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President Trump is pushing to rekindle his first-term bromance with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, expressing his desire for another rendezvous after reducing joint military exercises with South Korea in an effort to appease the dictator. The president met with Kim three times during his first term, but ultimately, denuclearization talks stalled and the relationship...
President Trump’s rising anger with Oman over a pending deal with Iran concerning the Strait of Hormuz is spilling over into the public spotlight. The two Gulf countries say they are poised to make an agreement to set up new shipping lanes in the vital waterway, but Tehran has added steep conditions for Washington to...
The pharmaceutical industry is warning that estrogen patches continue to be in shortage in the U.S. as manufacturers struggle to keep up with increased demand linked to federal policy changes issued earlier this year, even as regulators have yet to recognize a lack in supply. Manufacturers first reported issues with supplying demand earlier this year...
Only 9 percent of Americans under 30 have a “very positive” view of capitalism, according to a new CBS/YouGov poll. That shows a stark generation between Generation Z and older generations. Thirty-three percent of people over 65, the Baby Boom generation, say they have a very positive view of capitalism, while 23 percent of people aged...
President Trump is seeking to give Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) a final boost as her candidacy hits a road bump in the race to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Trump will hit the campaign trail Friday for Darline Graham, whom he appointed to fill out her brother’s term, ahead of her...
House Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee are calling for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin to abandon plans to equip immigration agents with electric shock gloves and “halt this procurement before more innocent lives are lost.” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this month published a notice of their plan to...
Vice President Vance said Thursday night that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a “very discreet plan" to shrink the nation’s debt. “He [Bessent] has had a very discreet plan, of course, supported by the president of the United States, to get the United States to a point where our economy is growing faster than our...
Rep. Seth Moulton and Sen. Ed Markey exchanged blows from the onset of the final Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary debate as the 47-year-old House lawmaker mounts a longshot bid to oust his 80-year-old progressive opponent. Moulton and Markey appeared for their last televised debate on Thursday, which was hosted by WCVB-TV, WBUR-FM and The Boston...
Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (Va.), whose own district lies in a hotbed of data center activity, pushed to rein them in on Thursday, but not enough where the U.S. would lose the technology race to China. “The reality is, if we want to grow and develop some of these emerging technologies like AI and others,...
First lady Melania Trump poked fun at her low profile throughout her husband's second term during a White House event Thursday, making her first major public appearance since mid-July. “Good afternoon,” the first lady greeted press at the White House Rose Garden for an event highlighting her new foster care scholarship initiative. “I heard you...
The U.S. service member who was arrested on the steps of the U.S. Capitol last month after he advocated for President Trump’s impeachment was detained again, a U.S. Air Force spokesperson confirmed Wednesday evening. U.S. Air Force Major Jason Watson was ordered into “pretrial confinement” on Tuesday, the spokesperson told The Hill. The U.S. Air...
The temporary monument will be up for visitors through Nov. 12, 2026.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy brought the Trump administration’s feud with Harvard University back to the forefront in a new reality TV series that follows his family’s travels across America. All six episodes of the “Great American Road Trip” debuted on the department’s YouTube page on Wednesday — including stops in states like Arizona, Texas and...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday he is suing his city council for a bill that grants bonus to teachers’ aides, arguing it violates collective bargaining laws. The RESPECT Check Act, which the City Council unanimously approved in mid-July, provides each New York City school paraprofessional with a $10,000 “workforce stabilization” bonus. The...
Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon (D), who defeated President Trump whistleblower Alex Vindman in the Sunshine State's Democratic Senate primary, said Wednesday the divisions in the party were not important. “It's not necessarily a socialist message or a progressive message. It's actually just about the needs of people," Nixon said in a Wednesday appearance on...
President Trump announced Wednesday evening the “MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER” against Iran amid negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil trading waterway that has been effectively closed since early March. “This will be Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale,” the president wrote on Truth Social. Trump said any nation...
