Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to spend up to $2 million on robot “dogs” to assist its agents' operations, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding document. A funding document posted to DHS's Acquisition Planning Forecast System on Thursday said the agency could spend between $1 million and $2 million on...
Two Trump administration officials are calling for an independent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) investigation into the government's response to the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment — which caused toxic chemicals to spill into the town. In a joint Friday letter, Vice President JD Vance and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin asked the EPA’s acting inspector...
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) walked back its move Friday to advise its journalists not to refer directly to Al Qaeda's Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the U.S. as an act of terrorism — guidance that garnered widespread criticism from political leaders. In an internal memo this week first reported by The Toronto Sun, CBC’s...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked promotions of four Army officers picked for promotion to one-star rank, some of whom have ties to top Army generals the Pentagon chief ousted earlier this year, The Hill has learned. Some of the officers pulled from the list have links to former Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy George, who...
Far-right influencer Laura Loomer met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday after publicly reversing her long-held and outspoken opposition to backing Ukraine in its war with Russia, expressing support for the country in a visit to Kyiv. Loomer, who is a loyal ally of President Trump, has frequently criticized U.S. military aid to Ukraine...
The Trump administration sued Milwaukee on Thursday over the city’s ban on law enforcement wearing face coverings while on duty. The Department of Justice (DOJ) argued the measure is unconstitutional when used against federal agents, pointing to the administration’s recent wins in similar legal challenges it launched against California, Virginia and Philadelphia. “This Court should join the growing number of...
A new Emerson poll suggests Vice President Vance's once-dominant position in the Republican 2028 field may be weakening, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio now running nearly even. Meanwhile, speculation is growing inside Republican circles and the Trump administration over who is best positioned to carry the MAGA mantle forward. Join The Hill’s senior vice...
Senate Republican Policy Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said the American public is “growing weary” with the protracted military conflict with Iran, which President Trump initially said would last four to five weeks but instead has dragged on for nearly five months. “I do think that the American public’s growing weary,” Capito told...
U.S. trading partners including China, Japan and Australia pushed back on Friday against President Trump’s latest round of tariffs, arguing the levies are “completely unjustified.” The new import taxes, ranging from 10 percent to 12.5 percent for 60 countries, took effect just after midnight on Friday and cover 99.4 percent of goods coming into the...
[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Hill Insider members can join us live today at 9 am ET as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] Democrats not only can’t decide the order for their 2028 primary calendar, but they also can’t even...
Going into the midterms, Trump’s support across most voter groups has dropped, thanks largely to the war with Iran. Democrats will take advantage of that slump, but their forecast gains in November are unlikely to reflect a long-term political reassignment of the American working class.
In today's issue: ▪ Trump faces roadblocks in Senate ▪ Mixed war powers votes ▪ Saudi Arabia nuclear deal confusion ▪ Google receives major EU fine President Trump’s damaged relationship with Senate Republicans is obstructing his agenda in what could be the final months of full GOP control during his second term. The House left town on...
