Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story How Elon Musk is using his wealth, reach to boost Trump Musk is tapping into his wealth and the power of X, the social media platform he owns, to help sway the election toward former President Trump, spurring controversy along the way....

Two Democratic lawmakers sent a letter this week to top Pentagon officials asking them to ensure that the military stays out of the 2024 election, domestic affairs and politics as former President Trump has campaigned on sending federal troops to the southern border and cities struggling with crime. “There is no greater responsibility than the...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Crypto-friendly Democrats push for ‘reset’ with industry Pro-crypto Democrats rallied behind Vice President Harris Wednesday night, encouraging her campaign to “reset” relations with the industry that has sparred repeatedly with the Biden administration. © Mark Schiefelbein,...

{beacon} Evening Report   © Morry Gash and Evan Vucci, Associated Press Trump, Harris battle over the economy Former President Trump and Vice President Harris are battling to convince voters they should be trusted to steer the economy, as polls show the race for the White House may come down to which candidate voters believe...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) will appoint George Helmy, his former chief of staff, to Sen. Bob Menendez's (D) seat to serve out the remaining five months in Menendez’s term, according to state Democratic Party Chair LeRoy Jones. Menendez announced in July he would resign from the seat Aug. 20 after a New York...

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Wednesday the recent outbreak of mpox a global health emergency, warning that the new, more contagious strain of the virus could spread further internationally. Nearly all of the reported cases and deaths — 96 percent — have so far been in Congo, where the outbreak originated. But cases have...

Hackers claimed to have released more than 2.7 billion in personal information records.

Women in the U.S. can expect to live shorter lives than women in similarly wealthy nations, according to a brief from the Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit research group focused on health care. In the brief, published Thursday, the Commonwealth Fund used provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to calculate the...

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith said he hopes former President Trump does not regain the White House in November. “I don’t want Donald Trump to win this election,” Smith said on a Wednesday episode of his podcast, highlighted by Mediaite. “Strictly because he doesn’t know how to act. I’m fearful he will be on a...

Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign spoke with Fox News Digital about whether she should ditch President Biden's policies as she runs for his job.