The Department of Government Efficiency no longer exists as a distinct bureaucratic entity, but its spirit will live on in every federal agency as long as President Donald Trump is in office. That is not a direct quote from Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor, but it captures the essence of what amounted to […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the final decision to deport Venezuelan gang suspects to El Salvador in March despite a judge's order instructing the government to recall the airplanes, the Justice Department revealed Tuesday.
President Trump late Tuesday disputed reports that he wants to temporarily extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies for two years, but left the door open to compromising on extension to get a deal that eventually replaces them.
Republican Sens. John Curtis (Utah) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) backed fellow Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), amid a Pentagon probe into “serious allegations of misconduct” against the senator after he and five other Democratic lawmakers told service members to disobey illegal orders from the Trump administration. Curtis said Tuesday afternoon on the social platform X that...
the most highly educated voters picked 34-year-old democratic socialist Mamdani, who promised gullible followers free stuff to make life in the Big Apple more affordable. His socialist-based ideas have never succeeded in the real world, but somehow he conned the most “educated” among us into believing that this time would be different.
Most Americans are unaware of just how empty the promises have been to keep bad actors from slipping in and ensure that those permitted to live and work in the U.S. are thoroughly vetted.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) is exploring a potential presidential run in 2028, and his distinguished military and astronaut careers, along with his political experience, could make him a formidable candidate in the Democratic primary.
Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: ▪ Airports cutting capacity due to shutdown ▪ Trump meeting with Hungary's Orbán ▪ ‘Sandwich guy’ acquitted ▪ Uncertainty on Trump nuclear tests Many of the country’s largest airports are set to operate at reduced capacity starting Friday as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) takes steps...
Democratic support for a potential deal to reopen the government has crumbled because of deep mistrust among Senate Democrats over whether they can trust President Trump to act in good faith to extend health insurance subsidies or to stop firing federal workers. Senate Democrats on Thursday rejected an emerging proposal to reopen the government that...
Several people at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland fell ill and received medical treatment after a "suspicious package" was delivered to the military base just outside Washington, D.C., CNN reported late Thursday. A building on the base — where President Trump frequently travels through on official business — was evacuated after an individual opened the...
Justice Amy Coney Barrett had a simple message for conservative women in law school attending the Federalist Society’s gala Thursday night: don’t be afraid to defy stereotypes. “Being a conservative woman in a law school, particularly, takes a lot of courage and independence and in many ways shows more feminism than just falling into some...
President Trump late Thursday announced a new trade deal across several sectors between Uzbekistan and the United States. "Over the next three years, Uzbekistan will be purchasing and investing almost $35 Billion Dollars and, in the next 10 years, over $100 Billion Dollars, in key American Sectors, including Critical Minerals, Aviation, Automotive Parts, Infrastructure, Agriculture,...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said late Thursday that the U.S. military took out another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three “narco-terrorists.” Hegseth said the vessel was operated by a designated terrorist organization and was blown up in international waters. It is unclear which terrorist group the Defense secretary was referring to. No U.S. troops...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will hold a rally in Texas on Saturday opposing the state's redistricting efforts alongside local Democratic lawmakers, days after Golden State voters backed a measure to redraw their own congressional districts. Texas was the first of several red states that followed President Trump's directive to change their congressional maps ahead...
Starting Friday, airports will follow the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) directive to reduce flights as a result of the government shutdown, impacting air travel for millions of Americans. The FAA is reducing flight capacity at 40 “high-traffic” airports, FAA administrator Bryan Bedford said Wednesday. This includes John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City,...
Vice President Vance on Thursday pushed back on a federal court ruling that directed the Trump administration to make full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments for November, arguing the court should not be telling the president how to spend money during a government shutdown. "It’s an absurd ruling because you have a federal judge...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story GOP sinks Senate resolution to block potential strikes on Venezuela Republican senators on Thursday sunk a war powers resolution that would have blocked President Trump's administration from potentially conducting military strikes inside Venezuela without the authorization...
The decision by Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to leave Congress after almost four decades marks the end of an era for both the powerhouse Democrat and her party at large. The former Speaker not only wrote herself into the history books as the first woman to hold the gavel, but also muscled into law some...
