Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), the ranking member of the House Administration Committee, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) have discussed a proposal to further boost security for lawmakers with their Republican counterparts, a senior Democratic committee aide told The Hill Monday evening. The aide said that Morelle and Jeffries “have regularly discussed innovative solutions...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that she recommended a “full travel ban” to President Trump during a Monday meeting. “I just met with the President. I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies,” Noem said Monday on the social platform...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth in hot water amid fallout from boat strike Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing pressure over a Washington Post report that he ordered the military to “kill everybody” in a boat strike in the...
Top Trump administration officials including Vice President JD Vance and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are slated to speak alongside biotech executives and influencers at an all-day “Make America Healthy Again” summit on Wednesday that has not been publicly disclosed. According to an agenda seen by The Hill, the event will feature many of...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) break with President Trump over his approach to various domestic policies is highlighting a growing divide within the president’s conservative base less than a year into his second administration. Greene has been criticizing the president’s focus on foreign affairs on the heels of his meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa...
President Trump’s campaign committee Never Surrender Inc. rolled out an email on Tuesday, fundraising off New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s (D) win last week. “This isn’t for just anyone. YOU qualified because your profile proves you HEAVILY DESPISE dangerous Communists like Zohran Mamdani – the NYC radical who just won his election and is...
President Trump is bristling at concerns about affordability and high prices under his administration, taking a dismissive tone toward an issue that could define next year’s midterm elections. Trump has rapidly shifted his messaging on the cost of living since last week, when the issue helped propel Democrats to electoral victories in Virginia, New Jersey...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday said he's still "stunned" by the eight senators who voted with Republicans to reopen the government, a deal his office previously called a "surrender." After holding a rally in Houston last week to tout California's redistricting measure's victory and criticize Texas Republicans' own move to redrew district maps,...
A government watchdog group has asked two different bar associations to investigate Lindsey Halligan, a former personal attorney for President Trump whom he tapped to lead prosecutions of two of his foes. Halligan, who is currently serving as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia on an interim basis, took over the role...
Major League Baseball (MLB) and its gambling partners are setting limits on how much the public can wager on an individual pitch resulting in a ball or a strike, after a pair of pitchers were indicted over the weekend on charges of corruption and game rigging. The new policy, announced Monday, says all MLB Authorized...
A company that manufactures organic baby formula said Tuesday it is recalling all of its products nationwide amid a multi-state outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart initially recalled just two batches of formula last weekend after federal officials linked it to a multi-state infant botulism outbreak that sickened 13 babies. The announcement Tuesday came after...
President Trump on Tuesday called in to “The Pat McAfee Show” on ESPN to mark Veterans Day and discuss various sports topics. McAfee, a former NFL punter, was hosting his show from Parris Island, S.C., which is home to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. It marked the first time Trump had called in to the...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defended herself on Tuesday after President Trump said the Georgia Republican has “lost her way” as her public criticism of the GOP on multiple issues has grown more frequent. “I haven’t lost my way,” Greene said in a statement, provided to The Hill by her office. “I’m 100% America first and...
Despite repeated calls from leaders across party lines to increase opportunities for national service, the U.S. has yet to take meaningful action, leaving it to individual veterans to take the lead in creating service networks in communities where AmeriCorps programs have been withdrawn.
