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US and Iran reach ceasefire extension deal pending Trump’s final approval

U.S. and Iranian negotiators have agreed to a 60-day ceasefire extension and nuclear talks. The tentative deal, following weeks of heightened military tensions, though awaits final approval from President Trump.

Newsom wants to claw back Trump fund cash as California burns billions on rail and other ‘boondoggles’

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes a 100% tax on Californians who receive money from Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund, calling it a reward for Jan. 6 rioters.

Hochul just let Mamdani start to borrow NYC’s way back to the 1975 financial crisis

Robbing the future to pay for the present nearly sank the city 50 years...

Gretchen Whitmer says she won’t run for president in 2028

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday that she won’t run for president in 2028,...

Why Have Young Americans Cooled on College Degrees?

Not having a degree is no longer a stigma, and learning outside the classroom...

Trump-backed candidate wins GOP primary runoff for new Texas House seat

Former oil and gas executive Alex Mealer, who was backed by President Trump, is projected to defeat state Rep. Briscoe Cain and win the GOP primary for Texas’s newly drawn 9th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Mealer, who was supported by some House GOP leadership, beat Cain, who was endorsed by Gov. Greg...

Green loses Texas Democratic House primary runoff to Menefee

Rep. Christian Menefee (D-Texas) is projected to defeat Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) in a Democratic primary runoff for the Houston-based 18th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Menefee, the 37-old-lawmaker who won a special election to fill the remainder of the late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s (D-Texas) seat in January, is almost certain to win...

Live results: Polls close in Texas as Paxton, Cornyn duke it out

The polls are now closed in Texas, where Sen. John Cornyn (R) and state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) are duking it out for the GOP nod in the Lone Star State's marquee Senate race.   The winner in Tuesday's election will face off against Democrat James Talarico, a state lawmaker, this November. President Trump's...

Trump: ‘Critically important’ CFTC has exclusive authority over prediction markets

President Trump on Tuesday said it was “critically important” for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to maintain exclusive authority over prediction markets, following several lawsuits against states for attempting to either ban or enact regulations for betting markets. “It is critically important that the CFTC’s exclusive authority over Prediction Markets is maintained, and that...

Trump boasts physical at Walter Reed went ‘perfectly’

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump boasts physical at Walter Reed went ‘perfectly’ President Donald Trump underwent his third medical checkup in a little more than a year Tuesday at Walter Reed National Medical Center, and declared that doctors had given him a clean bill of health. © Alex Brandon, Associated...

The Memo: Trump and allies seek to spin Iran deal amid hazy details

A fierce battle is underway to shape public perceptions of a deal to end the war in Iran — even though no such agreement has been arrived at and progress toward it was called into question by fresh U.S. attacks on southern Iran on Monday. Despite those strikes, serious negotiations are plainly taking place. The...

Hassett’s bold prediction

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Hassett: Energy prices will drop ‘like nothing you’ve ever seen before’ National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said energy prices are going to fall at an unprecedented rate once Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz. ©...

DOE eyes using plutonium in nuclear fuel

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story DOE eyes using plutonium for nuclear power The Energy Department may allow up to five companies to use its surplus plutonium, which has historically been used in nuclear warheads, as fuel. © Ted Shaffrey, Associated Press The department has selected the firms for “advanced...

House NDAA draft would limit Trump’s troop cuts, battleship plans

A major defense policy bill released by House Republicans Tuesday looks to maintain limits on how many U.S. troops can be moved from Europe and South Korea and bars construction of the first “Trump-class” battleship until the Navy can prove it has the technology to make it. The draft text of the legislation, known as the...

U.S.-Iran tensions rise, putting peace talks at risk

Tensions are rising between Washington and Tehran, putting an emerging peace plan that would have opened the Strait of Hormuz and offered relief to skyrocketing oil and gas prices at risk. The U.S. struck southern Iran late Monday amid a clamor over negotiations for a framework of a deal to end the war. The U.S. insisted the...

The AI IPO race

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Tech titans face off in new front of AI race — IPOs Three of the world’s leading AI companies are racing to go public, opening yet another front in the high-stakes competition over the technology. © Adobe Stock SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic are all expected to make their...

Energy Department takes steps toward allowing plutonium, historically used in weapons, in nuclear fuel

The Energy Department may allow up to five companies to use its surplus plutonium, which it has historically been used in nuclear warheads, as fuel. The department has selected the firms for “advanced negotiations regarding the potential allocation of surplus plutonium materials,” a spokesperson for its nuclear energy office said Tuesday. The five companies entering...

Carney: Alberta independence vote ‘dangerous bluff’

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney took a swing at an upcoming vote on Alberta’s independence, calling it a “dangerous bluff.” “In these separation issues, it is often advanced that, ‘Vote for this and it's a free option,’ ‘Vote for this and we will strengthen your — our hand in a future negotiation.’ That is a...

US journalist charged with acting as Chinese agent

An American journalist and author is facing federal charges after being accused of working as an agent for the Chinese government for the past at least seven years. Thomas Weir Pauken II, the son of former Texas Workforce Commission Chairman Thomas Pauken (R), was arrested in early March and is expected to appear in federal...

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