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Moves against fluoride in drinking water alarm health experts

As the Trump administration takes steps to discourage the incorporation of fluoride in drinking water, experts warn the moves may have serious consequences for Americans’ health. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday announced it would “expeditiously review new scientific information on potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water.” The move came after a...

The next trade battle frontier: Drug tariffs

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story The next trade battle frontier: Drug tariffs President Trump said he will impose “major” tariffs on pharmaceutical imports, even as he backed down from tariffs on goods from most other nations. © iStock Drug imports were largely carved...

Sununu deals setback to GOP in New Hampshire Senate race

Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s (R) decision not to run for Senate is presenting a challenge for Republicans as they turn their sights on the state ahead of 2026. Sununu’s announcement was not necessarily surprising to Republicans. He notably passed on a Senate bid ahead of the 2022 midterms, opting to run for a...

Trump backs down on tariffs

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Trump relieves GOP, markets with tariff reversal President Trump’s decision to lift hefty tariffs on most U.S. trading partners with a 90-day pause, even while keeping in place a 125 percent tariff on China, is a...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent denies that tariff pause is due to market declines

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent denied that the president's move to implement a blanket pause on his tariffs was the result of declines in the financial markets, arguing the action was part of Trump's strategy all along.

Mike Johnson punts House vote on Trump tax agenda after GOP rebellion threatened defeat

House GOP leaders have been pressing holdouts hard ahead of a key vote on Trump's agenda.

Trump-backed bill to stop ‘rogue’ judges passes House

House lawmakers advanced a bill to block district judges from issuing nationwide injunctions in most cases.

Trump has a timeline in mind for Iran nuke deal, taps Israel to lead any potential military action

Trump told reporters Wednesday that if Iran does not give up its nuclear weapons program, military action led by Israel will be a real possibility.

Trump says he’ll ‘take a look’ at exempting some larger US companies hit especially hard by tariffs

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was open to providing company-specific tariff exemptions, noting the importance of being "flexible" in trade negotiations.

House panel advances legislation to halt taxpayer dollars from flowing to the Taliban

A Republican-led panel advanced legislation that would stymie the flow of taxpayer dollars to the Taliban, despite opposition from Democrats who said that in the name of defunding the terror group, it actually targets non-governmental organizations that do good works.

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