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White House reviewing cases of missing, dead scientists for possible links as 11th person identified

The White House says it is working with the FBI to review cases of American scientists who have gone missing or died in recent years in a growing list.

Kicking Out the Crazy

The Trump administration seems to be pivoting away from the fringes of American intellectual...

Why the Supposedly Moderate Democratic Health Plan Won’t Fly Either

The public option sounds moderate, but its economics are anything but.

Appeals court sides with Trump on transgender prisoners

A federal appeals court on Friday erased a lower court ruling that had barred the administration from keeping transgender female prisoners in men's prisons.

Senate passes 10-day extension of nation’s spy powers

The Senate on Friday passed a 10-day extension of the nation’s warrantless spy powers, approving a House plan hatched on the floor after a chaotic rejection of a package negotiated with skeptics. The bill will now head to the president’s desk, but Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) will continue to dominate Congress in...

Judge rejects Trump lawsuit to block Hawaii from filing climate lawsuit 

A federal judge this week rejected the Trump administration’s pre-emptive lawsuit from last year to block the state of Hawaii from suing fossil fuel companies over climate impact concerns. Hawaii Senior U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor dismissed the administration’s lawsuit with prejudice in a Wednesday ruling. Federal officials filed the U.S. complaint on April 30,...

What does the Live Nation verdict mean for concertgoers?

A jury on Wednesday found Ticketmaster's parent company Live Nation to be guilty of running a monopoly over large venues across the U.S.

No, President Trump: ‘The Catholics’ do not love this.

The president should be smart enough to understand that religious leaders answer to a higher authority than him.  

Watch live: RFK Jr. testifies before House on HHS priorities

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee Friday morning on the administration's priorities for health care. Kennedy faced back-to-back hearings before two other House committees on Thursday — his first appearances on Capitol Hill in 2026 — where he faced questions on President...

Live updates: RFK Jr. back in hot seat; Trump to court young voters as GOP midterm fears grow

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday will testify once again before a House panel on the Trump administration's health care agenda. It comes a day after he was grilled by lawmakers over vaccine changes and his "Make America Healthy Again" initiative. President Trump on Friday is set to speak at...

Supreme Court changes coming? Swalwell shakes up California governor’s race: Join Friday’s Whole Hog

Is President Trump trying to nudge older conservatives off the Supreme Court? Did former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) just give the GOP a shot at the California governor's mansion? Will the U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz hand Trump a win in Iran? Plus, what about the Michigan Senate race? The Hill’s senior vice...

Whole Hog Politics: A Supreme Court vacancy could remake Senate midterms 

[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 a.m. ET at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] Despite the hardening realization that the House of Representatives has moved out of reach for Republicans this fall, you’d still...

Fraud could be the last nail in the coffin for Gavin Newsom’s presidential hopes

Newsom may be in a hurry to become president, but his record as governor will likely be a giant speedbump slowing him down. 

Trump to tap ousted FEMA leader to head disaster agency

Cameron Hamilton, who was fired from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) almost a year ago, is expected to be tapped by President Trump once again to lead the disaster relief agency, according to multiple reports. A source who was not authorized to discuss the plans publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity told The...

Why is the Trump administration continuing Biden’s abortion policies?

At some point, outreach starts to look like abandonment of core supporters and principles.

Post-Trump laws will have to prevent abuses of power and personal enrichment

The Trump presidency has highlighted the need for new reforms to prevent executive branch abuse, as the post-Watergate era laws and norms have been eroded, and suggested reforms include prohibiting presidents from owning public companies, communication platforms, and stakes in companies engaged in cryptocurrency, as well as requiring presidents to publicly release their tax returns and limiting executive orders.

House passes short-term spy powers extension in late-night vote after deal falls apart

The House unanimously passed a short-term of the nation’s spy powers until in the wee hours Friday morning — pushing the deadline from April 20 to April 30 — after GOP rebels dramatically rejected a late-night, last-minute deal to extend for five years while adding some additional reforms and language intended to woo the holdouts....

Republicans move forward on last-minute spy powers deal, teeing up late-night vote

House Republicans leaders are moving forward on a last-minute, late-night compromise with GOP rebels to extend the nation’s foreign spy powers for five years while adding in warrant language and enhanced criminal penalties for violations. Text of the provision was uploaded at about 10:30 p.m., about seven hours after a scheduled procedural vote. The House...

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