UFC fighter Conor McGregor solidified his bid for Ireland’s presidency on Thursday with a promise to preserve his native country by tackling migration, days after meeting with President Trump at the White House. McGregor has decided to campaign as a leader in opposition to the European Migration Pact, which would create a streamlined approach to...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Texas legislature reverses course on THC products The Texas Senate passed a state ban on all products with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in an effort to quell the state’s consumable hemp market just a few years after the state...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) focused their criticism on Elon Musk in their first joint rally in a tour the two are going on this week. The progressive lawmakers made their appearance in Las Vegas on Thursday as part of Sanders’s “Fighting Oligarchy” tour that he has been taking around the...

President Trump on Thursday rescinded an executive order he signed less than a week ago targeting the Paul, Weiss law firm, citing an agreement with the firm that includes pro bono support for the administration’s initiatives. Trump posted on Truth Social that he had agreed to withdraw the order he signed March 14, which called...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced the Pentagon is canceling more than $580 million in grants and contracts deemed “wasteful spending.” In a new memo, Hegseth asserts the programs are “inconsistent with the priorities" of the department and don’t align with President Trump’s priorities. The cuts are part of the Trump administration’s work with Elon...

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Thursday slammed a New York Social Security office closure plan. "The decision to close the only Social Security Hearing Office in the Hudson Valley is a slap in the face to thousands of my constituents who rely on these services," Lawler said in a post on social platform X, referencing...

Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump signs minerals order, confirms Ukraine deal President Trump signed an executive order intended to boost production of minerals in the U.S. and confirmed a deal to gain access to minerals in Ukraine was still on track. ©...

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) warned on Thursday that the Trump administration would significantly weaken NATO if the United States were to give up military leadership of the alliance for the first time in its 75-year history. “Weakening American leadership won’t strengthen NATO or U.S. interests. If we’re serious about encouraging more capable...

The U.S. Supreme Court needs to step in to rein in federal judges after a series of setbacks, President Donald Trump said in a social media post.

Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso is not backing the recall effort against his former opponent, Democratic Mayor Karen Bass.