Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt (Mo.) on Tuesday blocked a request by Democratic senators to pass legislation to protect federal workers from civil service reforms that President-elect Trump has endorsed to fight what he calls the “deep state” in Washington, D.C. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine (D) stood on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon to ask for unanimous...
The two NASA astronauts stuck in space after Boeing’s Starliner experienced issues earlier this year have been hit with a new delay. Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were part of Boeing’s long-delayed mission in early June. The initial launch was delayed several times due to thruster failures and helium leaks. Williams and Wilmore’s trip...
{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Senate prepares for Kavanaugh 2.0 with Trump pick Hegseth Defense Department nominee Pete Hegseth's plan to release a woman who accused him of sexual assault from a confidentiality agreement sets the stage for a media...
Congressional leaders have struck a bipartisan deal to keep the government funded beyond a looming Dec. 20 shutdown deadline. Legislation rolled out by leadership on Tuesday would kick the Friday funding deadline to March 14 to buy more time for the next Congress and incoming president to hash out how the government should be funded...
House Intelligence Committee members sought to ease public worries Tuesday about drone sightings following a briefing, echoing law enforcement statements that there is nothing nefarious behind the activity even as some called for legislation to address the matter. Lawmakers on the panel met for more than two hours with 28 briefers from a slew of...
Presented by PBM Accountability Project — The Hill obtained the text ahead of the release of the full bill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story PBMs targeted in health deal Lawmakers agreed to attach a sweeping health care package to a year-end stopgap government funding legislation, according to text obtained by The...
House and Senate leaders have agreed on a short-term government funding bill to avert a Friday partial shutdown and kick the fiscal year 2025 funding fight into next year.