Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. used his primetime slot at the GOP's midterm convention in Dallas to deliver a blistering indictment of the modern Democratic Party: the same party with which his family has been synonymous for generations.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that Republicans need more time calling the shots to deal with what he described as the mess they inherited from President Biden and Democrats in Washington.
David Lebryk, a top Treasury Department nonpolitical career official, retired Friday after clashing with Elon Musk allies over government payment systems, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill on condition of anonymity. The Washington Post first reported on Lebryk’s departure, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Upon his inauguration, President Trump had appointed Lebryk acting Treasury secretary while nominee...
Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, on Friday condemned recent executive orders issued by President Trump that target transgender rights and accused the administration of using transgender Americans to further a political agenda. Trump, since he first took office on Jan. 20, has signed a bevy of executive orders...
Public affairs personnel at the Agriculture Department were told to “unpublish” pages focused on climate change, according to guidelines obtained by The Hill. The Hill obtained an email sent to the department’s public affairs directors on Friday that instructed them to “Archive or Unpublish landing pages focused on climate change.” It said that climate change...
Americans are split on using weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy to treat obesity or weight-related conditions, according to a new survey that was published on Friday. The new Associated Press (AP)-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that 54 percent of respondents said that it is a good idea to utilize...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R), a physician-turned-politician from deep-red Louisiana, has emerged as a central figure in the confirmation fight over Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Over the course of six hours in two hearings, Cassidy indicated he holds serious doubts about whether Kennedy is qualified to lead...
The deadly crash this week between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet that killed 67 has raised questions about the increasingly congested air traffic in the Washington region, as a spike in travel coincides with military flights in the area. Commercial and military pilots have long shared a busy airspace over the...
President Trump on Friday wouldn’t say if he has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin since he began his second term but said there are ongoing discussions about ending the war in Ukraine. “We’ll be speaking,” Trump said in response to a reporter's question about whether he's had a call with Putin. “We’ve been —...
President Trump said Friday that his remarks on the investigation into the deadly midair collision earlier this week near Reagan Washington National Airport does not stand to impact the probe, expressing confidence that his take on the situation is accurate. “No,” Trump said from the Oval Office when asked if his public observations could interfere in...
President Trump on Friday vowed to impose sweeping tariffs on semiconductor chips, pharmaceuticals, steel and aluminum and oil and gas. "We'll be doing pharmaceuticals. Importantly in drugs and medicines, etc. All forms of medicine and pharmaceuticals," Trump said. "And we'll be doing, very importantly, steel, and we'll also be doing chips and things associated with...
Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, is accusing President Trump of blaming Wednesday's fatal plane crash near D.C. on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in order to “distract” from a rocky start to his second term. Speaking to MSNBC, Johnson said the president should be supporting the families affected by the crash and...
