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Democracies’ anti-corruption efforts slipping: Survey

Most countries have failed to improve perceptions of public corruption within their borders over the last decade, a new survey found. Transparency International, a Berlin-based anti-corruption advocacy group, ranked 182 countries from across the globe on the basis of perceived public sector corruption in their latest annual survey for 2025.  Only 31 of these countries...

Iran strikes coming? US vessels warned to stay away from territorial waters

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Iran strikes coming? US vessels warned to stay away from territorial waters The Trump administration has warned American commercial vessels to keep away from the waters around Iran amid rising tensions between the countries. © Information...

Bad Bunny helps Super Bowl LX peak with 137 million viewers

Super Bowl LX drew an average audience of more than 124 million viewers, the second most of any in history, and set a new record for peak viewership during Bad Bunny's halftime show, according to NBC, which cited Nielsen Media Research data. The network said viewership peaked in the second quarter of the game at...

Legal pressures mount for Hims & Hers over GLP-1 sales

Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Legal pressures mount for Hims & Hers over GLP-1 sales The major telemedicine platform Hims & Hers is facing increased pressure from both the federal government and a major drugmaker due to its sale of popular compounded GLP-1 medications. ...

Macron: Trump administration has sought EU’s ‘dismemberment’

French President Emmanuel Macron has accused President Trump of seeking the European Union’s “dismemberment.” Macron called the Trump administration “openly anti-European,” said it has displayed “contempt” when it comes to the EU and has wanted “its dismemberment” in a recent interview with multiple European outlets, according to the Financial Times.  “When there’s a clear act...

Carney responds to Trump’s bridge burn

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Carney says he had 'positive' conversation with Trump after bridge threat Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that he had a “positive” conversation with President Trump after the president threatened to stop a bridge between...

Harris’s Gen Z social team

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Harris takes on MAGA content machine with revamped account Former Vice President Kamala Harris is reviving her edgy 2024 campaign social media account KamalaHQ in what her Gen Z aides are hyping as an effort to fight fire with fire in the ruthless, Republican-dominated social media wars. © AP Photo/Ethan Swope...

Don Lemon hires federal prosecutor who resigned over Minnesota probes 

Don Lemon has brought on an attorney who recently resigned from the office prosecuting the former CNN anchor, according to a new court filing. Joseph Thompson informed the judge Tuesday that he will represent Lemon ahead of his next court appearance, which is slated for Friday. Until last month, Thompson served as the No. 2 official in the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota. He helped lead the office’s investigation...

Dem rep says Republicans ‘afraid of women voting’

Rep. Katherine Clark (Mass.), the No. 2 House Democrat, slammed the GOP-backed voting bill that the House is set to vote on this week, claiming it was meant to suppress a major Democratic-leaning voting bloc: women. “This is not about protecting our elections. Republicans are not truly afraid of noncitizens voting, which we all know...

Sheriff’s Office responds after Domino’s delivery driver walks to Nancy Guthrie’s front door

A Domino’s delivery driver accidentally attempted to drop off a pizza to the front door of Nancy Guthrie’s house on Tuesday morning. During a live taping of NewsNation, The Hill’s broadcast partner, the man was seen carrying several pizza boxes up the front steps of the residence belonging to the missing mother of TV host...

Dem senator fumes that GOP’s foreign funding claim ‘delegitimizes’ anger of anti-ICE agitators in US

Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., pushed back on accusations billionaires with foreign ties are fueling anti-ICE protests, saying the narrative delegitimizes anger.

Susan Collins shrugs off attacks by Democrats and Trump, says Maine voters ‘Don’t vote party line’

Sen. Susan Collins announces 2026 re-election bid in Maine as Democrats target the Republican senator. The 73-year-old faces tough competition in the race.

Leavitt brushes off Lutnick–Epstein heat with list of administration wins media ignored before ending briefing

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick amid questions about his connections to Jeffrey Epstein during a briefing Tuesday.

Dem lawmaker compares ICE agents to Nazis and Gestapo during fiery House hearing on enforcement

Democratic lawmakers likened ICE agents to Nazis during an explosive House hearing as Rep. Dan Goldman clashed with acting director over enforcement tactics.

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