the U.S. war against Iran. “Something like this is much more important than just voting what your base might demand. Because I think things are much bigger and more important than that
2026-05-18 20:59 UTC
The Hill
Maine’s former CDC Director Nirav Shah dropped out of the Democratic primary for Senate on Sunday, a day after pleading his case to delegates in Augusta. “A few weeks ago, I entered this race because I could not accept the idea of Susan Collins gliding to a sixth term at the very moment Maine famili
2026-07-20 02:53 UTC
The Hill
President Trump on Sunday said the regional grocer, Giant Eagle, would lower prices on “more than” 300 products as he seeks to settle concerns regarding affordability. “I have just been informed that Giant Eagle, a GREAT American Grocery Company, will be lowering Prices, by a lot, across more than
2026-07-20 03:16 UTC
The Hill
South Korea is not a happy country. It was unwilling to help President Trump's team keep the Strait of Hormuz open. So the petulant president decided it was time to rekindle his love affair with North Korea's dictator, Kim Jung Un, and punish the South by cutting short joint exercises. One wonders
2026-08-24 16:30 UTC
The Hill
A group of grocers in New York City filed two separate lawsuits on Monday against Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration following the proposal of municipal grocery stores across the Big Apple. Plaintiffs united under the Multicultural Business Coalition sued Mamdani in state court, alleging their ci
2026-08-24 16:32 UTC
The Hill
📅Plus: High-stakes runoffs on deck {beacon} It’s Monday. We might technically still have about a month left of summer, but it’s feeling a bit like fall here in the D.C. area — just in time for the triumphant return tomorrow of the🧋Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte. (One of your authors … *cough
2026-08-24 16:40 UTC
Al Jazeera
The vice president’s decision to criticise Israel and distance himself from rival Rubio means he is reading the base.
2026-06-29 15:08 UTC
The Hill
The tournament's expansion from 32 to 48 teams created an extra knockout round in hopes of giving countries moments like this. With 15 matches left in the round, Texas plays host to three of them, so a Lone Star State stadium could be the site of an historic victory.
2026-06-29 15:11 UTC
The Hill
President Trump says he plans to begin work on East Potomac Golf Links, one of three public courses in Washington, D.C., this fall despite opposition from local preservationist groups and questions about the project's feasibility. In a lengthy Truth Social post on Sunday afternoon, the president sai
2026-06-29 15:22 UTC
Al Jazeera
Republican Stephen Buyer was convicted and sentenced to 22 months in prison, though he has maintained his innocence.
2026-06-06 23:58 UTC
Al Jazeera
The Reform UK leader seeks to regain his seat after resigning amid gifts controversy.
2026-07-18 00:23 UTC
Al Jazeera
US president has frequently been accused of trading government influence for improper financial gain.
2026-07-18 00:32 UTC
The Hill
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey did not solely result from an Instagram post depicting seashells forming the numbers 86-47. “Rest assured that the career assistant United States attorneys in North Carolina, the career FBI agents
2026-05-03 15:56 UTC
CNBC
The U.S. attorney shifted legal strategies in her investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell just ahead of a deadline.
2026-05-03 15:59 UTC
The Hill
The Trump administration on Sunday again asked the Supreme Court to allow it to restrict mail-in voting this election cycle. In a 40-page emergency application, Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the justices to immediately permit the administration to bar the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from send
2026-09-06 16:33 UTC
The Hill
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday the Iran war is necessary, arguing the U.S. needs to “reset” the Middle East. During an interview on ABC’s “This Week,” Wright reiterated the longstanding talking point from administration officials that the goal of the conflict is to prevent Iran from obtai
2026-09-06 16:53 UTC
The Hill
If policymakers are serious about sustaining American innovation, they should consider what happens downstream of bank mergers.
2026-09-06 17:00 UTC
BBC News
The bill to fund immigration agencies has been delayed by opposition to Trump's
'anti-weaponisation fund'.
2026-06-04 01:18 UTC
NPR
Trump said at a dinner at the White House that he plans to nominate Blanche formally, according to a video of the event posted on social media by a White House aide.
2026-06-04 05:50 UTC
Politico
Members voted down a measure condemning AIPAC’s influence in primaries and deferred ones that would support conditioning military aid to Israel.
2026-04-09 17:18 UTC
The Hill
Automatic registration is expected to begin later this year - but are there exceptions?
