Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Brendan Carr suggested on Wednesday that the agency is not independent from President Trump's administration after being pressed by Senators on Capitol Hill about who he answers to as chair of the commission. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Democrats will speak with reporters Wednesday afternoon to unveil a new initiative to lower costs. Democrats have leaned heavily into the affordability message in recent weeks, following a slew of key election wins and as
Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio and his wife, Barbara, are joining a White House initiative to fund new President Trump-branded investment accounts for children, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Wednesday. Dalio, founder of investment firm Bridgewater Associates, has
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Tuesday slammed a deal that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she made with House GOP leadership that resulted in a promise of a Wednesday vote for an anti-transgender bill. “Marjorie was given this vote this week to buy her vote on the
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Wednesday called White House border czar Tom Homan "sick" after he said the Trump administration is investigating her for alleged immigration fraud. Independent journalist Nicholas Ballasy asked Omar on Capitol Hill if she had a response to recent
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr faced an intense grilling from senators on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, squaring off with lawmakers over his criticism of mainstream news outlets and sparring with them over the agency’s independence under President
ABC will continue to broadcast the annual ceremony through 2028. That year will mark the 100th Oscars.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) said Wednesday that GOP leaders tailored the debate around a series of Republican ObamaCare amendments to ensure they would fail. “Fear of a bill getting 218 votes on the floor is not a reason to keep it off,” Fitzpatrick said. “It's a reason to
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr admitted that he sees President Donald Trump as his boss during a congressional hearing Wednesday, and refused to say that it would be wrong to do the president’s bidding as the chairman of what is supposed to be an
Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are pressing several companies about the sale of AI-powered toys following reports of such items engaging in inappropriate conversations. “These AI toys — specifically those powered by chatbots embedded in
In San Diego and other cities, officers have been doing something quite different: arresting immigrants who voluntarily walk into U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to apply for lawful permanent residence.
Four Republicans joined 214 Democrats in signing a discharge petition to force a vote on extending expiring subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The petition, led by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), calls for a floor vote on a three-year
The Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Wednesday, sending the mammoth Defense policy bill to President Trump for his signature. Senators voted 77-20 on the annual bipartisan package, which checks in at more than 3,000 pages and puts in place the next
12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here. Happy Wednesday. Christmas Eve is one week from today!! 🎄To keep you updated on my holiday baking journey, today I’m making Alvin Zhou’s 100-hour brownies. In today's issue: • 4 Republicans defy GOP, force ObamaCare
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the Kremlin is prepared to use “military means” to achieve its goals in Ukraine if diplomatic efforts with the West fail to satisfy Moscow’s demands. In a speech at an annual meeting of the Defense Ministry Board, Putin said
Former special counsel Jack Smith defended his investigations into President Donald Trump in a closed-door hearing with the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday, pushing back against Trump’s repeated attempts to delegitimize and undermine Smith’s findings. “If asked whether to
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday insisted that he has not lost control of the lower chamber of Congress in the wake of four Republican moderates mounting a major rebellion by joining with Democrats to force a vote on extending expiring ObamaCare subsidies. “I have not
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday he is overhauling the military's chaplain corps, which provide religious and spiritual support to members of the armed forces and their families, saying he intended to target “new age” concepts. “In an atmosphere of political
The U.S. military has conducted at least 25 strikes on boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific on the basis that the small watercraft were trying to smuggle drugs into the United States. But as it turns out, even top Trump officials don’t think that’s true. So far, at least
The dressings, including the popular Hidden Valley Ranch, were distributed to retailers across the country.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday that President Trump's response to the death of actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, was "not the way" he "would have done it." "I'm asked to give running commentary on everything the president says
We can make the tragedy of street homelessness a thing of the past, with compassion, not coercion.
Another Republican is retiring from Congress, in what is becoming an exodus before next year’s midterm elections. Representative Dan Newhouse, whose Washington district is a safe Republican seat, announced Wednesday morning that he would not be running for reelection in 2026.
President Donald Trump signaled he plans to go after former FBI Director Christopher Wray and former Attorney General Merrick Garland. Trump took to Truth Social Tuesday to personally respond to a Fox News report on the 2022 raid of Mar-a-Lago, which was part of the
Trump accounts will be available next year and could be worth thousands – or even $1 million – estimates show.
