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Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Trump loves 'concept,' but not politics of tax hike In an interview published Friday, the president said he loves the idea of raising taxes on the wealthy to pay for some of his policy proposals, but...

The Friday arrest of a Wisconsin judge has ratcheted up the stakes even higher in President Trump’s clash with the judiciary. To his liberal critics, it is the latest example of Trump’s willingness to traduce norms, demolish democratic guardrails and seek to intimidate ideological opponents. To his supporters, it is a righteous push to ensure...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed a rehaul of the Defense Department (DOD) programs meant for service members and civilian employees to report harassment and discrimination, claiming individuals have “weaponized” such avenues. Hegseth ordered each military department to review its military Equal Opportunity (EO) and civilian Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) programs, according to a memo dated...

A new poll is finding some poor results for President Trump as he nears his 100th day in office next week, with majorities of respondents saying they would describe his time in office so far as “chaotic” and “scary.” The New York Times/Siena College poll released Friday found 66 percent of registered U.S. voters surveyed...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Signal chat members sued for app records Participants of a Signal group chat discussion about a strike on Houthi targets in Yemen are facing a lawsuit over a request to turn over all conversations they had on the encrypted app over the past three months. © Greg Nash...

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), a moderate Democrat who represents a border district, criticized members of his party for focusing intently on the case involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland resident mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month. In an interview Wednesday on NewsNation’s “On Balance with Leland Vittert,” Cuellar acknowledged the “due process questions” in...

National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett said on Wednesday that he was "very optimistic" about the potential for a trade deal with China, echoing President Trump's tone shift in recent days. In an interview on Fox News's "The Ingraham Angle," Brian Kilmeade asked how close the U.S. is "to even starting to talk to...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges against an alleged high-ranking member of Tren de Aragua with terrorism charges, the first of its kind against the gang from the Trump administration. The DOJ said the five-count indictment was unsealed Wednesday against Jose Enrique Martinez Florez, also known as “Chuqui.” He is 24 and has been...

Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Atlantic, called President Trump’s trade policies “erratic,” “unpredictable” and harmful to people around the world. In remarks to British news reporters, widely reported in numerous international outlets, the billionaire businessman issued a forceful rebuke of how the U.S. president has approached his second term, particularly with his economic and foreign...

President Trump is set to visit Michigan to hold a rally and celebrate his first 100 days back in office. “President Trump is excited to return to the great state of Michigan next Tuesday, where he will rally in Macomb County to celebrate the FIRST 100 DAYS!” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared in...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is calling on President Trump to “strike and destroy” the nuclear facilities in Iran ahead of a third round of talks later this week. “You’re never going to be able to negotiate with that kind of regime that has been destabilizing the region for decades already, and now we have an...

Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) said he is “cautiously optimistic” after he met with new Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Mills traveled to Damascus last week on an unofficial fact-finding mission, where he held talks with al-Sharaa about economic sanctions and peace between Syria and Israel, Bloomberg reported. “I am cautiously optimistic and look to maintain open...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Trump's softer tone President Trump sought to tamp down a trade war with China on Wednesday, appearing to be optimistic that he can strike a deal to calm nerves in the U.S. markets. © Getty Images...

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she made two criminal referrals on Wednesday related to alleged leaks in the intelligence community and said a third referral is “on its way.” In a post on the social platform X, Gabbard said the third criminal referral “includes the recent illegal leak to the Washington Post,” without...

President Trump sought to tamp down a trade war with China on Wednesday, acknowledging that the 145 percent duty he slapped on Beijing is “very high” while appearing to be optimistic that he can strike a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping to calm nerves in the U.S. markets. “We’re dealing with a lot of...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story As measles cases increase, misinformation also spreads There are more than 600 measles cases in Texas alone as the U.S. outbreak spreads further. Federal health officials have said that number is also likely an undercount. © Adobe Stock...

House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized the ABC daytime talk show "The View" for mocking the Trump administration's efforts to increase birth rates, while the administration is reportedly considering new policies to encourage American women to have more children.

The clock is ticking on President Trump’s two-month timeline to reach a deal with Iran over its nuclear program, with the president signaling optimism ahead of a third round of talks later this week. But it's still unclear if Trump and Iran's leaders can find common ground between eliminating Iran's nuclear program, the maximalist U.S....

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Supreme Court considers reviving fuel producers' suit The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a case that could revive a bid by fuel producers to axe California’s clean car standards. © AP Photo/Ted S. Warren The court was not considering the legality of the...

The White House on Wednesday brushed off a reported shouting match between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Tesla CEO Elon Musk in the West Wing, chalking it up to disagreements among officials. "There are disagreements among the president’s staff and Cabinet sometimes, but we think that’s part of the healthy debate process,” press secretary Karoline...

Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate who has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was denied permission from attending the birth of his first child, several reports confirmed Monday. Khalil’s attorneys wrote on Sunday to Melissa Harper, the director of ICE’s field office in New Orleans where he is being held, requesting for...

The group of House Democrats who traveled Monday to El Salvador were denied a meeting with wrongfully deported Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia and said they are now demanding daily “proof of life.” Democratic Reps. Robert Garcia (Calif.), Maxwell Frost (Fla.), Yassamin Ansari (Ariz.) and Maxine Dexter (Ore.) comes on the heels of Maryland Sen....

Actor George Clooney said he doesn’t care if President Trump calls him a “second rate movie star,” among other criticisms. Clooney, one of the more prominent Democratic supporters in Hollywood, sat for an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” in March, during which he slammed Trump and shared more about his Broadway debut. After the interview...