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MAGA base growing within Republican Party: Poll

A new poll from NBC News found that over 70% of Republicans surveyed identify as part of the MAGA movement, with a significant increase in support since the November presidential election.

Trump’s spending cuts

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story White House prepares rescission package The White House is planning to ask Congress to approve more than $9 billion in funding cuts to a list of agencies President Trump has sought to eliminate. © The Associated...

Trump administration nearing pharma tariffs plan 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump administration nearing pharma tariffs plan The Trump administration on Monday took a step toward enacting its aims to tariff pharmaceutical imports, disclosing plans to carry out an investigation into the effects on national security of importing certain pharmaceuticals. ...

Agriculture Department cancels $3B grant program for climate-friendly crops

The Trump administration canceled a $3.1 billion grant program for climate-friendly crops, the Agriculture Department announced Monday. In a press release, the department said that it was canceling Biden-era Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, which funded 141 projects that sought to advance climate-friendly farming practices. Projects funded under the program supported things like planting cover crops, which...

Trump seeks distance on Ukraine-Russia war

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump seeks distance on Ukraine-Russia war President Trump's promise to quickly end the Russia-Ukraine war has proven difficult to accomplish. On Monday, the president sought to distance himself from the conflict. © AP “The War between...

Zuckerberg takes stand at Meta trial

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Zuckerberg takes stand at Meta trial Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand Monday as his social media company faces off against federal regulators in a case that could determine the fate of the tech titan’s empire. © Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Associated Press The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) called...

Trump, Bukele and the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia — where things stand

The Trump administration ratcheted up its confrontation with a U.S. district judge on Monday, as President Trump met El Salvador President Nayib Bukele at the White House. The key upshot is stark. Neither Trump nor Bukele appears willing to return the man at the center of a controversial deportation case — despite the fact that...

New antibiotic could treat drug-resistant gonorrhea: Study

A new class of antibiotic has been found to be safe and effective in treating gonorrhea in late-stage trials, according to a new study published Monday in The Lancet.  The drug, called gepotidacin, works by preventing bacteria from replicating in the body and was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in March to treat...

DOT saves taxpayers over $60M by terminating Texas high-speed rail contract

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Monday that $60 million-plus grant to develop a high-speed rail corridor in Texas has been terminated.

Border crossings hit record low in March thanks to ‘vigilant’ work of agents: report

A report by U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed there were fewer apprehensions at the southern border in the entire month of March than there were in the first two days of the month in 2024.

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