A manufacturers lobbying group is pushing back against Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent pledge to look into the safety of ultra-processed foods. The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), which represents 14,000 companies in every
12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here. 🩺 Plus: Trump’s surgeon general pick grilled by senators {beacon} It’s Wednesday. Who else is feeling a little loopy today after the late night last night?🙋♀️ In today's issue: Today’s reaction to Trump’s address
Former Harvard President Larry Summers is resigning from positions at the university due to his discovered ties with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Summers will leave his role as co-director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government and will not take on new
The 2028 Democratic presidential nomination contest is wide open and subject to lots of change, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris leading the field in an early head to head matchup, while other Democrats such as Pete Buttigieg, Alexandria
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) condemned the “yelling and screaming” from some Democratic legislators during President Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. “I don’t care if it’s a Republican or Democrat, it’s a president. Just don’t do that,” Fetterman told Fox
Over a dozen states sued the Trump administration for rolling back vaccine recommendations for children, which the officials argued pose a health risk to Americans. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. district court for the Northern District of California, challenged the Jan. 5
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s blanket fiasco may not have been about a blanket at all. The so-called ICE Barbie allegedly had her rumored beau, expired-special-employee Corey Lewandowski, fire a Coast Guard pilot last May after Noem neglected to bring her favorite
Newly revealed text messages from the government’s files on Jeffrey Epstein reveal that he had a long-standing relationship with the governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, including getting help in a legal dispute over construction on his private islands. In 2019, months before
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) lashed out against Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) over Obamacare during a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday for President Trump’s surgeon general pick, Casey Means, leading to a brief but tense exchange between the lawmakers. Mullin used much
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) branded the president's Tuesday State of the Union speech as “Donald Trump’s state of delusion.” “He’s in a bubble. He doesn’t even know what the average American is going through,” Schumer said of President Trump on Wednesday in an
It’s unsurprising, but disappointing nonetheless: The president’s pick for surgeon general is a vaccine skeptic. During her Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, Casey Means was caught in a bind between party loyalty and medical truth after Senator Tim Kaine repeatedly asked
The Supreme Court has ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs exceed the executive's authority, and Congress must now take up the task of defining a new tariff agenda that lowers prices, supports American businesses and farmers, strengthens supply
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates addressed criticism over his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a Tuesday town hall with staffers at the Gates Foundation. In the meeting, Gates maintained that he took no part in wrongdoing but conceded that he had
On Tuesday night, Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address. On Wednesday morning, I have an unsophisticated analysis of an unsophisticated speech: I fucking hate this guy. We can try to top each other with clever ways to communicate our disgust, but the president
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday slammed President Trump’s State of the Union address as a speech “riddled with dirty rotten lies.” “The president's speech was riddled with dirty, rotten lies, including his unwillingness to confront the affordability
The federal judiciary on Tuesday requested to take control of courthouses for maintenance and management purposes, citing more than a decade of unresolved grievances at justice buildings across the country. Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr., director of the Administrative Office of
Takaichi’s defiance of Beijing sets an example for other free-world leaders.
Wild video shows two cars plunge into a sinkhole.
The witness of a disputed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shooting in Texas last year died in a car crash in San Antonio on Saturday, according to multiple news reports. A lawyer for Ruben Ray Martinez, a U.S. citizen who was fatally shot in 2025, told The Associated
The U.S. is winding down its health assistance to Zimbabwe after negotiations over a $367 million funding agreement broke down, the U.S. Embassy in Harare announced Tuesday. Zimbabwe pulled out of the talks over concerns about data sharing, sovereignty and the U.S.’s withdrawal
Dani Bensky, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein, criticized FBI Director Kash Patel Tuesday for attending the Winter Olympics in Italy instead of investigating those connected to the late convicted sex offender. “Why are there no investigations, when there are plenty of people in
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously against private prison company Geo Group, denying them a fast-track appeal of a lower court ruling that found they are not immune from being sued. The initial lawsuit was brought about in 2014 by Alejandro Menocal and other former
Former Vice President Kamala Harris said she has yet to decide whether to run again for president in 2028. “I haven’t decided,” Harris told podcaster and author Sharon McMahon, before adding, “I might.” The former White House candidate sparked rumors that she was seeking
Anthropic is narrowing its AI safety policy pledge, removing the company’s previous commitment to halt the development of its AI models if they outpace its safety procedures. The AI firm unveiled an updated version of its Responsible Scaling Policy on Tuesday, explaining in a
One major source of federal revenue remains untapped: fraud recoveries under the False Claims Act.
