Tom Homan, President-elect Trump's pick as "border czar," said the incoming Republican administration will "absolutely" use the gifted Texas land as a part of their deportation program. “We absolutely will. When we find somebody, a targeted enforcement operation, when they get
Despite losing to President-elect Trump in the 2024 White House election, most Democrats want Vice President Harris to be the party’s 2028 presidential nominee, according to a new survey. The poll, released by Puck News/Echelon Insights, found that 41 percent of likely
Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden (Wisc.) said he would vote to release the House Ethics Committee report into allegations of misconduct against former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who President-elect Trump nominated to be attorney general. “I think it’s very important that
Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said that letting Oklahoma public school educators teach the Bible is a “slippery slope” if the teachers “may not be believers” themselves. Mullin, who sits on the Senate committee that oversees education, said that he wants his kids
The Senate on Wednesday failed to pass three resolutions that would have limited offensive arms to Israel, but 19 senators supported the initiative, showing there is growing resistance to the Israeli war against Hamas in Gaza. The 19 senators who voted to block some offensive
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D), who launched a bid to be the next chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), said he thinks Democrats can move past their brutal election losses by acknowledging the “fears of so many American families.” O’Malley joined
President-elect Trump announced Wednesday that he was announcing former Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) to be the U.S. ambassador to Canada. “I am very pleased to announce that former Ambassador, and former Congressman, Pete Hoekstra, has been nominated as my United States
Officials in Texas have offered President-elect Trump a 1,400-acre ranch for his mass deportation plan. Dawn Buckingham, land commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, said in a letter to Trump Tuesday that her office was “fully prepared” to work with federal agencies that
A powerful storm, carrying high winds, rain and snow, left just under 300,000 people without power in Washington state late Wednesday. The major storm, which is considered a “bomb cyclone,” hit western Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, causing more than 294,000 state
The panel deadlocked over whether to release the report Wednesday, though they’re scheduled to meet again on the matter Dec. 5.
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to reject three resolutions sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to block the sale of certain offensive weapons to Israel in protest of its ongoing military operations in Gaza. The Senate voted 18 to 79 to defeat S.J. Res. 111,
A Florida man was arrested on Wednesday over an alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to “reset” the U.S. government, according to unsealed documents. Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, a South Florida resident, was charged with attempting to use an improvised
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) called Speaker Johnson (R-La.) “anti-family” over her efforts to allow congresswomen to vote by proxy after giving birth. In a thread on the social platform X, Luna explained Wednesday where her proposal stands. She said she has spoken with
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Biden's 11th hour Ukraine aid surge The U.S. in the past week has been implementing ways to boost Ukraine’s prospects on the battlefield with more
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump’s hunt for Treasury secretary nears end President-elect Trump has been hunting for a nominee to head up the Treasury Department who will support tariffs
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Medicare Advantage finds ally in Trump pick Dr. Oz Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has been a major proponent of privatized plans known as
Arne Duncan, former President Obama's Education secretary, said Wednesday that President-elect Trump's campaign promise to close the Department of Education is "empty." "Trump promising to eliminate the Department of Education was never going to happen. That's just another
President Biden awarded on Wednesday the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Cecile Richards, an abortion rights activist and former president of Planned Parenthood. During a private ceremony, Biden said Richards has “led some of our Nation’s most important civil rights causes —
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk, Ramaswamy tee up mass layoffs, rule rollbacks under Trump Tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy said their brand-new government efficiency panel will identify
The Senate is set for a late night on Wednesday, as Democrats attempt to shepherd through a number of judicial nominees to fill vacancies weeks before they hand over control of the upper chamber to Republicans in January. The chamber is set to hold votes that could last into
Republican senators are once again falling in line to support a man they’ve publicly and privately disavowed. But instead of Donald Trump, this time it’s Matt Gaetz. Gaetz was on Capitol Hill with Senator JD Vance today trying to corral congressional support for his jeopardized
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley raised major concerns with President-elect Trump’s decision to appoint former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to his Cabinet. Haley criticized both picks on her SiriusXM show, "Nikki Haley Live." She
Plus: Biden bolsters Ukraine defenses as Russia war escalates {beacon} Evening Report © AP Photo/Alex Brandon Gaetz courts senators as ethics panel deadlocks The House Ethics Committee deadlocked Wednesday afternoon on releasing a report from its investigation into former Rep.
The Democratic chair of a key Pennsylvania county's elections board apologized on Wednesday for saying "precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore" when she voted to count hundreds of deficient mail and provisional ballots. "I wanted to start by apologizing for the upset and
Donald Trump has nominated a Christian nationalist with ties to Project 2025 to lead the Office of Management and Budget. CBS News reported Wednesday that Trump has chosen Russ Vought to lead the office for a second time. During Trump’s first term, Vought also served as OMB
The jockeying for President-elect Trump’s pick to run the all-important Treasury Department is coming down to the wire. Trump’s economic team will be tasked with imposing an aggressive tariff regime meant to shake up global trade while keeping financial markets calm amid the
Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Huffman to challenge Grijalva on Natural Resources Committee Rep. Jared Huffman (Calif.) is seeking the position of top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, the
Meta's Instagram Threads began rolling out a new custom feed feature to give users the ability to build their feeds around the people and topics they are most interested in. The feature was made available around the globe on Tuesday and allows users to search a topic or profile
As Republicans on the House Ethics Committee are blocking the release of the panel’s report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), a House Democrat is spearheading an end-around strategy in a bid to make the findings public. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) on Wednesday moved to force a
Biden administration officials on Wednesday announced several potential alternatives for the Colorado River's long-term management, as the expiration date for the current rules approaches. The five alternatives will be considered as possible replacements for the 2007 Interim
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are making it abundantly clear they will stop at nothing to slash the federal budget, even if it means weaponizing the Supreme Court in order to do so. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Wednesday, the nominated co-chairs of the soon-to-be
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of celebrity doctor and failed Senate candidate Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) marks the latest potential shakeup of federal health agencies, and adds new uncertainty to the future of Medicare,
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) will be the next chair of the Republican Governors Association (RGA), the group announced on Wednesday, following an election at the RGA’s annual conference. Kemp is stepping up from his role as 2024 vice chair to take the reins, and Montana Gov.
Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability The Big Story Where climate progress is possible under Trump The victory of President-elect Trump earlier this month was greeted by the climate movement writ large as a disaster —
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.) said mass deportations could cause a spike in costs for American families, including at the grocery store. President-elect Trump has repeatedly pledged large-scale deportations of illegal immigrants,
The House Ethics Committee did not agree Wednesday whether to release its report on former Representative Matt Gaetz. Committee Chairman Representative Michael Guest said that they had not decided to release the report, according to NOTUS’s Reese Gorman. “Guest would not say
