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Reporter’s Notebook: House Dems question sports bill timing amid Lane Kiffin controversy

Congress faces healthcare crisis and government shutdown threats while debating college sports legislation, sparking questions about priorities.

Mayor-elect Mamdani ditches rent-stabilized apartment for historic mansion

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will leave his rent-stabilized Astoria apartment for Gracie Mansion in January, shifting from modest housing to NYC's mayoral estate.

Fierce Trump critic Jasmine Crockett shakes up high-stakes Senate race

A spokesperson for the Texas Democratic Party confirmed to Fox News Digital on Monday that Rep. Jasmine Crockett had filed paperwork to run for the Senate.

Trump team scrambles to fix sputtering economic pitch as Dems lean in to ‘affordability’ attacks

Trump tours battleground states promoting affordability messaging as Democrats sweep 2025 elections using economic concerns as winning strategy.

White House turns up heat on Biden’s economic record as voters sour on ‘affordability’

Trump tours battleground states promoting affordability messaging as Democrats sweep 2025 elections using economic concerns as winning strategy.

Senate Dems to McMahon: Efforts to shift Education Department responsibilities illegal

Senate Democrats sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Thursday that called the Education Department's breakup of some of its programs for students and their families "illegal." "Your brazen attempt to dismantle the Department by transferring to other federal agencies complex and foundational responsibilities that Congress specifically charged to the Department — including...

Shapiro: Americans don’t ‘care very much’ about Hegseth controversy

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro on Wednesday said Americans don’t "care very much” about the controversy involving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s orders regarding strikes on a boat in the Caribbean in September. “I frankly don't think that Americans care very much about what is being reported with regard to Secretary Hegseth. I also think that the...

Permitting reform gets some momentum

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Permitting reform gets some momentum Efforts to speed up the buildout of infrastructure projects, including by limiting scrutiny of them, are gaining some steam in Congress. © AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File The Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act advanced through the Natural...

CDC vaccine panel delays hepatitis B vote amid chaotic meeting

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story CDC vaccine panel delays hepatitis B vote amid chaotic meeting The CDC panel charged with shaping federal vaccine policy appears poised to vote to overturn a 30-year-old recommendation that all babies born in the U.S. be vaccinated at...

Supreme Court revives Texas’s GOP-friendly congressional map  

The Supreme Court revived Texas’s congressional map that sparked a mid-decade redistricting war by adding up to five Republican pickup opportunities, paving the way Thursday for it to be used for the midterm elections as litigation proceeds. Over the dissents of the court’s three liberal justices, the majority said a lower court likely erred when invalidating...

Navy commander briefs Congress on boat strike that targeted survivors: 5 takeaways

Navy Adm. Frank Bradley appeared on Capitol Hill on Thursday to brief bipartisan lawmakers in both chambers on the details of a September attack on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean. The meetings, held behind closed doors with the leaders of the Intelligence and Armed Services committees, shed new light on an episode that’s...

Marine dies in Camp Pendleton training exercise

A U.S. Marine died during a training exercise Wednesday at Camp Pendleton in Southern California, military officials said Thursday. Around 1:45 p.m. local time, the Marine was involved in a “tactical vehicle mishap” during routine training and died of their injuries, the I Marine Expeditionary Force said in a statement. The military is withholding the...

USGS sends out false phone alerts warning of 5.9 earthquake in Nevada

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed Thursday that alerts of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Nevada were a false alarm. On its website, the USGS said that its ShakeAlert early warning system sent out an “incorrect alert” at 8:06 a.m. local time Thursday for a quake near Reno and Carson City, Nev. The survey noted...

Winter weather driving is especially dangerous in these states, says study

A new report from MoneyGeek finds that, on average, nearly 400 people die each year in winter weather-related crashes, highlighting the most dangerous states for drivers during the season.

College student deported over Thanksgiving: Why is Trump targeting ‘people like me’?

A college student deported while attempting to catch a flight home for Thanksgiving break questioned why the Trump administration was “targeting” people like her. Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, was detained by immigration authorities on Nov. 20 at Boston Logan International Airport. She was planning to surprise her family in Texas for the holiday.  "Why...

Watch live: Trump, first lady participate in National Christmas Tree lighting

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will participate in the annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree on Thursday evening. The ceremony includes performances by Alana Springsteen, Brett Young, Gabby Barrett, Jillian Cardarelli, Jon Pardi, Matthew West, The Beach Boys and Warren Zeiders, with Barrett and West serving as co-hosts, according to the event...

Democrats propose measure requiring airlines to pay cash for significant delays

Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly (Ariz.), Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) and Ed Markey (Mass.) introduced a bill Thursday that would require airlines to compensate passengers for lengthy delays. The legislation, co-sponsored by more than a dozen other Senate Democrats, calls for the Department of Transportation (DOT) to require airlines to pay passengers $300 if their flight is...

‘Trump accounts’ for kids are coming soon: 3 things to know

The accounts will soon be available to millions of children in the U.S.

Trump endorses retiring Troy Nehls’s identical twin for his House seat

President Trump is backing retiring Rep. Troy Nehls’s (R-Texas) identical twin for his House seat. “It is my Honor to endorse MAGA Warrior TREVER NEHLS, who is running to represent the incredible people of Texas’ 22nd Congressional District,” Trump said in a Truth Social post Thursday. “Trever's brother is the GREAT Congressman from Texas, Troy...

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