Some Republicans are holding out hope that President Trump and Elon Musk will mend fences after Thursday’s blistering breakup of the bromance, which captivated Washington and left the party’s “big, beautiful bill” hanging in the balance. The longing for harmony comes amid a Republican sprint on Capitol Hill to finalize the Trump megabill — which...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Problems multiply for Trump bill in Senate Senate GOP leadership is being pulled in different directions over President Trump’s “big beautiful bill” amid concerns over spending cuts for Medicaid and food stamps, as some budget hawks...
Seven Democratic lawmakers unveiled legislation Thursday outlining updated air safety regulations after a deadly passenger plane collided with an Army helicopter in January. The proposed bill would require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to do safety reviews after commercial airline accidents while requiring companies to use advanced aircraft-tracking technology known as ADS-B. Sens. Maria Cantwell...
PRESIDENT TRUMP says he’s moving on from his nasty feud with Elon Musk, a day after the U.S. president and world’s richest man gripped Washington and the world with their lacerating insults and threats. In a series of interviews, Trump sought to change the story, focusing on his agenda bill in Congress, talking up Friday’s solid jobs report...
FBI director Kash Patel announced a breakthrough in the investigation of former NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci, but cautioned that the results may not be as expected.
The Supreme Court on Friday handed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) two major victories in its expanding legal battle over drastic efforts to reshape the federal bureaucracy. In two separate emergency rulings issued simultaneously, the court lifted a block on DOGE personnel accessing sensitive Social Security Administration (SSA) systems and wiped a ruling forcing DOGE...
World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture launched by President Trump and his sons, plans to invest in the president’s meme coin, seemingly resolving a dispute between the two crypto firms tied to the Trump family. Eric Trump — who helps run World Liberty Financial alongside Donald Trump Jr. — announced Friday that the $TRUMP token had...
Paul, Weiss — the first law firm to strike a deal with President Trump to avoid a punitive executive order — is losing a prominent attorney to a firm that, when targeted by the White House, fought back in court. Damian Williams, former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, is set to...
The conservative House Freedom Caucus said Friday it would “not accept” changes that “water down” its cuts to green energy tax credits as the Senate weighs whether to alter parts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The House version of the “big, beautiful bill” would make drastic changes to tax cuts for low-carbon energy...
Former Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Ronna McDaniel during a recent TV appearance equated the bitter feud between President Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk to the cyclical relationship between Ross and Rachel on the sitcom “Friends.” “I’m hoping it’s like a Ross and Rachel thing. That it’s just a break and they come back...
Retired Adm. James Stavridis said he doesn’t agree with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to rename the USNS Harvey, removing the commemoration of gay rights activist Harvey Milk. Milk, a former service member, served as a political official in California and championed rights for the local LGBTQ community before he was assassinated. “I am scratching...
The Trump administration has moved to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia from imprisonment in a Salvadoran facility in order to file a criminal case against him with charges stemming from a 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee. The return of Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported despite being protected from removal to his home country, comes after...
The use of facial recognition technology poses significant national security risks due to its vulnerability to AI and deepfakes, and the United States should explore moving away from facial recognition and toward new technology.
