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McMahon tells House panel Trump admin moving to dismantle ‘failed’ $3T education bureaucracy

Education Department Secretary Linda McMahon testified at a House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing

New federal probe examines whether taxpayer dollars fund child gender transitions, legal defenses

Republican chairman of the Senate's health committee demands answers from federally funded health providers allegedly offering gender transition-related services to minors.

Mississippi’s GOP governor drops election pledge in huge setback for Trump’s midterm plan

Gov. Tate Reeves delays Mississippi congressional redistricting, setting back Republican hopes to eliminate Democrat Bennie Thompson's seat before 2026.

Hantavirus cruise outbreak sounds a dire warning for a mobile world

The shipboard hantavirus outbreak is a dire warning: A mobile world makes infection prevention...

April’s inflation spike is no cause for panic — but only to finish off Iran fast

Word that inflation hit 3.8% last month is bad news, but not grim: The...

Rubio slams Vanity Fair over Wiles profile, says photos ‘deliberately manipulated’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio slammed Vanity Fair for publishing a bombshell profile on White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in which she appeared to give candid assessments of President Trump’s Cabinet and his policies. In a statement on social platform X, Rubio joined the chorus of White House officials standing by Wiles while...

Earth would have 3 days to avoid satellite catastrophe from solar storm

A new paper calculated a solar storm could bring down the planet's satellite system in just three days, wreaking havoc on infrastructure.

We all should care who funds the fight for justice

Hedge funds, foreign wealth funds and other investors are transforming American courtrooms into a new capital market.

Navarro won’t quit appealing his contempt of Congress conviction

Peter Navarro's appeal of his contempt of Congress conviction may seem, to some, unnecessary. Last year, fresh out of prison after serving a 4-month stint for refusing to abide a congressional subpoena, he was whisked onto the Republican National Convention stage and welcomed back into the fold. With President Trump back in the White House, so, too, is Navarro, reprising his role as trade adviser to a...

FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after global fan backlash

MIAMI (AP) — FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams' most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185. FIFA said Tuesday that $60 tickets will be made available for every game at the tournament in North...

Hochul leads Stefanik by 19 points in 2026 governor’s race: Poll

Governor Kathy Hochul maintains a 19-point lead over her Republican challengers in a hypothetical 2026 election matchup, according to a Siena College poll, while New Yorkers expressed optimism about the state's direction and supported proposals to tax the wealthy to fund social services.

Indiana Republicans just showed what real conservatism looks like 

Indiana Republicans' decision wasn’t just political defiance of Trump — it was a deliberate assertion of state authority.

Trump turns to primetime address to sell agenda

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Trump World rallies around Susie Wiles ▪ Jack Smith heads to Capitol Hill ▪ Hegseth rebuffs calls to release video ▪ Trump expands travel ban President Trump will leverage the bully pulpit Wednesday in a speech to the nation to promote the successes...

Greene says ‘dam is breaking’ on Trump’s influence on GOP

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Monday that "the dam is breaking” on President Trump’s influence over the Republican Party. “I think the dam is breaking. Many Republicans may not have called him out, but last week, 13 Republicans voted with Democrats to overturn one of President Trump's executive orders, which enabled him to fire...

Ocasio Cortez blasts boat strike briefings: ‘That was a joke’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) slammed briefings on recent strikes on alleged drug boats, calling them “a joke.” “Were you satisfied with the answers that — you’ve gotten so far today in these classified briefings —” journalist Pablo Manríquez asked Ocasio-Cortez in a clip posted to the social platform X Tuesday. “Oh hell no,” the New...

House won’t vote on ObamaCare amendments after heated committee meeting

Republicans on the House Rules Committee on Tuesday shut the door on amendments to extend the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, effectively setting the stage for a surge in health insurance premiums as Congress leaves for winter recess later this week. A group of moderate Republicans offered the amendments during a committee debate on a...

No Sept. 2 boat strike video release for you

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story No Sept. 2 boat strike video release for you Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Democrats are battling over publicly releasing the video of the U.S. military’s Sept. 2 attack on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the...

Brown shooting person of interest cased area that morning: Police

A person of interest in the recent shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island cased the area Saturday morning, according to police  “We believe that he was actually casing out this area to commit the crime,” Providence Police Department Chief Oscar Perez said during a press conference Tuesday. “That’s a pattern that criminals do, and...

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