A federal judge on Friday dismissed President Trump’s lawsuit against famed Watergate journalist Bob Woodward for publishing audio tapes of interviews he conducted with Trump for a 2020 book. U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe’s ruling comes a year and a half after Woodward and
Minnesota State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) was convicted of first-degree burglary on Friday after breaking into her stepmother's home last year. Mitchell, who is a former meteorologist and lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard, was arrested in April 2024, while serving her
Tourists, international students and business travelers may be required to pay a $250 fee when visiting the United States on a non-immigrant visa. The new provision applies solely to visitors from countries that require a non-immigrant visa for entry, as outlined in the "big,
The Justice Department (DOJ) asked a federal court on Friday to unseal the grand jury transcripts in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche filed two different, almost identical, motions to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story House approves $832 billion Defense funding bill The House approved legislation early Friday allocating roughly $832 billion in funding for defense
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a report Friday alleging Obama administration officials manipulated intelligence related to Russian interference in the 2016 election. Gabbard asserted in a statement that former officials engaged in a “treasonous
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump seals the deal on stablecoin bill President Trump signed the first major cryptocurrency bill into law Friday, marking a key milestone for an industry that has found a crucial ally in the president. © Evan Vucci, Associated
Bryson DeChambeau, a two-time U.S. Open champion, suggested Friday the Trump Organization’s Turnberry golf course in Scotland host the British Open. “It’s one of the best golf courses in the world, and I’d love for it to be a part of the rotation,” DeChambeau told reporters,
Presented by AstraZeneca {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story White House shares rare glimpse into Trump's health The White House’s announcement that President Trump suffers from a common chronic vein condition marks a rare glimpse into the health of one of the
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Powell defends Fed renovation amid Trump criticism Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pushed back on GOP criticisms this week regarding renovation costs for two
ABC's Jimmy Kimmel slammed CBS on Thursday for ending “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." “Love you Stephen. F‑‑‑ you and all your Sheldons CBS,” Kimmel, the host of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" wrote in a Thursday post on his Instagram story. The network announced Thursday that
President Trump sued The Wall Street Journal for defamation on Friday after the newspaper published a story detailing an alleged letter Trump sent to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday. The 18-page complaint says the story has caused “overwhelming financial and reputational
Donald Trump just made good on his threat to sue The Wall Street Journal for reporting on his lewd birthday note to alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The president filed a lawsuit in Miami court Friday against Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, and two Wall Street
Amazon’s emissions increased 6 percent last year, as the e-commerce and cloud computing giant continued to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) efforts and build out its data center footprint. The company’s total emissions ticked up from 64.38 metric tons of carbon dioxide
The Trump administration announced Friday it helped facilitate a prisoner swap, securing the release of 10 U.S. citizens held in Venezuela in exchange for the return of more than 250 Venezuelan men the U.S. had sent to be imprisoned in El Salvador. The Venezuelan men have spent
Trump is purposely using a construction project that his own appointees are making more expensive as grounds to pick a fight and potentially fire his nemesis, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The Fed building, opened in 1937, began undergoing plans for renovation in 2020
Indiana’s Camp Atterbury and New Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will be temporarily used to detain immigrants lacking permanent legal status, according to a directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth announced the decision in a Tuesday letter to Rep.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is now allowing ICE to use U.S. military bases to detain undocumented immigrants as part of Donald Trump’s sweeping deportation efforts. In a brief letter signed Tuesday, Hegseth approved Camp Atterbury in Indiana and Joint Base
Nearly a quarter of Americans are considering delaying their retirement date over economic concerns, according to a survey released earlier this week. The Wednesday poll from F&G Annuities & Life, an insurance provider based in Des Moines, Iowa, found that almost 1 in 4 — 23
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) pressed the Defense Department on Thursday for information about Microsoft’s reported use of Chinese engineers to help maintain the agency’s computer systems. In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Cotton pointed to recent reporting from
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Thursday an expanded security checkpoint lane for families traveling with children. “They’ll be expanded areas that will give them the benefit of recognizing that they have children with them, and will help make sure that we
{beacon} NEW LAWSUIT THREATS, legal moves, bombshell reports and allegations dropped Friday, as the saga around convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein consumed Washington for another day. President Trump’s move to direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to release the Epstein grand
President Trump signed the first major cryptocurrency bill into law Friday, marking a key milestone for an industry that has found a crucial ally in the president. He touted the GENIUS Act, which establishes a regulatory framework for dollar-backed digital tokens called
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been criticized for attempting to rename military bases to honor Confederate officers, with Rep. Don Bacon calling his approach "stupid as hell".