Zohran Mamdani has been elected Mayor of New York City, and is promising to lower costs and make life easier for New Yorkers through rent freezes, free childcare, and non-profit city owned grocery stores, funded by tax increases on corporations and wealthy residents.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Tuesday he will push for a moratorium on AI data center construction in an effort to “give democracy a chance to catch up” amid concerns about the “unregulated sprint” to develop the technology. “AI and robotics are the most transformative
The House advanced a GOP health care bill Wednesday, even as moderate Republicans signed a Democratic discharge petition to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies in an act of defiance against leadership. The vote was 213-209. Rep. Jen Kiggans (Va.) was the only Republican
The former special counsel said the president is responsible for his own actions.
Everyday ratepayers are left paying for Big Tech’s ballooning energy demand.
A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday made way for President Trump’s National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., to continue, a boon for his campaign to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) blasted the Pentagon’s ongoing probe into him Tuesday. “This is all a bunch of bulls‑‑‑,” Kelly told reporters on Capitol Hill. The Defense Department said Monday it is escalating its review into Kelly, a retired Navy captain, over a Nov. 18 video in
President Trump on Wednesday attacked Brown University over what he claimed was a lack of security cameras after the FBI faced criticism for arresting a person in connection with a fatal shooting who was later released because of insufficient evidence. "Why did Brown University
The Justice Department has until Friday to release its files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law Nov. 19, gave the department 30 days to release its documents, setting a Dec. 19 deadline. The legislation passed
MAGA isn’t buying White House chief of staff Susie Wiles’s excuses for humiliating Donald Trump’s team. Wiles tried Tuesday to explain away revealing her unfiltered opinions about several Trumpworld figures in an interview with Vanity Fair. She claimed the article was a
Former special counsel Jack Smith told congressional investigators that if presented with the same evidence against President Trump, he would do it all again. Smith delivered the opening remarks, portions of which were obtained by The Hill, as he testified in front of the
ICE agents violently restrained a woman in Minneapolis on Monday, dragging her through the snow and pinning her face down as onlookers shouted that the woman was pregnant. During what was supposed to be a “targeted vehicle stop,” according to ICE officials , protesters swarmed
Trump doesn’t care what the Constitution or court precedent says.
Related video — DC Bureau: Economy in Focus A new report projects that home heating costs will rise by 9.2 percent this winter, with colder temperatures and increasing energy prices playing a role. The report from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA),
Four House Republicans have rejected the party line to give Obamacare more juice. In a major act of defiance against House Speaker Mike Johnson, GOP Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike Lawler, Robert Bresnahan, and Ryan Mackenzie signed Democrats’ Affordable Care Act
Four House Republicans have rejected the party line to give Obamacare more juice. In a major act of defiance against House Speaker Mike Johnson, GOP Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike Lawler, Robert Bresnahan, and Ryan Mackenzie signed Democrats’ Affordable Care Act
Donald Trump got excited on Tuesday describing his bombing campaign against suspected drug boats, at a Hanukkah reception at the White House. “The only time anybody could see those planes was when those bomb chutes open up, because it becomes totally un-stealth,” Trump began,
First lady Melania Trump on Wednesday unveiled a trailer for her upcoming film, outlining the run-up to President Trump's second term. In the beginning of the trailer, shared to social platform X, she can be heard saying, "Here we go again," while wearing her inauguration
Disgruntled centrist Republicans raced on Wednesday to sign a Democratic discharge petition extending ObamaCare subsidies for three years, providing the definitive 218 signatures to force a vote on the bill over the opposition of GOP leaders. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.),
The price tag on the White House ballroom just keeps climbing. Speaking at a Hanukkah reception at the White House Tuesday night, Donald Trump nonchalantly dropped that the cost of building the 90,000-square-foot dance pad had grown to $400 million. “I think it’ll be the
The National Science Foundation will “break up” a climate and weather research lab in Colorado, according to White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought. The Foundation, an independent agency, will break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in
If the risks associated with sport gambling on college athletes is to be reduced, including the growth of gambling addiction, then microbets on individual player performance or plays during games must be eliminated.
ATLANTA — The use of GLP-1 drugs to treat obesity has cause awareness of the complex medical condition to surge. But the cost of treating it also puts the health care system in a bind. Dr. Scott Kahan, director of the National Center for Weight & Wellness and a faculty member