Gubernatorial candidates across the country are racing to stake out positions on AI as the battle over regulating the technology intensifies.They’re watching as sitting governors of both parties turn...
The family of a Texas woman who died while pregnant filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) after doctors denied her an abortion. Tierra Walker, 37, died from preeclampsia in 2024 after she suffered “seizures, blood clots, and one hypertensive crisis” while she was four months pregnant. She asked multiple times...
The House on Wednesday passed legislation granting President Trump tariff authorities to sanction countries purchasing Russian energy and impose tougher sanctions against the Kremlin over its war in Ukraine. The bill will now be sent to Trump’s desk for his signature, marking the end of a more than year and a half journey for legislation...
Trump donor Harold Hamm’s oil company Continental Resources announced a deal Wednesday to drill in Venezuela. Continental signed a memorandum of understanding with Venezuela’s state-run oil company that would allow it to operate in a 126,000 acre-area of the oil-rich Orinoco Belt, according to a press release. "Continental was built to recognize great resource opportunities and...
In today's issue: ▪ Democrats riding high ▪ Fed expected to raise rates ▪ Kennedy Center board votes to close again ▪ Two longshot impeachment attempts The general election season has officially entered the home stretch as the last primaries wrapped up Tuesday and President Trump today is making the first of many promised campaign stops in the coming...
A major abortion rights group is expanding its outreach efforts in key battleground House districts ahead of November's midterm elections. Reproductive Freedom for All (RFFA) said it is investing about $1 million into a direct voter contact campaign across three priority districts in Arizona, Michigan and Nevada. According to details shared first with The Hill,...
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh finds himself in a tricky position as the central bank commences its September meeting, as rising expectations of an interest rate hike clash with President Trump’s demands for cuts. Warsh gave himself wiggle room for a rate hike in late August, saying the central bank had “work to do” if underlying inflation was not moving toward its 2 percent target. But Trump, who...
Republicans are hoping President Trump can give North Carolina Senate nominee Michael Whatley a much-needed boost as Democrats appear increasingly optimistic about flipping the state in November. Trump is slated to travel to the state, the only battleground he has won three times, to stump with Whatley on Wednesday. The visit comes as recent polling...
Public universities in Texas have dropped hundreds of courses from their core curricula — or altogether — amid rising political pressure over the last two years. Texas A&M University has removed 350 core listings across its system, many dealing with gender, race and other popular GOP targets. The University of Houston has nixed 133 classes...
The 2026 primary cycle has served up enough surprises to fill out a bingo card. Tuesday's primaries in Delaware marked the last contests of the season, as both parties gear up for the battle for control of Congress Over the last six months, the left flank of the Democratic Party cemented its political power, ousting...
Washington is scrambling to manage the abrupt panic around AI development, but party politics, a limited legislative window and lack of consensus makes it an uphill, next-to-impossible task. In the wake of a researcher’s viral warning about the technology, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are floating numerous proposals to prevent the negative potential...
Senate conservatives allied with President Trump are laying the groundwork for substantial cuts to federal spending in the postelection, lame-duck Congress to offset tens of billions of dollars in new defense spending, including funding for the war in Iran, if Democrats pick up seats on Election Day. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced Tuesday...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Air Force Secretary confirms US deployed weapons in space Air Force Secretary Troy Meink confirmed Monday that the U.S. military has deployed a weapon into space, marking the first time an American official has acknowledged that...
