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Massachusetts Democrats ask regulators to open Trump meme coins probe

Two Massachusetts Democrats sent a letter to various regulators asking them to open an investigation into President Trump's and first lady Melania Trump's recently launched meme coins. The letter, signed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), was sent to the Office of Government Ethics, the Department of the Treasury, the Securities...

Hegseth paid sexual assault accuser $50,000

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth paid his sexual assault accuser $50,000 in a settlement agreement with the woman, identified only as Jane Doe, according to a source familiar with the matter. Hegseth is accused of a 2017 sexual assault by Doe, who met him at a Republican conference in October of that year at a...

Tennessee Republican proposes amendment to allow Trump to serve third term

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow President Trump to serve a third term in the White House so that the country “can sustain the bold leadership our nation so desperately needs.” Ogles proposed an amendment on Thursday that says, "No person shall be elected to the office...

Trump’s tariff deadline

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Trump stares down Feb. 1 tariff deadline President Trump promised steep tariffs on longtime trading partners on Day 1. But they never materialized, raising questions about his trade agenda after months of threats. © Julia Demaree...

Warren sends Musk 30 ideas for DOGE to cut government spending

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent tech billionaire Elon Musk 30 ideas for how the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could cut government spending. Warren's Thursday letter to Musk, President Trump’s close ally and the commission’s chair, recommended that he consider numerous progressive policy proposals, including allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, renegotiating...

Trump: ‘Big discussion’ coming on FEMA’s future

Click for more from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump: 'Big discussion' coming on FEMA's future President Trump was sharply critical of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Wednesday, suggesting at one point states should handle their own response to natural disasters but still have the...

NIH halts scientific meetings, pauses grant-making process

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story NIH pauses grant-making process The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently canceled several meetings required to approve fellowship and grant applications. © AP The move comes shortly after the Trump administration decided to freeze many federal health agency...

Speaker Johnson says he didn’t discourage panel from subpoenaing star Jan. 6 witness

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is denying any involvement in a Republican-led committee’s decision not to subpoena Cassidy Hutchinson, after The Washington Post reported Thursday that one of his aides urged the panel against doing so out of fear of surfacing lewd texts GOP lawmakers allegedly sent to the former White House staffer. The Washington Post, citing...

Jack Schlossberg says ‘nothing heroic’ about Trump JFK declassification

Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, criticized President Trump, arguing there is “nothing heroic” about him declassifying his grandfather’s assassination documents. “The truth is a lot sadder than the myth — a tragedy that didn’t need to happen. Not part of an inevitable grand scheme,” Schlossberg posted to social platform X....

Lawmaker unveils constitutional amendment to give Trump third term

Rep. Andy Ogles is pushing for a Constitutional amendment to give President Trump a third term.

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