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Boeing lands $20B-plus Navy deal for sixth-generation fighter to deliver ‘absolute air superiority’

Boeing's $20 billion F/A-XX contract marks the Navy's first sixth-generation fighter, designed to replace F/A-18 Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers.

‘F— her’: Jasmine Crockett torched by ex-Dem colleague over who she left off endorsement list

Former Rep. Susan Wild unleashed a profane tirade against Jasmine Crockett after the Texas Democrat's FIRE PAC endorsement list omitted James Talarico.

Nithya Raman and Zohran Mamdani are both socialists — but there’s a key difference

Karl Marx said that history repeats twice: “he first time as tragedy, the second...

Xavier Becerra needs to make his case to California in debate

Xavier Becerra is sleepwalking to November. The debate is an opportunity for him to make...

Ex-Council Speaker Christine Quinn may be out of politics — but she’s still ready to help NYC

Christine Quinn spoke with The Post's Cindy Adams about her political future.

3 takeaways from the MAHA Summit

Trump administration officials mingled with insurers, corporate executives and wellness influencers at the second Make America Healthy Again Summit. They discussed issues ranging from affordability, the U.S. food supply and the food pyramid, and the use of AI in healthcare. Along with many other mainstream outlets, The Hill was not granted press credentials to attend...

EPA to ‘reconsider’ air quality rules as Texas faces diesel price ‘disaster’

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday it would “reconsider” air-quality regulations amid Texas’s diesel price “disaster.” The letter sent by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) responded to concern from officials in the Lone Star State that rules from the Biden and Obama administrations are causing “significant economic harm.” “Texas...

Treasury confirms plan to auto-enroll millions of children in Trump accounts

The Treasury Department will automatically enroll millions of children in Trump Accounts under new rules released Tuesday, eliminating the need for parents to sign up for the investment program. The auto enrollment will create accounts for more than 60 million additional children under the age of 18, according to department guidance. The move is intended...

Staten Island judge rules against Mamdani, NYC on taxing second homes

A Staten Island Judge on Tuesday ruled against New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) pied-à-terre tax on second homes, arguing the city mishandled the tax’s rollout. Judge Wayne Ozzi, a Democrat on the state’s Supreme Court, wrote in his ruling that Mamdani’s Department of Finance (DOF) violated the plaintiffs’s — a group of NYC...

Was Iran behind a ‘terror plot’ targeting US forces in Britain? 

A transatlantic mystery is capturing attention in the U.S. and Britain. The central question is whether Iran was behind some kind of plot to target a British air base that is vital to the U.S. Air Force. Alternatively, was the initial speculation about an incident that has seen five men arrested, and then released on...

Trump, GOP leaders look to reclaim control over AI narrative

President Trump and Republicans are seeking to reclaim control of the narrative surrounding artificial intelligence as Democrats use the issue to go on offense ahead of the midterms. Numerous tech leaders joined Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at a Tuesday luncheon on “superintelligence” — the president’s new term for AI — where they signed...

5 things to know about Trump’s new AI website

President Trump launched America.gov on Tuesday, a website that uses artificial intelligence to help Americans find information across government websites with a single search. Trump said the website has been in the works since the early days of his second term and that it’s still a work in progress. The website's unveiling took place at...

AI firms agree to ‘morally binding’ self-policing at White House 

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story AI firms agree to 'morally binding' self-policing at White House Key AI industry leaders signed onto a pledge Tuesday to self-police development, President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced following a meeting at the White House. © AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin The agreement, called “The White House Accord...

Schumer slams House-passed data center bill

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Schumer slams House-passed data center bill Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday slammed a bill that would force states to consider standards to mitigate data centers’ power price impacts as an “ineffectual participation trophy.” © Natasha Kaiser His comments signal that Democrats...

Supreme Court declines Christa Pike’s clemency appeal, with Tennessee set to execute first woman in 200 years 

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stop the execution of a Tennessee inmate who was convicted in the 1995 murder of a teenage classmate, clearing the way for the state's first execution of a woman in 200 years. Christa Pike, 50, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 10 a.m. local time Wednesday at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in...

Trump administration ban on $1B in Canadian imports goes into effect

President Trump’s ban on nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian goods went into effect Tuesday, marking the latest salvo in a trade war between the U.S. and its longtime ally to the north. The restrictions include Canadian dairy products, motor vehicles and many alcoholic beverages. Trump, in signing the executive orders to ban the goods,...

Don’t let our next UN secretary-general be a shill for China, Cuba and Hamas

The U.S. has good reason to doubt the suitability of Rodrigues-Birkett, who with good reason appears likely to get China's endorsement.

Jack Smith stresses strength of Trump cases, says he will not be ‘silenced’ by threats

Former special counsel Jack Smith stressed in prepared remarks that it was the evidence tied to President Trump’s own actions that prompted him to bring charges against Trump. The opening statement, obtained by The Hill, is to be delivered as Smith appears Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his second appearance before Congress about...

We need accountability for federal employee purges made on false pretenses

I was grilling chicken on a sweltering summer night in the Washington, D.C. suburbs, when I peeked at my phone and saw that a senior official in the administration had just accused me of lying to Congress. This was unpleasant but unsurprising. MAGA acolytes had spent years vilifying the work I did in government to...

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