Tech billionaire Elon Musk saw his favorability drop sharply among Republicans in the aftermath of his public feud with President Trump, according to the latest YouGov/Economist poll. In the survey — conducted in the days after the drama unfolded between two of the world’s most powerful men — Musk’s net favorability among Republicans fell to...
Former White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha, who served under former President Biden, criticized the decision by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to fire all 17 experts on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine panel. Kennedy announced the decision in an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal on...
House Republican leaders on Tuesday teed up changes to the “big, beautiful bill” of President Trump’s tax cut and spending priorities that are slated to come up for a vote of the full chamber this week. The tweaks come after the Senate parliamentarian reviewed the sprawling package and identified provisions that do not comply with...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, told reporters Tuesday that his panel will unveil changes to the House-passed bill to enact President Trump’s agenda that will be more “conservative” and propose dramatically less money for border security. Paul has argued for weeks that Congress doesn’t need to spend $150...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump, Noem detail changes to federal disaster agency President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem detailed changes they hope to make to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), indicating they intend to eliminate the agency “as it exists today” and dole out less...
ABC News says it will not renew the contract of veteran journalist Terry Moran after he authored a social media post sharply criticizing President Trump and top White House aide Stephen Miller. “We are at the end of our agreement with Terry Moran and based on his recent post – which was a clear violation...
President Trump on Tuesday announced the Pentagon will restore the names of the seven remaining military installations formerly named after Confederate generals after two others had been reverted back earlier this year. “For a little breaking news, we are also going to be restoring the names to Fort Picket, Fort Hood, Fort Gordon, Fort Rutger,...
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the city’s mayoral race, declaring his support for the former New York governor he worked alongside while in office. Bloomberg, who served three terms as mayor from 2002 to 2013, announced his support for Cuomo on Tuesday in a statement, saying Cuomo has the...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story DOGE cuts face battle in House Some Republicans are voicing doubts about portions of the White House’s request to claw back $9.4 billion in funds for foreign aid and public broadcasting programs, as the party looks...
Leading Democrats are downplaying concerns over potential political fallout to forcefully challenge President Trump’s intervention in Los Angeles protests over his administration's immigration raids. California’s powerful Democratic delegation hammered the president Tuesday, portraying him as an autocrat hell-bent on undermining America's foundational role as a country of immigrants. Leaders of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC),...
More than two dozen states, along with the District of Columbia, are suing biotechnology company 23andMe over plans to auction off personal genetic information without their customers' knowledge or consent. The lawsuit, which was filed Monday by twenty-seven states in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of Missouri, says that the California-based firm,...
Presented by AARP — President Trump is leaning into his role of commander-in-chief, seeking to flex U.S. military might amid unrest in Los Angeles and fragile negotiations with hostile foreign governments abroad. {beacon} PRESIDENT TRUMP is leaning into his role of commander-in-chief, seeking to flex U.S. military might amid unrest in Los Angeles and fragile...
More than three dozen House Republicans are warning Senate GOP leaders against approving additional deficit increases or using “budget gimmicks” to count additional savings in the “one big, beautiful bill” of President Trump’s tax cut and spending priorities. “As the Senate considers changes, we remain unequivocal in our position that any additional tax cuts must...
