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Greta Thunberg Comes Crawling Back

She’s on her way back down now at a pace approaching terminal velocity.

Hillel Is Failing to Fulfill Its Purpose

It’s worrisome at a time of rampant antisemitism on campus.

The Leaked Witkoff Call Reveals Schmoozing, and Not Much More

This is just the way this administration operates.

New Bipartisan Super PAC Network Aims to Put the Brakes on AI, Counter Big Tech Spending Spree

Former Representatives Chris Stewart and Brad Carson expect to raise $50 million as part...

SNAP court rulings add to shutdown’s food assistance chaos

In the week since federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits nearly expired, the Trump administration has successfully pushed back on orders from federal courts to maintain payments for November, a back-and-forth that has thrown U.S. food assistance into chaos. The federal government funds SNAP, while states handle the administrative task of distributing payments to qualifying residents. Conflicting messaging on...

Dog who comforted grieving Nashville students wins Humane Society award

The American Humane Society has honored a retired therapy dog with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department for offering support to students after The Covenant School shooting in 2023. Sgt. Bo won the American Humane Hero Dog Awards for embodying what the animal welfare organization "looks for in a hero dog: service, resiliency, and love," president...

Prince Harry apologizes to Canada for wearing Dodgers hat at World Series

Prince Harry on Thursday apologized to Canada for wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers cap while at a World Series game, where the Dodgers were playing against the Toronto Blue Jays. “Firstly, I would like to apologize to Canada for wearing it,” Harry told Canadian broadcaster CTV, referring to the scandal as "hatgate." “Secondly, I was...

House Republican predicts shutdown will last beyond Thanksgiving

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Friday said the government shutdown, the longest in modern U.S. history, will stretch past Thanksgiving. "I think it's going to go on after Thanksgiving," Burchett told anchor Black Burman on "The Hill on NewsNation." "Yeah, I think the pain is going to continue until the TSA — [if] you have...

Ketanji Brown Jackson halts order requiring full SNAP payments, for now 

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily halted an order requiring the Trump administration make full Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) November payments by Friday. Jackson’s ruling pauses some of the payments until the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit can decide the administration’s motion to block the order pending its appeal.  It...

Judge rules Trump unlawfully ordered National Guard to Portland

A federal judge on Friday ruled President Trump unlawfully called up and planned to deploy Oregon’s National Guard to Portland, the most decisive blow yet to his bid to send troops into Democratic-led cities where protests have centered on federal immigration facilities.  U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, permanently blocked the president from sending Oregon’s soldiers into the city after determining that the president ran afoul...

‘Don’t know’ tops responses from Harris voters polled on Democratic Party leadership

Voters who preferred former Vice President Harris to be president could not necessarily name the current leader of the Democratic Party, as a new survey suggests. Politico's latest poll, conducted by the London-based consultancy organization Public First, found that Harris voters, in the days leading up to the 2025 elections, could not find consensus around...

Trump says US will skip G20 in South Africa

President Trump said on Friday that the United States will not be part of the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) summit in South Africa, calling it "a total disgrace." "Afrikaners (People who are descended from Dutch settlers, and also French and German immigrants) are being killed and slaughtered, and their land and farms are being...

Hegseth promises faster weapons buying with sweeping reforms

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Hegseth promises faster weapons buying with sweeping reforms Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday unveiled a sweeping overhaul to how the Pentagon buys weapons, a restructuring aimed at having the U.S. military more quickly acquire new...

Court rules Trump administration violated First Amendment with out-of-office messages

A federal judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment by sending automated emails and messages blaming the government shutdown on Democrats. In the ruling, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the Department of Education (DOE) cannot compel federal workers to engage in partisan speech. The American Federation of Government Employees...

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to pause order requiring full SNAP payments

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to immediately halt a judge’s ruling that requires full Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) November payments be made to states by Friday. An appeals court declined to block the ruling ahead of the deadline, and the administration warned it is “untenable at every turn” and will “sow further...

US lifts terrorist label on Syria’s leader ahead of Trump visit

The State Department announced on Friday that the United Nations Security Council lifted the terrorist designation of two Syrian officials, including the country's new president Ahmed al-Sharaa. The adoption of a resolution "championed by the United States" to delist al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Hasan Khattub "sent a strong political signal that further recognizes Syria's...

Trump announces DOJ probe of meatpackers for ‘driving up the price of Beef’

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} /a> Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump targets meatpackers amid pressure over prices President Trump is taking aim at major meat companies as Republicans facing growing backlash over rising prices. © Photo Credit In a Friday post on Truth Social, the...

Senate Republican: Leadership ‘ignores me’ on shutdown solution

Republican Sen. John Kennedy (La.) said the Senate has done “zero, zilch, nada” since it passed President Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" in July and that leadership “ignores me” when he proposes solutions to bypass Democrats. “Every time I brought up the idea of doing a second reconciliation bill where we don’t need Democrats, our leadership...

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