President Trump defended DHS Secretary Kristi Noem amid nationwide immigration protests, praising her leadership while accusing Democrats and “radical left" activists of targeting her.
Congress failed to pass a new funding deal in time, triggering the second partial government shutdown in six months as federal agencies prepare for potential closure.
President Trump on Friday defended his embattled Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem as she faces calls to resign, suggesting she's been targeted by critics "because she is a woman, and has done a really GREAT JOB!" "The Radical Left Lunatics, Insurrectionists, Agitators, and Thugs, are going after Kristi Noem, the Secretary of...
President Trump on Monday gave personal suggestions on how and when parents should have children receive certain vaccines, offering advice that he said was based on his own feelings during a press event that claimed links between Tylenol, vaccinations and autism. “We want no mercury in the vaccine. We want no aluminum in the vaccine. The MMR...
President Trump on Monday signed an order designating the anti-fascist movement antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, following through on a pledge in the wake of the killing of Charlie Kirk to crack down on left-wing groups. The order designates antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization.” It gives government agencies a broad mandate to investigate any...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Supreme Court to weigh protections for agencies The Supreme Court agreed Monday to formally consider overruling its 90-year-old precedent that enables Congress to provide certain agencies with a degree of independence from the White House, a major test of...
Turning Point USA will continue the college tour its late founder Charlie Kirk began, with conservative figures set to appear on campuses across the country. The tour will re-start Monday at the University of Minnesota, the organization announced on Monday. Conservative commentator Michael Knowles will host the event. Kirk, 31, was fatally shot on Sept....
President Trump is growing more brazen in his calls to prosecute his political rivals, turning up the public pressure on Attorney General Pam Bondi and others in the Justice Department to go after his opponents. Trump has in recent days ousted a U.S. attorney who would not bring charges against New York Attorney General Letitia...
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) has had his share of battles with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) over the years, but on Monday he said Cruz “got it right” when the Texas senator said last week that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr’s pressure on ABC to suspend late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel was...
The Trump administration is proposing to narrow the scope of safety reviews of chemicals that are already out on the market, it said Monday. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said in a proposed rule that when it assesses the safety of existing chemicals it would take a narrower approach. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin in a...
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr accused Democrats of “distortion” regarding the agency’s role in Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension from ABC. “The reality is, there’s a lot of Democrats out there that are engaged in a campaign of projection and distortion. And distortion is they’re completely misrepresenting the work of the FCC and what we’ve...
President Trump told pregnant people they should not take acetaminophen because of a potential link to autism. In an announcement from the White House on Monday afternoon, Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said labels for the over-the-counter pain medication will be updated to reflect that Tylenol “can be associated...
President Trump and top health officials Monday said pregnant women should not take acetaminophen for pain relief due to a potential link to autism. Acetaminophen is the active ingredient in Tylenol, one of the most widely used medications in the world. “Taking Tylenol is not good,” Trump said during a White House announcement. Trump...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said his long-awaited decision on whether to endorse New York City's Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is "coming sooner rather than later.” “I expect to have more to say about the mayor's race shortly. The governor has endorsed, the speaker of the assembly made an endorsement, and over the...
