Tuesday’s Democratic primaries in Virginia saw incredibly close contests for lieutenant governor and attorney general. While The Hill’s partners at Decision Desk HQ did not call either of the races as of late Tuesday night, state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D) and former Del. Jay
Tucker Carlson and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) got into a fiery exchange on Tuesday over the senator's support for President Trump and his posturing toward Israel in its escalating conflict with Iran. The conservative media personality on Tuesday released a clip from the interview
The U.S. Embassy in Israel will be closed from Wednesday to Friday because of the ongoing “security situation” in the region, the State Department announced Tuesday. “Given the security situation and in compliance with Israel Home Front Command guidance, the U.S. Embassy in
The gas station will take over the lot of a former Bed Bath & Beyond store and will have 40 fuel pumps.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said in a Tuesday interview that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) “doesn’t understand” the nuclear threat that Iran poses. “I like Marjorie, but to be honest with you, she doesn't understand the threat, in my view,” Graham said in an interview
A federal judge on Tuesday extended an order blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a policy requiring identity documents to reflect an individual’s sex “at conception” to all transgender, nonbinary and intersex Americans who want to change the sex designation on
A host of concerns inside the GOP are threatening the Senate majority leader's grand plan.
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story AI moratorium sparks GOP battle over states' rights A push to ban state regulation of artificial intelligence for 10 years is setting off a debate among Republicans, further complicating its path towards passage in President
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) criticized the Trump administration’s use of the military, saying the U.S. is turning into “one of the worst countries.” In an interview late last week, Omar noted the deployment of U.S. troops to quell protests in Los Angeles took place in the same
President Trump is becoming ever more emphatic in his backing of Israel’s attack on Iran, with the chances rising by the hour that he will greenlight direct U.S. involvement. The president discussed the crisis in the White House Situation Room with his closest advisers on
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Inside the Senate GOP plan to advance Trump's agenda The Senate Finance Committee's portion of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” contains some of the
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story US military readies for Iran involvement The U.S. military is positioning itself to potentially join Israel’s assault on Iran, as President Trump
President Trump will sign another executive order this week extending the deadline for TikTok's parent company to divest the video sharing app, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday. "As he has said many times, President Trump does not want TikTok to go
Senators on Tuesday pleaded with top Capitol Police officials for an uptick in member security funding in the wake of the fatal shooting of a Minnesota state legislator. The killing of Melissa Hortman, a Democratic former Speaker of the Minnesota House, and her husband over the
Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Medicaid cuts alarm some GOP senators The Senate’s deep cuts to Medicaid in the tax and spending megabill are setting off alarm bells among some Republicans, complicating leadership's
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah and others posted unfounded claims on social media about the political affiliation of the gunman arrested in the June 14 fatal shootings of a Democratic Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and the wounding of another Democratic state lawmaker and
Chef Anne Burrell, well-known for appearing on multiple Food Network shows, has died.
The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation creating a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins in a major milestone for the crypto industry. Lawmakers voted 68-30 to pass the GENIUS Act, which seeks to establish rules of the road for the dollar-backed cryptocurrencies. It
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump EPA reconsiders Biden's asbestos ban The Trump administration will reconsider a Biden-era regulation that aims to ban or phase out ongoing uses of asbestos, revealing its plans regarding the rule in a
The House-passed version of President Trump's tax cut and domestic policy bill would add $3.3 trillion to the national debt, even when accounting for its impact on economic growth, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). CBO's
In 2016, two months before he was first elected president, Donald Trump identified the real problem with America’s invasion of Iraq. It wasn’t that it caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, destabilized the Middle East, and did nothing to make the United States safer. The real
Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” would increase the total U.S. deficit by nearly $2.8 trillion over the next decade, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office. Previous estimates suggested that the massive spending bill would add $2.4 trillion to the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to a hospital on Tuesday after having an allergic reaction, according to the department. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that Noem was “alert” and recovering from the incident.
Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) — whose name was purportedly included on the Minnesota shooter’s “hit list” — called for President Trump to show “moral leadership” in the wake of the shootings of the Democratic lawmakers. In an interview on CNN’s “The Arena” with Kasie Hunt,
The Trump administration wants to open up more than 80 percent of a publicly owned area of the Western Arctic for oil and gas drilling. The Interior Department said late Tuesday afternoon that it is releasing a draft plan in support of opening up 82 percent of the area, known
Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first openly transgender member of Congress, says the Democratic Party must create space for disagreement on trans rights and welcome “imperfect allies” to the conversation to facilitate meaningful and lasting change. Since taking office in
The NAACP and an environmental group are planning to sue Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI, amid concerns that its supercomputer facility is prompting air pollution in Memphis, the groups announced Tuesday. The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), on behalf
The U.S. military is positioning itself to potentially join Israel's assault on Iran, as President Trump weighs direct action against Tehran to deal a permanent blow to its nuclear program. Trump on Tuesday urged residents of Tehran to flee and suggested he was weighing action
The members of a key federal vaccine advisory panel who were unceremoniously dismissed earlier this month said the recent actions of the Trump administration have "critically weakened" the U.S. vaccine program, undermining decades of successful vaccine policy. In an opinion
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) condemned the arrest of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander (D), a candidate for mayor, who was detained Tuesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents while guiding a defendant out of immigration court. “Do you want to know what I
Plus: Divisions over agenda bill reignited {beacon} PRESIDENT TRUMP met with senior military and Cabinet officials in the Situation Room on Tuesday, as U.S. saber rattling toward Iran reached a fever pitch. The U.S. has not officially entered the war between Israel and Iran,
A massive bomb known as a “bunker buster” — and the ability to deliver it — is at the center of the Republican divide over direct U.S. involvement in striking Iran. Supporters of U.S. involvement point to Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear facility, warning that the U.S. cannot
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) got a frosty reception at a federal appeals court Tuesday afternoon as it scrutinized a lower judge’s ruling blocking President Trump’s federalization of the National Guard in Los Angeles. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for
Half of Americans said they view Iran as an enemy to the U.S. in a new poll from The Economist/YouGov. When asked in the poll whether they think of Iran as “an ally or an enemy of the United States,” 50 percent said “enemy.” Twenty-five percent said the Middle Eastern nation is
Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has urged Iranians to rise up and bring about the end of the Islamic Republic, which he believes is on the brink of collapse.
Embattled Senator John Fetterman continues to express his bloodlust on behalf of Israel. Fetterman told Fox News that he would oppose Senator Tim Kaine’s Resolution to Prevent War With Iran , which states that, “It is not in our national security interest to get into a war with
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass lifted the city’s curfew on Tuesday, one week after it was put in place to respond to a wave of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demonstrations that at times turned violent and saw businesses vandalized. The announcement comes a day
President Trump is facing a critical decision on whether to use America’s B-2 bombers to drop the GBU-57 "bunker busting" bombs on the Fordow nuclear facility, which is buried in the mountains of Iran. Doing so may be the only way to truly prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear
The Senate’s more flexible approach to rolling back green energy subsidies is putting the upper chamber on a collision course with the conservative House Freedom Caucus. The Freedom Caucus, a powerful right wing bloc, has said it will “not accept” any changes that “water down”
Masked ICE agents detained New York City Comptroller Brad Lander Tuesday. But rather than focus on the fact that federal agents are targeting American citizens, government accounts worked to add their own spin to the situation, trying to make Lander appear guilty of a crime
A brain-dead woman delivered her baby in Georgia after being kept alive on life support for months. Adriana Smith, 31, was reportedly declared brain dead in February after suffering a medical emergency linked to blood clots in her brain, according to 11alive. Doctors placed
Dolly Parton is poised to be an Oscar winner — the "9 to 5" singer is being awarded an honorary statuette for her humanitarian work. The 79-year-old country music performer will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in November, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Huma Abedin, political strategist and former Hillary Clinton aide, dished the details of her Saturday wedding to philanthropist Alex Soros, the son of progressive billionaire George Soros, to Vogue. The couple's wedding, held at their home in Water Mill, N.Y., drew a crowd of
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) launched a page on Substack this week, using his first entry on the platform to blast President Trump amid recent tension in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement efforts in the state. Newsom's op-ed, which was first published by Fox News
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) condemned the California proposal to ban law enforcement officers from covering their faces when interacting with the public. In a post on X on Monday, DHS's social media account took aim at California State Sen. Scott Wiener (D) — who
The Federal Reserve looks set to maintain its pause on interest rate cuts at its meeting this week amid President Trump’s ongoing trade war and geopolitical tensions that are roiling commodity markets. Markets expect the Fed to keep interbank lending rates steady at a range of
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) teared up during a Tuesday speech on the Senate floor while recounting being “physically” and “aggressively forced out" of last week's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference in Los Angeles. The Democratic lawmaker said his federal
Trump should compel Netanyahu to declare victory by providing a very short timeline for Iran to agree to cease all uranium enrichment and allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to dismantle or destroy Iranian nuclear infrastructure.