President Trump on Tuesday signaled support to reporters about a proposal to give moms bonuses when they have a child amid reports the White House is looking at ways to bring up the nation's birth rates. Trump was pressed by the media Tuesday afternoon about whether he was considering bonuses for moms whenever they have...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday he plans to spend less time working on the White House's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiatives to focus more on the electric vehicle manufacturer, which saw its sales plummet in the first quarter. "Starting probably in [the] next month, May, my time allocation to DOGE will drop...

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story EPA cuts or reassigns hundreds of environmental justice employees The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will fire 280 staffers who worked on tackling pollution in overburdened and underserved communities and will reassign another 175. © Greg Nash These staffers worked in an area known as...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Signal use back in spotlight amid Hegseth controversy  Revelations that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared sensitive military info with family members on another Signal chat have renewed scrutiny on use of the messaging platform. © Adobe Stock Earlier this week, The New York Times published a bombshell report...

Among those set to be phased out is one of the most popular color additives.

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Hegseth faces growing Signalgate headache Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly pulled information he shared on Signal group chats from secure messages sent by a top American general in the Middle East. © UPI The sensitive military...

Former national security adviser John Bolton said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a “lightweight” who has used up all of his “good will” with President Trump after it was revealed that there was a second Signal group chat in which he shared attack plans with family members. “I think Hegseth has sadly proved himself to...

President Trump said Tuesday that the hefty tariff rate on China will significantly be reduced after he negotiates with Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing optimism about a trade deal. “145 percent is very high. It won’t be that high, it’s not going to be that high … it won’t be anywhere near that high,” Trump...

The first RICO racketeering charges against members and associates of the migrant terrorist group Tren de Aragua were filed this week in New York.

A federal judge ordered the reinstatement of Voice of America (VoA) on Tuesday, the federally-funded media network that President Donald Trump had dismantled earlier this spring.