2026-04-09 16:59 UTC
The Hill
Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to create a vaccine for New World screwworms on Wednesday after the parasite infestation returned to the US for the first time in 60 years. Grassley said he’d spoken to Rollins about developing a vaccine for s
2026-06-11 03:00 UTC
The Hill
President Trump on Wednesday endorsed a third $350 billion reconciliation bill, urging Congress to “IMMEDIATELY” pass it with the Save America Act included. “I am hereby calling on Republicans in Congress to IMMEDIATELY advance and pass the forthcoming $350 Billion Reconciliation Bill (Recon 3.0) —
2026-06-11 03:09 UTC
The Hill
As Washington ratchets up the economic phase of its war with Iran, these informal channels are the regime’s financial lifeline.
2026-05-14 13:00 UTC
The Hill
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) are backing a bipartisan effort to come up with proposed reforms to combat sexual misconduct in the House. The effort, a partnership between the Republican Women’s Caucus and the Democratic Women’s Caucus, comes as the c
2026-05-14 13:10 UTC
The Hill
Midsized cities in the U.S. saw their population steady as the national growth rate slowed, according to a Thursday release from the U.S. Census Bureau. Smaller cities outside of a high traffic metro areas outpaced their counterparts in residential gains. Places with populations of around 25,000 to
2026-05-14 13:21 UTC
The Hill
Democrats dominate Senate fundraising, GOP holds own in House: 5 takeaways from new campaign filings
Senate Democratic candidates are fiercely outraising their GOP counterparts in a handful of must-win races as the party eyes flipping the upper chamber this fall, but House Republican contenders are still holding their own as they defend a narrow majority in the lower chamber. Candidates, PACs and p
2026-07-16 19:14 UTC
The Hill
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) on Thursday lambasted Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought over, in his view, the shuttered Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) lack of accomplishments. During a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing, Tillis asked V
2026-07-16 19:15 UTC
The Hill
A larger proportion of the global population says that their community is a good place to live for minority groups, according to a new survey. The Gallup World Poll from 2025, which was released on Thursday, found that increasing numbers of adults worldwide say where they live is a good place for g
2026-07-16 19:22 UTC
The Hill
President Trump is set to give a primetime address to the nation Thursday evening from the White House. Trump has teased that the “very big speech” will touch on voting machines and election integrity among other topics. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, in her first briefing since retur
2026-07-16 19:30 UTC
Politico
Democratic consultants are warning their candidates in some key races not to lean into AI regulations out of fear that powerful tech groups could spend heavily against them.
2026-09-17 17:55 UTC
The Hill
Heather Joseph, executive director of SPARC, argues that the Office of Management and Budget should clarify that researchers can satisfy federal public access mandates by depositing manuscripts in free repositories instead of paying costly article processing charges.
2026-09-17 17:30 UTC
The Hill
The Trump administration has further reduced protections for endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). That law prohibits any “take” of endangered species, which it defines as to “harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in a
2026-09-17 17:35 UTC
The Hill
The United Nations's fact-finding mission on Iran said Thursday it found “reasonable grounds” that the U.S. military committed war crimes in two airstrikes inside Iran and accused Iran’s government of carrying out crimes against humanity against its citizens during the forceful crackdown on anti-gov
2026-09-17 17:36 UTC
The Hill
The Trump administration will temporarily display a statue taken down in Delaware years ago of a slave owner who signed the Declaration of Independence as part of the celebrations commemorating the U.S.'s 250th birthday, according to multiple reports. The statue of Caesar Rodney, a member of the Con
2026-03-19 17:23 UTC
BBC News
Trump's order comes after the trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed late last week.
2026-08-27 19:02 UTC
The Hill
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested a new way Thursday for President Trump’s name to reappear on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Lutnick told reporters outside of a Thursday hearing that the center could “acknowledge President Trump” for his role in proposed renovations.
2026-08-27 19:47 UTC
The Hill
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon (R) on Wednesday said election monitors deployed to the state by the Department of Justice (DOJ) were behaving in an “aggressive” and “irregular” manner during the primary election. “It sounded like the behavior of the observers was a bit aggressive,” he said at a state can
2026-08-27 19:52 UTC
NPR
The neighborhood is a pilgrimage site, with a shrine to the Sufi saint known as Bari Imam. In the past year, hundreds of homes of the working poor were razed. Residents fear more will be demolished.
2026-09-01 11:21 UTC
NPR
The Supreme Court has ruled that President Trump's ballroom project may continue. And, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after 18 months on the job.
