With the House Speaker seat open, many names have been floated to fill the vacancy, including that of former President Trump. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is opposed to that suggestion, saying, "No thanks," in a social media post. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) posted online Thursday in support of Trump taking the Speakership,...

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pushed back Thursday on reports that the Biden administration's acceleration of wall construction on the U.S.-Mexico border was a shift in its policies and stance on the wall. “I want to address today’s reporting relating to a border wall and be absolutely clear. There is no new Administration policy with...

Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story FDA drafts new guidance to treat substance use disorders There aren't any FDA-approved medications for cocaine, methamphetamine and prescription stimulants. The agency is looking to fill that void. © Getty An agency draft guidance lays out recommendations on the...

Elon Musk called for an overhaul of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday, the same day the agency sued him in an effort to compel him to testify about his purchase of Twitter, the platform now known as X. “A comprehensive overhaul of these agencies is sorely needed, along with a commission to...

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter compared Republicans wanting former President Trump back in office to an abused spouse making excuses for their partner in a podcast interview released Thursday. She said host Patrick Bet-David acted like a “battered woman” in supporting Trump for the 2024 election after he didn’t fulfill promises like building a wall at...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Turkish drone shot down after coming close to US base The Pentagon called the Thursday morning incident "regrettable" but said it was an accident on the Turkish side. © File Photo, Spc. Jensen Guillory/Army The armed...

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wy.) thinks Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will lose the Speakership vote if House Republicans choose him to fill the currently vacant seat. “If the Republicans decide that Jim Jordan should be the Speaker of the House … by the way, I don’t think that will happen, I think he’ll lose,” Cheney...

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act waived for border wall The Biden administration is waiving 26 laws, including major environmental statutes, to facilitate the construction of a new section of border wall between the U.S. and...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is sending 275 National Guard troops to the southern border, saying "every state has become a border state" amid a migrant crisis.

Embattled New York Congressman George Santos' former campaign treasurer plead guilty to a federal conspiracy charge, which could land her in jail for up to four years.