Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) fired back against at President Trump's Friday Oval Office comments calling him a "bad governor" that's "close to incompetent" following four measles-related deaths in the state. “Incompetence is letting measles, a disease that was declared
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth backs Trump on banning media outlets Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that he "fully supports" President Trump's decision to
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) invited the CEOs of Flock Safety and other prominent AI-powered surveillance camera manufacturers to testify before the upper chamber's Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism next week. Hawley, the subcommittee's chair, wrote on social
President Trump officially signed the Russia sanctions bill into law Friday, which authorizes further sanctions and tariffs against Russia amid the Kremlin’s ongoing conflict with Ukraine. The bill — championed and named after late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) — calls for the
The Pentagon’s public database left out two deaths of U.S. service members deployed in the Middle East during the war against Iran, who took part in missions unrelated to the conflict in the Middle East. Maj. Sorffly Davius, who served in the 42nd Infantry Division at Camp
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story CDC director says RFK Jr. has final say In her first interview since taking leadership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erica Schwartz told Atlanta News First that she isn’t
Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) on Friday ripped President Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. for letting a Russian oligarch with ties to the Kremlin pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to finance his wedding after-party in the Bahamas this year. Curtis called the generous gift
One of the highest honors of my professional life was serving as director of communications for the late Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.). Because of his poor childhood; his heroic actions in World War II; the three years he spent in a hospital fighting to survive his almost mortal
Several contributors to Fox News offered stark criticism Friday of President Trump’s decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. Trump announced the decision in a Friday Truth Social post, saying the ban would be “effective immediately” for those outlets,
Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R-Texas) released a campaign advertisement featuring a man she helped get released Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, along with his wife — who described the U.S.'s immigration system as "broken." The ad, which first aired last week,
All 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have applied to participate in an arrangement intended to give lower drug prices to Medicaid programs, President Trump said Friday. “This one thing alone should win us the midterms,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
President Trump's threat to ban three national news outlets from covering the White House is sparking rebuke from First Amendment advocates, elected Democrats and critics from across politics and media. In a Truth Social post Friday afternoon, Trump wrote he was banning CNN, MS
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Forever chemicals could be another data center impact As AI data centers face intense public pushback over issues including their electricity and water use, another potential environmental impact is percolating:
Headlining a conference for Children’s Health Defense, the nonprofit he previously led that regularly spreads vaccine misinformation, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a litany of familiar false and misleading claims, particularly about vaccines.
President Trump said Friday that the United States has entered a security agreement with Greenland and Denmark that gives America a bigger say in the Arctic territory's affairs and expands its military presence in the country. Trump said the deal “gives the United States
Football analyst and ESPN personality Kirk Herbstreit defended the network's decision to have Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on the network's flagship college football pregame show last week. "We had him on because they were going to be voting this week," Herbstreit told reporters
Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed (D) responded Friday to Vice President Vance's disses on his appearance, saying he'd challenge President Trump's second-in-command to a weightlifting competition to prove whether he's "as strong as he likes to pretend he is.” TMZ DC asked
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Who to watch in Congress on AI policy Fears over artificial intelligence’s rapid development sent Congress into a tailspin this week, as dozens of lawmakers joined the debate on how to regulate the technology. © Greg Nash The
President Trump said he still supports Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) but disagrees with her on immigration one day after her campaign rolled out an ad criticizing the president on the policy issue. "She obviously doesn't have a very strong feeling about the border. I do,"
Recently unsealed court documents in the New York Times' case against OpenAI and Microsoft are pretty damning. The companies' own documentation warned that it was starting a "doom loop" that would damage the web, characterized its scraping of data to train its models as the
President Trump said Friday that his son Donald Trump Jr. paid back the Russian oligarch who funded some of his lavish wedding celebrations after concerns flared over ethics violations and potential influences from foreign adversaries. President Trump was asked in the Oval
A federal court has rebuffed the Trump administration’s effort to slash a $7 billion program that seeks to provide rooftop solar power in disadvantaged communities. Judge Mary McElroy, a Trump appointee in Rhode Island, vacated the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) move
The powerful member of the House Democratic Commission on AI intends to introduce new pieces of legislation designed to address risks posed by artificial intelligence models.
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story GOP senators rebuff Trump attacks on Federal Reserve President Trump’s sharp criticisms of the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates are making some
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Friday defended the Trump administration’s immigration policy after a Republican lawmaker endorsed by President Trump said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has “gone too far” by arresting people without criminal records.
The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has exercised a hold on a $2.8 billion weapons sale to Israel, The Hill has learned, allying with her counterpart in the House and underscoring deep mistrust with the Trump administration and Israeli government. Sen.
Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., pushed for the declassification of the audio from early Air Force investigations into UFOs.
The Trump administration may be hiding exactly how many American troops have died in the Iran war. The Washington Post , citing six anonymous U.S. officials, reports that more U.S. service members have died than the Department of Defense has publicly disclosed. Five of these
Diana wore the dress the same day a TV interview aired in which Charles acknowledged his affair.
Republican nominee Joe Arminio was removed from a forum debate in Wilmington, Del., after misgendering his opponent, Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.). During the debate between the candidates competing for Delaware’s lone congressional district, Arminio used incorrect pronouns when
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) on Friday announced a new proposal to tighten restrictions on data center developments in the Old Dominion. The governor’s “Data Center Accountability Framework” outlines several objectives for the commonwealth’s approach to these projects,
President Trump’s seven-month war on Iran has cost the American taxpayer $45.1 billion, according to estimates the United States Central Command gave Congress this week. They also estimate that they’ll require another $28 billion to cover the cost to replace lost munitions.
President Trump said Friday he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, a move sure to draw fierce pushback from D.C.'s press corps. Trump said in a Truth Social post the ban would be “effective immediately” for those outlets, “as a result of their constant
Donald Trump announced Friday he was banning several of America’s most prominent national news institutions from the White House, claiming that the prohibition was the result of “FAKE NEWS.” He specified that he would bar CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, though it is unclear if Trump
Custom Rolex watches have become the ultimate symbol of status for President Donald Trump’s White House staff, Vanity Fair reported Friday. The so-called “White House Rolex” watches come in two styles: a gold Day-Date Presidential and a GMT Pepsi. The two designs have blue
FBI Director Kash Patel temporarily paused cooperation with the FBI’s counterpart in Canada earlier this month over how the country’s national public broadcaster referred to the September 11 attacks. The New York Times reports that after the Canadian Broadcasting Company
The Texas Department of Transportation suspended issuing approvals for Flock’s automated license plate readers (ALPR) amid growing security and privacy concerns surrounding the technology. “TxDOT’s role is to review permits to ensure license plate readers are installed
"He felt that she was sane when she did it. And that's exactly what he told me," Marcel recalled.
A Wendy's franchisee that operates 314 of the fast food company's restaurants in 15 states announced Friday that it will be filing for bankruptcy.
The demise of the Kennedy Center began with Donald Trump. Tax documents obtained by Zeteo Friday disprove the president’s repeated claims that he “saved” the revered arts center from financial collapse, and instead illustrate that Trump’s intimate involvement in the building’s
A large share of Americans say President Trump is to blame for the current economic conditions facing the nation, including high inflation and affordability concerns, according to a new survey. The Politico/Public First poll, released Thursday, found that 43 percent of
A new review of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse found Federal Reserve supervisory staff “knew or should have known” about the institution’s vulnerabilities, Michelle Bowman, the Fed's vice chair for supervision, said Friday. The initial findings from an outside consulting
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger ordered the state government to take steps that could empower local communities to have a larger say in data center development and slow down approvals in a state that is already home to the data center capital of the world. Executive Order 22
Vice President Vance zeroed in on Iowa Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rob Sand during a rally in Council Bluffs on Friday, saying he is too far left to lead the state. Sand is leading in several polls in the contest to succeed Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) in November. In a roughly
A wildly inaccurate U.S. military intelligence report produced with artificial intelligence almost started World War III, CNN reported Friday. In the spring, U.S. military officials launched an operation to intercept a Chinese ship they believed was transporting nuclear weapons
Anthropic's chatbot Claude is leading more than a quarter of the artificial intelligence (AI) firm's research and development efforts, the company revealed Thursday. The report marks the latest sign of AI's growing capabilities within the development space itself, building on
President Trump will deliver remarks Friday on another step in his administration’s efforts to lower prescription drug costs. Trump is expected to announce that Medicaid programs in all 50 states will have access to “most favored nation” pricing for certain drugs. He will be
Midterm-bound Republicans have opted to separate themselves from the president’s sinking ship, but MAGA world isn’t letting them off so easily. A spate of far-right influencers flamed Florida Representative Maria Elvira Salazar after her campaign aired an advert denouncing
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges stemming from allegations that he lied to authorities about what led up to the January shooting of a Venezuelan man during Minneapolis enforcement operations. A federal grand jury
There’s been a “probable” measles exposure at the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania, or CHOP—more devastating news for what has been the worst year for measles in the United States since the often fatal, highly contagious virus was declared eradicated in 2000. The likely