Kim Yo Jong, a top adviser and sister of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, denied knowledge of discussions between the country’s leader and President Trump in a message shared by state media on Wednesday. Trump told reporters earlier in the day that the country’s leader had responded to his request for a conversation and that...
Multiple Federal Reserve officials indicated the central bank may need to raise interest rates later this year, according to newly released minutes of the Fed’s July meeting. While most participants at the joint meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the Fed’s Board of Governors "anticipated that inflation would step down over the...
Prosecutors allege the engraved bullet used to kill conservative commentator Charlie Kirk show alleged shooter Tyler Robinson targeted the commentator for his political beliefs. “Most importantly, Defendant ignores that he engraved one of the cartridges in his grandfather’s rifle with the overt political reference ‘Hey fascist, catch,’” they wrote. Prosecutors also cited an alleged text...
The Treasury Department and the IRS on Wednesday proposed stronger restrictions on certain immigrants’ ability to claim refundable tax credits — the latest in the Trump administration’s efforts to curb access from non-U.S. citizens to federal benefits. The department suggested the refunded portion of four tax credits be classified as “federal public benefits," potentially disqualifying...
Political consultant Leif Larson argues that Democratic Socialist of America-endorsed candidates often avoid discussing the group's radical platform, which includes abolishing the Senate, the presidency, and the Supreme Court, during campaigns.
Rasmussen was behind the initial idea of ESPN.
Agostino Abbatiello is charged with multiple counts of cocaine possession with intent to deliver and conspiracy.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday slammed the U.S. over sanctions targeting senior staff, vowing to continue to seek out justice after what they described as a "flagrant attack" on the global tribunal's independence. The sanctions were made against court president Judge Tomoko Akane and the Office of the Prosecutor's senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye...
Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea in federal court has thrown his upcoming New York criminal case into doubt. Mangione’s defense team wants the state charges dismissed on double jeopardy grounds, while prosecutors are vowing to press ahead. The reignited debate is unfolding just weeks before the 28-year-old was set to go to trial in state court...
This is a use-it-or-lose-it moment for Israel in the region.
The general election field is set in Alaska’s wide-open race to replace term-limited Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R). More than a dozen candidates were running in Tuesday’s open primary, from which the top four vote-getters advance to a ranked-choice general election. Democratic former state Sen. Tom Begich was leading the gubernatorial field in polling ahead of...
Critics lambasted Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday for her response to a debate question about national security, which the senator said she was "not that informed on." Debate moderator Greta Van Susteren asked Graham if Taiwan and the South China Sea are national security issues for the U.S. and why. "I'm just going to...
Con artists are con artists everywhere. What is different is your state's response.
In today's issue: ▪ Tough night for Trump's candidates ▪ Canada tariffs paused ▪ ABC sues FCC over free speech ▪ Ebola deaths hit record in Congo President Trump suffered a pair of losses in Florida’s primaries and another in Wyoming on Tuesday as three of his endorsed candidates were defeated in key primaries, showing the limits of his...
President Trump on Monday said concerns over the status of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln were "a CNN fake report." Trump lashed out at a CNN reporter amid questions from journalists in the Oval Office, telling her, "Quiet, quiet. You're very disrespectful." After moving on to the next reporter, who asked if there...
On Monday, acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced that the U.S. Navy awarded a $22.9 billion contract to Raytheon to accelerate production of Tomahawk missiles amid a munitions shortage in the months after the start of the Iran war. The contract "reinforces the Department’s commitment to rebuilding the defense industrial base and ensuring Navy and...
President Trump last week returned a mail-in ballot ahead of Florida's primary election on Tuesday, Politico reported Monday, the second time he has done so amid his unfounded claims that mail-in voting contributes to election fraud. The outlet added that Trump requested his ballot in late July and it was returned Aug. 13, citing Palm...
