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Vance offers olive branch to pro-Israel Republicans in closed-door speech

LAS VEGAS — Vice President JD Vance has faced skepticism from some in the Jewish Republican community. He waded directly into the fray Monday — and was met with...

Get right out of town

House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a tricky week as Republicans push a socialism vote and the SAVE America Act before Members flee to campaign.

The ‘progressive’ movement rebels against the tech oligarchs who funded it

The $16.7 billion multi-year agreement reached by Meta this month to settle youth social...

Bold economic leadership needed to save iconic California industries

California’s wine industry is in trouble — and it’s not alone. Several industries that...

Xavier ‘Basement’ Becerra needs to come out of hiding and come clean

Joe Biden blamed the pandemic for hiding in his basement as he ran for...

Former Trump NASA nominee open to running for Congress

President Trump’s former nominee to lead NASA, Jared Isaacman, said he’d be open to launching a congressional campaign after his nomination to join the second Trump administration was withdrawn.  The billionaire said he'd run as a Republican and that he'd consider serving under Trump in a different capacity — or under another Republican president in...

Rubio discusses new idea for Ukraine peace talks in meeting with Lavrov

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he discussed a new idea for a potential Ukraine ceasefire during a Thursday meeting with his counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Rubio, who also serves as President Trump’s national security adviser, confirmed that Lavrov presented new ideas about Ukraine peace negotiations during the 50-minute meeting. “I think it’s...

Trump warns Republicans against rejecting cuts to PBS and NPR

President Trump on Thursday threatened to withhold his support for any Republican who opposes a rescissions package of roughly $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting. "It is very important that all Republicans adhere to my Recissions Bill and, in particular, DEFUND THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (PBS and NPR), which is...

HIV program a potential hurdle in recissions process

Presented by Express Scripts Pharmacy Benefit Services {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Global HIV program a potential speedbump in recissions process President Trump’s request to claw back billions in federal funding that’s already been apportioned by Congress could run into some hurdles as lawmakers waffle over a decades-old, bipartisan HIV program. ...

Trump shows support for Bolsonaro

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump, Bolsonaro bromance persists President Trump is seeking to intervene in a political fight roiling Brazil, demanding the country drop its prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro or face a 50 percent tariff on imports to...

Duffy takes reins at NASA

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Duffy takes the reins at NASA President Trump has tapped Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to lead the space agency on an interim basis after Trump yanked his original nominee for the post. © Greg Nash “Sean is doing a TREMENDOUS job in handling our Country’s Transportation Affairs, including...

Dershowitz says he knows Epstein client list names: ‘But I’m bound by confidentiality’

Lawyer Alan Dershowitz on Thursday said he knows the list of names in the Jeffrey Epstein files regarding alleged clients in his international sex trafficking ring. “I know the names of the individuals. I know why they're being suppressed. I know who's suppressing them,” Dershowitz said during an appearance on “The Sean Spicer Show.” “But...

FDA gives full approval to Moderna COVID shot for at-risk kids

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval on Thursday to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children, making it the first COVID shot for kids aged 6 months to 11 years old that is no longer administered under an emergency authorization. Infants younger than 6 months old are too young to be vaccinated. But the...

Fetterman: Any calls to abolish ICE are ‘inappropriate and outrageous’

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) defended ICE on social media, opposing the calls to abolish it and supporting immigration reform to protect undocumented workers.

ICE official says no plan yet on Abrego Garcia deportation  

A senior Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official on Thursday testified under oath that the agency has not yet decided where Kilmar Abrego Garcia would be deported if he is released from criminal custody next week.   "We don’t work cases not in ICE custody preemptively because our docket officers are worried about the cases they have...

Trump to survey floods as he flaunts ties to deep red Texas

President Trump is flaunting his bond with deep red Texas ahead of a trip there on Friday where he will assess deadly flooding that took the lives of more than 120 people. Gov. Greg Abbot (R) has heaped praise on the administration this week for the federal response to the disaster, even as the Trump...

EPA takes on ‘chemtrails’ conspiracy

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story EPA defends questioners while debunking conspiracy Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said Thursday that Americans have “legitimate questions” about airplane contrails as his agency launches webpages aimed at combatting misinformation on the topic © Getty Contrails, the vapor trails that follow high-flying airplanes, are...

Senators hit funding snag over Trump FBI headquarters move

The Senate Appropriations Committee sputtered Thursday as its consideration of the annual Justice Department funding bill was cut short due to a dispute over the Trump administration’s plans to relocate FBI’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The Senate committee met Thursday morning for its first markup of the fiscal year 2026 funding season to consider three...

RFK Jr. bans Head Start, health clinic access for people in US illegally

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday it was rescinding a nearly 30-year interpretation of legislation that allowed immigrants without legal status to access certain federal public benefits. HHS said it was officially rescinding a 1998 interpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), which allowed immigrants without legal...

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