Trump & Co. launch final megabill pressure campaign

Senate defeats Collins proposal to raise taxes on highest earners to help rural hospitals

The Senate voted early Tuesday morning to defeat an amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to create a new top marginal tax rate for the nation’s wealthiest income earners and use the money to double the size of a proposed rural hospital relief fund from $25

Senate rejects Susan Collins amendment to boost rural hospitals, raise taxes on wealthy

Conservatives huddle with Thune after plan to cut more from Medicaid stalls

A trio of conservatives pushing for an additional $313 billion in federal Medicaid spending cuts marched into Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-S.D.) office late Monday night to hash out the next steps for President Trump’s megabill after it appeared likely that an

Rep. Greg Steube says passing Trump megabill in the House will likely 'be a challenge'

Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) said on Monday passing President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” in the House will likely “be a challenge.” “I do think you're gonna have some challenges on the House side. We can only lose three votes,” Steube told NewsNation’s Blake Burman on “The

Top Democrat questions ‘special treatment’ for Alaska, Hawaii in GOP SNAP proposal

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, questioned why only two states should receive “special treatment” in a GOP-backed plan to reduce federal dollars for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the coming years. As

Blackburn says AI deal with Cruz is off

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) said Monday that a deal to update language of a provision in President Trump’s tax package seeking to bar states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI) is off. Just one day earlier, Blackburn announced she had reached an agreement with

Another GOP senator warns Medicaid cuts could boomerang on Republicans

West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice (R) says he is a “no” on the amendment proposed by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to stop able-bodied adults without dependent children from receiving the 9-to-1 federal Medicaid matching share, a proposal that would reduce federal Medicaid spending by

GOP leaders looking to expand enhanced Medicaid matching rate to woo Murkowski

Senate Republican leaders are discussing a proposal to expand an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) matching rate to five states, including Alaska and Hawaii, to get the parliamentarian to sign off the proposal, which could be critical to locking down Sen.

Booker calls Trump megabill a 'moral obscenity'

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said Monday that President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is a “moral obscenity." “I think it's a moral obscenity, and it is violence in the sense of what it will do to many families by denying them health care when they're sick, by denying them food

Bessent for Fed chair?

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Bessent opens door to serving as Fed chair The Treasury secretary said Monday he would accept President Trump's nomination to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell, after

The Senate megabill is on a collision course with House fiscal hawks

GOP senators appear poised to violate a House budget framework conservatives negotiated with Speaker Mike Johnson.

Republicans and Democrats buck party lines in marathon votes for Trump megabill

Senators have been crossing party lines on votes ranging from areas such as Medicaid, food assistance and hospital funding as they consider a litany of potential amendments to President Trump’s megabill amid an hours-long, marathon voting session. Democrats, who have lined up

Senate GOP reaches deal on AI law ban

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story GOP senators reach deal on state AI regulation ban Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) reached a deal with Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on new text for a provision in President Trump’s sweeping tax package that bars states

Trump dismantles decades of Syria sanctions

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump dismantles decades of Syria sanctions President Trump on Monday signed an executive order dismantling a series of sanctions on Syria. © AP The

House GOP fumes over Senate megabill: ‘How did it get so much f‑‑‑ing worse?’

Moderate Republicans and hard-line conservatives in the House are expressing increasing opposition to the Senate’s version of the "big, beautiful bill" just days before the lower chamber is set to consider the legislation, a daunting dynamic for GOP leaders as they race to meet

GOP set to cut billions more in Medicaid

Presented by Vaccinate Your Family {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Senate set to vote on amendment rolling back Medicaid expansion Senators are set to vote on a series of amendments to the GOP’s megabill, including one introduced by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.)

GOP makes energy changes to megabill

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Solar, wind taxes added, public land sales scrapped from megabill Senate Republicans announced sweeping energy and environment policy changes for their "big beautiful bill" over the weekend. © © AP Photo/Rick

Collins, Murkowski vote with Democrats on striking Planned Parenthood provision from GOP megabill

Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) on Monday sided with Democrats who were trying to strike a provision from the GOP's megabill that would bar Planned Parenthood health centers from receiving Medicaid funding for services provided to low-income

Elon Musk says he'll launch third party if megabill passes

Trump ally LaCivita joins Graham's reelection campaign

Chris LaCivita, who served as co-campaign manager for President Trump's 2024 presidential bid, is joining Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.) reelection campaign as a senior adviser. Graham's campaign announced the addition in a press release Monday, solidifying the senator's

NOAA to discontinue some weather data, but delays cutoff

Federal authorities say they will discontinue some weather data — but they are delaying the original plan to do so by one month. Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said it would phase out data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program,

Iran: More than 900 killed in war with Israel

Iran said that more than 900 people were killed in its nearly two-week war with Israel, which subsided with a ceasefire shortly after the U.S. carried out strikes on three of Iran's underground nuclear facilities. The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported

How the Supreme Court’s Ruling on ‘Universal Injunctions’ May Affect Birthright Citizenship

In a June 27 ruling, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to partially halt nationwide injunctions blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for certain people born in the U.S. We look at what that may mean for the

Elon Musk Issues Huge Threat to Republicans Who Back Trump Budget

It looks like Elon Musk’s break from political spending is over after all of five minutes. “Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame!” Musk wrote

B-2 pilots who flew Iran strike mission will visit White House on July Fourth

The B-2 pilots who carried out the strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities will visit the White House on Friday for the Fourth of July holiday, a White House official told The Hill. The president will speak at a celebration that will include a flyover of B-2 bombers and other

GOP rep: Mamdani capitalism statements 'insanity to the highest level'

