Conservative activist Charlie Kirk had potential to become the next Rush Limbaugh before his death in a Utah campus shooting, says close friend Andy Surabian.
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville on Thursday suggested Democrats should add two states to the country and expand the Supreme Court in order to “save democracy.” “They are just going to have to unilaterally add Puerto Rico and District of Columbia as states, … They’re just going to have to do it. And they may...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Cuts to mRNA research stir fears Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr canceled $500 million worth of mRNA vaccine contracts earlier this week, a move decried by scientists and public health experts for leaving the...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump touts tariffs, seeks to reassure on economy President Trump celebrated his new tariff regime and tried to reassure the public about his economic stewardship Thursday as a trade agenda upending the GOP and the global...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expected to begin using a Texas military base to detain individuals who immigrated to the U.S. illegally on Aug. 17. The El Paso area site, Fort Bliss, is still being developed and will initially receive 1,000 detainees, according to the Department of Defense. Over the next two years, officials...
President Trump is going all in on the national redistricting war with his call for the Commerce Department to conduct a new census ahead of the next scheduled one in 2030. Trump said in his Truth Social post on Thursday that the census would not count those who are in the country illegally and use...
A federal appeals court upheld an Oklahoma law banning gender-affirming care for minors Wednesday in a ruling hinging on a June Supreme Court decision to uphold a similar law in Tennessee. Oklahoma’s Senate Bill 613, passed by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) in 2023, makes it a felony for...
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order tightening control of the federal grant funding process, requiring political appointees to sign off on each grant. The order directs each agency head to designate a senior appointee who will be responsible for creating a process to review grant opportunity announcements and to ensure any grants awarded...
President Trump sought to celebrate his new tariff regime and reassure the public about his economic stewardship on Thursday as a trade agenda upending the GOP and the global economic order came into place. Trump said the tariffs would raise billions for the U.S. Treasury, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued that foreign producers and...
President Trump is eyeing a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week as he pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine, a potential face-to-face meeting that carries huge risks and possible rewards for the White House. Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with Putin in recent months as Russia pounds...
The refurbishment of a Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery will cost around $10 million over roughly a two-year period, according to an Army official. The monument, which was taken down two years ago, will have a new base and panels that would share historical context, an Army official, speaking on condition of anonymity amid...
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accepted a vote by a federal immunization panel to recommend the influenza vaccine for children, pregnant women and all adults earlier this year. In June, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unanimously voted to recommend the...
President Trump on Thursday said Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to meet with him, adding that he’s willing to do whatever it takes to stop the ongoing war in Ukraine. Trump also told reporters in the Oval Office that Putin doesn’t have to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in order for him to meet...
One of the Texas Democrats who fled her state over a GOP plan to draw new state House district lines said rhetoric from the right is putting a “dangerous target” on state lawmakers’ backs. “I'm terrified at the rhetoric coming from both my colleagues, the governor, the attorney general and the president. It’s putting a...
An Ohio river's water level was raised last weekend to allow for "safe navigation" of Vice President Vance's security team while his family was on a kayaking trip, federal agencies said Thursday. Vance’s Secret Service team asked for a higher level on the Little Miami River for a boating trip, The Guardian reported Wednesday. The Army...
