Former President Trump said in an interview that aired Monday that he predicts the U.S. economy will crash and that he hopes it does so within the next year. In the interview with Lou Dobbs, Trump, the current front-runner in the GOP presidential primary race, explained that, if he were elected again, he would not...

Hard-line House Republican Matt Rosendale (Mont.) on Monday announced plans to introduce an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over his failure last week to notify the White House and Congress he had been hospitalized for several days, as well as the troubled withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 and the Chinese spy balloon that flew over parts of the country last year.  Rosendale, who will be introducing the article of...

Former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci sat for a seven-hour closed-door meeting Monday, facing questions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and offering his expertise on preparing for potential outbreaks in the future. The former government official last year agreed to two days of trascribed interviews back-to-back with the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus...

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) indicated Monday that legislative text of a border deal is unlikely to arrive this week, as negotiators work on a package that could unlock aid for Ukraine and the border emerges as a top priority for House Republicans. Lankford, the lead Republican negotiator, told reporters that the group made substantial progress...

The Secret Service arrested an individual Monday evening after a vehicle collided with a White House gate, the agency said. "Shortly before 6p.m., a vehicle collided with an exterior gate on the White House complex. The driver has been taken into custody & we are investigating the cause & manner of the collision," Secret Service...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} View Online Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story  Johnson in pressure cooker ahead of shutdown deadline Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) faces major risks as he returns to work this week, aiming to push through a government funding deal to avoid a shutdown. ©...

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Monday night called for President Biden to be fired after the Pentagon did not disclose that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized until days later. “I think Biden should be fired," she said during a Fox News town hall in Iowa. "This is unbelievable that we have a situation like this....

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Questions mount over Austin's hospitalization Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s secretive hospitalization visit has sparked mounting criticism on Capitol Hill as the Pentagon has struggled to offer basic details surrounding his disappearance. © AP The 70-year-old Austin, who remains hospitalized...