The Senate on Monday overwhelmingly advanced a stopgap funding bill aimed at avoiding a government shutdown ahead of this fall's midterms. The chamber voted 89-4 to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to the legislative vehicle for the continuing resolution, overcoming the first big hurdle for the legislation. The level of bipartisan support was...
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s clash with President Trump over the handling of the Reflecting Pool case is raising questions about her standing with the president, with whom she has enjoyed a friendly relationship for decades. Pirro visited the White House Monday evening after Trump lashed out at her on camera hours earlier in the Oval Office, telling...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Burgum, Trump still blame pool damage on vandals Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has been sticking to his original story that vandals were responsible for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, despite a court filing from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro saying the department had...
Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) on Sunday shut down the idea of possibly supporting a socialist candidate in comments that come amid a recent rise of democratic socialists on the national political stage. During an appearance on CBS News's "Face the Nation," host Margaret Brennan asked about the possibility of backing a socialist candidate. “No...
The Trump administration's plan to deport more than 300,000 Haitians who just lost their lawful status after a Supreme Court ruling is showing a split screen in U.S. politics, with some Republicans openly rejoicing in the pending removals while others plead for leniency. The high court’s June ruling ended temporary protected status (TPS) for both Haitians and...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Iran's ‘last chance’ in peace talks? President Trump on Monday warned that it was Iran’s “last chance” to make a peace deal with the U.S. or face “decapitation” as he touted the most recent talks with...
The deadline is approaching for Ohio GOP officials to replace Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) if he ends his reelection campaign amid allegations of abuse levied by his ex-wife. If Miller drops out by the close of business Tuesday, local officials must hold a special primary for a candidate to take his place as the Republican...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Stopgap funding bill seeks delay of Trump's science funding plan Senate Republicans are supporting a provision in the stopgap funding bill that would delay the Trump administration’s controversial plan to put political appointees in charge of hundreds of billions of dollars in federal...
Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday urged American universities to outline their commitments to a set of Trump administration priorities by the end of this year. In an open letter to university presidents and board members, McMahon lamented that higher education institutions, in her view, have “drifted from the principles that built up so much...
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has been sticking to his original story that vandals were responsible for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, despite a court filing from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro saying the department had evidence a "botched" installation was to blame. President Trump, who has repeatedly railed against the alleged vandalism and efforts to hinder...
David Venturella, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sent a letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) saying he has divested of his Geo Group stocks and "fully recused himself from all contracts and obligations related to detention." The letter to Warren, sent Thursday, did not share specifics about ICE's contracting process. Venturella added that...
Roughly two dozen Democratic-controlled states sued President Trump on Monday over his new global tariffs, calling them “equally unlawful” to the ones the Supreme Court has invalidated. The lawsuit adds to legal challenges launched by small businesses in response to the latest round of tariffs in recent days. The new tariffs, announced last month, add a surcharge...
More than a dozen Republican attorneys general are calling on OpenAI to preserve records on its models' recent breach of another company, suggesting the AI firm may have violated state or federal laws in the incident. In a letter sent Monday to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, 15 attorneys general wrote the ChatGPT-maker may have broken...
