A federal judge on Friday paused the Trump administration's $10 billion social safety net funding freeze, temporarily restoring grants to five Democratic-led states. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had said earlier in the week that the freeze — impacting child care and family assistance funding in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New...
President Trump on Friday night called on credit card companies to cap interest rates at 10 percent. “Please be informed that we will no longer let the American Public be ‘ripped off’ by Credit Card Companies that are charging Interest Rates of 20 to 30%, and even more, which festered unimpeded during the Sleepy Joe...
The Kennedy Center on Friday confirmed the Washington National Opera (WNO) will leave the renowned venue. “After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to part ways with the WNO due to a financially challenging relationship,” a Kennedy Center spokesperson told NewsNation. “We believe this represents the best path forward for both organizations and...
Minnesota, California, New York, Colorado and Illinois won a temporary victory Friday in a lawsuit over a federal funding freeze related to fraud concerns.
A federal appeals court panel on Thursday temporarily lifted a judge’s order blocking President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. The three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted the Trump administration’s request to halt the order while they weigh whether an extended pause is warranted as they consider the administration’s appeal. It comes in the wake...
A former Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputy was killed in a shootout with police earlier this week after allegedly stabbing his 11-year-old son to death.
Women with an average risk of developing cervical cancer may test themselves at home for the virus that causes the disease, the American Cancer Society (ACS) advised on Thursday. The new guidance from the ACS, published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, says that at-risk women between the ages of 25 and 65 may...
A majority of Americans want Congress to extend subsidies on ObamaCare before they are set to expire at the end of the year, a new survey from the health nonprofit KFF released Thursday says. Of those enrolled in ObamaCare marketplace plans, KFF found that 84 percent want Congress to extend the credits. These subsidies allow...
The Pentagon on Wednesday released a highly critical inspector general report that found Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth jeopardized troop safety and violated department policy by using the Signal app on his personal cell phone to discuss a pending strike on Houthi targets in Yemen. The 84-page report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he met with President Trump on Wednesday and discussed export controls amid a faltering push in Congress to place new restrictions on advanced chip sales to China. “We talked in general about export controls, and I wished him a Happy Holidays,” Huang told reporters on Capitol Hill. The company, whose chips...
President Trump on Thursday morning will welcome the leaders of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo to Washington for the signing of a peace treaty. Paul Kagame and Félix Tshisekedi will also hold a trilateral meeting with Trump. The president's entry into peace talks between the African nations started earlier this year and culminated in...
For Mamdani, initial store openings will likely be feted as a triumph for his progressive politics and treated as “proof” socialism works. Then again, maybe the trouble will start before the first lease is signed.
Navy Adm. Frank M. “Mitch” Bradley will head to the Capitol on Thursday to brief top lawmakers on the Trump administration’s strikes on boats in the Caribbean allegedly ferrying drugs to the U.S. The questions will likely zero in on details of the Sept. 2 strikes, which have come under scrutiny in recent days after...
Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: ▪ Adm. Bradley to brief Congress on boat strikes ▪ Trump hosting Rwanda, Congo leaders for peace signing ▪ Republicans face messaging problem ▪ International students fear holiday travel The vaccine advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is set...
International students are taking a close look at their holiday travel plans amid increased concerns over President Trump’s immigration crackdown, which has threatened the status of thousands since he took office. Foreign visitors are eyeing travel with fear after seeing at least one student deported over Thanksgiving break when visiting family and watching other reports...
