Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  US could default on its debt by August: analysis The federal government risks defaulting on its debt sometime this summer or early fall without action to address its debt ceiling, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center...

Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Anxieties converge over newly remade CDC advisory panel Health and Health Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr's remade vaccine advisory panel kicked off its two-day meeting Wednesday despite calls to delay the proceedings, including by Sen. Bill...

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story GOP tries again to sell public lands in megabill A revised plan from Senate Republicans would sell off as much as 1.2 million acres of publicly owned lands, according to legislative text obtained by The Hill. © Jason Goode The updated text would require...

Susan Monarez, a longtime federal health official nominated by President Trump to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), faced senators in a confirmation hearing Wednesday, providing a first glimpse of her personal views and any signs of daylight between herself and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. While Monarez...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story NATO finds leeway on defense spending goal NATO leaders on Wednesday agreed to a major defense spending increase while leaving room for some alliance countries to not hit the new spending goals thanks to very particular...

It’s crunch time for negotiations over the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap. After a high-stakes meeting with Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday, House Republicans in the SALT Caucus and a key GOP senator reported “progress” but no deal, leaving one of the thorniest issues in the party’s tax and spending bill...

As the dust settles on Iranian sites hit by U.S. bombs and missiles over the weekend, there's growing tension over how much the military operation set back Tehran's nuclear program. The Trump administration is blasting assessments from U.S. intelligence agencies about the damage inflicted by strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, while apparently endorsing an...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said that former Vice President Harris would be president if she had used the same campaign playbook as Zohran Mamdani in his apparent win in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. “Look, he ran a brilliant campaign. And it wasn’t just him. What he understood and understands — campaign’s...

The Trump Department of Homeland Security is pushing back against an “absolutely false" media report about a pregnant immigrant who was allegedly denied prenatal care while she was detained by ICE.

All eyes are on the Senate as a skeptical Republican caucus moves forward on the "Big, Beautiful Bill" – and action is expected within days.