President Trump’s decision to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea is being met with derision from Democrats and fears from other allies who are already worried over the president’s past willingness to toss aside longtime defense commitments. Trump said it was too late to fully cancel what he called expensive and provocative joint exercises...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump explains reduced joint drills with South Korea President Trump said he was turned off by South Korea not agreeing to help the U.S. denuclearize Iran, spurring him to reduce the joint military exercises. © AP...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Kindergarten vaccine exemptions hit all time high The percentage of American kindergartners exempted from MMR vaccines rose sharply in the 2025-26 school year, as overall vaccination rates continued to fall. © AP Photo/Mary Conlon New federal data released Monday showed...
President Trump is lashing out at rivals and allies alike amid an escalating game of economic chicken between the U.S. and Iran. On Monday, he threatened to "bomb the s‑‑‑ out of" Oman, a day after he told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea. Trump separately on Monday doubled...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story CBP halts Big Bend National Park border construction Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott said he would halt construction activity in Big Bend National Park as efforts to erect a border barrier have been met with bipartisan pushback. © Getty Images In...
Fewer American adults are gambling than a decade ago, according to a new poll. In the Gallup poll, 45 percent of respondents said they had taken part in one or more forms of gambling over the past year, down from 64 percent a decade ago and 63 percent in 2007. Among respondents’ gambling activities in...
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Flock tries to quell surveillance fears Flock Safety is facing a growing backlash across the country from communities and civil liberties advocates concerned over the surveillance technology company’s network of AI-powered license plate readers. © Greg Nash Amid a wave of privacy lawsuits and terminated contracts, Flock...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Californians divided over billionaire tax A recent poll shows Californians are split on the one-time tax that would charge the state’s 200 billionaires with a 5 percent tax on their net worth, a measure set to...
Vaccination coverage for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) among kindergarteners in the U.S. remains below the ideal rate needed to best prevent widespread outbreaks, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with the number of exemptions going up. The CDC on Monday released the latest figures on vaccine...
One-third of Americans approve of President Trump’s job performance, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey. The poll, conducted from Friday through Monday, found that 33 percent of 1,166 respondents approved of the job Trump is doing, while 64 percent disapproved. The poll had a margin of error of 3 percentage points. The president’s approval rating,...
An Iraqi plan to develop a pipeline that would export oil through Syria and avoid future disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz is expected to take four years to reconstruct, likely costing at least $15 billion, Reuters reported Monday, citing two sources with knowledge of the project. Those sources told Reuters the plan would take...
Progressive House lawmakers and far-left Democratic candidates are traveling to Uruguay this week to challenge President Trump’s "Donroe Doctrine" in Latin America. The lawmakers are participating in the PanAmerican Congress in Montevideo, Uruguay, which is set to take place Aug 21-23, The Hill has learned. “We need to build a durable and lasting coalition of...
The U.S. Navy is weighing a major revamp of the design of its new class of aircraft carriers to better suit the desires expressed by President Trump as the White House continues to wade into the designs of naval warships. The Navy is performing an internal review where it is weighing the possibility of moving...
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) on Sunday took a swing at President Trump over the Iran war, saying he lied “the nation into a war.” During a Sunday rally in Atlanta, the Georgia Democrat went after Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for their management of the war against Iran. Ossoff said that that Trump “promised...
Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that he backs U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, in spite of President Trump’s recent criticism of her. “I absolutely support U.S. Attorney Pirro, as does President Trump. Now, that's different than whether the president is extraordinarily frustrated at what happened in that case,” Blanche told...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who has bucked his party in recent years, warned against socialism’s rise in the Democratic Party in the wake of democratic socialists and insurgent progressives winning primaries. On social media, Fetterman responded to a report on a poll from CBS News in which 58 percent of Democratic respondents said their opinion...
President Trump said Sunday he told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “substantially reduce” the joint military exercises with South Korea. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that he’s “not happy with the fact that the United States has, long ago, agreed to participate” in these joint military exercises. He also noted that South Korea...
