New York City officials plan to reraise a pride flag at the federal monument at Stonewall in Manhattan, setting up a potential fight with the White House at the...
ICE acting director commits to releasing body camera footage from Minnesota operations, promising "full transparency" following recent fatal encounters.
JD Vance says U.S. should get "some benefit" from Greenland if America will "be on the hook for protecting this landmass" as administration pushes acquisition.
Trump Accounts serve as antidote to anti-capitalist sentiment, according to Comptroller Jonathan V. Gould, who calls them impactful financial literacy tools.
The Trump administration is accelerating the permitting timeline for deep-seabed mining applications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) unveiled revisions to the regulatory process for exploration licenses and commercial recovery permit applications on Wednesday. Under the changes, eligible applicants can apply for and obtain an exploration license while simultaneously applying for a commercial recovery...
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) told CNN he is seriously considering running for president in 2028. “I still think it needs to be the right person for the moment, and we don’t know what that moment is yet,” he said in a wide-ranging interview published Wednesday. The retired astronaut and Navy officer is embroiled in a...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump backs off on military force in Greenland, agrees to ‘framework’ deal President Trump on Wednesday said he would not use military force to acquire Greenland and that he’s reached the framework of a deal with...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump to ice new tariffs after Greenland truce President Trump said Wednesday that he’s reached the framework of a deal with NATO on the future of Greenland and will not impose tariffs he previously threatened on...
A federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily lifted restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers’ tactics against protesters in Minnesota, days after another judge ordered agency personnel to cease retaliating against peaceful demonstrators. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, located in St. Louis, Mo., granted the Trump administration its motion for...
Finnish President Alexander Stubb warned Wednesday that "it's not over yet" after President Trump de-escalated his aggressive stance on possibly acquiring Greenland for the U.S. by force. "I took two positive takeaways from this speech," Stubb said on "Amanpour & Co" with CNN's Christiane Amanpour. "One was he said there will be no military intervention,...
President Trump on Wednesday took two steps away from the precipice he had previously marched toward in the Greenland crisis. First, in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump ruled out the use of military force to seize the massive but sparsely populated, semiautonomous territory. Later, he halted the tariffs he...
A group of Democrats voted with Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to advance resolutions holding former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress. Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) sought to penalize the political couple for failing to respond to a congressional subpoena tied to...
A funding bill released this week would claw back hundreds of millions of dollars passed to fund electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure passed under the Biden administration. The bill in question, released Tuesday, would fund the departments of Homeland Security, Defense, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, Labor, Education and other related agencies....
Most economists are expecting the Federal Reserve to hold key interest rates steady, according to a Wednesday survey. A Reuters poll found that 58 percent of surveyed economists predict no change this quarter, while a majority expect two cuts later this year. In a narrow vote last month, the Fed cut interest rates to a...
A New York judge ruled Wednesday that Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’s (R-N.Y.) congressional district was unconstitutionally configured and ordered the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to create a new map ahead of the 2026 midterms. Acting New York state Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman, an appointee of Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), ordered the independent commission to redraw...
