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Ghouls are cheering NY’s new suicide law, but look what happened in the Netherlands

New York’s pro-death community must have celebrated Wednesday when the state’s Medical Aid in Dying law kicked in.

Beyond shameless: LA homeless nonprofit CEO milks taxpayers for $1.6M

As if we needed more evidence that (some) homeless nonprofits take egregious advantage of...

Another day, another handout: Gavin Newsom’s EV rebate insults Californians

Once again, Gov. Gavin Newsom is dipping into Californians’ wallets to bankroll an electric-vehicle...

Xavier Becerra can’t dodge the press forever — or these lingering questions

Xavier Becerra wants to be governor, but he is already treating Californians with contempt.

Will Donald Trump, villain to celebs, make Hollywood great again?

No industry loathes President Donald Trump quite like Hollywood. Will the industry’s titans thank...

TPS protections terminated for Myanmar, South Sudan migrants

Two U.S. district judges rejected cases defending temporary protections for migrants from South Sudan and Myanmar, leaving some at risk for deportation. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued two alerts on its website confirming that, effective Aug. 7, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation had been halted for both countries. The notice came after U.S....

Thune, Trump, Senate conservatives reach deal to set aside budget, SAVE America Act impasse

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), President Trump and Senate conservatives reached a deal Friday night to set aside a vote on a budget resolution and defer action on much of the SAVE America Act until after the August recess, settling a fight that had divided Senate Republicans for weeks. Conservative Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.),...

Spencer Pratt says he’s working with Trump on 25 percent federal film tax credit

Reality TV star and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said in a recent post that he is working with President Trump on a 25 percent federal film tax. In a Friday post on the social platform X, Pratt stated the move was to “bring back Hollywood.” “I’m committed to saving Hollywood, and I’m...

Trump maintains vandalism claims, calls on Pirro to ‘re-visit’ Reflecting Pool

President Trump is asking the Justice Department (DOJ) to reconsider its move to drop criminal charges against those accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, continuing to assert vandalism was to blame for its appearance. Trump specifically urged U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro to "re-visit her hastily made decision" in...

Senate confirms Hurst as Pentagon comptroller

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Senate confirms Hurst as Pentagon comptroller The Senate confirmed Jules “Jay” Hurst III on Friday in a party-line vote as the Pentagon's comptroller after the department went about a year and a half without a confirmed...

Pentagon revokes former Air Force secretary’s access to classified information

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,”...

Army removes a top US general in Europe from command

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...

Closed-door AI framework blindsides tech policy community

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Closed-door AI framework catches tech policy sector off guard The Trump administration's decision to keep its new framework on government AI testing out of public view has blindsided the tech policy community, who waited months to see the controversial process ironed out. © Illustration / Samantha Wong; and...

RFK Jr. set to release food ingredient review

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...

Trump administration targets Head Start for overhaul

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...

Senate confirms 74 Trump nominees: Here are 5 notable ones

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...

Trump restarts effort to fire Fed’s Lisa Cook

President Trump is reportedly renewing his effort to boot Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her position, despite the Supreme Court thwarting his earlier attempt in June. A letter from White House presidential aide Dan Scavino, dated Wednesday, said the president was “considering” removing her, according to a copy of the letter obtained by The...

Ex-White House official nominated as DOI watchdog

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Ex-White House official nominated as DOI watchdog President Trump has nominated a former White House official and Project 2025 author to be the Interior Department’s internal watchdog, a move that critics say could hurt the integrity of the office’s investigations. © AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster...

Alito to WSJ: ‘Obviously I’m here for another term’ 

Justice Samuel Alito shut down any notion he’s planning to imminently retire from the Supreme Court in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Friday.  It marks the justice’s first known comments on his future plans since NPR erroneously reported that the conservative jurist had announced his retirement on the final opinion day of...

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