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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is pushing ahead with his plan to impose new sanctions on Russia and tariffs on countries that purchase Russian oil, gas and uranium, The Wall Street Journal reported. In an interview with the Journal, Graham said support for his bill crossed the 60-cosponsor threshold Wednesday, meaning it has enough votes. He...

House Republicans in favor of increasing the deduction cap on state and local taxes (SALT) said they “still have some work to do” after the group huddled with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for a key meeting on the contentious issue Wednesday afternoon. The gathering — which marked the first major conversation about SALT relief since...

President Trump said he'd "love" to see Stephen A. Smith run for president as the sports commentator has stirred speculation that he may mount a 2028 bid. Trump called in to a NewsNation town hall on Wednesday marking his first 100 days back in office for his second term, speaking to moderator Chris Cuomo along...

President Trump is set to call into NewsNation's "Cuomo Town Hall" Wednesday night to mark his first 100 days in office. The town hall can be watched live above from 8 p.m. ET to 9:50 p.m. ET Trump's appearance will come after numerous polls in recent days have shown his approval ratings faltering. A DDHQ/NewsNation...

Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) on Wednesday joined the viral debate over who would be the victor of a hypothetical fight between 100 men and a gorilla. In a video posted to the social platform X, Sheehy said he had done “a lot of constituent engagement lately.” “It has been a great time coming off two...

House Republicans on Wednesday advanced legislation that seeks to significantly limit the funding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is able to access, a move Democrats say would “dismantle” the agency. The GOP-led House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday afternoon voted 32-20 along party lines to make major changes to the funding structure for the...

Florida is poised to become the second state to outlaw the addition of fluoride to its public water, despite concerns from dentists and public health advocates. Lawmakers approved broader legislation Tuesday that included a provision banning “the use of certain additives in a water system." It now awaits the signature of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R),...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story  US economy backtracks amid sweeping Trump tariffs Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank during the first quarter of 2025 as a surge of imports ahead of President Trump’s tariffs took a bite out of economic growth calculations. ©...

Presented by Clean Fuels Alliance America {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story House defies watchdog in vote to cut truck regulations The House on Wednesday voted to axe California’s clean truck rules — defying Congress’s own internal watchdog in doing so. © Rich Pedroncelli, Associated Press file The House voted...

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin sees an opportunity for the “first time in decades” for a U.S.-Russia relationship recalibration. “I think that … he sees the opportunity for the first time in decades, to recalibrate the relationship of the Russian Federation with the United States, and...

President Trump and ABC News’ Terry Moran held a contentious interview on Tuesday in which the president and the senior national correspondent clashed over tariff policy, deportations, MS-13 tattoos and the power of the presidency. The Oval Office interview came as Trump marked the first 100 days in office of his second term. Trump took...

President Trump called out Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar (Mich.) for filing articles of impeachment against him during a rally in Michigan celebrating his first 100 days in office. “Today they did it again. Some guy that I’ve never heard of ... is he a congressman? This guy, he said … ‘ladies and gentlemen, I am...

A $150 billion military spending debate was overshadowed Tuesday when House Armed Services Committee Democrats attempted to hold Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accountable for numerous Pentagon scandals, efforts that were blocked by their Republican colleagues. During the markup of the $150 billion Pentagon spending measure — part of the GOP’s massive reconciliation legislation — Democrats offered...

A majority of U.S. Latino voters believe the country is heading in the wrong direction and most hold President Trump responsible, a new survey found. According to the survey, released Monday by UnidosUS, 60 percent of Latino voters in the country say things are currently going in the wrong direction. Seventy percent say Trump is...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has temporarily suspended Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, who has been accused of assisting a migrant evade immigration authorities. In a Tuesday order, the court said, "We conclude, on our own motion, that it is in the public interest that she be temporarily relieved of her official duties." Last Friday,...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) jokingly asked the conclave to “keep an open mind” about making President Trump the next pope. “I was excited to hear that President Trump is open to the idea of being the next Pope. This would truly be a dark horse candidate, but I would ask the papal conclave and Catholic...

President Trump on Tuesday railed against former President Biden, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and judges that have aimed to block some of his executive actions during a rally in Michigan to mark 100 days in office. In a speech that invoked much of his campaign rhetoric, Trump within minutes criticized Biden’s presidency, asking the crowd,...

House Republicans are set to dive into discussions over the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap on Wednesday, officially kicking off negotiations for one of the largest — and most contentious — sticking points in the party’s package full of President Trump’s legislative priorities. Republicans who hail from high-tax blue states like New York, New...

A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings — even though they were not the suspects the agents were looking for.

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Novo Nordisk partners with telehealth firms to sell Wegovy Novo Nordisk is working with telehealth companies to sell a cheaper version of its injectable weight-loss drug Wegovy, launching the partnership after these companies became unable to sell compounded,...

Gene Dodaro, head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), testified on Tuesday that the White House’s chief budget office has “not been responsive” amid a string of probes into the administration's efforts to freeze federal funds. “We have, right now, 39 different investigations underway,” Dodaro said during a line of questioning by Senate Appropriations Chair...

President Trump steadily chipped away at abortion access during the first 100 days of his second term. Trump campaigned on leaving abortion decisions to the states, and has so far made no push to outlaw the procedure on a national level. But since he returned to office in January, he and his administration have taken...

Presented by Clean Fuels Alliance America {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Scientists dismissed from national climate report The Trump administration has dismissed all of the scientists working on the sixth National Climate Assessment — a major congressionally mandated climate report that details the way the changing climate impacts the...

President Trump said in an interview broadcasting late Tuesday that China “will probably eat those tariffs” when talking about the 145 percent overall tariff on its products. The president got into a heated back-and-forth with ABC’s Terry Moran when talking about the import tax, with Moran arguing the tariff is going to “raise prices on everything...