Former President Barack Obama praised a group of Texas Democratic lawmakers for fleeing their state to stop a vote on a redistricting bill, calling their actions “inspiring."
Senate Republicans are gearing up for the White House to send a D.C. Security Fund package, while Senate Democrats blast President Donald Trump's attempts to solidify his grip on Washington as a "power grab."
The White House sent a letter to the Smithsonian Tuesday unveiling plans to conduct a review of museums and exhibits in preparation for the 250th birthday of the United States in 2026.
An ethics complaint has been leveled against NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani over his rent-stabilized apartment while earning $150,000 as state assemblymember.
National Guard troops have started showing up in the nation's capital after President Trump activated them to patrol Washington's streets, arguing that crime has gotten out of control. The District of Columbia Army National Guard began patrolling the streets on Tuesday and a group of service members met with Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll....
House Judiciary Democrats are launching a probe into the transfer of Ghislaine Maxwell to a lower security prison, arguing the move creates “the strong appearance that it is attempting to cover up the full extent of the relationship between President Trump and Mr. Epstein.” Maxwell, a close associate of deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein, met with...
Former New York Gov. David Paterson (D) said Tuesday he is set to endorse New York City Mayor Eric Adams in his reelection bid amid a heated race for Big Apple mayor. “It'll be at one o'clock on the steps of City Hall, at which time I will endorse Mayor Eric Adams for reelection,” Paterson...
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) pushed for the District’s statehood again on Tuesday amid President Trump’s crackdown on the nation’s capital. “We have seen a precipitous lessening of crime in the city, violent crime, especially after a post-COVID spike that we acknowledge, and we got after, and we drove down the numbers in 2023. We...
{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Will Trump get played by Putin? Europe is worried President Trump's sharp criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday is sending chills across Europe, where leaders are working to guard against the worst-case scenario: Trump aligning with...
Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Tuesday that President Trump is “right on the money” with his takeover of the Washington, DC, police. “And I think the president's right on the money, and I think Judge Pirro laid out the case very well, and I'm glad she's there, because she has the right idea of...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Vaccine misinformation blamed for fatal CDC shooting A prominent federal employee union and former health leaders are blaming the rise of vaccine information for fueling the fatal shooting at the Atlanta headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Inflation steady in July as Trump tariffs loomed Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in July, according to data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), as the economy braces for President Trump’s full tariffs....
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump's 'bizarre' deal with Nvidia, AMD sparks legal questions Two major chipmakers in the U.S., Nvidia and AMD, have struck an unusual agreement to provide the federal government some of their revenue from chip sales to China — a deal that experts say raises constitutional questions and may set...
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb on Tuesday pushed back on claims by the city’s police union head, saying his “facts are wrong” when it comes to crime in the nation’s capital. “Crime in the District is out of control, and something needs to be done about it. This concept that crime is down is really...
President Trump’s use of federal resources to combat crime in the nation’s capital is forcing Democrats to once again address the issue of law and order, something that has been a vulnerability for them in recent elections. Democrats were quick to note — following Trump’s announcement Monday that he would federalize the city’s police force...
