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America’s heartland comes face-to-face with 9/11 history as 25th anniversary nears

The Steel Across America tour brought a 16,900-pound South Tower beam to Cincinnati and Scott Nokes, a double amputee veteran, shared his story.

2028 Dem hopeful slaps Trump admin with lawsuit over mail-in-voting after major SCOTUS victory

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro joins 23 states suing USPS over Trump-backed mail-ballot rule, arguing Congress—not the president or Postal Service—sets federal election rules.

Dem senator turns ‘leader of the free world’ title on its head with Zelenskyy remarks

Chris Coons declared Volodymyr Zelenskyy is now the free world's primary leader, igniting fierce backlash from the White House and conservatives.

Team Trump’s food-stamp reforms are paying off — for everyone

President Donald Trump’s push to nudge loafers off food stamps and back to work...

My Burrito, Your Burrito

What people don’t like is uninvited commentary from strangers on how to economize.

Former presidents honor Dolly Parton following singer’s passing

Three of the four living former presidents have released statements honoring the late country singer Dolly Parton in the hours after her passing was announced Tuesday following her battle with cancer and other recent health issues. Former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama each paid tribute to Parton in statements praising her...

Titanic artifacts auction blocked by federal judge

A federal judge in Virginia blocked an auction of more than 100 century-old artifacts that were salvaged from the shipwrecked RMS Titanic vessel, calling their selling “an apparent threat” to the collection's integrity and preservation. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith ordered RMS Titanic — the company with exclusive salvage rights to the wreckage —...

Hegseth, Loeffler announce commission to surge aid to small defense contractors 

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Hegseth, Loeffler announce commission to surge aid to small defense contractors Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced on Tuesday the establishment of a Smaller War Plants Commission that would...

Trump’s pick for open House seat in Kentucky scrubs president from campaign website

President Trump’s pick to replace Republican Rep. Andy Barr (Ky.) in the House has completely scrubbed the president from his campaign website.  Former state Sen. Ralph Alvarado's (R) campaign website no longer features an image of the candidate next to Trump with them both giving a thumbs-up and shifted from branding himself as a national...

2 people die from measles in Pennsylvania 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story Two people die from measles in Pennsylvania Two unvaccinated people died from the measles in Pennsylvania, marking the first deaths the state has seen in 35 years and the first in the country this year. © AP Photo/Annie Rice, File...

Democrats up 7 points on the economy over GOP: Poll

Democrats are ahead 7 points on the economy over Republicans, according to a new poll. In The Economist/YouGov poll, 39 percent of respondents said they believe Democrats do “a better job handling” the economy, while 32 said the same of Republicans. Fifteen percent said both parties handle the economy “about the same” and another 15...

Paxton unveils data center plan

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Paxton unveils data center plan Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) unveiled a plan for data centers if elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the latest GOP candidate to take a stronger stance against the controversial AI infrastructure. © Tony Gutierrez, Associated Press Paxton laid out...

Paramount’s bid to acquire Warner Bros. draws controversy

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Paramount's Warner Bros. bid barrels toward antitrust trial Paramount’s bid to acquire fellow entertainment giant Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) has been mired in controversy and drew a lawsuit from critics who argue the deal is bad for the movie-making and media business. Jae C. Hong, Associated Press As...

Pennsylvania AG accuses Snapchat of failing to protect children in new suit

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday (R) announced a lawsuit Tuesday, accusing Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, of failing to protect children from compulsively using its platform. The complaint, filed this week, alleges Snapchat knowingly lies about the frequency of adult-themed material like drug use or sexual content to maintain a 13+ app rating in...

El-Sayed distances from Piker amid high-stakes Senate race

Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is taking steps to distance his Senate campaign from far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, who’s facing blowback for suggesting that American Jews’ support for Israel could make antisemitism worse. El-Sayed, who faces Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers (Mich.) this fall in a must-win Senate race, had raised the hackles of some fellow Democrats...

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library says it will keep sending free books to kids. Here’s how to sign up

The Imagination Library will continue sending books to eligible children in Parton's absence, a spokesperson for the Dollywood Company confirmed.

GOP election law expert: Many more ‘low propensity voters in Republican party’ after Trump mail-in voting ruling

Election law attorney Ben Ginsberg on Monday said President Trump’s executive order imposing restrictions on mail-in voting will largely impact Republican voters. “One thing is, I think you're going to see some blowback from Republicans in the coming weeks, because after all, Republicans are the older party and older folks like to vote by mail....

Report kept from residents now revealed, shows toxic levels in East Palestine

East Palestine residents participating in a class-action settlement say lawyers suppressed their expert’s environmental report to convince them to take the money.

Live results: Graham, Norman square off for GOP nod in South Carolina Senate runoff

Sen. Darline Graham is squaring off against Rep. Ralph Norman for the GOP nod in the South Carolina Senate race. The pair advanced to the runoff earlier this month after neither candidate garnered more than half the vote in the crowded primary field. Graham, who notched President Trump's support, led Norman by 8 percentage points...

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