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Presented by American Petroleum Institute — The Trump administration this week dismissed members of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee and Science Advisory Board. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story EPA dismisses science advisers The Trump administration this week dismissed members of the Environmental Protection Agency’s...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams shot down “stupid” resignation speculation during his address of religious leaders in Midtown Manhattan.  "Who started the stupid rumor that I was stepping down on Friday? Are you out of your mind?" Adams said Thursday during an annual interfaith breakfast as the crowd unleashed loud applause.  "And you know...

Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump’s pick to be the next director of national intelligence, endured a difficult hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday as lawmakers pressed her on her views on Edward Snowden, spying, Syria and Russia. The former congresswoman and Army lieutenant colonel has been considered among the toughest lifts of Trump’s nominees,...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story RFK Jr. faces more skepticism on Capitol Hill Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced an intense three hours of questioning in his second day of hearings to convince senators to back him as Health and Human Services secretary. ©...

President Trump on Thursday appeared to blame diversity initiatives at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for weakening safety following a deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C. Over two dozen bodies have been pulled from the water. No survivors are expected to be found, authorities said Thursday. Authorities have moved to recovery efforts in the crash,...

President Trump said Tuesday that he “asked Elon Musk and @SpaceX to ‘go get’ the 2 brave astronauts who have been virtually abandoned in space.” “I have just asked Elon Musk and @SpaceX to 'go get' the 2 brave astronauts who have been virtually abandoned in space by the Biden Administration,” Trump said in a...

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said on Tuesday that President Trump’s federal aid freeze could end up at the Supreme Court. “How does this end? This is already in the courts, you know [the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)] better than anyone, how does this end?” NewsNation’s Blake Burman asked Mulvaney...

President Trump is expected to issue an executive order to boost school choice programs by freeing up federal government spending towards it, a White House official confirmed. CBS first reported on the expected order, which Trump is expected to sign on Wednesday. The order would direct the Department of Education to prioritize the usage of...

The recent wildfires in California were worsened by climate change, a new report found. The study, released Tuesday by the World Weather Attribution, found that human-caused climate change increased the chances of hot, dry and windy conditions in the area, which caused the fires to worsen. The report highlighted how wildfires, typically part of a...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce the immediate rescission of the personal security detail and security clearance for former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, several news outlets report. The Trump administration is also aiming to get Milley demoted in retirement. Hegseth is expected to direct the...

Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.V.) said President Trump just needs “a little time” as concern and shock spread due to the executive actions he's taken during the first few days of his second term. In an interview with NBC News, Justice defended Trump’s decision to pause the disbursement of federal loans and grants, despite the widespread...

President Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive order meant to broadly restrict access to gender-affirming care for transgender children and teenagers younger than 19, inching closer to fulfilling a key campaign promise to ban treatments that he and his administration have cast as experimental and dangerous, in conflict with major medical associations and transgender...

Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s chief financial officer, won the Republican primary in the state’s 1st Congressional District, making him a favorite to win the general election for the district's U.S. House seat in April, according to Decision Desk HQ. Patronis is running to replace former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned from Congress. The congressional district...

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is launching a public affairs firm with several of his political allies following his departure from Congress. Watchtower Strategy will be a “full-service public affairs firm” that specializes in strategy, advocacy and strategic communications, the group said in a release Tuesday. McCarthy will be joined at the firm by former...

Florida state Sen. Randy Fine (R) won the Republican primary in the state’s 6th Congressional District on Tuesday, making him a favorite to win the general election for the district's U.S. House seat in April, according to Decision Desk HQ. Fine is running to replace former Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), who vacated the seat to...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Tuesday decried immigration raids in schools and hospitals. “We don't want people targeting schools or churches or hospitals,” Johnston told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead.” “We think it fundamentally infringes on the public safety of a city if you can't go to the hospital and feel secure there or...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story RFK Jr. hearings begin Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s nominee to lead the nearly $2 trillion Department of Health and Human Services, will face two congressional panels this week, with senators set to scrutinize his views and various...

Russell Vought, President Trump’s pick to head the White House budget office, told senators in his confirmation questionnaire that he believes the 2020 presidential election was “rigged.” Asked by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) in written questions for the record whether former President Biden won the 2020 election, Vought responded, “I believe that the 2020 election...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Biden-appointed judge holds up Trump aid freeze A federal judge blocked President Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid just minutes before it was set to go into effect late Tuesday afternoon. © The Associated Press U.S....

The Trump administration’s expansive freeze on federal grants and other executive spending roiled Washington on Tuesday, drawing howls from Democrats — and a few well-placed Republicans — who say the president is abusing his powers at the expense of public services. It is also sparking confusion and fear among a broad group of stakeholders outside...

The White House said Sunday night that a U.S.-Colombia agreement had come together in the wake of a back-and-forth between the two countries over topics including immigration and tariffs. "The Government of Colombia has agreed to all of President Trump’s terms, including the unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens from Colombia returned from the United...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the suspension of visa issuance at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, the State Department said Sunday. In a media note, the State Department’s Office of the Spokesperson said the secretary “immediately ordered a suspension of visa issuance at the U.S. Embassy Bogota consular section” in the wake of...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that “Colombia and all nations should be on notice” after President Trump said he was placing tariffs and a travel ban on the South American country. “Colombia and all nations should be on notice - Congress is fully prepared to pass sanctions and other measures against those that...

The White House said that a ceasefire involving Israel and Lebanon had been extended in a Sunday statement. The ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, announced by former President Biden in November, is now set “to be in effect until February 18, 2025,” the statement reads. An earlier ceasefire agreement had a time span of 60...