The Senate will begin voting on President-elect Donald Trump's top nominees in the coming week, with Republicans hoping Democrats will cooperate to confirm at least one on Inauguration Day.
The vast majority of Americans are about to get an extended taste of frigid Siberian weather. Another polar vortex disruption will stretch Arctic air across the top of the globe, with expected frigid conditions in the nation's capital severe enough to force Donald Trump's second inauguration indoors on Monday.
The Israeli government has formally approved the ceasefire deal in Gaza and the release of some hostages, soon halting the conflict that has been raging for 15 months. The Israeli Cabinet voted in favor of the deal in the early morning hours in Jerusalem on Saturday, according to The Associated Press. The release of hostages...
Viral sicknesses have risen in early 2025 amid the ongoing “quad-demic” in the U.S., referring to three respiratory viruses and one gastrointestinal disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. The number of people that have caught COVID-19, influenza or Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), along with norovirus, has gone up, CDC...
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) said he will fully raise the Make American Great Again (MAGA) flag at the governor’s mansion for President-elect Trump's inauguration next week and invited Louisianans to do the same. “Gone are the days of open borders. Gone are the days where Americans have to worry about gas and grocery prices...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story How will a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas work? Fifteen months of devastating war in Gaza could come to a halt as soon as Sunday, with Israel’s government poised to approve a ceasefire and hostage release...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Biden adds Ozempic to list for Medicare price negotiation In one of its last actions, the Biden administration released the next 15 drugs selected for Medicare negotiation and the blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic will be among those bargained...
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday the nation will hit its debt ceiling the day after President Trump is inaugurated and that the agency will begin “extraordinary measures” to stave off the threat of a national default. Yellen told congressional leadership in a letter that the Treasury Department will begin the measures Tuesday after a...
A federal appeals court Friday upheld a lower court ruling that found protections for so-called Dreamers to be unlawful, suspending the program in Texas while otherwise limiting its ruling in the event of an appeal. The ruling upholds a lower court ruling that found Biden administration efforts to codify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...