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Spirit Airlines pulls plug on flights, moves toward closure

Spirit Airlines announced early Saturday that it will immediately shut down operations after failing to reach a deal for a government bailout, citing rising oil prices as a major factor. The airline's parent company Spirit Aviation Holdings started "an orderly wind-down of

Pentagon says US naval blockade has cost Iran $4.8 billion

The Defense Department has estimated that the U.S. naval blockade has cost Iran about $4.8 billion in oil revenue, a Pentagon official familiar with the assessment told The Hill late Friday. The blockade, which was instituted more than two weeks ago, is one of the actions

The MAHA movement's wild week

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story The MAHA movement's wild week The “Make America Healthy Again” movement flexed its muscle this week by successfully pushing a pro-pesticide provision out of the farm bill but lost a chance

Yellen calls Trump's Powell investigation 'most disturbing'

Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who also served as chair of the Federal Reserve, ripped the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) investigation into her successor, Jerome Powell, on Thursday as a “disturbing” attack on the Fed’s independence. “I think what President Trump is

Cigna's exit adds to ObamaCare marketplace upheaval

Cigna is pulling out of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges in 2027, the company said, adding to the turmoil facing the individual marketplace after the loss of enhanced federal subsidies. Executives announced the decision on Cigna’s earnings call Thursday, a day when the

Newsom says Rogan 'too chicken' for podcast invitation

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday accused podcaster Joe Rogan of being “too chicken” to invite him on his show after Rogan described the governor as a “cardboard cutout of a person.” “Joe ‘little guy’ Rogan is too chicken to have me on his failing podcast because he

Trump expands sanctions on Cuban government

President Trump signed an executive order Friday expanding sanctions on the Cuban government, as the administration ramps up pressure on Havana to address the island’s humanitarian crisis. The executive order expands the scope of the sanctions to target “agents, officials, or

Louisiana House candidate sues over suspended primary

Louisiana congressional candidate Lindsay Garcia (D) on Thursday sued Gov. Jeff Landry (R) to block the suspension of the state's House primary elections after the Supreme Court ruled that the state's second majority-Black congressional district was an unconstitutional

New proposal could legalize killing more animals

The Department of Agriculture has proposed increasing line speeds in slaughterhouses to reduce food costs, but this would result in more animals being killed in potentially inhumane conditions, highlighting a moral wrongdoing on American soil.

Trump says White House looking at Spirit Airlines deal

President Trump on Friday said the White House is looking at a deal to rescue Spirit Airlines amid reports that talks between the government and the carrier have fallen apart. “I guess we’re looking at it,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “If we could do, we’d do it,