Just days after the start of the 2026 tax filing season, a looming government shutdown could disrupt IRS funding starting as early as this Saturday.

A committee of Florida state senators on Tuesday unanimously advanced legislation to rename Palm Beach International Airport to "Donald J. Trump International Airport." The bill, SB 706, leaves the names of all other airports the same but preempts the authority to rename airports to the state, not to local officials. The bill resembles a similar...

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Paris Agreement withdrawal takes effect The U.S. is officially out of the Paris Agreement, a global climate pact that seeks to limit the Earth’s rising temperatures. © Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Trump moved to pull the U.S. from the global agreement on his...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Doomsday Clock ticks four second closer to midnight The world slipped further toward the abyss over the past year, with the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists on Tuesday moving the hands of the famed Doomsday Clock four...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Fed on track to defy Trump, keep rates steady The Federal Reserve is on track to keep interest rates steady Wednesday despite the Trump administration's controversial efforts to reshape the independent central bank. © AP Trump’s...

President Trump is throwing his support behind year-round sales of high-ethanol gasoline amid significant congressional debate over the issue. “In the campaign, I promised to support E15 all year round,” Trump said during a speech in Iowa, referring to high-ethanol gas, called E15 for its ethanol content of up to 15 percent. “I am trusting Speaker...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story TikTok settles social media addiction case ahead of trial TikTok settled a lawsuit accusing it and several other social media companies of designing addictive platforms shortly before the landmark case headed to trial Tuesday. © Ashley Landis, Associated Press It is the latest company to settle the case...

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen on Tuesday called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be “defunded and disbanded” after a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Saturday, the second deadly shooting involving federal law enforcement this month. Cohen wrote on the social platform X that he had planned...

Trump launched his midterm campaign in Iowa Tuesday, warning supporters that losing Congress would jeopardize tax cuts and border policies in 2026 elections.

A Virginia judge struck down a redistricting amendment, ruling lawmakers violated constitutional requirements during 2024 special session proceedings.