The Trump administration is moving ahead with its efforts to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, two months after the Supreme Court allowed her to retain her job while she fights the president's effort to terminate her over mortgage fraud allegations that she has denied.
Former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn is one of 14 candidates competing for Florida's open 19th Congressional District seat, a Republican-dominated South Florida district where no clear frontrunner has emerged less than two weeks before the primary.
President Trump told executives from some of the world's leading mining companies that his administration will dole out $180 million in grants, intensifying his efforts to boost the U.S. supply of critical minerals.
The Pentagon revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s eligibility for access to classified information, accusing him of “unauthorized disclosure of classified information regarding Air Force One’s capabilities” to a news outlet, it announced Friday evening. Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell said the Defense Department (DOD) also yanked Kendall’s “ability to hold any sensitive position,”...
The U.S. Army removed a top general overseeing forces in Europe from command in recent days, close to two months before his time in the role is slated to end, two U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal personnel matters, told The Hill on Friday. Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza was the commanding...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story FDA's food ingredient review rule is coming In his quest to overhaul the food system, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is poised to propose closing a loophole that allows food and dietary supplement companies to self-attest that new ingredients...
The Trump administration unveiled plans Thursday to overhaul the early education program Head Start for impoverished children. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) — called “Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs” — from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says it will “restore flexibility to programs to meet local needs, reduce regulatory...
The Senate confirmed dozens of President Trump’s nominees on Friday, the final day of session before the upper chamber of Congress broke for August recess. In a single 51-47 vote, senators voted to confirm a group of 74 executive nominees. The vote fell along party lines, with GOP Sen. Cynthia Lummis (Wy.) and Mitch McConnell...
