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NYC’s homeless camp chaos puts all of New York — and Mamdani’s ‘big plans’ — in danger

The homeless encampment spreading along Manhattan’s West Side is a warning: Under Zohran Mamdani, this city has no interest in protecting you, your business or your property.

Rubio targets the ICC, as he should

The State Department has launched a campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court. The effort is welcome. The ICC is a clear and present danger to U.S. citizens and the American way of life. On Monday, the State Department announced a “sweeping campaign” to dismantle the threat the ICC poses to national sovereignty. Secretary of […]

Swalwell campaigns drop eye-popping sum to celeb defense attorney weeks after resigning

Eric Swalwell paid attorney Sara Azari over $360,000 from his campaign accounts days after resigning amid sexual abuse allegations that ended his career.

Dems have a big cash advantage in key Senate races

Democrats continue to rake in cash across some of the nation’s most pivotal Senate...

Lindsey Graham’s final act reverberates in Senate as sister is urged to “keep pedaling”

Darline Graham succeeds her late brother Lindsey Graham in the Senate as Russell Fry, Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman eye the South Carolina seat.

Warsh’s hill debut

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story Warsh touts 'sea change' at Fed in first hearing as chief Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh...

Confidence in US institutions mired near record low: Gallup

The American public’s trust in major institutions is near an all-time low, according to a recent Gallup poll. The survey, which the firm conducted from June 1-15, found that 27 percent of 1,001 respondents had either a great deal of confidence or average confidence in 14 core U.S. institutions. That is 1 percentage point lower...

The brewing battle for physical AI

{beacon} Technology Technology   Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story Apple, OpenAI suit spotlights battle over physical AI Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI is putting a spotlight on a growing battle over physical, consumer-facing AI products as...

Anthropic launches free Claude for Teachers

Anthropic on Tuesday launched a free version of its chatbot geared specifically towards teachers, as a growing number of educators utilize artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom. In a release, the company said its Claude for Teachers platform will provide K-12 teachers in the U.S. access to a library of teaching skills and a direct...

US military resumes Strait of Hormuz naval blockade 

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story US military resumes Strait of Hormuz naval blockade The U.S. military officially resumed its naval blockade...

NY imposes moratorium on large data centers

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story NY pauses large data center buildout New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is imposing the nation’s first-ever statewide freeze on new “hyperscale” data centers. © AP...

FCC approves startup’s space mirror to reflect sunlight to dark parts of Earth

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a startup business's request to build and launch a mirror satellite that would reflect sunlight back toward the dark parts of Earth. Reflect Orbital of Hawthorne, Calif., received the FCC's approval on July 9. The company's goal is to launch an experimental satellite, Eärendil-1, and operate it in low...

Khanna: ‘I should’ve listened to by wife’ about Platner

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who formerly backed ex-Maine senate candidate Graham Platner, said he “should’ve listened to my wife” about the former candidate, who has been accused of sexual assault. Khanna, a progressive, had backed Platner’s campaign during its run, and even attended a rally alongside the former Senate candidate last month. He said the...

Elon Musk’s $1M Wisconsin voter giveaway likely was illegal, panel finds

A bipartisan elections panel found that billionaire Elon Musk likely violated Wisconsin’s election bribery law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters during the state’s Supreme Court election last year. The Wisconsin Election Committee voted 5-1 last week to refer two complaints against Musk to the Brown County district attorney’s office after finding...

House lawmakers grill top Trump official over AI chip exports

House lawmakers on Tuesday grilled the Trump administration official tasked with overseeing the country’s export controls, pressing him on the White House’s track record on advanced AI chip sales. Jeffrey Kessler, who serves as head of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss the bureau’s budget...

House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent

The House on Tuesday passed with broad bipartisan support legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. The lower chamber voted 308-117 for the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, which would make daylight saving time the permanent standard time. Twenty-two Republicans and 95 Democrats voted against the measure. The legislation now heads to the...

Former acting ICE director on vehicle stops: ‘Time we take a hard look’

John Sandweg, the former acting director of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), on Tuesday said the agency should pause conducting traffic stops, which it has done on a temporary basis. “I think it is absolutely time that we take a hard look, if not a moratorium on vehicular stops, until such time as we can...

Senate Democrats demand Pentagon release findings on Iran school strike investigation

More than two dozen Democratic senators led by Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) are demanding the Trump administration reveal by next week the findings from a Pentagon ​probe into a Feb. 28 strike at a girls' school in Iran that killed 175 people, most of whom were children. “The [Defense] Department must promptly provide Congress with the...

Why cyclosporiasis cases are likely way underreported

Thousands of cases have been confirmed across the U.S., but it's likely the true number of people who have fallen ill is even higher.

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