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Monday slammed New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani over comments he has made about capitalism. “This is the financial capital of the world, here in New York City. And just the other day, he was asked, ‘Do you support capitalism?’ And he

Senate bill allowed to 'defund' Planned Parenthood

A Senate GOP provision that would block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood will remain in the massive tax and spending bill after the Senate parliamentarian on Monday advised the language does not violate the chamber's Byrd Rule. The ruling from Parliamentarian Elizabeth

Planned Parenthood funding at grave risk after Senate ruling

Google strikes deal to buy fusion power

Google has struck a deal to buy 200 megawatts of fusion power, as the tech giant struggles to reach its sustainability goals in the face of the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI). The company announced Monday that it is partnering with Commonwealth Fusion

Musk pledges to support primary challenges to Republicans who back Trump megabill

Elon Musk vowed Monday he would back primary challengers to any Republicans who supported President Trump’s megabill, a statement that comes after the two men's relationship devolved into a bitter public feud earlier this month. “Every member of Congress who campaigned on

DOJ announces takedown of record $14.6B in health care fraud

The Justice Department announced criminal charges Monday against more than 300 individuals over their alleged involvement in more than $14.6 billion worth of health care fraud schemes. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown

Americans Have Never Hated Being American More, New Poll Finds

As fireworks will rocket into the sky this weekend, national pride has, under Trump, sunk to its lowest point in recent memory, per a new Gallup poll . Since January 2001, the polling firm has asked Americans whether they are proud to be an American, and this year’s

RNC sues over Arizona voter registration law

The RNC and Arizona GOP have filed a lawsuit to block an Arizona law that allows overseas voters to cast ballots without proof of citizenship, arguing that it would compromise the integrity of Arizona elections.

Trump Border Czar Has Gruesome Response to Man Dying in ICE Custody

Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan couldn’t care less that people are dying in ICE custody. A reporter asked Homan Monday to respond to reports that Isidro Perez, a 75-year-old Cuban man who’d been living in the United States for nearly 60 years, died last week in ICE

Musk calls for new political party amid criticism of Trump megabill

Elon Musk renewed his calls Monday for a new political party as he lodged sharp criticism against President Trump’s megabill as the Senate seeks to move toward a final vote on the reconciliation package. “It is obvious with the insane spending of this bill, which increases the

Trump Sues Los Angeles After City’s Anti-ICE Protests

President Trump’s Department of Justice is suing the city of Los Angeles on the grounds that its sanctuary city policy is an obstruction to the federal government’s mass deportation campaign. “The challenged law and policies of the City of Los Angeles obstruct the Federal

Senior Trump official: Israel’s border agreements 'are all illusions'

A senior Trump administration official described Israel’s modern borders as being drawn along “illusory” lines during wide-ranging remarks in which he also raised doubt about the survival of some Middle Eastern nation-states, blamed Europe for carving up the region over the

Trump signs order dismantling decades of Syria sanctions

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order dismantling a series of sanctions on Syria, providing more relief to the new authorities in Damascus who overthrew Syrian dictator Bashar Assad late last year. The administration said its lifting the sanctions without

Trump Desperately Begs Japan for His Weirdest Trade Deal Yet

Donald Trump is trying to squeeze American rice supplies into Japan without a trade negotiation. In a Truth Social post Monday afternoon, the president claimed that the Japanese people and their government were “spoiled” because they wouldn’t buy American rice. He then promised

Trump drops lawsuit against Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer

Lawyers for President Trump have dropped a lawsuit against Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register, according to a Monday court filing. Bob Corn-Revere, the chief counsel of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), said that there is no

EPA says it will delay pollution rules for coal plants

The Trump administration says that it plans to delay and potentially loosen water pollution rules for coal-fired power plants. In a press release, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Monday that it will “propose to extend compliance deadlines” for some of the

Costco accused of selling 'knockoffs' of popular athleisure brand's clothes: lawsuit

In a lawsuit filed Friday, Lululemon claimed Costco was violating its patents by selling “knockoff” versions of its pants, hoodies and jackets.

Senate moment of truth for Trump agenda bill

🚫 Plus: U.S. revokes visas for English band {beacon} THE SENATE is pressing toward a decision on President Trump’s agenda bill, which faces an uncertain fate only hours before the expected final vote. Senators started the “vote-a-rama” on amendments to the bill Monday

Buying US weapons will help ease trade war: EU leader

António Costa, president of the European Council, said in a recent interview that he expects NATO members’ new 5 percent defense spending pledge to help pave the way for a trade agreement between the United States and the European Union. In an interview with The Wall Street

Fetterman grumbles over marathon vote-a-rama: 'I just want to go home'

Pennsylvania first-term Sen. John Fetterman (D) made it crystal clear Monday morning that he was not feeling enthusiastic about trudging through a marathon series of votes on President Trump’s "big, beautiful bill," grumbling that the exercise was costing him time on the beach

Arizona voters to decide on terror organization designation for cartels

Arizona voters will decide next November whether to designate drug cartels operating across the southern border as terrorist organizations after the initiative cleared the state’s Senate on Friday. An effort to put the initiative on the ballot last year stalled in the state’s

Trump megabill faces GOP holdouts amid marathon vote-a-rama

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) needs to nail down the support of multiple Republican senators, including at least two moderates and three conservatives, who haven’t yet said they will vote for final passage of President Trump’s megabill after a marathon series of

Thousands in Norway erroneously told they'd won millions in lottery

A conversion error led "several thousand" lottery players in Norway to believe they'd won big.

What we know about suspected sniper in Idaho firefighter ambush

Authorities believe he deliberately sparked a wildfire on Idaho's Canfield Mountain to lure first responders to the scene.