Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., acknowledged a House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and says he welcomes the opportunity to correct the record.
President Trump's selection of a longtime civil servant and public health veteran to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the strongest signal yet that the administration is shifting away from a rhetoric of vaccine skepticism ahead of the midterm elections. Trump on Thursday tapped Erica Schwartz, the deputy surgeon general during his first term, to...
The Trump administration on Friday reversed course and extended a waiver on sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products amid the Iran war, just days after a top Cabinet official said the U.S. would not be doing so. A license allowing countries to purchase Russian oil from Friday through May 16 was posted on the Treasury...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday said he demands answers from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding comments the secretary made in an interview in 2024 about Black children on certain Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) medications being "re-parented." "We’ve known RFK Jr. has been unfit to serve as Secretary, but...
President Trump on Friday teased at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix that he will direct Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to release government files on UFOs and unexplained aerial phenomena (UAPs). "I recently directed the Secretary of War ... to begin releasing government files relating to UFOs and unexplained aerial phenomena," Trump said. "And...
President Trump was met with an at times a roaring ovation from a crowd at a Turning Point USA event in Arizona on Friday during several opportunities where he detailed his policies on Iran. It marked a window into how some young conservatives are receiving Trump's message on the international conflict. “Would anybody like to...
The speaker of Iran’s Parliament, Mohammad-Bagher Qalibaf, said Friday that Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz again amid the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports, contradicting President Trump, who said the strait was “open for business” earlier in the day. His remarks came as Trump was on stage delivering a speech in Arizona at a...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Iran opens Strait of Hormuz, key official says A key Iranian official announced that the critical global shipping lane known as the Strait of Hormuz is “completely” open after being mostly closed since the war between the U.S. and Iran broke out earlier this...
President Trump sprinted ahead Friday to take a victory lap celebrating what he said was Iran’s agreement to open the Strait of Hormuz and a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. But conflicting statements from Iranian officials and Israeli pushback on the terms of the ceasefire with Lebanon are raising doubt about the president's actual successes. ...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Confusion over whether the Strait of Hormuz is open President Trump on Friday celebrated over what he said was Iran agreeing to open the Strait of Hormuz, but it’s unclear exactly what Tehran means by “completely”...
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met with senior administration officials at the White House Friday, sparking new questions over the future of the artificial intelligence firm's relationship with the Trump administration amid its ongoing battle with the Pentagon. The White House said the "introductory meeting" with the company was "both productive and constructive." "We discussed opportunities...
The Trump administration on Thursday agreed to release federal funding to go toward the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) project to extend the Second Avenue subway following a lawsuit to restore funding for the extension. A Department of Transportation (DOT) spokesperson told The Hill that President Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy agreed to...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it would appoint academics and players in chemical and other industries and additional scientists to its Science Advisory Board (SAB). The new appointments come more than a year after the administration “reset” the board, dismissing the scientists who were on it. This board is made up of outside scientists who provide scientific...
