A Massachusetts man was charged Thursday with the attempted assassination of a Cabinet member nominee and carrying a dangerous weapon on the Capitol grounds after being arrested in late January. Ryan English, 24, brought two Molotov cocktails and a knife onto the property in an effort to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent prior to his...
Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story House GOP not synced on Medicaid plans One of the thorniest issues facing House Republicans has yet to be resolved, even as the Energy and Commerce Committee barrels toward a meeting early next week to mark up its...
President Trump on Thursday tapped Jeanine Pirro, a Fox News host and former judge, to serve as the top prosecutor in the District of Columbia. Trump announced on Truth Social that he was appointing Pirro to the role of U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., on an interim basis. "In addition to her Legal career, Jeanine...
The director of the Mauritshuis museum in the Netherlands said the Trump administration’s proposed funding cuts to exhibitions have caused the team to reconsider loaning art to the United States. Martine Gosselink said talks of lending items to museums in the U.S. have taken place but the president’s March executive order seeking to eliminate the...
Key New York House Republicans say they are rejecting a proposal from GOP leadership to raise the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap to $30,000 in the party's bill full of President Trump's legislative priorities. The House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees the tax portions of the GOP megabill, had been discussing increasing...
President Trump is considering Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro to serve as the top prosecutor in the District of Columbia, according to multiple reports. Pirro is not the only candidate being considered as a replacement for Ed Martin as U.S. attorney for D.C. Trump indicated earlier Thursday he would likely withdraw Martin's...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump gets boost from Houthi ceasefire ahead of trip A ceasefire deal between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and the U.S., mediated by Oman, has secured a tentative end to attacks on American ships in the Red Sea....
The DOJ opened a probe into New York AG Letitia James in response to accusations by the Trump administration that James falsified mortgage documents to secure more favorable loan terms.