Latest articles

HHS cuts risk undermining reproductive health services

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump cuts risk undermining reproductive health services President Trump has called himself the “fertilization president” but his administration’s recent gutting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have called his commitment to in vitro fertilization (IVF) into...

Trump executive order requires truck drivers to speak English

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday that requires commercial truck drivers in the United States to be proficient in English. The text of the order acknowledges the essential role that truck drivers play in the U.S. economy and the livelihood of American people. “Every day, truckers perform the demanding and dangerous work of...

Fireworks and tax cuts

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Bessent says tax bill must pass by Independence Day Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Fourth of July is the new deadline for the lawmakers to pass President Trump’s ambitious tax agenda.  © Greg Nash Bessent...

Jeffries says fate of Trump agenda is ‘matter of life and death’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday the adoption of President Trump’s domestic agenda would literally hurt and kill people due to cuts to federal health care programs.  The Democratic leader said the Republicans’ designs for Medicaid, in particular, would erode coverage for millions of Americans at the expense of their well-being. “They want...

Michigan Democrat files articles of impeachment against Trump

Michigan Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar announced Monday he had filed articles of impeachment against President Trump. “I have introduced articles of impeachment against President Trump,” Thanedar said in his announcement online. “When Trump ignores the Constitution, Congress, and the courts, he is not ‘fighting for America.’ He is tearing it down and endangering our democracy.”...

5 ways Trump reshaped the government in the first 100 days

President Trump’s first 100 days have upended norms in the White House and across the federal government with a slew of executive actions and policies that aim to fulfill his key campaign promises. It has included the slashing of several agencies, the firings of thousands of federal workers and the skirting of courts amid a...

White House sets new July 4 deadline for Trump tax agenda 

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that July 4 is the new deadline for lawmakers to pass President Trump's ambitious tax agenda.  Bessent and Kevin Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council, met on Capitol Hill Monday with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and top tax writers. Congress returned...

California Dem lawmakers proposes bill to decriminalize welfare fraud below $25K over administrative errors

A California lawmaker has introduced a bill that would decriminalize welfare fraud under $25,000, as well as attempted welfare fraud under $950.

Dem senator says Abrego Garcia situation ‘not going to end well’ for Trump, argues he’s ‘undermining’ freedom

Dem senator warns President Trump his deportation efforts, including the decision to remove Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the U.S., is "not going to end well" for him.

Trump administration targets Ivy League school, law journal for racial discrimination

The Trump administration is investigating Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review for allegations that they violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

All categories

Recent comments

spot_img