PHOENIX. Arizona — Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk has endorsed Vice President JD Vance for president, an early sign of influential support for a likely leading candidate in...
Trump approves massive defense bill with $800 million for Ukraine and restrictions on reducing U.S. forces in Europe and South Korea below specified levels.
The DOJ is preparing a massive release of Jeffrey Epstein records by Friday, though large portions may be redacted under Epstein Files Transparency Act provisions.
President Trump on Wednesday sought to make the case that his administration has made progress on key issues in a rare primetime address amid slumping poll numbers and persistent questions about affordability. The president addressed the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House, where he argued for just under 20 minutes that...
The United States military on Wednesday killed four alleged “narco-terrorists” during a boat strike in the Pacific Ocean. The attack follows a series of strikes launched this year, bringing the total death toll to 99. “On Dec. 17, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike...
President Trump said Wednesday his administration would send $1,776 "warrior dividend" checks to members of the military, crediting tariffs and the passage of a massive GOP tax and spending bill earlier this year. Trump said during a primetime address to the nation that 1.4 million soldiers would receive the checks, with the amount chosen to...
While addressing the nation Wednesday, President Trump announced that military service members will be receiving checks for $1,776, a nod to the year of the nation's founding.
President Trump on Wednesday evening is expected to give an address to the nation from the White House. “I look forward to ‘seeing’ you then. It has been a great year for our Country, and THE BEST IS YET TO COME!” the president wrote Tuesday on Truth Social, giving few details. The address comes as...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story As Pentagon escalates Kelly investigation, Senate GOP grows uneasy Senate Republicans are growing increasingly uneasy with the Pentagon’s investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced his office is escalating its probe...
Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) said that House Democratic leadership will introduce a discharge petition in January to force action on a bill banning stock trading by members of Congress, the president, the vice president and their immediate families. The effort comes after some House Democrats railed against a bipartisan bill by Magaziner and Rep. Chip...
More than five days have passed since a gunman killed two people and injured nine others at Brown University, with authorities still searching for the shooter. Authorities have released photos and video of a person of interest in Saturday’s shooting in Providence, R.I., and the FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for...
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) has placed a hold on the nomination of Adm. Kevin Lunday to serve as head of the Coast Guard after the service backtracked on keeping swastikas and nooses labeled as hate symbols, instead moving forward by listing the images as “potentially divisive.” The new Coast Guard workplace harassment policy, which downgrades...
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday found that President Trump's approval rating slipped to nearly its lowest point in his second term. The poll found that 39 percent of American respondents said they approve of Trump's handling of the presidency while 59 percent said they disapprove of Trump's job performance. Pollsters also found that Trump's approval...
Presented by the Bank Policy Institute — {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy PRESENTED BY THE BANK POLICY INSTITUTE The Big Story Ray Dalio, wife to donate to 300,000 Trump accounts The hedge fund billionaire and his wife, Barbara, will contribute $250 each to thousands of children in their home state of Connecticut. ...
The House passed a bill Wednesday sponsored by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) that would criminalize gender-affirming procedures and medical care for minors. Greene had secured a deal with leadership to bring her bill to the floor in exchange for her support of a rule advancing the National Defense Authorization Act last week. It passed...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care The Big Story ACA subsidies set to expire. Moderate Republicans rebel Congress is poised to leave town for the rest of the year without addressing the ObamaCare enhanced subsidies, letting them expire on Dec. 31. But a group of House moderates is forcing Speaker Mike Johnson...
