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The redistricting fight shifts to the courtroom

The fight over this year’s House map is barreling through the nation’s courtrooms. High-stakes legal cases that could determine the majority loom in nearly a dozen states, with just...

How Ukraine won the battle for Kyiv

At 4:15 a.m. on Feb. 24, 2022, explosions jolted Kyiv awake. Russia had launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine from Belarus in the north, from Russia in the east, and from occupied Crimea in the south. The capital of Kyiv was the primary target. Moscow’s plan was to seize Kyiv within three days, kill Ukrainian […]

Trump’s deadly but necessary fight against Mexico’s cartels

The Mexican Army has killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, a powerful thug named “El Mencho.” The cartel responded with wanton violence that brought the country to a standstill. Both Mexico and the United States deserve credit for fighting the war on drugs as if it were an actual war. And now it’s up to both to stay […]

DHS shutdown looms over Mar-a-Lago shooting as unpaid Secret Service agents neutralize armed suspect

Secret Service agents working without pay due to DHS shutdown shot armed intruder at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort after he allegedly brandished shotgun.

Ukraine’s morale remains up as it fends of Russia, winter barrage: ‘Still a force to be reckoned with’

When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine four years ago, there was never much doubt...

Trump’s tariff Plan B

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump plots new tariffs after Supreme Court loss President Trump is rushing to rebuild his tariff wall after the Supreme Court struck down a pillar of his trade agenda by ruling his use of the International...

Gorsuch takes aim at fellow Supreme Court justices in tariff decision

Beneath the surface of the Supreme Court’s tariff decision, Justice Neil Gorsuch had choice words for his colleagues. In a solo opinion, Gorsuch called out his fellow justices for their inconsistent application of a controversial legal doctrine in decisions invalidating former President Obama’s environmental regulation to former President Biden’s student debt relief and now, President...

France bars US ambassador Kushner from meeting government officials  

The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has barred U.S. Ambassador to France and Monaco Charles Kushner from meeting with government officials. A French official told The Hill Monday that Kushner did not show up to the foreign ministry when he was summoned, a breach of diplomatic protocol.  As a result, Kushner is now...

Bhattacharya’s dual role draws anxieties 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story Bhattacharya’s dual role draws anxieties National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya’s influence over public health has grown two-fold now that he’s assumed temporary control over the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And former staffers are raising...

Interior scales back environmental regulations for public lands

The Interior Department, which is in charge of the nation’s public lands and waters, has completed a major scaling back of its environmental regulations. The department, which also oversees activities including drilling and mining on the nation’s lands and in its waters, has rescinded more than 80 percent of its previous environmental regulations under the...

Senate Democrat: Trump has ‘no intention of following’ Constitution on tariffs

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said President Trump has “no intention of following” the Constitution when it comes to tariffs, comments that came in the wake of a Supreme Court decision Friday that rejected the authority for many of Trump’s expansive tariffs. “He has no intention of following the spirit or the letter of the Constitution....

ICE whistleblower accuses agency of ‘deficient, defective and broken’ training amid hiring surge

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) whistleblower accused the agency of lying about shortchanging its training, including legal training over whether they are permitted to use deadly force, amid a hiring surge of new officers. Ryan Schwank, a former lawyer for ICE, said training for new officers has been pared down to the point...

Federal court rejects GOP bid to block new House map in Utah

A federal court on Monday rejected the latest Republican-led bid to block a new congressional map in Utah that could give Democrats a seat in the red state. A three-judge panel denied a motion for a preliminary injunction that would have blocked the new lines from going into effect before this fall’s midterms.  “Because we...

Trump tariffs struck down by Supreme Court — agenda in jeopardy? 

For much of his second term, the court has handed the president major wins on immigration, executive power and agency authority. But this time, the justices drew a line.   

US military blows up drug boat in Caribbean, raising death toll to 150 ‘narco-terrorists’ killed 

The U.S. military blew up another alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean on Monday, killing three “narco-terrorists” in the operation, it said.  The vessel was operated by a designated terrorist organization, was transiting along a “known narco-trafficking” routes and was engaged in “narco-trafficking operations,” the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) said on social platform X. It...

CDC No. 2 steps down amid HHS shake-up

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Monday that Principal Deputy Director Ralph Abraham, the former Louisiana surgeon general, has resigned from his position after less than three months because of "unforeseen family obligations." His departure comes amid a shake-up at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with former interim Director...

Epstein files investigated as possible motive of armed man fatally shot at Mar-a-Lago

Investigators are looking into the views regarding Jeffrey Epstein of the man fatally shot by law enforcement on President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property early Sunday morning, a source briefed on the investigation confirmed to NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network. While not a definitive motive, investigators are examining writings by Martin in which he referenced the Epstein...

Clueless Bernie Sanders stumped at Stanford Union, pushes data center pause 

Sanders said that “we” should have a degree of control over what the tech CEOs are building. And that sounds nice, but let’s be clear on  something — who is “we”? 

Watch live: Democrats hear from ICE whistleblower

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) are expected to hear from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) whistleblower at a public forum on Monday. The Democrats say the former ICE employee will for the first time publicly "discuss new immigration enforcement training methods and policies, including authorizing warrantless entry to the homes...

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