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Iowa man stops Trump at restaurant with unexpected request before speech

President Trump received a heartfelt prayer for "wisdom and protection" during an Iowa restaurant stop ahead of his midterm campaign launch on Tuesday.

RNC pushed Bovino’s false claims as talking points hours before his removal

The RNC distributed talking points highlighting Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino’s false statements about...

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder calls for ICE to be ‘defunded and disbanded’: ‘This is not freedom’

Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen called for ICE to be "defunded and disbanded" after fatal shootings in Minneapolis involving federal immigration agents.

How Gavin Newsom’s California made homelessness worse

Three independent audits have reached the same conclusion: California simply does not know if...

Tech elite will flee California over wealth ‘seizure’ ballot measure: ‘Written by communists’

A ballot proposition floated by California’s largest health care union seeks to legalize a...

Botox, Trulicity among 15 drugs on new Medicare negotiations list

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced the 15 drugs selected to participate in the newest round of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, including the high-cost medications Botox and Trulicity. This third cycle of negotiations is the first to include drugs payable under Medicare Part B, which are traditionally administered in clinical settings, in addition...

Trump takes to Iowa to pitch midterms, economy

President Trump hit the campaign trail in Iowa on Tuesday, marking the first of many stops ahead of November’s midterm elections. Speaking to supporters at a rally just outside of Des Moines, Trump touted what he said were economic gains made during his second administration and continued to blame former President Biden for the economy...

IRS funding could lapse Saturday. What does that mean for taxpayers?

Just days after the start of the 2026 tax filing season, a looming government shutdown could disrupt IRS funding starting as early as this Saturday.

Florida Senate advances bill to name Palm Beach airport after Trump

A committee of Florida state senators on Tuesday unanimously advanced legislation to rename Palm Beach International Airport to "Donald J. Trump International Airport." The bill, SB 706, leaves the names of all other airports the same but preempts the authority to rename airports to the state, not to local officials. The bill resembles a similar...

US formally exits Paris Agreement

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Paris Agreement withdrawal takes effect The U.S. is officially out of the Paris Agreement, a global climate pact that seeks to limit the Earth’s rising temperatures. © Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Trump moved to pull the U.S. from the global agreement on his...

Doomsday Clock ticks four second closer to midnight

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Doomsday Clock ticks four second closer to midnight The world slipped further toward the abyss over the past year, with the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists on Tuesday moving the hands of the famed Doomsday Clock four...

Fed ready to hold steady

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Fed on track to defy Trump, keep rates steady The Federal Reserve is on track to keep interest rates steady Wednesday despite the Trump administration's controversial efforts to reshape the independent central bank. © AP Trump’s...

In Iowa, Trump backs year-round sales of high-ethanol gas amid GOP divisions

President Trump is throwing his support behind year-round sales of high-ethanol gasoline amid significant congressional debate over the issue. “In the campaign, I promised to support E15 all year round,” Trump said during a speech in Iowa, referring to high-ethanol gas, called E15 for its ethanol content of up to 15 percent. “I am trusting Speaker...

TikTok settles ahead of social media trial

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story TikTok settles social media addiction case ahead of trial TikTok settled a lawsuit accusing it and several other social media companies of designing addictive platforms shortly before the landmark case headed to trial Tuesday. © Ashley Landis, Associated Press It is the latest company to settle the case...

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder: ‘ICE must be defunded and disbanded’

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen on Tuesday called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be “defunded and disbanded” after a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Saturday, the second deadly shooting involving federal law enforcement this month. Cohen wrote on the social platform X that he had planned...

The states growing – and shrinking – the fastest, according to Census estimates

Nearly every state saw their population increase last year.

Fox News host presses DHS spokesperson on ‘domestic terrorist’ label on Alex Pretti

Fox News host Dana Perino on Tuesday pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin on labeling Alex Pretti, the second Minneapolis resident shot and killed by federal immigration enforcement officers this month, as a "domestic terrorist" after administration officials differed on using the term. Perino played a clip of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem...

Live updates: Trump says Noem will not step down amid mounting resignation calls

The Senate heads back to Washington on Tuesday as a partial government shutdown looms. But Democrats are eyeing funding for Department of Homeland Security (DHS), after the weekend killing of a Minneapolis man by a Border Patrol (CBP) agent. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has indicated he intends to move forward with a six-bill...

Jeffries joins call for Noem’s firing, threatens impeachment proceedings

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) threatened to lead impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem if President Trump does not fire her amid turmoil over immigration enforcement tactics in Minnesota. “Donald Trump must fire Kristi Noem immediately,” Jeffries wrote Tuesday in a post on the social platform X. “Or Democrats...

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