2026-09-01 11:23 UTC
NPR
The Biden administration previously said doctors examined the president "days" following the debate, not in the moments after. The former first lady revealed more details in her new book.
2026-06-02 14:40 UTC
NPR
Bill Pulte has shown a willingness to go after the president's perceived enemies.
2026-06-02 14:51 UTC
The Hill
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) will vote Thursday on a resolution to hold former top health official Anthony Fauci in contempt following his hearing last week in which he invoked his Fifth Amendment right more than 100 times and refused to answer any question
2026-08-04 17:43 UTC
The Hill
Severe weather caused the flights to land in Colorado Springs instead of Denver.
2026-08-04 17:46 UTC
The Hill
Lawmakers in the Maryland House on Tuesday passed a constitutional amendment to clarify rules around redistricting as the national fight over congressional lines promises to rage beyond the midterms. Delegates voted 96-38 to pass House Bill 2100, which now heads to the Maryland Senate for approval.
2026-08-04 18:04 UTC
The Hill
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told faith leaders he is planning to roll back abortion access even in states that have laws protecting it. On a private call last week hosted by the White House Faith Office, Blanche told the religious group Intercessors for America that moves to undo the Biden
2026-08-04 18:08 UTC
The Hill
FBI Director Kash Patel will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday afternoon on the agency's fiscal 2027 budget request. President Trump's request includes $12.5 billion to fund FBI salaries and expenses, according to the White House. The Trump administration, per the release
2026-05-12 17:49 UTC
The Hill
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said Monday he is going to introduce legislation to suspend the federal gas tax, saving drivers 18.4 cents per gallon at a time when many Americans are feeling pain at the pump amid the war against Iran. Republicans on Capitol Hill have increasingly eyed suspending the gas t
2026-05-12 17:50 UTC
The Hill
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on Tuesday that he received notice from the Justice Department (DOJ) that former special counsel Jack Smith’s team "secretly obtained” text messages from lawmakers as part of a probe into President Trump. Grassley said h
2026-07-14 19:58 UTC
The Hill
Indiana Republican Sen. Jim Banks on Monday introduced a bill that would codify President Trump's Day 1 executive order reshaping the definition of birthright citizenship in the U.S. The Citizenship Act of 2026 requires that any person who enters the U.S. "without authorization or for the purpose of
2026-07-14 20:09 UTC
The Hill
John Sandweg, the former acting director of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), on Tuesday said the agency should pause conducting traffic stops, which it has done on a temporary basis. “I think it is absolutely time that we take a hard look, if not a moratorium on vehicular stops, until suc
2026-07-14 21:18 UTC
The Hill
The House on Tuesday passed with broad bipartisan support legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. The lower chamber voted 308-117 for the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, which would make daylight saving time the permanent standard time. The legislation now heads to th
2026-07-14 21:25 UTC
The Hill
The Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to immediately close the venue’s main building for renovations, according to a source familiar, as the board argues that only President Trump can raise enough money to save it. The vote comes after officials indicated that the performing arts center faces “cert
2026-09-15 18:55 UTC
The Hill
A cryptocurrency regulation bill failed to advance on the Senate floor Tuesday, after all Democrats and a few Republicans blocked a procedural vote. The Senate voted 49-50 on a motion to proceed with consideration of the Clarity Act, failing to reach the required 60-vote threshold. It marks a major
2026-09-15 19:03 UTC
The Hill
Attorney General Todd Blanche dismissed concerns over a wedding gift to Donald Trump Jr. from an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this year. "The president's son has said that he's a very close friend, and that he accepted a gift in the weekend of his wedding," Blanche told reporter
2026-09-15 19:08 UTC
The Hill
Any adjustment is meant to combat "bracket creep."
2026-09-15 19:09 UTC
NPR
The Florida Democrat faced a potential expulsion vote in the House as she prepares for a federal trial on allegations that she stole disaster funds and used some of the money to finance her campaign.
2026-04-21 19:13 UTC
The Hill
A vehicle crash killed two Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officials en route from destroying a drug lab in northern Chihuahua, Mexico, on Sunday, sources told The Associated Press. Three people who spoke to the AP on Tuesday on the condition of anonymity confirmed the CIA's involvement. The crash
2026-04-21 18:54 UTC
The Hill
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned on Tuesday that his department will be unable to pay out employee salaries starting in early May amid the ongoing partial government shutdown. The lapse in funding, which impacts DHS’s 22 agencies, has now stretched for a recor
2026-04-21 19:00 UTC
The Hill
After concessions from the government about its limits, the Supreme Court appeared open to backing the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) setup for imposing massive fines at oral arguments on Tuesday. The justices are reviewing more than $100 million in combined penalties against Verizon and A
2026-04-21 19:11 UTC
Axios
Data: Axios research; Note: Does not include acting members; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsPresident Trump staffed his second-term Cabinet with more women than his first term and than his Republican <a hr
2026-04-21 19:15 UTC
NPR
The future of Trump's D.C. arch was already fraught. Then he rebranded it as a military complex. Experts say that only raises more legal and logistical questions.
