With the midterm elections less than four weeks away, there's a bit of a 2028 shadow campaign going on that includes a prominent Democrat warning his party to back off the liberal jargon.
Supporters of a wealth tax or higher inheritance taxes often argue that it is a myth that rich people leave the country in response. So, what really happens when taxes on the wealthy are sharply increased? The example of Sweden In the 1970s, Sweden embarked on an experiment in “democratic socialism” that led frustrated entrepreneurs […]
When a mega-cap market leader suddenly drops a few percentage points on a seemingly minor headline, the financial press rushes to find fundamental explanations. To the casual observer, it looks like a rational market processing new competitive risks or an unexpected shift in corporate valuation. To anyone who understands the mechanical plumbing of institutional trading […]
Mark Cuban — the billionaire investor and former owner of the Dallas Mavericks — is set to appear alongside Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D) in Fort Worth Saturday evening, where the pair will discuss healthcare monopolies in a live podcast event. The conversation comes one day after Talarico and Cuban announced their joint "Breaking...
Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca called Friday for President Trump to rescind his order to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” citing a 225-year-old treaty between Native Americans and the U.S. government. Seneca said in a statement that this name change, which President Trump authorized in a Thursday executive order, violated the terms of...
Democratic candidates in competitive election races are taking different tacks this cycle over how close to affiliate themselves with former Vice President Kamala Harris, who’s lent her support to many of them but whose loss in the 2024 election has made her a more polarizing figure. Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek (D) told reporters this...
Meta’s settlement with nearly every state in the country is putting some of its biggest competitors on notice as the Instagram and Facebook parent firm tries to steer an industry standard on kids online safety. After years of scrutiny, the company agreed to pay billions of dollars to states and make significant changes to better...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to spend up to $2 million on robot “dogs” to assist its agents' operations, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding document. A funding document posted to DHS's Acquisition Planning Forecast System on Thursday said the agency could spend between $1 million and $2 million on...
Two Trump administration officials are calling for an independent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) investigation into the government's response to the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment — which caused toxic chemicals to spill into the town. In a joint Friday letter, Vice President JD Vance and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin asked the EPA’s acting inspector...
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) walked back its move Friday to advise its journalists not to refer directly to Al Qaeda's Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the U.S. as an act of terrorism — guidance that garnered widespread criticism from political leaders. In an internal memo this week first reported by The Toronto Sun, CBC’s...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked promotions of four Army officers picked for promotion to one-star rank, some of whom have ties to top Army generals the Pentagon chief ousted earlier this year, The Hill has learned. Some of the officers pulled from the list have links to former Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy George, who...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story RFK Jr. seizes on Shapiro's measles statements Top Trump administration health officials are seizing on vague information from Pennsylvania to openly question the circumstances of two deaths that state health authorities attributed to measles. Natasha Kaiser Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D)...
President Trump said Friday evening that there will be “majority U.S. control” of a large swath of Venezuela’s oil reserves. “BREAKING NEWS: The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “At my...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump to give speech at Pentagon for 25th anniversary of 9/11 President Trump is set to give a speech at the Pentagon for the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks and will not visit...
The Trump administration on Friday moved to relax fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks. The Transportation Department took aim at Obama-era standards, arguing that they exceed the scope of the government’s authority. The Obama administration set standards for both the whole vehicle and its engine. The Trump administration now says that the government...
