Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) skipped an interview on Wednesday with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) as the race heats up for the top Democratic seat on the House Agriculture Committee — a move that frustrated some CBC members as they vet the various candidates. Scott is currently the ranking member of the powerful panel, but...

{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Massive annual defense policy bill passes in House The House on Wednesday passed the annual defense policy bill, sending the mammoth measure to the Senate for consideration ahead of Congress’s end-of-month deadline. © Carolyn Kaster,...

Lawmakers say they are edging closer to a deal to keep the government's lights on in nine days but are still trying to work out differences over disaster aid and potential add-ons to the bill. There’s some optimism in the Capitol that bill text could arrive as soon as this weekend as the Dec. 20...

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Canadian Green Party leader Elizabeth May said on Tuesday that President-elect Trump’s “joke” about Canada being the 51st state of America is “not funny.” Trump took to social media to mock Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, referring to him as the “governor” of the “Great State of Canada.” “It was a pleasure to have dinner...

Presented by Children's Hospital Association — Republicans are expected to undo the Biden administration’s contentious nursing home staffing rule, to the relief of the nursing home industry.   {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Nursing homes look to Trump to nix staffing rule Republicans are expected to undo the Biden administration’s contentious...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Manchin, Sinema dash Democratic hopes for NLRB Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) on Wednesday joined almost every Senate Republican in voting to block Lauren McFerran’s renomination to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)....

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) admitted that his Spotify Wrapped post last week was in fact altered.  The four-term congressman, who hopes to lead the state as governor next year, said the screenshot of his top five favorite songs for the year, all by Bruce Springsteen, was a mock-up of what would have been an accurate...

Reparations activists urge reintroduction of shelved California bills to establish an agency and fund during Newsom’s special session.

Republicans, with the help of two independent senators, stop the Democrats from reconfirming the chair of the National Labor Relations Board, likely giving Trump his own choice.