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Georgia state Senate race heads to runoff

The race to fill a state Senate seat in Georgia is headed to a runoff, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Democrat Lemario Brown and Republican Steven McNeel will head to a Feb. 17 runoff after neither candidate was able to cross the 50 percent threshold. There were five

Democrats win another Virginia state House special election

Virginia voters gave Democrats another special election win on Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, adding to a string of recent victories for the party in the Old Dominion. Democrat Garrett McGuire will replace state Del. Mark Sickles (D), who has been tapped to be Gov.

Stocks sink as Greenland, Fed face threats

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump tariff threats, Fed challenge spur selloff Stocks took heavy losses Monday as Wall Street reacted to President Trump's new tariff threat and major Supreme

The GOP’s midterm MAHA conundrum

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care The Big Story The GOP’s midterm MAHA conundrum Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a strong contingent of supporters to the Trump administration through his “Make America Healthy

House GOP chip bill draws White House fire

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Mast squares off against Nvidia, Sacks over chip bill Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) is squaring off against chipmaker Nvidia and White House artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto czar David Sacks, as he seeks to defend his

Shapiro says Harris aides asked if he was Israeli agent

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) wrote in his upcoming memoir that while being vetted as a possible running mate for former Vice President Kamala Harris during her 2024 presidential campaign, he was asked if he was ever an Israeli agent, according to multiple news reports.

Trump plans minerals summit

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump administration to hold minerals meeting The Trump administration announced plans Tuesday to hold a critical minerals summit — a move that comes in the wake of President Trump’s ramped up pursuit of

Katy Perry accompanies Trudeau in Davos

Katy Perry was seen Tuesday alongside former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Trudeau was spotted in a dark blue suit, while Perry was wearing a modest tan skirt set with a sweater. The two made their relationship

Netflix tops 325 million paid subscribers

Netflix's subscription business is booming. The company said it had surpassed 325 million subscribers worldwide during a presentation to investors on Tuesday, increasing its operating income by 30 percent thanks to new customers added in the final quarter of 2025. Revenues

FTC plans to appeal Meta monopoly decision

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Tuesday that it plans to appeal a November ruling finding that Meta did not have a monopoly over personal social networking. The agency, which sued the Facebook parent in 2020, suffered a key loss late last year when a federal judge

US forces apprehend seventh oil tanker in Caribbean

The U.S. forces apprehended their seventh oil tanker in the Caribbean on Tuesday as the Trump administration continues to enforce its quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the region. The U.S. personnel, made up of officials from the U.S. Coast Guard, along with the U.S. Navy

Americans paying almost entirely for Trump tariffs: Study

A new study from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy found that Americans bore 96 percent of the costs incurred by President Trump’s tariffs last year. The study, which analyzed shipment-level data covering over 25 million transactions, found that firms importing goods

ICE Has Cut Its Detainees Off From Medical Care

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has stopped paying for immigrant detainees to receive health care—and isn’t planning on paying for months, independent journalist Judd Legum reported Tuesday. ICE Health Service Corps, the entity that provides immigrants in detention with

Trump on Greenland: ‘We’re going to work something out’

President Trump said the U.S. and NATO would benefit from the U.S. acquiring Greenland. “I think we’re going to work something out where NATO’s going to be very happy and we’re going to be very happy. But we need it for security purposes,” Trump told reporters from the White

Usha Vance announces she's pregnant

The second family is expanding: Usha Vance, wife of Vice President Vance, is pregnant. "We're very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy," the Vances said in a joint statement shared on social media on Tuesday. "Usha and the baby are doing

Israel begins bulldozing UNRWA Jerusalem headquarters

Israeli authorities on Tuesday started bulldozing United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) offices in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, part of the country's crackdown on one of the global agencies focused on delivering humanitarian aid to Palestinians. U.N.

Ex-military leaders back Mark Kelly in lawsuit against Hegseth

More than 40 former military leaders are backing Sen. Mark Kelly’s (D-Ariz.) lawsuit against the Pentagon, saying they are “deeply concerned” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s threats against the retired naval officer could chill the speech of other former service members. The

DeSantis loses CFP Championship bet to Indiana governor

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) will soon be getting stone crabs and key lime pie courtesy of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) after Indiana University defeated the University of Miami in Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship. DeSantis said at a press conference on

Lawler slams Putin invite to Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) broke with President Trump over his decision to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to serve on the Board of Peace for Gaza. In an interview Tuesday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” the moderate Republican slammed Putin as a “war criminal” and called

Carney: Canada 'strongly opposes' tariffs over Greenland

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday said Canada "strongly opposes" President Trump's 10 percent tariffs on Denmark and other European allies over his calls for the U.S. to acquire Greenland. "Canada strongly opposes tariffs over Greenland and calls for focused talks