The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pausing all child care payments to Minnesota, amid a sweeping federal probe into allegations of fraud within the state’s social services programs. Citing a video released Friday by independent journalist Nick Shirley
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story New ad attacks GOP for ACA enhanced subsidy lapse Expect to see a lot more of these: a new digital ad from Democratic-aligned health advocacy group Protect Our Care is attacking frontline
Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, on Tuesday called the seasonal flu vaccine "controversial of late" and advised various Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiatives as ways to "overcome" the virus. Appearing on Newsmax, Oz spoke on
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story AI fights to watch in 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an increasingly contentious policy issue over the past year, as lawmakers have grappled with the impact of the rapidly developing technology that has moved
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) claimed Tuesday that Politico reporter Josh Gerstein was “inciting violence against federal agents.” Gerstein, a senior legal affairs reporter at the outlet, said Monday on the social platform X, “At some point, the amateur effort to
Pollster Frank Luntz said Tuesday that Republicans would face an uphill battle with voters if the government shuts down in January over health care policy. “The shutdown that we experienced, the longest ever in American history, started off hurting Democrats more than
Flu activity is rising sharply across the country, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with some areas seeing record-high numbers of illnesses. The numbers come as experts brace for a particularly harsh season driven by a new,
President Trump has overseen a series of dramatic changes at the Kennedy Center since taking office at the beginning of the year. The most significant shifts came in two waves, both of which resulted in artists canceling performances in protest of Trump’s takeover of the
U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino said Tuesday federal immigration enforcement officers would remain in Chicago "for years," even after months of controversy surrounding the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants in the Windy City. “If you think we’re done
The number of recorded measles cases in the U.S. during 2025 has officially exceeded 2,000 just before the end of the year, a bleak punctuation on what has been the worst spread of measles the country has seen in decades. As of Dec. 23, the U.S. has reported 2,012 measles
Russia on Tuesday said it will take a tougher position in talks on ending its nearly four-year war in Ukraine after it claimed Kyiv attacked a Russian presidential residence, an accusation that Kyiv has denied. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha also on Tuesday said that
Detritus from one of the Caribbean boat strikes has washed up on the Colombian peninsula, and it’s not what the White House claimed. The boats apparently wrecked in a November 6 strike arrived on Colombia’s Indigenous-governed Guajira Peninsula two days later with two mangled
Iowa Democrats are looking to hold on to a critical state Senate seat in a special election Tuesday. Democrat Renee Hardman and Republican Lucas Loftin are vying for the seat in the Des Moines-area 16th District. The seat was vacated after its previous occupant, state Sen.
Paul Ingrassia, the failed Trump nominee with a self-described “Nazi streak,” has been making enemies at the General Services Administration—where he crash landed after even Senate Republicans rejected his bid to head the Office of Special Counsel due to his leaked countless
A federal magistrate judge said Tuesday a local grand jury has secured a federal indictment against the suspect in the D.C. pipe bomb case, but he has not yet accepted it. Judge Matthew Sharbaugh said at a hearing that a D.C. Superior Court grand jury approved an indictment
Republican strategist Karl Rove on Monday said Americans are tiring of President Trump’s whirlwind of retribution and offensive comments as his first year back in office draws to a close. “There are signs that the public is tiring of his hyperbole and insatiable desire for
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has issued a statement contradicting President Trump’s claim that the two had a conversation in which Herzog said a pardon for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “on its way.” Trump has derided the charges against the Israeli prime
Tatiana Schlossberg, an environmental journalist and granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy, died Tuesday morning, a month after announcing her terminal cancer diagnosis. She was 35. Her family announced her death in a post on social media, writing, “Our beautiful
Lawmakers on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party railed against Beijing’s large-scale military display on Tuesday, which included live-fire shots near Taiwan. “As the world turns toward a new year, the People’s Liberation Army’s live-fire military
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles might have revealed more than she ought to about the Epstein files. The Vanity Fair profile on the president’s famed “ ice maiden ” has continued to haunt the administration weeks after its publication, in large part thanks to Wiles’s
Minnesota state Rep. Kristin Robbins (R) says she warned Gov. Tim Walz (D) about alleged fraud within the state’s social services programs, but to no avail. “He has turned a blind eye for so long that he cannot deny there were so many whistleblower reports, so many media
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detained more than a hundred people in their Chicago “Midway Blitz” operation in September. But as it turns out, at least half of those people were kidnapped for no reason, as their charges were dropped. Only nine arrests resulted in pending
Iran on Monday threatened a “harsh and regrettable” response to any aggressive action from the U.S. following President Trump’s warning to Tehran and Hamas. Trump, who met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida on Monday to try to advance a ceasefire deal in
The company is being contracted to build 25 F-15 jets with an option for 25 more.
Hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities are struggling to gain ground on a drug-resistant and deadly fungus that has infected at least 7,000 people in 2025, according to tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shared a video Tuesday of its agents in Minnesota, amid a federal investigation into alleged fraud within the state’s social services programs. The video, which DHS shared to the social platform X, shows a pair of agents from its
The Trump administration on Monday reached an agreement to reevaluate thousands of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant applications that were stalled or cut because of their perceived connection to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The agreement between
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) will hold a private swearing-in ceremony late Wednesday night at an abandoned subway station built more than a century ago. "When Old City Hall Station first opened in 1904 — one of New York’s 28 original subway stations — it was a
New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing criminal charges after an alleged incident earlier this month.
Democratic strategist David Axelrod says President Trump’s focus on lavish renovations at the White House and Kennedy Center could hurt Republicans on the ballot in the 2026 midterms. In an interview on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront,” the former Obama administration official
Israel is about to break tradition for its highest civilian honor with the 2026, non-Israeli recipient: Donald Trump. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday that the award would be given to the U.S. president, marking the second time that the prize has gone
A federal judge in California ruled Monday that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) can share Medicaid data with immigration enforcement authorities, but he kept in place limits on what data the agencies can share and what can be used. A group of 20 Democratic
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday fired back at conservative political commentator Scott Jennings after he accused her of becoming a “lib” in 2025. Greene, a former staunch MAGA loyalist who publicly split from President Trump on a number of high-profile issues this
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced sanctions against Iran and Venezuela, targeting companies that have been involved in the production and sale of drones. The U.S. is sanctioning 10 entities and people based in the two countries. Among those targeted are
President Trump said Monday the new White House ballroom he tore down the East Wing to build will have a "drone-free roof." The president made the remarks while at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump was
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration must secure funding for a consumer watchdog agency or risk violating an existing court order barring its shuttering, rejecting a novel legal argument from the government. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled
The CIA reportedly conducted a drone strike on a Venezuelan port facility last week, an attack President Trump revealed during a Dec. 26 radio interview, marking the U.S.’s first known land strike inside the country amid its mounting pressure campaign on Venezuelan President
John Michael Garza, Jr. of Midlothian, Texas was arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS.
For years, there has been a debate about where the Democratic Party should go. One side is the wants the party to embrace democratic socialism; the other side supports the neoliberal framework that helped destroy America’s middle class, weakened unions and left rural America
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi criticized a record U.S. arms sale to Taiwan on Tuesday, as his country conducts military drills around the island. The Trump administration on Dec. 17 announced the sale of more than $11 billion in weapons to Taiwan, which the State Department
Border Czar Tom Homan’s CAVA bag bribe investigation came as a pre-inaugration surprise to Donald Trump—due to the then-incoming president’s own refusal to allow the FBI to background check his nominees, MS NOW reported Tuesday . Trump learned just days before taking office
The penny shortage has claimed a new victim.
Public safety is undermined when fear eclipses trust.
A high-ranking Russian official issued a thinly veiled threat against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, doubling down on unsubstantiated accusations that Ukraine tried to target Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence in a drone strike. Former Russian President
Washington has a lot more demolition on the menu if the Trump administration gets its way. The president is eyeing another major project in the nation’s capital, planning to destroy some 13 historic buildings on the grounds of St. Elizabeths in order to expand facilities for
Khloé Kardashian also posted pictures of a black Labrador retriever puppy that she got for Christmas.
Congress has the authority but not the infrastructure to monitor trade policy.
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending deportation protections for roughly 200 South Sudanese nationals until the next stage of a legal challenge. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley’s order does not reflect the underlying legal
Pop singer Chappell Roan on Monday walked back her previous praise for French actress and model Brigitte Bardot following her death after learning about Bardot's political views. "Holy s‑‑‑ I did not know all that insane s‑‑‑ Ms. Bardot stood for,” Roan wrote on her Instagram
Europe's aid should be enough for Ukraine to hold off Russia until its people come to their senses and rid themselves of Putin.