After Donald Trump kicked off his personalized celebration of America’s 250th birthday with a rally on the National Mall on Wednesday night, news accounts described the event as very sparsely attended. Trump himself practically begged for more people to show up to the next
Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee are losing patience with Sec. Markwayne Mullin’s pledge to turn over a list of all contracts signed by his predecessor that he plans to cancel. During an appearance earlier this month, Mullin told the panel he would turn over
The Architect of the Capitol has long toiled to keep the Mall’s other body of water from falling into disrepair.
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We still don't have the phones we preordered yet, but this week the T1 hit open sale, no deposit required. Trump Mobile's T1 Phone is now available for anyone to buy directly. The phone has previously
A federal judge on Thursday ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to testify under oath in two cases where he is accused of defrauding voters in swing states before the 2024 general election. U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Hightower of the Western District of Texas ordered Musk to sit for a
New York City's Rent Guidelines Board on Thursday approved Mayor Zohran Mamdani's (D) two-year rent freeze proposal for 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. The 7-1 decision by the independent board, consisting of mayoral appointees, applies to rent-stabilized apartments in
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Iran strikes cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz The Iranian military struck a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, potentially compromising
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday released a tranche of Health and Human Services (HHS) emails that appear to show HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressuring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over its vaccine messaging. Emails indicate that Kennedy
On Thursday, a federal judge based in Washington, D.C., ordered the Justice Department to unredact additional pages of the Epstein files in a suit brought by attorney and independent journalist Katie Phang. The preliminary injunction orders redactions be removed in key
Missing since March due to a health issue, the congressmember plans to return to D.C. and the campaign trail on June 30.
Democrats are devastated the progressive activist beat Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat in a New York City primary.
The number of flu cases at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas continues to rise in the wake of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s banishment of the influenza vaccine mandate for service members. The Air Force confirmed 275 cases as of Wednesday, up from 160 just last week, a figure
The Supreme Court left President Trump and gun rights advocates celebrating Thursday. In a series of 6-3 decisions, the high court ticked off some of its anticipated remaining cases as the justices move closer to their summer recess. But their rulings didn’t come without
President Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for damaging the new blue lining of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which is now peeling, as well as for algae in the water. But the administration has not provided evidence to back up the president's claims. Experts
President Trump on Thursday urged House Republicans to unify and stop “grandstanding” after a group of hard-line conservatives brought most House activity to a halt this week over the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. Trump’s post came shortly after a
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday he hopes Democrats remember that after the primary elections are over, the party's "enemy is Donald Trump." MS NOW's Jen Psaki spoke with Jeffries about Israel playing a role in the New York Democratic primary. She
More than a million people could soon be eligible for deportation after the Supreme Court permitted the Trump administration to strip humanitarian protections from certain nationalities. The high court's ruling Thursday morning specifically concerns the inclusion of Haiti and
President Trump will welcome a group of American farmers from across the U.S. to the White House for a dinner Thursday evening in the Rose Garden. The event comes as Trump has ramped up his efforts to court the voting bloc ahead of the midterm elections, after farmers
The Trump administration, apprehensive of potential security issues, has reportedly asked OpenAI to stagger the release of its next big-ticket model, GPT-5.6. The Information reported that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees Wednesday in a company Q&A that it would release
Earlier this week, the Senate and then the House passed the biggest housing bill in decades by veto-proof margins, and it was set to be signed by President Trump on Wednesday before he abruptly cancelled the ceremony and demanded Congress first pass his voter-suppressing SAVE
Presented by Planned Parenthood {beacon} Healthcare Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story MAHA loses in key Supreme Court ruling The Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a serious blow to the Make America Healthy Again movement by restricting Americans’ ability to sue pesticide
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Supreme Court hands Monsanto a win on Roundup The Supreme Court on Thursday restricted Americans’ ability to sue pesticide makers over alleged health harms stemming from their products. © Greg Nash In a 7-2
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) on Wednesday called for “new leadership” within the Democratic Party, alleging that the caucus never fully recovered from its 2024 elections losses. “Every day there's a debate within the party about the path forward,” Slotkin said during an
The president suggested members pressing for the SAVE America Act are 'grandstanding.'
