Americans love to cite Europe for policy experiments, but not everything that happens on the old continent should be treated as secret knowledge which Americans lack.
President Trump's battle to end the Department of Education is about to turn into a war as advocates prepare to defend the federal agency through litigation and civic action while he readies an executive order seeking its elimination. "I expect that any actions to shutter the agency or to dismantle it will be challenged in...
Republicans are raising concerns about what the Trump-backed strategy to stave off next week’s government shutdown threat could mean for defense programs for the next six months. President Trump this week touted a clean, six-month continuing resolution (CR) as one that would allow Republicans to focus more on advancing their tax agenda while “effectively freezing...
The government will shut down next Saturday morning unless Congress can rally around a funding measure by the end of the week, setting up the first big legislative spending fight of President Trump’s second term. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is set to move forward with a stopgap measure, also known as a continuing resolution (CR),...
President Trump is signaling a softer approach to the mass firings of federal government workers led by Elon Musk as cracks emerge between the tech billionaire and Cabinet secretaries running the agencies he’s gutting. Musk’s swift and wide-ranging cost-cutting efforts have been met with pushback from some in Washington, who have complained behind-the-scenes about the...
Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) encouraged Democrats to change their outlook on tariffs, stating that levies are not "always bad” as President Trump made good on his campaign tariff threats this week. “Fellow Democrats, the party needs to rethink all the anti-tariff absolutism. I’m a Rust Belt Democrat from swingy Western PA—where lousy trade deals like...
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday to exclude nonprofits that he says engage in "the subsidization of illegal activities" from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The executive order states "individuals employed by organizations whose activities have a substantial illegal purpose shall not be eligible for public service loan forgiveness." PSLF is...
President Trump announced Friday he's appointing Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham and Maria Bartiromo to the board of the Kennedy Center, after naming himself chair of the performing arts center last month. "I am thrilled to announce that Laura Ingraham and Maria Bartiromo will be joining our Kennedy Center Board - This completes our selection,"...
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said he would continue to pursue an investigation against Andrew and Tristan Tate, influencer brothers who were accused of human trafficking in Romania. “Fleeing our jurisdiction will not stop Florida's ongoing criminal investigation,” Uthmeier wrote in a Friday statement on X. “We will continue working with our law enforcement and...
President Trump established a FIFA 2026 World Cup task force in a Friday executive order, describing the event as an opportunity to “showcase the Nation's pride and hospitality while promoting economic growth and tourism through sport.” The sporting event will feature 104 matches played across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, which were named as co-host...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump finally puts a little pressure on Russia President Trump on Friday said he was weighing additional sanctions and tariffs on Russia in a push to bring Moscow to the negotiating table to end the war in...
Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare — Ohio has requested the Trump administration reinstate a work requirement for Medicaid expansion beneficiaries in the state. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Ohio asks feds to approve Medicaid waiver Ohio has requested the Trump administration reinstate a work requirement for Medicaid expansion...
Three transgender people incarcerated in federal custody sued the Trump administration and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Friday in a class action lawsuit over new policies restricting their access to gender-affirming care. The complaint, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenges one of President Trump’s executive orders and...
