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Signal chats on Houthi attacks were leader updates, Hegseth says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said messages sent inadvertently to a reporter in a group chat were not "war" plans, they were "attack" plans used to update key U.S. officials on action taken against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Congress’ push to eliminate Education Department gains steam under Trump

Sen. Rand Paul, following in the footsteps of his father, is reintroducing a one-sentence bill to eliminate the federal Department of Education, but the legislation may have more traction now as President Trump has already taken steps to dismantle the agency.

Rand tells lawmakers to prepare for AI ‘wonder weapons’ in cyberspace

The Rand Corporation is warning lawmakers they need to prepare for the sudden emergence of advanced artificial intelligence "wonder weapons" in cyberspace.

Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius worries over ‘devastating’ cuts to research funding 

Former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is concerned about the Trump administration’s recent cuts to research grants through the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “I’m worried on a lot of fronts,” Sebelius said during The Hill’s "Health Next Summit." “The kinds of cuts that were just announced are devastating and will set...

Appeals court keeps block on Trump’s sweeping funding freeze

The United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit upheld U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s ruling Wednesday, keeping a block on the Trump administration’s plans to freeze federal loans and grants through an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo. Chief Judge David Barron, an appointee of former President Obama, and Circuit Judges Lara...

GOP fundraiser calls for Witkoff’s firing over Putin, Hamas comments

GOP fundraiser Eric Levine called for President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to be fired over the diplomat’s recent comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing the president’s close friend was “duped” by the Palestinian militant group Hamas during hostage negotiations.  Levine, who previously raised money for Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-S.C.) short-lived 2024 presidential campaign,...

New Social Security clawback policy starts this week: What to know

A major change in how the Social Security Administration (SSA) treats its overpayments is set to kick in Thursday.

Trump says he would ask Hegseth to review if flight times should be classified

President Trump on Wednesday said he would ask Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to review what kinds of information should be classified, especially flight times, after they were included in the Signal group chat. The White House has insisted that no classified information was shared in the chat after The Atlantic released screenshots on Wednesday showing...

Will GOP praise for Tesla translate to sales?

Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Will GOP praise for Tesla translate to sales? Conservatives are rallying around Tesla while liberals ditch or distance themselves from Elon Musk’s electric vehicles. © Photo by Krisztian Elek/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Republicans, who have long eschewed...

Trump shifts Greenland approach amid blowback, Signal scandal

What looked like a Trump administration charm offensive in its gambit to take over Greenland, billed as a cultural heritage tour led by second lady Usha Vance, has turned into something different with the inclusion of her husband and the explosion of a national security scandal at home. Planned trips this week to Greenland’s capital,...

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