The Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) criticized the Trump administration over its rollback of Title IX protections and expressed support for Jane Doe, who accused seven men of raping her over several hours at the Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University. The caucus chair, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), along with the vice chairs, Reps....

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Bipartisan senators reach permitting reform deal Democratic and Republican senators on Wednesday announced a long-sought deal on permitting reform that they say will speed the construction of the nation’s energy and infrastructure projects while reining in costs from data centers. © Greg Nash After...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story Physicians urge Senate to reject FDA nominee Thousands of physicians are urging the Senate to reject Heidi Overton, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration. © AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib Thousands of physicians are urging the Senate to reject...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) received federal security clearance Wednesday, nine months after he entered office. "I have my security clearance now," Mamdani told reporters at a Wednesday press conference. With the new clearance, he is able to review classified documents. Before he was issued the credentials, Mamdani was relying on New York...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made a flurry of announcements during a wide-ranging speech to active-duty officers Wednesday.  At the beginning of the address, the Pentagon chief stuck to his bread and butter: culture-war grievances, stripping the “woke” out of the Department of Defense (DOD), bashing the news media for its coverage of the Iran war,...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced new Pentagon partnerships with five non-Ivy League colleges and universities Wednesday amid his ongoing efforts to distance the military from America's most prestigious higher education institutions. “We're partnering with a new crop of premier higher ed institutions, including Louisiana State University [LSU], Liberty University, Tuskegee University, Mississippi State University and...

President Trump put Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in the spotlight Wednesday as he announced a $54 billion investment in a project to export natural gas from Alaska. The project is part of a $200 billion investment from South Korea into the U.S. for projects including the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, eight nuclear power plants...

Ron DeSantis headlines rally for Navy veteran Dan Green, GOP candidate in Florida's 9th district, seeking to oust incumbent Darren Soto

Senior aides to Mayor Zohran Mamdani reportedly discussed mobilizing a 200-plus influencer network against top CEOs and business leaders in New York City.

A Homeland Security inspector general report found documentation or vetting errors in 40% of Afghan asylum applications reviewed under Operation Allies Welcome, raising concerns.