President Trump delivered a victory-lap speech Thursday night at the Iowa State Fair, extolling a streak of recent wins from his America First Agenda while kicking off the year-long buildup to the country's 250th birthday celebration.
President Trump is raising the visitor fees to national parks for foreign tourists with an executive order Thursday, a move the White House says will make park visits more affordable for U.S. citizens.
“All happy families are alike,” Tolstoy wrote, “but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Over the years, the famous opening line to Anna Karenina has gone from being a bold generalization to a dictum. Good writers since Tolstoy seem to have taken the great Russian’s declaration as a challenge to devise interesting […]
Almost 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia, who take 911 calls, collect trash, and perform other duties, went on strike on Tuesday after negotiations over a contract fell through. Blue-collar union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33, represents more than 9,000 city employees, including school crossing guards and 911 dispatchers. ...
The Department of Defense (DOD) has halted the delivery of some air defense missiles and munitions to Ukraine due to concerns about U.S. military stockpiles being depleted. "The Department of Defense continues to provide the President with robust options to continue military aid to Ukraine, consistent with his goal of bringing this tragic war to...
Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) took a swing at fellow Pennsylvanian Sen. John Fetterman (D) over comments he made as the Senate was on its way to passing President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," in which he said he had "missed" a beach trip. “I will do whatever it takes, stay up for 48 straight hours, 72...
{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story New developments as Israel-Iran ceasefire hits a week As the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran hits one week, there’s little clarity on what comes next in U.S.-Iran relations and whether Iran remains a near-term nuclear...
Pollster Nate Silver claimed that New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani could be vulnerable in the general election “in theory.” “As a New Yorker, I’m not looking forward to the ads, but I am excited to cast a general election ballot that could actually matter,” Silver said in a Substack newsletter Tuesday. “In theory,...
Pennsylvania Democratic Party chair, state Sen. Sharif Street (D), has entered the race to succeed Philadelphia-area Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.), who announced on Monday that he will not seek reelection in 2026. Street’s campaign filed with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday, according to the independent agency’s filings. On his campaign website, Street, who has...
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) quipped that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) was a "cheap date" for voting for President Trump’s giant tax and spending package, seemingly for a tax break for fishermen, during a House Rules Committee hearing on Tuesday. The comment came after Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) asked House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) about a new tax...
Some of the California National Guard troops deployed by President Trump to Los Angeles last month will be released from the deployment to fight wildfires as the state prepares for another fire season. In a statement released Tuesday, U.S. Northern Command (Northcom) said that approximately 150 Guardsmen were released from their federal mission protecting Immigration...
President Trump said on Tuesday evening that Israel has agreed to the “necessary conditions” to “finalize” a 60-day ceasefire in the war-torn Gaza Strip and pushed the Palestinian militant group Hamas to take the deal, warning that it will “not get better.” “My Representatives had a long and productive meeting with the Israelis today on...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday inclement weather in Washington, D.C., is “part of the problem” House Republicans are grappling with as they look to fast-track their “big, beautiful bill” through the chamber this week. The House is scheduled to convene at 9 a.m. EDT Wednesday — with a procedural vote shortly after — to kick off the...
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) has reportedly apologized to New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani over saying he had referred to “global jihad” in the past. A readout that Politico obtained said Mamdani and Gillibrand talked Monday night on a call amid voting on President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” “Gillibrand apologized for mischaracterizing Mamdani’s record...
A majority of surveyed investors are expecting volatility in the stock market to persist through 2025, according to a new survey that was released on Tuesday. The new Gallup poll found that nearly 3 in 4 surveyed investors, 73 percent, think there will be more stock market turbulence ahead in 2025. Nearly 6 in 10...