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Inflation hits 4.1 percent in May: 5 takeaways Federal inflation data released Thursday showed prices rising at the fastest annual rate in three years, posing
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story House breakthrough on kids online safety faces long odds in Senate The clock is ticking for Congress to pass kids online safety legislation before the end of the year, but clashing priorities between the Senate and House are
The New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman on Wednesday said President Trump is no longer "behaving like somebody who cares." Haberman spoke on CNN about the president cancelling plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill until his voter ID bill, the Safeguard American Voter
Fans will be allowed to display rainbow and pride flags during Friday night's World Cup match in Seattle despite opposition from at least one of the teams playing that night. Since it was announced as a host city for the 2026 World Cup, Seattle has been planning for Friday
The House Appropriations Committee has advanced its $1.1 trillion defense spending bill for fiscal 2027, legislation that includes a provision to rename the Defense Department as the Department of War. The bill advanced out of committee Wednesday on a 34-27 party-line vote,
While it's way more than the current federal minimum wage, data shows it may not be enough for some.
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Education Department from imposing new loan borrowing limits on graduate and professional students one week before they were set to go into effect. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled that the limits
Democrat Blake Gendebien is in a dead heat with Republican Anthony Constantino in a deep-red upstate New York congressional district, internal poll shows.
The relatively warm reception to the Homeland Security secretary is notable given past Democratic skepticism about Mullin’s promised efforts to mend fences with Capitol Hill.
The Trump administration is planning to bypass legal protections and hastily deport more than 500 unaccompanied migrant children, a top Democratic senator warned Thursday. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) told Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a letter
Apple raised the price of its MacBooks and iPads on Thursday, just days after CEO Tim Cook warned price hikes were “unavoidable” amid soaring demand for memory chips. The price of a MacBook Pro is up $300 to $1,999, while the price of a MacBook Air is up $200 to $1,299. An iPad
A federal judge has blocked parts of President Trump’s executive order attempting to restrict mail-in ballots as the midterm elections approach. The order, challenged in court by 23 states as well as the District of Columbia, was struck down Thursday by Obama-appointed Judge
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the Senate last year that a trip to Samoa in 2019 right before a deadly measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines.” New evidence from The Guardian suggests he may have lied. In emails between Kennedy’s team and Samoan officials, one of
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Thursday called for temporary legal protections for thousands of Haitian immigrants, warning that the Supreme Court's ruling to end protections will "create a crisis." The high court ruled 6-3 that the Trump administration can remove thousands of
The Florida lawmaker is simpatico with President Trump’s by-any-means-necessary approach to passing a contentious elections bill.
The NFL on Thursday announced its annual draft will take place from April 29 through May 1 of next year in Washington, D.C. “Mark your calendars,” the league wrote on social platform X, sharing a photo of the Washington Monument surrounded by blooming Japanese cherry blossom
Democrats on Capitol Hill railed against a Supreme Court decision on Thursday that found the Trump administration can strip temporary legal protections from Haitian and Syrian migrants. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that federal judges are barred from
President Trump, who definitely has not read all of the media coverage of the weak attendance at his rally on the National Mall on Wednesday night, insists that the event was “packed to the brim.” “The Crowd was incredible last night, packed to the brim — At least 45,000 people
Alligator Alcatraz, the infamous Florida detention camp, will be closed, Governor Ron DeSantis said on Thursday. DeSantis said the detention center, where immigrants described worms in their food, floors flooded with sewage, and enormous bugs , was not meant to be a permanent
Federal inflation data released Thursday showed prices rising at the fastest annual rate in three years, posing serious challenges for President Trump and policymakers. The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation showed prices rising 4.1 percent over the past year and
A section of the liner that runs at the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor earlier this month, according to an official at the National Park Service (NPS). According to a sworn declaration filed Wednesday, the U.S. Park Police
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and fellow Democrats will hold a forum on election threats Thursday afternoon as the party looks ahead to the 2026 midterms. The lawmakers are likely to discuss concerns over voting access and GOP-backed reform proposals, including
Polestar won't be allowed to sell its electric vehicles model year 2027 and beyond in the US after the federal government denied the company's request for authorization under a new rule banning vehicles with software from China. In a press release, the company says the decision
The White House commended two major decisions from the Supreme Court on Thursday morning, which bolster the Trump administration’s ability to crack down on immigration. In these rulings, the high court decided that the Trump administration could cut off temporary legal
Vice President Vance hosted Republican senators for dinner Wednesday evening following President Trump’s contentious meeting with GOP senators on Capitol Hill earlier in the day. The vice president’s office confirmed to The Hill that the gathering took place hours after Trump
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Thursday endorsed progressive Abdul El-Sayed in the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan. El-Sayed, the former director of the Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services in Wayne County, Mich., is battling Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.)