The Pentagon has ordered military leaders to remove and review all library books that relate to diversity, anti-racism or gender issues within the next two weeks, according to a new memo issued Friday. The order, signed by acting Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel Timothy Dill, marks the most wide-reaching directive in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s...

The United States will begin admitting the first group of White South African refugees next week, whom President Trump’s administration has argued have been victims of "racial discrimination.” “The refugee program is not intended as a solution for global poverty. And historically it has been used that way…this is an example of the president returning...

Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Kennedy on damage control over surgeon general nominee Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sat down for a Fox News interview Thursday to try to quell the tide of opposition that arose from MAGA...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is making it clear that he’s not a fan of President Trump’s proposal earlier this week to raise taxes on wealthy income earners, but he’s willing to listen to what the president has in mind. “I don’t want to see taxes go up on anybody,” Thune said in an...

President Trump on Friday issued his clearest sign yet of his desire to de-escalate the trade war he started with China last month.  “80% Tariff on China seems right! Up to Scott B,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, publicly advising Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to lower tariffs on China from the current...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Bessent urges Congress to act on debt limit by mid-July Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on Congress on Friday to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by mid-July to keep the federal government from defaulting on its...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Cotton to chipmakers: Share your location A Senate Republican wants to ensure the U.S. can curb competition with China as debate builds over export controls. © Greg Nash Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), one of Congress's fiercest China hawks, introduced a bill Friday that would require chip exports to...

"Pod Save America" host Jon Favreau advised Democrats who aspire to run for president in 2028 to “rip the f‑‑‑ing Band-Aid off” and say that former President Biden shouldn't have run last year. “The answer is, he shouldn't have run for a second term. And when he did run for a second term, he should...

Vice President JD Vance said this week he didn't want to get political about new pope Leo XIV, calling his election "a great thing."

The White House slammed Democrats after three Congress members stormed into a New Jersey ICE prison for an "oversight visit." The prison is full of alleged dangerous criminals.