Soaring electric bills are no longer just a household headache. They’re dominating headlines and igniting fierce campaign battles. Families across America are staring at double-digit hikes year after year, squeezing budgets already strained by inflation. The culprit? Surging electricity demand from AI data centers, energy-hungry behemoths run by Big Tech giants. These facilities devour power […]

John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Trump who is now counted among his foes, was indicted Thursday over allegations he shared and stored classified information. Federal prosecutors say that Bolton sent more than a thousand pages of “diary-like entries” to two relatives and retained documents, writings and notes related to national defense. The...

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) and former state Del. Jay Jones (D) came face-to-face on Thursday at a highly anticipated attorney general's debate in Richmond amid a stunning scandal that has put renewed interest on the downballot race. Unlike past state attorney general races, this year's contest has garnered national attention following leaked violent...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump hosts ballroom donors at White House President Trump on Wednesday hosted a dinner for donors helping to fund the cost of a planned White House ballroom, including leaders of major businesses. © AP Trump held...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Chamber of Commerce fights Trump's H-1B visa fee The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued the Trump administration Thursday over its decision to raise the fee for H-1B work visa applications to $100,000, arguing that President Trump exceeded his authority in altering the visa program. © Adobe Stock The Chamber argues that Congress...

Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly proposed a new congressional map on Thursday, one that would change the makeup of Democratic Rep. Don Davis’s district. Under the proposed map, the 1st District, represented by Davis, would include Beaufort, Craven, Carteret, Pamlico, Hyde and Dare counties. The six counties were previously part of the 3rd...

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said Thursday he will not accept further donations from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and will return donations he has already received from the group. “I support Israel’s right to exist, but I’ve also never been afraid to disagree openly with AIPAC when I believe they’re wrong,” Moulton said...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Shutdown tensions high after Dems block Defense spending bill Senate Democrats voted Thursday to block the annual, full-year Defense spending bill, despite the measure passing out of committee with strong bipartisan support earlier this year. ©...

NYC socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani backtracked on the debate stage from a comment made the previous day where he declined to call on Hamas to disarm.

A conservative group launched a site documenting NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s past statements and proposals ahead of next week’s televised debate.