2026-09-22 19:25 UTC
BBC News
Donald Trump says he can do business with Andy Burnham at their first face-to-face meeting in New York, but criticises the "terrible" Chagos deal.
2026-09-22 19:15 UTC
CNBC
Vice President JD Vance's White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud estimates the action will save roughly $2.2 billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies.
2026-09-22 19:17 UTC
MarketWatch
President Donald Trump says his administration is considering a ban on diesel exports, amid skyrocketing prices for the fuel.
2026-09-22 19:30 UTC
The Hill
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) has appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to represent the state in the Senate, replacing outgoing Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who was confirmed Monday to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). At a Tuesday press conference announcing the appointment, Stitt ha
2026-03-24 14:22 UTC
The Hill
A U.S. Park Police officer was shot Monday evening in southeast Washington, D.C., authorities said. Park Police Chief Scott Brecht told reporters Monday that officers were driving in an unmarked vehicle in the 5000 block of Queens Stroll Place SE, near the border with Maryland, at roughly 7:30 p.m.
2026-03-24 14:25 UTC
The Hill
Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket are rolling out new insider trading bans, the companies said Monday. Kalshi in its announcement said that it was “launching new technological guardrails that preemptively block politicians, athletes, and other relevant people from trading in certain politics
2026-03-24 14:27 UTC
NPR
The primary runoff in South Carolina between Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman is another test of President Trump's influence. He's backing Darline, sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
2026-08-25 20:47 UTC
The Hill
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that transgender language is a “lie to the public” in a Tuesday opinion, concurring with a ruling that blocks athletes who were assigned to the male sex at birth from competing against biological women. “Men and boys with gender dysphoria are not women or
2026-06-30 20:09 UTC
The Hill
A group of 14 House Republicans on Tuesday joined Democrats to block a procedural rule needed to advance a slate of bills, jeopardizing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)’s plans to advance this week’s legislative agenda before a recess. The lawmakers voted 198-224 to sink a measure that included language
2026-06-30 20:11 UTC
The Hill
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) is projected to lose her reelection bid to former attorney and current PhD student Melat Kiros, marking the third time that a democratic socialist has scored an upset in a competitive House primary this cycle, according to Decision Desk HQ. Kiros, who studies at the Uni
2026-07-01 02:38 UTC
The Hill
Vice President Vance said Tuesday that the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding birthright citizenship is a “major mistake.” “This was a very disappointing ruling from the Supreme Court. We respect it, but we also think that it was a major, major mistake," he said. "One of the things that it might
2026-07-01 02:47 UTC
The Hill
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Google avoids ad tech breakup A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Google does not have to break up its advertising technology business after finding last year that the search giant held an illegal monopoly over the industry. © Beata Zawrzel, Nur
2026-09-02 21:42 UTC
The Hill
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted economic officials from around the world in Asheville, N.C., this week, seeking to rally support for the Trump administration’s financial agenda regarding Iran and China. During the Group of 20 (G20) finance summit, Bessent touted the Treasury Department’s bee
2026-09-02 21:42 UTC
The Hill
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) admitted in a recent interview that he’s worried about Republicans losing their Senate majority, acknowledging the strong political headwinds they face this fall because of high prices and President Trump’s slumping approval rating. Thune described himself
2026-09-02 21:47 UTC
The Hill
The White House defended President Trump’s decision to temporarily suspend higher tariffs on ground beef imports amid a report that a Brazilian billionaire influenced the decision. A White House official told News Nation, “President Trump’s action to address a short-term supply crunch in the beef ma
2026-09-02 21:49 UTC
The Hill
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday welcomed the news of a temporary ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran. The pontiff told a crowd in St. Peter’s Square that he took the news “with satisfaction and as a sign of deep hope” in remarks translated by Vatican News. The leader of the Catholic Church’s co
2026-04-08 16:58 UTC
The Hill
A letter written by leaders of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) outlines the group’s appropriations priorities for fiscal 2027, days after the White House unveiled its budget requests. The letter, sent Tuesday to House Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and ranking member Rosa DeLa
2026-04-08 17:00 UTC
The Hill
The Trump administration is accused of stealing the Social Security data of 500 million Americans, living and dead, and sharing it with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for misuse.
