People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals on Monday urged the Trump administration to add tariffs on Chinese products made from animal skin or fur, saying the move would send a message that animal cruelty will not be tolerated.

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday directed Justice Department officials to open a grand jury investigation over how Obama administration officials handled intelligence about Russian interference in the 2016 election. The grand jury probe marks another escalation of the Trump administration's focus on allegations of wrongdoing by Obama officials, including the former president. Director of...

Colorado is the first blue state to have a waiver approved for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that limits the ability to buy soda and other sugary beverages, set to go into effect in March 2026. “Colorado is one of the healthiest states in the nation and has the lowest obesity rate of any...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Proposed rule bans nearly all abortions at VA hospitals Pregnant veterans would no longer be able to receive an abortion in a hospital operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, including in cases of rape or incest or when...

{beacon} View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story GOP senators place holds over tax credit guidance Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and John Curtis (R-Utah) are placing holds on three of President Trump’s nominees to the Treasury Department over forthcoming administration rules expected to hamper tax credits for wind and solar...

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{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Massive AI spending shows early payoff for Big Tech The billions of dollars Big Tech has poured into artificial intelligence (AI) development seem to be paying off as companies show they can produce results, earning Wall Street’s stamp of approval for now. © Kin Cheung, Associated Press After...

Radio host Charlamagne tha God responded on his show Monday to recent comments from President Trump calling him a “racist sleazebag,” mostly shrugging off the insults and saying he wants the president to succeed. “Now, the personal insults, I don't care. He called me a sleazebag. I looked up the definition of sleazebag, says it's...

President Trump is rattling the U.S.’s formidable nuclear saber amid his growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin's refusal to halt the war in Ukraine, just days ahead of Trump’s deadline for a ceasefire. Trump last week said he was moving two “nuclear” submarines closer to Russia in response to threatening rhetoric from a top...

The Trump administration is eyeing additional barriers to the development of solar and wind energy on public lands. In a memo made public late Friday, the administration said that it would seek to block projects that take up a lot of room, calling wind and solar “highly inefficient uses of Federal land.” The memo said...