U.S. Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to head to Hungary and meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as the foreign leader runs for re-election.
Chef José Andrés joined protesters outside the Supreme Court as Trump attended arguments on birthright citizenship in a historic appearance at the High Court Wednesday.
Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has acquired the technology streaming show "TPBN" in a surprise move for Silicon Valley. The acquisition was announced online by both brands Thursday, though no official cost for the deal was disclosed. OpenAI CEO of AGI Deployment Fidji Simo said in a blog post the decision comes after the company mulled...
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday targeting imported brand name drugs with a 100 percent tariff, citing the U.S.'s "import reliance" as reason for the decision. "I have determined that it is necessary and appropriate to impose a 100 percent ad valorem duty rate on the import of patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical...
A federal law requiring presidents to preserve and hand over presidential records to the government at the conclusion of their term is unconstitutional, according to a legally nonbinding Justice Department opinion. The 52-page opinion, first reported by Axios, found that the Presidential Records Act of 1978 exceeds congressional authority and “unconstitutionally intrudes on the...
President Trump revamped his tariffs on steel, copper and aluminum in an executive order Thursday to ensure that they align with the “full value” of the imported metals. The value is based on the amount the U.S. pays for the import, not how much it cost to produce in its country of origin. A senior...
The Trump administration lifted sanctions on acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Treasury Department This move follows the extradition of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a U.S. military operation earlier this year. Maduro and his wife were captured and transported to New York where they face drug trafficking charges. The...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sounded new warnings about Russia's intelligence sharing with Iran in an exclusive interview with The Hill’s sister network NewsNation. Zelensky, in his first remarks since President Trump’s Wednesday night address, provided insight on how Ukraine is helping the U.S. in its war against Iran, praised U.S. air defenses and shed more...
The U.S. Embassy in Iraq on Thursday warned Americans in the Middle East to "leave now" as U.S.-Israeli attacks on and retaliatory strikes from Iran intensify and days after an American journalist in Iraq was kidnapped by an Iran-backed militia group. The embassy based in Baghdad warned in a statement that "Iraqi terrorist militia groups...
Sydney Gruters, the wife of Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Joe Gruters, launched her campaign on Thursday for the House seat in Florida’s 16th Congressional District. “As a working mother of three, I see firsthand how much pressure rising prices are putting on families across Southwest Florida,” she said in a release. “From groceries and...
Join The Hill's editors on a deep dive into Republicans' effort to bring an end to the record-long Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown. They will also discuss GOP lawmakers' plans for a new budget reconciliation bill and provide analysis after President Trump's Wednesday evening address about the conflict in Iran. The panel includes The...
States should embrace competition and innovation to lower prescription drug costs and encourage medical breakthroughs, rather than relying on government control and price caps.
President Trump on Thursday touted a "unified" Republican Party that is ready to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In a social media post thanking House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), Trump said, "Republicans are UNIFIED, and moving forward on a plan that will reload funding for our...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday said the U.S. should not provide funding for Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system, clarifying her position on the issue. “The Israeli government is well able to fund the Iron Dome system, which has proven critical to keep innocent civilians safe from rocket attacks and bombardment,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday said President Trump expressed a willingness "to do a deal” that would “allow” Iran "to exist under certain conditions" in his evening address on the conflict against the Middle Eastern country. “And how does this movie end? Here's what President Trump said tonight, if you're in Iran, you better...