2026-04-08 17:00 UTC
Axios
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not comply with a subpoena to appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee next week for questioning on her handling of the <a href
2026-04-08 17:05 UTC
NPR
The New York Times journalist Jonathan Swan says the president is fixated on becoming a "great man of history" during his second term. Swan's new book, written with Maggie Haberman, is Regime Change.
2026-07-15 18:56 UTC
The Hill
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Wednesday expressed concern about the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI). “I am still freaked out by AI, and it’s actually accelerated much more quickly than I thought possible,” the fourth-ranking House Democrat told The Hill’s Miranda Nazzaro at the second-
2026-07-15 17:03 UTC
The Hill
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr said Wednesday California could drop its joint lawsuit against Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery if CNN was spun off to be its own media entity. “There was a story that broke a couple weeks ago that said that Califor
2026-07-15 17:06 UTC
The Hill
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced a new effort to annually screen service members’ testosterone levels and offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), framing it as a way to keep troops on the “leading edge of lethality.” The screening, added as part of war fighters’ periodic h
2026-07-15 17:21 UTC
Al Jazeera
Jay Clayton, often in circuitous fashion, avoided saying Joe Biden won 2020 race during his confirmation hearing.
2026-07-15 18:38 UTC
The Hill
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Kelly, Tillis urge Trump to reverse reduction to joint military exercises with South Korea Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) are u
2026-08-19 00:12 UTC
The Hill
Florida GOP Chair Evan Power is projected to lose the Republican primary in the state’s 2nd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Power is projected to finish in fourth place in the eight-man field, as Austin Rogers secured the nomination in the race to succeed retiring Rep. Neal D
2026-08-19 00:14 UTC
The Hill
Former Capitol Hill staffer Austin Rogers is projected to win the Republican primary in Florida’s 2nd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Rogers, who was Sen. Rick Scott’s (R-Fla.) general counsel from June 2025 until this past February, defeated a crowded GOP field en route to t
2026-08-19 00:14 UTC
NPR
The primaries set the field for what are expected to be heated contests for Congress and governor in a swing state this fall.
2026-07-22 08:33 UTC
The Hill
The Trump administration announced it plans to shift some of the $200 billion in annual funding for research and development away from academic institutions to focus on individual scientists. In a memo released Tuesday, Michael Kratisos, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technolo
2026-07-22 20:11 UTC
The Hill
A new poll has Democratic socialist Francesca Hong leading the field in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, although a plurality of respondents were undecided. The poll, conducted by Marquette Law School from July 8-16, found that 26 percent of 430 registered Democrats backed Hong, a membe
2026-07-22 20:18 UTC
The Hill
Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg said on Wednesday that President Trump was in the “heads” of Iranian theocratic rulers, arguing that the fractured state of Tehran’s inner circle was the Trump administration’s biggest obstacle to finalizing a peace deal. “I think the president’s in their head. They kn
2026-05-27 21:16 UTC
The Hill
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is throwing his support behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after Paxton’s primary defeat of incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R) on Tuesday. In a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday, Thune said maintaining the Republican Senate majority is paramou
2026-05-27 21:24 UTC
The Hill
President Trump spoke at length about Iran during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday — but the upshot was anything but clear. At times, Trump appeared to harden the U.S. lines around some key issues. At other moments, he seems to soften his position just a notch. But the central questions — what specif
2026-05-27 21:27 UTC
The Hill
Shipping giants FedEx and UPS are vowing to return refunded money to costumers in the wake of a February court ruling that invalidated the Trump administration's widespread tariffs based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
2026-04-29 23:25 UTC
The Hill
An appeals court on Wednesday declined to rehear President Trump’s challenge to an $83.3 million verdict for defaming magazine writer E. Jean Carroll. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to reject a so-called “en banc” hearing, or by the full bench of judges, paves the way for Trump to a
2026-04-29 23:31 UTC
The Hill
The head of the U.N.’s nuclear agency said on Tuesday that Russia remains open to removing highly enriched uranium, a critical component of nuclear weapon development, from Iran. Rafael Grossi stressed the importance of ensuring Iran loses this supply or that its enrichment is diluted during an int
2026-04-29 23:32 UTC