A group of 19 Democrat-led states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a declaration to restrict gender transition treatments for minors.
Honduras on Wednesday declared President Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura the winner of the presidential election, ending a weeks-long vote count that sparked international concern. The conservative National Party candidate won the Nov. 30 election with 40.27 percent of the vote, beating out conservative Liberal Party candidate Salvador Nasralla, who received 39.53 percent of the vote,...
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to block New York’s so-called Green Light Law, which allows the state to issue driver’s licenses to people without requiring proof that they’re in the country legally. U.S. District Judge Anne Nardacci in Albany ruled that the Trump administration failed to support its claims that...
President Donald Trump told kids they're 'high IQ' and praised "clean, beautiful coal" during Christmas Eve NORAD Santa tracker calls from Mar-a-Lago with Melania.
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Breaking down the tech provisions in (and out) of the NDAA Two key AI provisions were left out of the final text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after failing to overcome Republican divisions, while a pair of measures restricting investments and contracts with China made it into the must-pass defense bill. ...
An Indiana Senate panel has advanced a new House map that aims to give Republicans two additional pickup opportunities next year, though questions remain on whether it has enough support to be passed by the full chamber. The Indiana Senate Committee on Elections passed an aggressive GOP-favored House map 6-3 on Monday, just days after...
A federal judge on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s effort to halt approvals for all new wind energy projects — dealing a blow to the president’s efforts to hamper renewable energy. Judge Patti Saris, appointed by former President Clinton, ruled that moves from the Interior Department, Commerce Department, Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of...
ABC has extended comedian Jimmy Kimmel's contract an additional year. Kimmel signed a one-year extension with the Disney-owned broadcast network this week, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill on Monday, clearing the way for his "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" late-night show to continue through May 2027. Kimmel is a frequent critic of...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump backtracks on releasing boat strike video President Trump on Monday shifted his position on publicly releasing video of a September boat strike that Democrats have called a likely war crime, saying he would defer to Defense Secretary Pete...
Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY COALITION TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE The Big Story It’s ACA subsidies week Lawmakers this week are scrambling to pass some kind of legislation that deals with expiring enhanced ObamaCare subsidies and an associated, looming premium spike. But Republicans, who control both chambers...
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) teased his annual Christmas party in a social media post Monday. “Everybody's asking about the Christmas party and asking, ‘This legit?’ You can Google it. It's 15 minutes long this year. Last year, it went to 16, but we thought it dragged on too much. But, 15 minutes,” Burchett said in...
Young voters are more likely to identify as liberal and are increasingly critical of President Trump's job performance, new polling conducted by the Yale Youth Poll found. Forty-six percent of voters under age 30 self-identified as liberal, the Monday poll shows. his marks an increase from spring polling, which found that 39.3 percent of voters...
Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith announced Monday she is stepping down at the end of this year, a little more than two years after starting the D.C. role. “I am deeply humbled, grateful, and deeply appreciative of my time with the District of Columbia,” Smith said in a statement. “Serving as Chief of...
The most elusive mystery of the days surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack has for years been the two pipe bombs planted outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee offices on the eve of the riot. Clues emerged, like the suspect’s height and the distinctive Nike shoes he wore, but pressure mounted on the FBI as nearly five years passed with no arrests — until the end of last week. Brian...
President Trump said Monday that he will allow Nvidia to sell its H200 chips to China in a key win for the chipmaker. “I have informed President Xi, of China, that the United States will allow NVIDIA to ship its H200 products to approved customers in China, and other Countries, under conditions that allow for continued...
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) took a swing at House Republican leadership in a new opinion piece for The New York Times. “I came to Congress five years ago believing I could make a difference for my constituents, for South Carolina and for a country I love deeply. I was the first woman to graduate from...
European powers rallied behind Ukraine on Monday after President Trump lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a day prior, accusing him of not reading the U.S.-proposed peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. "We stand with Ukraine," British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday as the leader was hosting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz,...
