The Senate Democrats’ campaign arm is launching a new radio ad Wednesday attacking Republicans for slashing funding for rural radio stations as a part of more than $1 billion Republicans made in cuts to public broadcasting in their recissions package. “Thank you for listening to your local radio station. But stations like these might not...
President Trump called Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday to win his support for Ukraine to join the European Union (EU), a conversation that came after discussions with European leaders who were at the White House, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The talk with Orban, one of the...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Air support for Ukraine? Trump floats security guarantee President Trump is floating providing U.S. pilots and warplanes as part of security guarantees for post-war Ukraine as he pushes for an end to Russia’s war against the...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead a newly formed joint commission that will work on forging a security guarantees proposal for Ukraine, an administration official told The Hill’s sister network NewsNation on Tuesday. The commission will be made up of U.S., Ukrainian, European and NATO officials. The agreement for the commission came during Monday’s...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Tuesday the opening of a migrant detention facility in Nebraska as President Trump’s administration ramps up the expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) detention capabilities. The new facility, located in the southwest part of the state, was dubbed “Cornhusker Clink” and will house “criminal illegal aliens”...
Mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia is moving to dismiss his criminal case in Tennessee, arguing he was the subject of a vindictive and selective prosecution by the Trump administration. The motion is filed by those who feel they have been unfairly singled out by prosecutors and charged when others similarly situated would not have...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that President Trump wants the U.S.-Mexico border wall to be painted black so that it would be too hot for migrants to climb over. “Now, if you look at the structure that's behind me, it's tall, which makes it very, very difficult to climb, almost impossible. It also...
The Trump administration launched its first TikTok account Tuesday as the fate of the social media app in the U.S. remains unclear. "Every day I wake up determined to deliver a better life for the people all across this nation," President Trump says in the first video shared to the account. "I am your voice."...
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) called for “action” from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) amid a redistricting battle in his state. Johnson on Monday had gone after California Democrats’ proposed House map and said he was taking measures to halt the new congressional lines. “Democrats across the nation have played politics with redistricting for decades, and...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Pediatric group bucks RFK Jr. on kids' COVID-19 shots In a shift away from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s stance on widespread COVID vaccinations, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that parents...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump admin broke rules with IRS firings: watchdog The IRS broke its own rules when it fired thousands of employees earlier this year on the orders of the Trump administration, the Treasury Department found last week....
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard revoked the security clearances of 37 current and former intelligence officials, sharing the list in a move that prompted swift criticism that the Trump administration was politicizing clearances. Among those on the list are several Biden administration officials, including Maher Bitar, who joined the National Security Council (NSC) after...
