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Zelenskyy says he will meet with Trump ‘before the New Year’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Donald Trump this weekend amid signs of progress in Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations.

RFK Jr’s dye-free food vision blocked by Obama-appointed judge

Obama-appointed judge blocks Morrisey's RFK-inspired food dye ban in West Virginia, siding with manufacturers over Make America Healthy Again targeting additives.

Trump Targets the Islamic State in Nigeria

The U.S. launched Tomahawk cruise missiles at two Islamic State bases, and the administration...

Woke English Departments Versus Great Literature

The left’s long march through our institutions of higher education has led to the...

Stalled spending bills put Congress in catch-up mode when lawmakers return in January

Congress has not passed any spending bills since the 43-day government shutdown ended, and lawmakers won't have much time left to act when they return to session in January.

Trump faces GOP blowback on health plan

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States fight Trump’s AI push

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story State lawmakers resist AI preemption push More than 200 state lawmakers are urging Congress to reject a potential provision in an annual defense bill that would preempt state laws regulating AI. © Mariam Zuhaib, Associated Press In a letter to both the House and Senate, the bipartisan group argued Monday...

Ron Johnson shoots down tariff checks

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story  Ron Johnson shoots down tariff checks Republican Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), a leading fiscal hawk in the Senate, says the country “can’t afford” President Trump’s proposal to send out $2,000 tariff “dividend” checks to working-class Americans to...

Trump signs order creating Genesis Mission to boost AI-driven research

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order establishing the "Genesis Mission," a new endeavor to expand AI resources for scientific research.  The Genesis Mission, which the administration is comparing to the Apollo program that sent Americans to the moon in the late 1960s, seeks to create an integrated AI platform that brings together federal datasets, computing resources and AI tools to boost scientific discovery. “Since the 1990s, America's scientific edge...

Markey leads Moulton by 9 points for Mass. Senate, but with a third undecided: Poll

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) holds a nine-point edge over Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) in a new poll of likely Democratic primary voters, but over a third are still undecided. Markey, a progressive, garnered support from 34 percent of respondents to November's Bay State Poll, a States of Opinion Project released on Monday by the University...

Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre’s last survivors, dies at 111

Her grandson said Monday that she died surrounded by family at a Tulsa hospital.

Abortion illegal in North Dakota again after state Supreme Court ruling

Abortion is illegal again in North Dakota after the state Supreme Court reversed a decision from a lower court on Friday, allowing a near-total ban to take effect. The law makes it illegal for anyone to perform an abortion, though it exempts individual patients. Violating the ban is considered a class C felony, so physicians...

Doug Jones launches Alabama governor bid

Former Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) announced Monday he’s launching a bid for Alabama governor, setting up a likely rematch against a former rival, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), next year. “Because Alabama, you folks in Alabama, deserve a governor who is going to fight for them,” Jones said in a video on the social platform X....

Trump signs order allowing foreign terrorist designation for Muslim Brotherhood chapters

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order that would allow his administration to designate certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations. The order directs Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to determine whether any chapters of the organization warrant the designation, which would allow for increased sanctions...

Swalwell: Californians want ‘get s— done approach on lowering prices’

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who is running for governor in the Golden State, said Sunday residents of his state want a “get s--- done approach on lowering prices.” “People are telling me they want a fighter, a protector, but also a get s--- done approach on lowering prices. And that's, frankly, why I'm running,” Swalwell...

COP30 closes with deal on climate finance

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story COP30 closes with deal on climate finance Countries around the world have agreed to put more money toward fighting climate change as this year’s COP30 climate summit concludes in Brazil. © Eraldo Peres, Associated Press A formal decision released over the weekend said the nations will seek...

US Naval Academy fires commandant less than 6 months into role

The United States Naval Academy fired the commandant of midshipmen, Capt. Gilbert Clark Jr., on Monday due to a “loss of confidence in his ability to effectively lead” the brigade, removing him than his position less than half a year after he assumed the post. Clark, who assumed the role in June, was axed by...

TSA expected to screen 19.3M travelers this week

Nearly 20 million people are projected to travel by air this week as officials brace for what some expect to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel week in 15 years. The Department of Transportation on Monday released its 2025 Thanksgiving week flight forecast, showing 19.3 million people projected to take flights in the seven-day period starting...

Stephen A. Smith eyes ‘profound impact’ on politics, not ruling out 2028 run

If Stephen A. Smith is not planning a run for president anytime soon, he’s doing his best impersonation of a buzzworthy politician in the meantime. “I’m not ruling anything out, but I’m not thinking about that right now,” Smith told The Hill during an exclusive interview last week. “I love what I do, and I’m...

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