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Trump signs order to establish White House Faith Office

President Trump signed an executive order Friday to establish a White House Faith Office in an effort to empower faith-based entities. The office will be part of the Domestic Policy Council and headed by a senior adviser tasked with consulting with various faith and community

Musk brings tech playbook to Washington

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} View Online Technology Technology The Big Story How Musk is using his tech playbook for DOGE campaign Elon Musk and his allies are using emerging technology to speed up their crusade against the federal bureacracy. © Alex

Trump to name himself new Kennedy Center board chair

President Trump said Friday he would end the terms of multiple members of the Kennedy Center board and make himself chair of a new board, putting himself at the helm of the Washington, D.C., cultural institution. “I have decided to immediately terminate multiple individuals

Environmental justice staff put on leave at EPA

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Environmental justice staff put on leave at EPA The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put more than 160 workers who tackle pollution in overburdened communities on leave. © Pablo Martinez Monsivais,

Trump delayed tariffs on low-cost packages from China

President Trump signed an executive order this week that temporarily prevents low-cost packages from China from being slapped with his new tariffs. The move delays the suspension of the de minimis provision, which is a part of tariff policy that allow for items worth $800 or

Evening Report — GOP spending fight lands at Super Bowl

Presented by Becker & Poliakoff — President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson will attend the game Sunday as unruly House Republicans squabble over spending {beacon} Evening Report TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS © Graeme Jennings, Associated Press GOP budget battle heads to New Orleans THE

Trump: We will have relations with North Korea

President Trump on Friday said the U.S. will have relations with North Korea, touting his personal relationship with Kim Jong Un, who rules the nuclear-armed country with an iron fist and has soldiers fighting on the front lines of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Trump made his

Trump to direct Musk to review Pentagon, Education spending

President Trump on Friday said he plans to direct Elon Musk to review spending at the Defense and Education departments as the new administration works to overhaul the federal government. “Pentagon, Education, just about everything. We're going to go through everything,” Trump

Progressives pitching Cabinet-level peacebuilding agency

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Friday reintroduced legislation to establish a Cabinet-level "Department of Peacebuilding," with the goal of cultivating a culture of peace at home and abroad. The bill is inspired by former Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), who proposed a similar bill

Trump says Gaza will be given to US by Israel

President Trump on Friday asserted that Gaza will be given to the U.S. by Israel, expanding on his plan for an American takeover of the war-torn region that he suggests involves the permanent relocation of Palestinians. The controversial proposal stands to upend decades of U.S.

Trump gives vote of confidence in Musk on DOGE

President Trump on Friday gave a vote of confidence in tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s work on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying that his billionaire ally is doing a “very good job.” “Elon is doing a great job. He’s finding tremendous fraud and corruption and

Comer investigating TOPGUN over reports of harm to pilots

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chair of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is investigating the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program, commonly referred to as TOPGUN, after pilots and instructors reportedly underwent physical and mental harm.

Congress must reform birthright citizenship

President Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship has reignited a debate on the issue, with Rep. Brian Babin introducing the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025 to ensure lasting reforms to the practice.