{beacon} Presented by Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company — {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security PRESENTED BY SIKORSKY, A LOCKHEED MARTIN COMPANY The Big Story GOP culture war amendments threaten to complicate annual defense bill Culture war
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said former President Trump is “very excited” about her recent primary win. Mace touted her relationship with the former president Wednesday on Fox News’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” after clinching a win in her primary race Tuesday night despite
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) wants top Army officials to tell him why a military award pin he has been wearing on his lapel was revoked last year following criticism from some of his GOP colleagues for continuing to wear the designation, accusing the service of a smear campaign.
The National Republican Congressional Committee is attacking a repeat challenger to Rep. David Valadao over his support for California's climate policies.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was traveling at a “high rate of speed” ahead of the car accident he was involved in that took place in Maryland over the weekend, according to a Maryland State Police report. The report, obtained by The Hill, said that a witness observed that
Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and other Republican senators on Wednesday blocked a bill requiring the Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct and create a mechanism to enforce it in the wake of several high-profile
A federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden administration’s attempt to close the so-called gun show loophole on Wednesday, expanding a prior temporary ruling to impact Texas, Louisiana, Utah and Mississippi. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled last month that the requirement to run a
The House voted Wednesday to pass a bill that is urging China to mend ties with the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan leaders. The legislation, named Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act, received broad bipartisan support and encourages China and Tibet to resolve
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Lawmakers slam FDA, DOJ for lack of illicit vaping enforcement Senators from both sides of the aisle had strong words for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Department of Justice
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) met with Senate Republicans on Wednesday to begin setting an ambitious agenda for Washington if former President Trump is reelected and Republicans win back control of the Senate and keep their House majority. GOP lawmakers are growing increasingly
Attorney General Merrick Garland accused Republicans of wielding their power as a “partisan weapon” after all but one GOP member voted to hold him in contempt of Congress. “It is deeply disappointing that this House of Representatives has turned a serious congressional
Thousands of Southern Baptists voted to oppose the use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) during a national convention Wednesday. Attendees at the Southern Baptist Convention voted to approve a resolution “On the Ethical Realities of Reproductive Technologies and the Dignity of
The Southern Baptist Convention voted Wednesday to oppose in vitro fertilization, signaling a dangerous shift in conservative stances on the procedure. The move by the country’s largest and most powerful Protestant denomination, passed by 11,000 “messengers” at its annual
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Fed holds rates, projects only one rate cut for 2024 The Federal Reserve projects just one interest rate cut of a quarter of a percent this year, down from three
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) plan to get revenge on the Republicans who ousted him is off to a rough start. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Tuesday night comfortably held off two primary challengers, including one who received support from groups tied to
Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio), the lone Republican to vote against a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, says his colleagues’ move only serves to "further politicize our judicial system." “As a former prosecutor, I cannot in good conscience
The House voted on Wednesday to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress in a 216-207 vote on party lines. Only one Republican was brave enough to vote against the conservative-fueled order of contempt: Representative Dave Joyce. “As a former
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) launched an investigation Wednesday into former President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and his investment firm, Affinity Partners, over details regarding its investments in Saudi Arabia. In a letter to Affinity Partners
A group of House Democrats on Tuesday pushed the Biden administration to either reconsider its crackdown on asylum or expand legal representation for migrants navigating a new set of rules. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and United States
Republican leaders' thin margin of control means they're unlikely to hit Biden’s Department of Justice in any major way during the current government funding debate.
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Feds approve contentious Mountain Valley Pipeline Federal regulators have authorized the Mountain Valley Pipeline to begin operating following years of
More than two dozen Senate Republicans endorsed an effort Wednesday to repeal a Biden administration rule bolstering federal nondiscrimination protections for transgender students. The Education Department in April unveiled a final set of sweeping changes to Title IX, the
Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a GOP effort to pass a bill to provide protections for individuals seeking in vitro fertilization (IVF) access ahead of a planned vote on a Democratic-led proposal Thursday. The GOP bill, led by Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Ted Cruz
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a case seeking reparations for the Tulsa Race Massacre, the last remaining option for survivors and their family to secure recompense for the deadly attack that continues to haunt the Greenwood community of Tulsa. The court
House Republicans voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress after he declined to turn over subpoenaed audio of President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. The 216-207 vote is a win for the House GOP, after numerous members
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton threw her support behind Westchester County Executive George Latimer as he seeks to unseat Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) in a tense Democratic New York House primary. "With Trump on the ballot, we need strong, principled Democrats in
Senator Mitch McConnell still doesn’t have the courage to confront Donald Trump for his actions on January 6, 2021. In the Capitol Wednesday, CNN’s Manu Raju asked the Senate minority leader if he planned to confront the convicted felon and presumptive Republican presidential
The argument comes down to whether one believes Russia will view the use of these weapons as an escalation and do something about it, or whether Russia won’t (or can’t).
As much as Governor Ron DeSantis would like to be the unquestioned ruler of the Sunshine State, he just doesn’t have that privilege. Executive privilege, that is. A panel of judges from Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that DeSantis cannot invoke
The Kansas City Chiefs offer a "Pride Collection" of merchandise for the team's LGBTQ+ fans. But social media posts are making the unsupported claim that the team "Refuses to Participate in Pride Month" this year. The claim apparently originated in a satirical article, and we
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, will start making a user's “likes” on other posts private, the company said Tuesday. The change will still allow users to see which posts they have liked themselves, but will hide them from public view, the X Engineering
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene still doesn’t seem to understand how electric vehicles work. The Georgia Republican introduced a confusing amendment to the 2025 defense budget Wednesday, withholding funding from the electric car industry. But Greene couldn’t seem to