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Howard Lutnick forced to face Jeffrey Epstein ties during House Oversight hearing

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will face questions about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein in a voluntary House Oversight Committee interview Wednesday.

GOP senator in brutal primary praised Islamic charity after feds cut terror-scrutinized parent, review finds

Sen. John Cornyn praised Islamic Relief USA multiple times, even as its parent group faced terror links and antisemitism allegations worldwide.

Senate candidate running as ‘Independent’ continues to be bankrolled by left-wing donors

Independent Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn has promised not to caucus with either party if elected, but his campaign is being bankrolled by left-wing money.

Michigan Senate race: El-Sayed’s ties to extremist fuel antisemitism concerns among Jewish voters

Some Michigan Jewish residents say Abdul El-Sayed's U.S. Senate candidacy is amplifying concerns over antisemitism amid rising state tensions.

Welfare fraud has blue states rushing — to shield the fraudsters

Democratic lawmakers are racing to make it harder for independent journalists and citizen watchdogs...

Fetterman says he won’t support Iran war powers resolution

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) said Wednesday he again will vote against a war powers resolution to halt U.S. strikes on Iran.  After Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) said earlier in the day that the upper chamber will vote on the resolution next week, Fetterman, a staunch supporter of Israel, said on Fox News’s...

Educators should seriously consider a pause on AI in classrooms

A wise first step would be a voluntary moratorium on new AI implementation contracts until independent researchers have assessed their impact.

Used car prices hit highest level since summer 2023

Wholesale used car prices hit a nearly three-year high in March as tight supply meets tax refund season.

Want to hear the songs Artemis II is waking up to in space? Here’s the official playlist

It's a longstanding tradition that started in a much different format.

Supreme Court ruling makes vulnerable children therapists safer in Colorado

Therapy should be guided by clients’ values and sound clinical practice, not government mandate.

Trump warns of ‘bigger,’ ‘better,’ stronger’ attacks if Iran deal is not reached

President Trump late Wednesday warned that he will authorize more substantial strikes on Iran if the Islamic Republic does not reach and comply with an agreement to end the conflict. “All U.S. Ships, Aircraft, and Military Personnel, with additional Ammunition, Weaponry, and anything else that is appropriate and necessary for the lethal prosecution and destruction...

The verdicts are in: Big Tech is hurting kids, and Congress must protect them.

Last month, a jury in California gave me something I have been fighting for since May 1, 2019, when I lost my son Mason at age 15: It gave me a small sense of justice in the fight to hold Big Tech accountable for the online harms it caused my son and many other young...

Jim Whittaker, first American to climb Everest, dies at 97

He shared world-class climber status with his identical twin, Lou, who led the first American expedition to scale Mount Everest's north face.

Trump lost his nerve and surrendered to a beaten Iran

Trump apparently lost his strategic patience and political will and handed a win to an Iran on the verge of collapse.

Vance takes center stage in faltering Iran ceasefire

Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: Vice President Vance has quickly become a central figure in trying to maintain a shaky ceasefire in a war that he has reportedly been skeptical about from the start. Vance is set to travel to Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday along with U.S. special envoy...

More New Yorkers back Mamdani but say city on wrong track: Poll

A plurality of New York voters approve of the job Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) is doing in office, but nearly 60 percent say their city is on the wrong track, according to a new poll released Thursday. In the survey, conducted by Emerson College Polling and PIX11, 43 percent of the city’s registered voters approve...

George Santos says he’s becoming a first-time parent 

Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who had a brief but notable stint in Congress in 2023, said he is becoming a parent for the first time. “So, we are having kids next year, and that's a big deal for us,” Santos said on Meghan McCain’s livestreamed show “Citizen McCain.” “We're going to be parents next...

Trump slams NATO after meeting with Mark Rutte

President Trump went after the NATO alliance following a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte -- comments that came after the Trump administration had recently expressed frustration with members of the alliance. “NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN. REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN,...

Respiratory viruses lingering longer than usual this year

While spring has officially begun, concerns about respiratory viruses are lingering longer than usual, with cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cropping up later than expected and a new COVID-19 variant spreading across much of the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a recent update that RSV had started later...

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