Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story  Trump finally puts a little pressure on Russia  President Trump on Friday said he was weighing additional sanctions and tariffs on Russia in a push to bring Moscow to the negotiating table to end the war in...

President Trump established a FIFA 2026 World Cup task force in a Friday executive order, describing the event as an opportunity to “showcase the Nation's pride and hospitality while promoting economic growth and tourism through sport.” The sporting event will feature 104 matches played across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, which were named as co-host...

Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare — Ohio has requested the Trump administration reinstate a work requirement for Medicaid expansion beneficiaries in the state. {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Ohio asks feds to approve Medicaid waiver Ohio has requested the Trump administration reinstate a work requirement for Medicaid expansion...

Three transgender people incarcerated in federal custody sued the Trump administration and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Friday in a class action lawsuit over new policies restricting their access to gender-affirming care. The complaint, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenges one of President Trump’s executive orders and...

Hundreds of people gathered at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Friday afternoon to protest President Trump’s recent cuts to government spending on research institutions.   The Trump administration has taken steps to disrupt operations at the country’s top federal research institutions since late January, freezing grants issued by the National Institutes of Health...

Explosive details about a Cabinet meeting confrontation between Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were revealed by The New York Times on Friday. The exchange, in which Musk and Rubio apparently went back and forth heatedly over cuts to the State Department, puts a spotlight on larger questions about President Trump’s more politically...

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Washington becomes center of crypto action The cryptocurrency industry flocked to Washington on Friday for the White House’s first-ever crypto summit, where President Trump and his Cabinet declared the end of what they termed the "war on crypto" in D.C. © Pool via...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Trump threatens reciprocal tariffs on Canada President Trump threatened reciprocal tariffs on Canada for dairy products and lumber amid a mounting trade war between the two nations. © Greg Nash  “They make it impossible for us to...

A South Carolina man, identified as Travis Keith Lang, was federally indicted this week for allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump.

Scuffles over Daylight Saving Time and its legislative ilk have roiled Congress for centuries. Here's how the long, tumultuous battle over control of the clock has unfolded so far.