Recent polls will tell you there's been a drop in national pride among Americans, particularly Democrats in the Trump era, with some questioning whether to celebrate July Fourth at all this year.
The sprawling tax and policy bill that passed Congress repeals a multibillion-dollar green bank for financing climate-friendly projects, and the Trump administration should be allowed to freeze its funding and cancel related contracts with nonprofits, federal officials said in a court filing.
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that Mexico hadn't previously arrested boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on a 2023 arrest order, because he had been mostly been in the United States since.
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story US could default on its debt by August: analysis The federal government risks defaulting on its debt sometime this summer or early fall without action to address its debt ceiling, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center...
Susan Monarez, a longtime federal health official nominated by President Trump to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), faced senators in a confirmation hearing Wednesday, providing a first glimpse of her personal views and any signs of daylight between herself and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. While Monarez...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story NATO finds leeway on defense spending goal NATO leaders on Wednesday agreed to a major defense spending increase while leaving room for some alliance countries to not hit the new spending goals thanks to very particular...
It’s crunch time for negotiations over the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap. After a high-stakes meeting with Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday, House Republicans in the SALT Caucus and a key GOP senator reported “progress” but no deal, leaving one of the thorniest issues in the party’s tax and spending bill...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said that former Vice President Harris would be president if she had used the same campaign playbook as Zohran Mamdani in his apparent win in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. “Look, he ran a brilliant campaign. And it wasn’t just him. What he understood and understands — campaign’s...
As the dust settles on Iranian sites hit by U.S. bombs and missiles over the weekend, there's growing tension over how much the military operation set back Tehran's nuclear program. The Trump administration is blasting assessments from U.S. intelligence agencies about the damage inflicted by strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, while apparently endorsing an...
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte clarified his comment where he referred to President Trump as "daddy", stating that he meant it in the sense that some European countries ask the US to stay with them, and not as an actual nickname.
Attorney General Pam Bondi tussled with Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Wednesday as he pressed the head of the Department of Justice (DOJ) over foreign influence concerns related to President Trump’s meme coin dinner. Merkley has repeatedly voiced concerns about Trump’s involvement in the crypto space, including the dinner the president hosted for the...
An American Airlines flight was diverted to Las Vegas due to a smoking engine on Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement obtained by The Hill’s sister network NewsNation that an American Airlines flight "returned safely" to Harry Reid International Airport early Wednesday morning Pacific time after "an engine issue" was reported....
The House on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the shootings in Minnesota earlier this month that left a state lawmaker and her husband dead and two others wounded. The resolution cleared the chamber in an overwhelming 424-0 vote, a strong, bipartisan show of disapproval for the attacks that shook Minnesota and Washington, putting a spotlight on...
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller tore into the city of New York on Wednesday after Zohran Mamdani pulled off a major upset in its Democratic mayoral primary, emerging with a commanding lead over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who conceded late Tuesday. Mamdani, a 33-year-old member of the Democratic Socialists of...
Former MSNBC host Joy Reid criticized the Democratic Party on Tuesday, slamming it for being "too orderly." “I’ve been a Democrat since I was old enough to vote, but I’m barely hanging on, honestly, because at this point the party is not bigger than the future of my kids…,” Reid said during an appearance on...
