Labor unions representing Long Island Rail Road employees went full-steam ahead this month toward a destructive strike, only to hit the brakes when the Hochul administration didn’t blink.
Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday entered the national battle over U.S. House control, urging voters to reject a California ballot proposal to rejigger districts that he said would erode democratic principles and allow politicians to "take the power away from the people."
President Donald Trump defended his order that flags be lowered to half-staff after last week's slaying of conservative activist Charlie Kirk by suggesting he would have done the same following the assassination of a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker this summer had he been asked by the state's governor.
Vice President JD Vance on Monday jumped onto the conservative movement demanding consequences for those who have cheered Charlie Kirk's killing, calling on the public to turn in anyone who says distasteful things about the assassination of his friend and political ally.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she got “a lot” of pushback from the White House over supporting a discharge petition aiming to force the administration to release all of the documents related to late, disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Oh, I got a lot of pushback. I got phone call after...
House Democrat Gwen Moore (Wisc.) took a hit at Republicans over their plan to rebrand President Trump's mega spending bill, comparing the decision to the recent uproar over Cracker Barrel's temporary logo change. "Republicans 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' is so unpopular they're being instructed by Donald Trump to start calling it the 'working families tax...
President Trump on Thursday will host two dozen high-profile tech and business leaders for the first event in the newly renovated White House Rose Garden, including Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and OpenAI founder Sam Altman, according to an invite list obtained exclusively by The Hill. The Rose...
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) compared the modern-day political landscape to the pre-World War II era in the United States, pointing specifically to tariffs and foreign policy. In an interview published Wednesday with a local Kentucky newspaper, the Lexington Herald-Leader, McConnell reflected on his storied career in the Senate as the Republican leader and said he...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story China's Xi unveils new weaponry at parade attended by Putin, Kim A major Chinese military parade debuted new missiles, drones and other high-tech equipment in a massive show of force attended by the leaders of Russia...
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said in a Wednesday interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill” that the panel will compile its own Jeffrey Epstein “list,” a tally of powerful figures related to the deceased sex offender and financier. “We're going to compile a list from the...
Republicans are divided as they try to chart a plan to keep the government open past the end of the month, with just 12 legislative days until funding runs out. Top Republican appropriators are pushing for a short-term funding patch that lasts into November to buy time for Congress to strike a larger bipartisan deal...
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem ended deportation protections for some Venezuelans, the latest Trump administration effort to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) after a series of court losses. The termination affected about 250,000 people who were awarded TPS through a 2021 declaration otherwise set to expire on Sept. 10. “Given Venezuela’s substantial...
Republican rebels on Wednesday ramped up the pressure on their party to force the Trump administration to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, hosting victims of the convicted sex offender at the Capitol, where they delivered harrowing pleas for Congress to act. The dramatic demonstration seemed to leave most Republicans unmoved, however, and GOP leaders...
Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor who oversees Medicaid and Medicare for the Trump administration, on Wednesday threw his support behind Florida's effort to end mandatory vaccinations in schools. In an interview on “The Story with Martha MacCallum,” the Fox News host asked Oz whether he agrees with officials who want to make Florida the first...
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking member on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is demanding that the Department of Justice (DOJ) inspector general’s office launch an investigation into the quiet transfer of Ghislaine Maxwell from a correctional facility in Florida to a prison camp in Texas. “We request that you immediately investigate...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump’s Fed pick to face grilling in the Senate President Trump’s latest potential addition to the Federal Reserve Board is set to face the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, marking the first step of the president’s...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Wednesday said President Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for rapidly distributing the COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic. “President Trump deserves a Nobel Prize for Operation Warp Speed,” Cassidy said in a Wednesday statement on X. His comment comes hours after Bourla said Trump saved...
