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Trump bans citizenship for ‘birth tourism’ babies

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday banning the practice of "birth tourism" and ordering his administration to try to root out firms that assist pregnant women in entering the U.S. just to earn citizenship for their children.

Mamdani booed off stage at Staten Island police event

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani got a hostile reception from the one borough that never warmed to him, drawing sustained boos and chants of "get out of here" less than a minute into his remarks at a Staten Island police event.

Carney calls trade talks with US ‘nasty’

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that the trade negotiations with the United States had turned “nasty” following remarks made by President Donald Trump about Canada and its leadership. “This is a tough negotiation,” Carney said in French. “You can say ‘nasty.’ But this is a question of Canadian jobs. It’s a question of...

Spanberger intervening in proposed NextEra-Dominion merger

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) announced Thursday that she plans to intervene in the merger deal between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy which, if approved, would create the largest regulated electrical utility in the world. In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Spanberger stated that she will make herself a party on the merger, noting...

DOJ accuses Duke Law of racial discrimination against white, Asian applicants

The Justice Department (DOJ) concluded an investigation into Duke University School of Law, determining the school unlawfully discriminated against white and Asian applicants in admissions for three past incoming classes. In a findings letter released Thursday, the department’s Civil Rights Division said Duke Law took racial diversity into consideration when admitting students to its 2023,...

National Gallery studying Freedom 250 IndyCar vibrations’ impact on art

The National Gallery is planning to study how the upcoming Freedom 250 GrandPrix will impact its art collection as IndyCar racecars will reach the speed of 185 mph near some of the District’s most historic artifacts. “In preparation for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, the National Gallery conducted an extensive vibration study and based on...

Thune, Schumer wrestle over deal to fund government, start August recess

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) are working on a deal to fund the federal government and start the Senate’s August recess, but they face opposition from President Trump’s allies who want to rack up more GOP accomplishments. Thune’s top priorities are to confirm a package of 74 Trump...

What’s next for Fauci? 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story What’s next for Fauci? The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted on party lines to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. © Natasha Kaiser The vote came after Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination more than 100 times in a hearing last week. The...

Democrat says political appointee placed at Interior Inspector General

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Political appointee placed at Interior IG, Democrat says The Trump administration has installed a former White House official and author of the Project 2025 Republican policy playbook at what is supposed to be an independent internal watchdog at the Interior Department, a House Democrat...

Senate Democrats introduce bill to roll back press restrictions at Pentagon 

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Senate Democrats introduce bill to roll back press restrictions at Pentagon Senate Democrats introduced a new bill on Thursday to roll back Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s news media restrictions at the Pentagon, stating that those are...

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