{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story EPA to reconsider fluoride safety The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reconsider the health impacts of fluoride in drinking water — taking what could be an initial step toward new national limits or a ban on the substance. © AP Photo/Jim Cole, File An EPA press...

The Supreme Court vacated a judge's order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport Venezuelans, enabling the administration to resume removals under the wartime powers. The matter before the Supreme Court was not whether the Trump administration properly used its wartime power to expel those it has accused...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Tuesday set the date for a Nov. 4 special election to fill the late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s (D-Texas) House seat, which has been vacant since early March. A statement from the governor stressed a need to give “sufficient time” for Harris County’s election office to prepare, though the office...

Democrats held a rare bicameral forum to examine the Trump administration’s actions targeting Department of Justice (DOJ) staff and major law firms as the party explores how to push back against the Trump presidency. The forum featured a series of attorneys who were fired or resigned from the Justice Department or have pushed big law...

President Trump will undergo his annual physical exam on Friday at Walter Reed Medical Center, he announced Monday. "I am pleased to report that my long scheduled Annual Physical Examination will be done at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Friday of this week," Trump posted on Truth Social. "I have never felt better, but...

The Senate voted largely along party lines Monday to advance Elbridge Colby, President Trump’s controversial pick to serve as the Defense Department under secretary for policy, overcoming the private concerns of several Republican senators about Colby’s past statements. The chamber voted 53-39 to limit debate on the nominee. Notably, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), an outspoken...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Kennedy pushes vaccine after second child dies of measles Pressure and criticism over the measles outbreak response are mounting on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. © AP Kennedy on Sunday visited the center of...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump ramps up as markets melt down The White House showed no signs Monday of backing off its implementation of sweeping tariffs on dozens of other nations, even as its approach rattled financial markets and raised...

DOGE and the State Department will evaluate foreign service officers on merit instead of DEI requirements from the Biden administration that accounted for 20% of the evaluation.

On Monday, President Donald Trump announced plans to undergo a physical examination on Friday, which will be his first during his second term in office.