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Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday he doesn’t think about retiring, but he once asked two longtime friends to intervene if his health is ever in decline.  “I’ve sat down with them and said, I want at the appropriate time — because you don’t always notice that you’re slipping — ‘I want the two of you […]

President Trump said Wednesday he was not considering softening the 145 percent tariff on imports from China.  Reporters in the Oval Office asked if the president would consider reducing levies on the foreign nation, to which he succinctly responded, “No.” In early April, the Trump administration announced reciprocal tariff exemptions on electronics such as phones, […]

House GOP moderates are telling Republican leaders they will not walk the plank and vote for Medicaid cuts in the party’s “big, beautiful bill” only to see the Senate strip them out — their latest warning shot in the effort to enact President Trump’s legislative agenda. In the past, GOP leaders have corralled the conference around […]

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) asked a witness in a House hearing on transgender athletes Wednesday to play a game of “Trump or trans.” “This hearing has nothing to do with improving government efficiency,” Crockett said during the Delivering on Government Efficiency subcommittee meeting. “It’s another attempt by Republicans to distract from their demonic and disastrous […]

96 <!– Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care <!–   The Big Story  PhRMA warns against tariffs  The pharmaceutical trade group PhRMA has come out strongly against tariffs, warning that every dollar collected in tariffs means one less dollar invested in U.S. biopharmaceutical research and development.  © AP […]

96 <!– sup, sub { font-size: 100% !important; } sup { mso-text-raise:10% } sub { mso-text-raise:-10% } Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy <!– The Big Story  Fed holds rates steady despite Trump calls The Federal Reserve’s interest rate setting committee held rates steady on Wednesday, […]

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) banged her gavel almost 50 times in an effort to silence Ranking Democratic member Melanie Stansbury (N.M.) during a House subcommittee hearing Wednesday afternoon. The hearing, which focused on trans women in sports, devolved into heated crossfire between Democrats and Republicans on multiple occasions. However, the hearing got especially intense when Stansbury […]

Tensions are rapidly escalating between nuclear powers India and Pakistan after India on Tuesday struck what it says were terrorist targets deep inside Pakistan, which says its military shot down five Indian fighter jets. India on Tuesday launched what it said were retaliatory strikes against Pakistan, the most significant attack in decades, coming two weeks […]

96 <!– Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security <!–   The Big Story  2nd F/A-18 falls into Red Sea as Houthis agree to ceasefire The Navy lost a second F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet from an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea on a mission to […]

Cameron Hamilton, acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), told lawmakers Wednesday that he does not believe the agency should be eliminated — breaking with musings from the president and a recent declaration from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “As the senior adviser to the president on disasters and emergency management … I […]

(NEXSTAR) – At the final Mass at the Vatican Wednesday before the secretive conclave process officially kicked off, a sea of red and purple robes were visible in St. Peter’s Basilica. The wardrobe choices weren’t a matter of taste – each robe symbolizes something different. The red robes are worn by all 133 cardinals deliberating […]

96 <!– sup, sub { font-size: 100% !important; } sup { mso-text-raise:10% } sub { mso-text-raise:-10% } {beacon} Technology Technology <!–   The Big Story  Trump crypto ventures loom over Senate stablecoin vote President Trump’s recent cryptocurrency dealings are casting a shadow on the industry at a key moment, as the Senate prepares to vote […]

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem is calling for the death penalty against two Mexican nationals charged with human smuggling after a boat capsized near San Diego, killing three people and leaving seven others missing.  “Yesterday, off the coast of southern California, a panga-style boat capsized that was operated by Mexican nationals attempting […]

Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) said Wednesday he opposes the sale of public land as it’s outlined in the budget reconciliation package.  The House Natural Resources Committee passed its portion of the massive spending bill, which included an amendment to put federal acreage up for sale in Utah and Nevada. “It’s a no now. It will be a no […]

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Delta Air Lines must face a class action lawsuit over flights delayed or cancelled last July due to computer outages. U.S. District Judge Mark Cohen approved five plaintiffs to pursue breach of contract claims based on Delta’s failure to refund. Nine plaintiffs attempted civil action against the company, […]

Seven-in-10 business executives are expecting immigration enforcement actions by President Trump’s administration to impact their workplaces over the next year, according to a new survey released on Wednesday.  The annual poll from Littler found that 70 percent of employers expect immigration enforcement by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Department of Homeland Security […]

Jon Voight is speaking out about the tariff plan he said he presented to President Trump, saying the commander in chief is aiming to return Hollywood to a previous era with the levies on international films. “He wants us to be the Hollywood of old,” the “Midnight Cowboy” star said of Trump in an interview with Variety […]

President Trump has pulled his nomination of Janette Nesheiwat to be U.S. Surgeon General and chosen chronic disease entrepreneur Casey Means, a physician with close ties to the “Make American Healthy Again” movement, as his new pick to fill the role. Nesheiwat’s credentials came into question last month when CBS News reported that records showed […]

A group of migrants is asking a federal judge to block the Trump administration from sending migrants to Libya as well as Saudi Arabia amid reports the White House plans to deport migrants to new overseas locations. Two of the plaintiffs said they were informed by immigration agents that they were to be imminently removed […]

President Trump’s recent cryptocurrency dealings are casting a shadow over efforts to pass legislation for the industry at a key moment, as the Senate gears up to vote on a stablecoin bill Thursday.  Senate leadership is preparing to bring the GENIUS Act, which would create a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, to the floor. However, […]