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Expanding deposit insurance to subsidize smaller midsized banks doesn’t reduce risk: It transfers it to taxpayers. 

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday told China’s defense minister that the U.S. will “stoutly defend its interests” in the Indo-Pacific region. Hegseth said emphasized “the importance of maintaining a balance of power” in the region in his discussions with Chinese admiral Dong Jun, which took place on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast...

Zohran Mamdani is not a serious person. How do we know? Because, with just a few days to go before Election Day, he has not expressed his views on New York City ballot proposals two through four, which strike at the heart of the “affordability crisis” he pretends is central to his campaign. I say “pretends”...

When reporting so dramatically diverges from the deeply held values of a community, it erodes trust not only in the press but in society itself.

We live in a 24-hour news cycle, where every hour of silence becomes its own story, every delay spawns a thousand hot takes, and every vacuum gets filled. 

On Tuesday, the first act in the story of Donald Trump’s remarkable political resurrection comes to a close. The statewide contests in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as some other races around the country, put us at the one-year mark since Trump’s 2024 victory and give us the first straight-up contest between the parties...

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ SNAP deadline imminent ▪ Trump draws questions with nuclear test move ▪ Dems’ redistricting response progresses ▪ Prince Andrew to lose royal title Tensions are rising in both parties as more than 40 million low-income Americans are poised to go without grocery assistance starting...

Home prices are now rising at roughly half the pace of inflation.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on Thursday said the city will fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the separate program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for the month of November amid the government shutdown. “We know that SNAP and WIC play a critical role in helping thousands of Washingtonians, and millions of Americans,...

President Trump on Thursday called on Senate Republicans to initiate the "nuclear option" and get rid of the filibuster, which would allow them to end the government shutdown and pass legislation with a simple majority. "It is now time for the Republicans to play their 'TRUMP CARD,' and go for what is called the Nuclear...

President Trump late Thursday once again slammed ObamaCare, demanding that Democrats "do something" ahead of an imminent spike in Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums amid the federal funding impasse. “As I have said for years, OBAMACARE IS A DISASTER! Rates are going through the roof for really bad healthcare!!! Do something Democrats!!!” the president wrote...

Texas judges and justices of the peace, who are legally allowed to perform wedding ceremonies, now will not face punishment if they refuse to perform a ceremony on the basis of a "sincerely held religious belief," according to a new interpretation of the Judicial Code of Conduct issued by the Texas Supreme Court.

Kathryn Bigelow, the filmmaker who recently debuted “A House of Dynamite,” responded to criticism from the Pentagon after portions of the movie alleged that the country’s nuclear weapon detection systems can only stop a threat 50 percent of the time.  In response to the film, the Pentagon distributed an internal memo slamming its veracity. Defense...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Congress divided on Trump's tit-for-tat nuclear tests with Russia, China President Trump’s decision to restart nuclear weapons testing as a warning to Moscow has divided Congress - Republicans cheering while Democrats see it as a dangerous...