President Trump said Tuesday that Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will likely meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week, as the administration looks to broker an end to the war in Ukraine. “I think so,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on whether Witkoff will meet with the Russian leader. Witkoff last...
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) believes Special Envoy Steve Witkoff instructing a Russian official on how to suggest a peace plan to President Trump is a “major problem.” The transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call between Witkoff and Yuri Ushakov, a foreign policy aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, was reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday....
Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray (R) announced on Tuesday that the chamber would be reconvening in December to make a “final decision” on potential House redistricting proposals as Republicans in the state Legislature's upper chamber have received increased pressure to change their minds over drawing new congressional lines in the Hoosier State. "The...
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Trump on Tuesday said he would prefer not to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year, but acknowledged it may be necessary to reach an agreement on health care legislation. Trump, in response to a question from The Hill, told...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Questions hang over Ukraine peace talks President Trump touted significant progress in his peace push after Ukraine agreed to a trimmed-down version of a 28-point peace plan, but the thorniest issues in the war reportedly remain...
Democratic officials in 20 states and Washington, D.C., sued the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Tuesday, alleging that its recent changes to the Continuum of Care (COC) housing program have thrown it into “chaos.” The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island, says that HUD’s reversal of its “Housing First”...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. Navy to complete by early next month a review of the Department of Defense's (DOD) complaint against Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) over his recent remarks alongside other lawmakers. Hegseth referred the allegations against Kelly, a retired Navy captain, to Navy Secretary John Phelan and ordered Phelan to report back with findings by...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is planning to consider a slate of 19 bills related to kids online safety and privacy next week amid a new push to pass protections for young users. The panel will hold a hearing Dec. 2 to consider the legislation, including a new version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which fell short in the House last year after clearing the...
A former Louisiana health official who ordered his state health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations was quietly appointed as the top deputy at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. Ralph Abraham’s appointment was not announced by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the agency did not return a request for comment. However, it confirmed his hiring to...
Former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said on Tuesday the Trump administration's peace proposal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia amounted to "a surrender plan." "We need to stop calling these things peace plans," Rhodes told anchor Nicolle Wallace on MS NOW, formerly MSNBC. "This is a surrender plan. This is literally...
