A federal judge on Friday paused the Trump administration's $10 billion social safety net funding freeze, temporarily restoring grants to five Democratic-led states. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had said earlier in the week that the freeze — impacting child care and family assistance funding in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New...
President Trump on Friday night called on credit card companies to cap interest rates at 10 percent. “Please be informed that we will no longer let the American Public be ‘ripped off’ by Credit Card Companies that are charging Interest Rates of 20 to 30%, and even more, which festered unimpeded during the Sleepy Joe...
The Kennedy Center on Friday confirmed the Washington National Opera (WNO) will leave the renowned venue. “After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to part ways with the WNO due to a financially challenging relationship,” a Kennedy Center spokesperson told NewsNation. “We believe this represents the best path forward for both organizations and...
Minnesota, California, New York, Colorado and Illinois won a temporary victory Friday in a lawsuit over a federal funding freeze related to fraud concerns.
A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday made way for President Trump’s National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., to continue, a boon for his campaign to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously agreed to pause a lower court order blocking troops from being sent into...
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) blasted the Pentagon’s ongoing probe into him Tuesday. “This is all a bunch of bulls‑‑‑,” Kelly told reporters on Capitol Hill. The Defense Department said Monday it is escalating its review into Kelly, a retired Navy captain, over a Nov. 18 video in which and other Democrats told U.S. service members...
President Trump on Wednesday attacked Brown University over what he claimed was a lack of security cameras after the FBI faced criticism for arresting a person in connection with a fatal shooting who was later released due to insufficient evidence. "Why did Brown University have so few Security Cameras?" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "There...
The Justice Department has until Friday to release its files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law on Nov. 19, gives DOJ 30 days to release its documents, setting the deadline for Dec. 19. The legislation passed both chambers of Congress with veto-proof majorities last...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio slammed Vanity Fair for publishing a bombshell profile on White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in which she appeared to give candid assessments of President Trump’s Cabinet and his policies. In a statement on social platform X, Rubio joined the chorus of White House officials standing by Wiles while...
Peter Navarro's appeal of his contempt of Congress conviction may seem, to some, unnecessary. Last year, fresh out of prison after serving a 4-month stint for refusing to abide a congressional subpoena, he was whisked onto the Republican National Convention stage and welcomed back into the fold. With President Trump back in the White House, so, too, is Navarro, reprising his role as trade adviser to a...
MIAMI (AP) — FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams' most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185. FIFA said Tuesday that $60 tickets will be made available for every game at the tournament in North...
Governor Kathy Hochul maintains a 19-point lead over her Republican challengers in a hypothetical 2026 election matchup, according to a Siena College poll, while New Yorkers expressed optimism about the state's direction and supported proposals to tax the wealthy to fund social services.
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Trump World rallies around Susie Wiles ▪ Jack Smith heads to Capitol Hill ▪ Hegseth rebuffs calls to release video ▪ Trump expands travel ban President Trump will leverage the bully pulpit Wednesday in a speech to the nation to promote the successes...
