John F. Kennedy's granddaughter disclosed Saturday that she has terminal cancer, writing in an essay in "The New Yorker" that one of her doctors said she might live for about another year and criticizing policies pushed by her cousin, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late Saturday night that a 28-point White House-backed Ukraine peace plan "was authored by the U.S.," contradicting several U.S. senators who said Mr. Rubio told them the peace plan was a "proposal delivered" by Moscow.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan on Sunday condemned President Trump's assertion that several Democratic lawmakers should face the death penalty over a video urging U.S. military members to reject unlawful orders.
Americans view the Republican Party as the party more capable of protecting the U.S. and keeping it prosperous, but fewer people hold this view since last year, according to a Gallup survey released on Tuesday. The poll found that 48 percent of Americans believe the GOP is more likely to keep the country protected, compared...
A U.S. Marshal and a TikTok streamer were injured on Tuesday by gunfire from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during an immigration operation in South Los Angeles. The incident happened at “a targeted enforcement traffic stop” of an immigrant not authorized to live in the U.S. who “previously escaped from custody” and “attempted...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Vulnerable Republicans call for ACA enhanced subsidy extension Republicans say they won’t negotiate on extending ObamaCare’s enhanced subsidies. But there’s at least some signs of growing GOP discomfort over the apparent lack of a plan. Associated Press/Alex Brandon...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Zelensky says Tomahawks are the trump card Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky argued Tuesday that President Trump’s decision to refrain from sending long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine deflated Russia’s interest in engaging in diplomacy to end...
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday went after Democrats over proposed plans to launch an online "tracker" of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity. “Shutdown Democrats are already refusing to pay our law enforcement agents. Now, @RepRobertGarcia and @SenBlumenthal are trying to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs,” Bondi said in...
Paul Ingrassia on Tuesday withdrew his nomination to be the head of the Office of Special Counsel after he reportedly referred to himself as having a "Nazi streak," among other racist comments. "I will be withdrawing myself from Thursday’s [Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee] hearing to lead the Office of Special Counsel because unfortunately I...
The Trump administration is expected to release $3 billion in aid to help struggling farmers, money that has been frozen during the shutdown. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins discussed the upcoming development Tuesday on "The Hill" on NewsNation. "We've got a big announcement coming tomorrow," she told host Blake Burman, who replied "Make it here." "I...
Former CIA Director John Brennan is the subject of a criminal referral to the Justice Department, with House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) writing to the agency Tuesday to argue Brennan should face charges for lying to Congress. The criminal referral centers on testimony Brennan gave to Congress in 2023, and argues that Brennan's comments about...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Lawmakers feel heat as shutdown snarls airports Alarm bells are going off for lawmakers after some of the nation’s busiest airports experienced scores of delays over the weekend due to air traffic control staffing shortages as...
Republican leaders are making plans for a new, longer continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government at current levels as the government shutdown drags into its fourth week. Consensus is growing that the GOP-crafted “clean” CR to fund the government through Nov. 21 — which passed the House in September but has been voted down...
A group of frontline House Republicans on Tuesday called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to “immediately” address the expiring enhanced ObamaCare tax credits once the government shutdown ends. Led by Reps. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) and Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), 13 lawmakers told Johnson that millions of their constituents would face a massive spike in health premiums without an extension of the subsidies before their expiration at the...
