Despite millions of dollars spent by the marijuana industry, Congress finally closed a loophole that had allowed intoxicating hemp products to spread across the country last year. Now, before the law has even taken effect, President Donald Trump and Senate leaders are trying to delay it. The continuing resolution that will fund the government past […]
Autism care providers back the Trump administration's Medicaid fraud crackdown but warn policymakers not to create barriers for families of autistic children.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will face a Senate Judiciary Committee vote Tuesday morning to advance his nomination for the permanent job. The vote comes a week after a previous one was canceled as GOP Sens. John Cornyn (Texas) and Thom Tillis (N.C.) said they could not vote in Blanche's favor. Cornyn secured a deal...
President Trump's tariff policies have faced criticism for failing to reduce the trade deficit, hurting U.S. businesses, and providing insufficient revenue to offset the federal deficit.
Footage of African migrants crossing a European-controlled border en masse is the newest red meat for right-wing politicians and commentators who want to make the border a hot topic for 2026 and especially 2028. The crossing took place last week, when tens of thousands of migrants entered Ceuta, an autonomous city belonging to Spain on...
A cargo ship reported Monday that it was struck by a projectile while passing through the Strait of Hormuz overnight, as the U.S. and Iran are at odds over holding new peace talks. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO) stated that the cargo vessel reported that it was "hit by an unknown projectile"...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for Senate in the Lone Star State, is trailing Democrat James Talarico by two points in new polling of the closely watched race. A survey from the Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center at Texas Southern University found Talarico leading with 47 percent to Paxton’s...
Former special counsel Jack Smith has been invited to testify in late September in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Monday. “Im inviting Jack Smith 2 testify before Senate Judic Cmte on Sept 22,” Grassley, the chair of the committee said in a post on the social platform X Monday...
A detainee who had been held at a Newark, N.J., Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility has died, according to multiple officials. In a statement obtained by The Hill’s sister network NewsNation, ICE said that a 41-year-old Salvadoran migrant named Edwin Lopez-Cornejo who had been detained at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility “was pronounced deceased...
South Carolina Republicans vying for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) slot on the November ballot squared off on a Monday debate stage with just over one week until the special primary election. Lindsey Graham, 71, died in early July from an aortic dissection after serving in the upper chamber of Congress since the early 2000s. His sister, Sen. Darline...
The Senate on Monday overwhelmingly advanced a stopgap funding bill aimed at avoiding a government shutdown ahead of this fall's midterms. The chamber voted 89-4 to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to the legislative vehicle for the continuing resolution, overcoming the first big hurdle for the legislation. The level of bipartisan support was...
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s clash with President Trump over the handling of the Reflecting Pool case is raising questions about her standing with the president, with whom she has enjoyed a friendly relationship for decades. Pirro visited the White House Monday evening after Trump lashed out at her on camera hours earlier in the Oval Office, telling...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Burgum, Trump still blame pool damage on vandals Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has been sticking to his original story that vandals were responsible for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, despite a court filing from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro saying the department had...