FBI Director Kash Patel took a four-day trip to Italy on the taxpayers’ dime—but the actual contents of the visit had little to do with serving the American public. The director’s internal schedule for his Italian sojourn was obtained by The New York Times . The agenda revealed
Stephen Colbert is knocking House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries's (D-N.Y) quiet approach to countering President Trump during his State of the Union address. In a live episode of CBS's "The Late Show" that aired following Trump's Tuesday speech to Congress, Colbert said that
Join The Hill Editor-in-Chief Ian Swanson, Congressional Editor Regina Zilbermints, White House Editor Rema Rahman, and Defense and Foreign Policy Editor Colin Meyn for an in-depth discussion on President Trump's record-long 2026 State of the Union address followed by a live
The fact that the U.S. actually sanctioned the study is deeply troubling.
House Speaker Mike Johnson let slip Tuesday night just how badly President Donald Trump needs Republicans to hold onto Congress. Following Trump’s long State of the Union address, Johnson tried to maintain an upbeat mood about the administration, telling Newsmax, “He needs all
Paramount on Tuesday sweetened its offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, as the David Zaslav-led media conglomerate pursues a sale of its entertainment studios and spinoff of its linear television assets. The offer from Paramount, which comes in at $31 per share, is the
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ripped President Trump over his record-long State of the Union address Tuesday, calling it “lazy.” “I thought the speech was lazy,” the former House Speaker told CNN after the speech. “It’s one thing to acknowledge patriotism and people getting well
Aliya Rahman probably thought she was done getting arrested when she attended Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. Rahman, a U.S. citizen with autism and a traumatic brain injury, was previously detained by ICE while on her way to a medical appointment in
A flash poll taken after President Trump's record-long State of the Union address on Tuesday found that not many Americans are confident that he will lower costs. CNN conducted the flash poll and found that 31 percent of respondents were confident Trump will make the cost of
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ripped Democrats for refusing to stand as President Trump rattled off his domestic agenda during Tuesday's State of the Union address, including his administration’s push to lower the cost of prescription drugs.
While President Trump ranted about tariffs, immigration, and hockey at his State of the Union address Tuesday night, Democrats were celebrating three local election victories in crucial swing states. Ana Tiburcio of Alleghany County and Jennifer Mazzocco of Lehigh County were
There are many other things Trump can do to “deal with” the threat of illegal drugs and large trade deficits.
A new poll shows most Americans trust vaccines and say they believe school mandates for immunizations are warranted. A Reuters/Ipsos survey released Wednesday found that 84 percent of respondents say they believe vaccines for diseases like measles, mumps and rubella are safe
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is calling on the Trump administration to refund approximately $13.5 billion to New York residents after the Supreme Court ruled last week that the bulk of President Trump’s tariffs are unconstitutional. “These senseless and illegal tariffs were just a
A Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist at Columbia University resigned from some of his positions with the institution over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Richard Axel, co-director of the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, won a Nobel Prize in 2004 for
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has urged broadcasters to air patriotic programming in celebration of America's 250th birthday, but a better idea would be to display the First Amendment on screens before broadcasts, in stadiums, and in cinemas to promote civics education and remind
Casey Means, the health influencer tapped by President Trump to serve as U.S. surgeon general, will testify Wednesday morning before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). Means was initially scheduled to appear virtually before the committee in
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday criticized President Trump for not addressing the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein during his State of the Union address, as women sat in the audience with white buttons, demanding justice for years of abuse. Those who were
The State of the Union address is an opportunity for all branches of government to convene over the most pressing issues of the year. But Republicans treated Donald Trump’s sophomoric performance more like a rowdy sports game than a presidential appearance. Practically the
In his State of the Union Tuesday night, Donald Trump claimed that he had secured $18 trillion in foreign investments for the United States. But his own website says that isn’t true. “I secured commitments for more than $18 trillion, pouring in from all over the globe,” Trump
Reps. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) are calling on the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to investigate Attorney General Pam Bondi, accusing her of perjuring herself when asked about evidence relating to President Trump in the Epstein files. The
“It’s the economy, stupid.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled Tuesday that lawmakers could use the budget reconciliation process to advance a new retirement proposal introduced by President Trump during his State of the Union address. Trump announced that his administration plans to offer