A federal judge shot down FBI Director Kash Patel's attempt to move his bureau's headquarters down the street to the Ronald Reagan Building, saying he broke laws governing site selection.
A poll released earlier this month claiming Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass had a wide lead over Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman in the city's mayoral race was bogus, according to the company that released it. Median Strategies on Monday said in its announcement about the mayoral race poll that it has stopped...
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday quipped that she "can't remember the last time" she saw someone wear President Trump's trademark MAGA hat. The former lawmaker shared a post on the social platform X showing a billboard that read "Trump Superstore," with an adjacent sign saying that it was "going out of business."...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday urged the Trump administration to tell Israel to protect Palestinians being attacked by "lawbreaking settlers" in the West Bank. "The ongoing siege of Palestinian homes in the West Bank by violent, lawbreaking settlers is unacceptable. Enough," Jeffries wrote on the social platform X. "The Trump administration must...
A new economic outlook released Wednesday indicates that a prolonged disruption of energy supplies resulting from the war in Iran would deliver a severe blow to the global economy, likely causing countries to slip into recession and leading to increased unemployment. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) described the conflict's impact as the...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Inside the The Hill's Invest in America event The Hill held its second annual Invest in America Summit on Wednesday, as lawmakers, regulators and industry leaders spoke about how the U.S. economy is changing and keeping...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump takes double whammy with Iran, Ukraine votes President Trump took two hits on Wednesday with House lawmakers passing legislation designed to force him to end the Iran War, and a vote that flies against his...
Several GOP lawmakers joined House Democrats on Wednesday afternoon to pass a resolution to force the Trump administration to end its war against Iran and to advance legislation to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia. Four Republicans crossed party lines to support the Iran war powers resolution, including Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky.), Brian Fitzpatrick...
President Trump said renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool were completed on Wednesday after being cleaned and re-painted “American flag blue.” “Excitingly, the final coat of protection will be completed on the Reflecting Pool that sits between The Washington Monument and The Lincoln Memorial, at 4 P.M., today,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social...
President Trump is expected to announce that his administration will put about $700 million to bolster coal. Trump is set to use wartime authority under the Defense Prevention Act to dole out $425 million to 13 existing coal plants and $75 million for an export terminal in California. He is also expected to announce $185...
Two advisory board members for the Stars and Stripes military newspaper are suing the Pentagon, alleging that the Defense Department’s overhaul of the publication is undermining its editorial independence. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, asks a federal judge to block the Pentagon’s efforts to “exert unprecedented control” over the news outlet, arguing the department is attempting...
President Trump sidestepped a question Wednesday about whether his $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is a dead idea or just on hold after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said there were no plans to move forward with it. "It's a... I’d have to ask the lawyers," Trump said in the Oval Office. "I don't know." He...
Six Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday to push through a vote on military aid for Ukraine, a blow to President Trump’s handling of Russia’s war against the country and his withdrawal of U.S. support for Kyiv. The House voted 218-204 in a procedural motion that clears the way for a vote on the Ukraine Support...
Americans’ support for same-sex marriage has dipped in the last year, according to a new poll. In the Gallup poll, 65 percent of respondents said same-sex marriages “should be valid” under the law, while 32 percent said same-sex marriages “should not be valid” under the law. Three percent had no opinion. Last May, 68 percent...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday afternoon on the State Department's fiscal 2027 budget request and ongoing turmoil in the Middle East. The hearing comes just hours after Rubio faced questioning in the House, where Democrats pressed him on the Iran war and seemingly stalled negotiations over...
