"Judge shopping" is a strategy used by both the left and the right to strategically place lawsuits against the federal government with courts perceived to be sympathetic.
Recent discussions, as well as remarks made by President Donald Trump on the campaign trail, have included the proposal to eliminate the federal income taxation of Social Security benefits. That would be costly to the federal budget and the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds, accelerating their expected exhaustion dates, and it would favor higher-income retirees and […]
The Arkansas Department of Education and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be working together to provide age-appropriate firearms safety instruction to students.
A new report outlines the degree to which the Biden administration injected DEI into the federal government as the Trump administration pushes to eliminate it.
YouTube appears to be actively promoting pro-Chinese government and anti-American content while suppressing voices critical of China's communist regime.
In today’s issue: Congress is giving President Trump two possible options to anchor his agenda in a budget. With House GOP leadership still working on their single “big, beautiful” budget bill ahead of a March 14 government funding deadline, Senate Republicans plowed ahead with their own, two-bill budget plan. The Senate this morning adopted its...
The Senate on Friday adopted a budget resolution intended to serve as a blueprint to deliver the first part of President Trump’s agenda. Senators voted 52-48 along party lines on the resolution after a marathon overnight voting session. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) voted against the measure. The so-called vote-a-rama lasted about 10 hours, as Democrats...
President Trump is airing grievances with Boeing over delays in delivering new Air Force One jets, telling Republican governors on Thursday he was “getting a little tired” of the hold up. “I bought a plane. It’s really two planes, Air Force One. Now if Boeing would build the damn thing it would be nice, too....
President Trump said Thursday he intends to make a trip to Fort Knox in Kentucky to inspect the nation’s gold reserves amid a push from Elon Musk and some Republicans to conduct a review the facility. “I'm actually going on this one. All my life I’ve heard about Fort Knox. That’s where the gold is...
Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R ) announced Thursday that he is launching a bid for the seat being vacated by longtime Sen. Mitch McConnell (R). “Kentucky, it's time for a new generation of leadership in the U.S. Senate. Let's do this,” wrote in a Thursday afternoon post on the social platform X. Alongside the statement...
{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story 'Indiscriminate’ Pentagon cuts unnerve Democrats Democrats across the Capitol were outraged Thursday at news that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior Pentagon and military leaders to plan 8 percent cuts from the defense budget in each...
Elon Musk served as one of the main attractions at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday evening with a late-scheduled appearance that saw him wield a chainsaw and discuss a range of topics. Musk’s appearance began with a bang when Argentine President Javier Milei came out to offer the Tesla CEO the chainsaw, which Musk brandished...
President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) for Sunshine State governor in the case that the House Republican makes a bid for the role. "Byron Donalds would be a truly Great and Powerful Governor for Florida and, should he decide to run, will have my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, BYRON, RUN!”...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have removed deported migrants from a facility on the U.S. military base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where the Trump administration brought them as part of an effort to remove certain immigrants from the U.S. “ICE Air Operations transported 177 Venezuelan illegal aliens from Guantanamo Bay to Honduras today for pickup by the...
Nine LGBTQ, health and HIV organizations sued the Trump administration Thursday over three executive orders targeting transgender people and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, which they say have hobbled their ability to provide critical health services by demanding they ignore key parts of an individual’s identity. Based in six different states, the groups are challenging President...
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Google caught in crossfire over gulf name change Google is back in the crosshairs of a geopolitical battle over President Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, raising fresh questions over the role technology companies can play...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) will not remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D), at least for now, instead proposing “guardrails” to increase oversight of the city, she said at a press conference Thursday. Her decision came after Hochul met with other leaders in her Manhattan office to discuss a “path forward” for Adams and the city...
