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‘Sounds pretty gruesome’: Rep. Brandon Gill quizzes pro-choice witness about abortion procedures

Rep. Brandon Gill, Texas Republican, didn't pull any punches at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing Tuesday on the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.

California’s gubernatorial debate ranked — and the candidate the ‘D-‘ moderators had it in for

Tuesday’s gubernatorial debate at Pomona College was a good fight — and an enlightening...

Obama’s gaffe about WHCD shooter Cole Allen is just the latest in the former president’s legacy of lies

Barack Obama’s tacky, hyperpartisan post-presidency is welcome insofar as it serves to remind the...

Michael Goodwin: The Dems’ newest phrase into raging at the GOP is to go ‘Kill yourself’

In almost any other era, the hostile exchange between EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and...

Trump says King Charles agrees that Iran cannot develop a nuclear weapon

President Trump said Tuesday that King Charles III of Britain agrees with his efforts to prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon, drawing the traditionally apolitical monarchy into the diplomatic conversations about the Iran war.

Supreme Court case on pesticides draws MAHA attention

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How Americans are spending their tax refunds

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story What do you do with a record tax refund? The Treasury Department said in a release on Tax Day that as of April 14, the average tax refund this filing season was more than $3,400, an...

Georgia gubernatorial candidates clash in debates as early voting starts 

Candidates for governor in Georgia faced off Monday in a pair of party debates as early voting kicked off in the Peach State. On the Republican stage at the Atlanta Press Club, billionaire Rick Jackson was put on defense as the crowded field of rivals traded jabs. In the Democrats’ showdown, candidates pitched plans to...

Johnson says he has ‘modified’ version of Senate DHS bipartisan bill

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday that a bipartisan Senate bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) includes “problematic” language and added that he has a “modified” version of the measure. The Senate bill, which was passed earlier this month, is part of a two-step process aimed at ending the record-breaking...

Hegseth’s Pentagon turmoil makes GOP senators uneasy

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Hegseth's Pentagon turmoil makes GOP senators uneasy A growing group of Senate Republicans are losing confidence in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Pentagon leadership, with some wanting to see him “move on." Annabelle Gordon/AFP via...

Jane Fonda’s free speech group defends Kimmel amid Trump firing call: ‘Satire is not a crime’

A free speech group led by Hollywood star Jane Fonda is defending comedian Jimmy Kimmel, who President Trump and first lady Melania Trump said Monday should lose his late-night hosting gig over a joke last week calling the first lady an "expectant widow," a dig that came just days before the latest assassination attempt against...

Trump World launches ballroom blitz in wake of WHCA dinner shooting

President Trump and his political allies are pointing to Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) Dinner as providing urgent proof of the need for his planned ballroom on White House grounds, touting its security strengths for large events. Trump highlighted the ballroom’s security benefits shortly after the shooting on Saturday, telling reporters...

What to know about Musk vs. Altman

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Musk vs. Altman: Tech titans face off in court Tesla CEO Elon Musk's fight against OpenAI C Sam Altman kicked off Monday, as the years-long feud between the two tech titans comes to a head at a trial over the ChatGPT maker’s corporate structure. © Greg Nash Musk, who...

Senate Democrats probe attack that killed 6 US troops in Kuwait amid Iran war

A group of Senate Democrats are investigating an early March attack on U.S. troops stationed in Kuwait, where six service members were killed and another 20 were injured amid the U.S. war with Iran. The four Democrats - Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) - all members of...

New Wisconsin speed limit has a decimal point. Why?

A new (and very specific) speed limit has been posting in Wisconsin at the Outagamie County Recycling and Solid Waste facility. Drivers entering the facility need to drive no faster than 17.3 mph.

Trump assassination attempt sparks new wave of unfounded conspiracy theories  

A fresh wave of conspiracy theories is rolling through social media across the country following Saturday night’s attempted assassination of President Trump at the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner. The unfounded theories largely capitalize on short video snippets of those in the room and initial breaking news reports filed moments after a gunman tried to breach a ballroom at...

Jeffries calls Karoline Leavitt a ‘stone-cold liar’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday called White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt a “stone-cold liar” after she blamed Democrats for the Saturday shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. “I think that what's interesting to me, as you pointed out, is that the so-called White House press secretary, who's a disgrace,...

CDC move to stop recommending hepatitis B vaccine could lead to hundreds of infections: research

The decision by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending giving infants a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours after birth is likely to lead to hundreds of more infections, worse health outcomes and millions of dollars in higher costs, according to new research published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. The CDC in December approved the change to longstanding practice following...

Trump to pay more companies to abandon offshore wind and invest in fossil fuels

The Trump administration will pay two energy companies to abandon their offshore wind ambitions and invest in fossil fuels instead. The Interior Department announced on Monday that it would issue a refund to Global Infrastructure Partners, which is part of BlackRock and Golden State Wind, for the money they paid for the opportunity to build...

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