The Writers Guild of America East and West called on New York Attorney General Letitia James to launch an investigation Friday into why CBS canceled "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," accusing the network's parent company of offering a "bribe" to the Trump administration.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is eliminating a scientific research office known as the Office of Research and Development and firing some of the staffers who work there. “Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a reduction in force (RIF) as the
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) sued an adult swimming organization Thursday after it allowed two transgender women to compete alongside cisgender women at a San Antonio competition in April. Paxton’s lawsuit against U.S. Masters Swimming, a national membership-based
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) warned this week that his state is enduring one of the most active fire seasons in recent memory — and that humans have been responsible for most of the blazes. “We're seeing exactly the kind of extreme fire behavior we hoped that we would not but
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said he had a “constructive meeting” with Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani in Brooklyn on Friday. The meeting, which took place in Jeffries’ home district, lasted an hour, according to Jeffries’s
Ken Burns, a documentary filmmaker and director whose work is often published on PBS, criticized Congress's elimination of $1.1 billion of federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). “I think we're all in a bit of a state of a shock and also sort of
ASEAN's model of consensus and non-interference is no longer fit for purpose in today's geopolitical climate, and its inability to act is allowing China to dominate the region and undermine its influence.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says he has received information that Attorney General Pam Bondi “pressured” about 1,000 FBI personnel to comb through tens of thousands of pages of documents related to convicted sex offender
Dick Durbin is leading the Senate Judiciary Committee in an effort to receive more transparency regarding the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files, particularly an order from Attorney General Pam Bondi for FBI agents to “flag” any mention they made of President
Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) warned that GOP redistricting efforts in the Lone Star State represent a “five-alarm fire" and urged Democrats to push back. “This is a five-alarm fire, what’s happening in Texas. Donald Trump has already said that if he does this to Texas, he wants to
Lawmakers engaged in political satire Thursday while poking fun at a camera-shy couple recorded at a recent Coldplay concert. The two could be seen embracing until their faces flashed across the jumbotron, which sent them diving for cover. “Either they’re having an affair or
Rep. Randy Fine is proposing legislation to end House subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal, following a report that President Trump signed a "bawdy" birthday note to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Dogs can be trained to reliably sniff out Parkinson's disease from a person's sebum, or skin secretions, a new study found.
Rather than acknowledge the central role misogyny played in electing Trump, pundits blame Democrats for not understanding men.
Trump administration officials rejected a series of rules Friday to help the international community prevent and respond to public health risks. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a joint statement
President Trump, facing intense scrutiny from his base this week, directed Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday to release "pertinent grand jury testimony" from the case involving convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. "Based on the ridiculous amount
A wiser, stronger strategy would be to reserve a presidential visit to China for when Beijing demonstrates genuine reform.
President Trump will sign the GENIUS Act into law Friday, paving the way for a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. The House voted 308-122 to advance the cryptocurrency legislation to Trump's desk. It was one of several crypto-related bills that faced a roadblock over
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pushed back Thursday on GOP criticisms regarding renovation costs for two buildings in Washington, suggesting the upgrades are overdue. “The project is large in scope because it involves the renovation of two historic buildings on the
President Donald Trump’s claim that Coca-Cola is switching to cane sugar has left a bitter taste for corn syrup lobbyists.
Donald Trump is facing his first scandal that cannot be tweeted away, as his base is questioning if he has been a part of a cover-up of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.
A senior White House official said Friday that President Trump's request to reopen Alcatraz at a reported $2 billion price tag seems "excessive." The figure “sounds excessive, but ultimately it’s up to the president to decide,” the official told NewsNation, The Hill's sister
The window for Texas to directly strengthen Democrats’ national position might be opening sooner than expected.
The Trump administration is exempting dozens of chemical manufacturers, oil refineries, coal plants, medical device sterilizers and other polluters from Clean Air Act rules. On Thursday, the White House announced it would exempt more than 100 plants from pollution limits
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says that Americans should expect future natural disasters to be handled similarly to the recent deadly flooding in Texas—and no, she wasn’t being ironic. During a press conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Thursday, Noem was in denial
The State Department will scale back its assessments of elections in foreign countries, only chiming in publicly when there is a “clear and compelling” foreign policy interest, according to a new directive sent to U.S. embassies and consulates around the world. The Thursday