President Trump revealed during a Georgia speech that he invited fallen soldier Tyler Feehan's grieving family aboard Air Force One after the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base.
House Republicans narrowly passed a GOP priority bill Wednesday to prohibit members of Congress from purchasing publicly traded stocks and require voters to show a photo ID at the polls.
America’s top uniformed and civilian military leaders made their case in the Senate on Tuesday for an emergency funding package of nearly $80 billion to help replenish stockpiles spent during the Iran war and fund other Trump administration priorities. Democrats were highly skeptical of the request, asking why U.S. taxpayers should continue footing the bill...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Wisconsin residents could lose vote with prediction market bets The Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) warned in a statement on Tuesday that betting on elections that you cast ballots in is illegal in the state and there...
Wisconsin’s Election Commission (WEC) warned in a statement on Tuesday that betting on elections that you cast ballots in is illegal in the state and there will be consequences. “We want voters to understand that they cannot legally make a bet on an election and cast a ballot in that same election,” WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe said,...
"The Hill" presents one hour of live, real-time primary night coverage, diving deep into the 2026 primary in Arizona on Tuesday evening from 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. EDT. The event will be anchored by NewsNation's Cory Smith, joined by The Hill campaign and congressional reporters, Decision Desk HQ, plus political analysts. The live, primary...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) secured a win Tuesday when House Republicans voted to advance a budget framework for a third reconciliation package. But the proposal still faces significant obstacles ahead as GOP leaders work to keep conservative hardliners on board. The budget framework calls for $73 billion in defense and intelligence funding amid the conflict...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) called Congress' move to ask for more than $11 billion for the Agriculture Department (USDA) as part of supplemental funding for the Iran war “ironic” on Tuesday. “What’s ironic about that is the… bailout for the farmers was necessitated by the war with Iran,” Massie told The Hill outside the House...
Rep. Cleo Fields (D-La.) announced on Tuesday he would not be running for reelection in Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District after GOP-led redistricting made his seat more Republican. “After a great deal of prayer and reflection, I have decided not to seek re-election to Congress, in the 6th District or any other district in Louisiana,” Fields said in a...
Arizona voters are at the polls Tuesday to choose the Republican nominee in the state's governor's race. Incumbent Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination. She narrowly defeated Trump-backed GOP nominee Kari Lake by 50.32 percent to 49.65 in a closely-watched 2022 contest to become the Grand Canyon State's governor. A...
Arizona voters are at the polls Tuesday to pick nominees for November's congressional races. There are two open House seats up for grabs, with Republican Reps. Andy Biggs and David Schweikert jostling in a GOP primary to take on Gov. Katie Hobbs this fall. Schweikert's seat in the 1st Congressional District is a prime pickup...
Rapper Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., whose stage name is Lil Wayne, on Monday praised President Trump for constructing a White House ballroom that would provide an indoor space for performers, events and diplomatic ceremonies. “I’m so glad to hear Trump say — when they was mad at him about building the ballroom — and he...
The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday advanced the nomination of Jay Clayton to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The 9-8 vote clears the way for Clayton to be considered by the full Senate and take over a role being held on an acting basis by a controversial figure, Bill Pulte. ...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) cleared the first major hurdle of his packed legislative agenda Tuesday, when House Republicans passed a rule setting up floor debate and final votes on a slate of high-profile Republican priorities before lawmakers leave Washington. The lower chamber voted 214-211 to pass the rule, advancing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a stock...
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk sued rival Eli Lilly on Tuesday, accusing the company of false advertising over the performance of its weight loss drugs. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in New Jersey, alleges Lilly intentionally selected outdated studies to show the use of Mounjaro and Zepbound lead to significantly more weight loss than Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and...
Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, the Democratic Party's likely nominee to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R), signaled in a new interview this week that he would not support Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as the party's leader in the upper chamber. “The Democratic Party needs to have a different approach — getting people back...
