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As we approach the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S., it is worth remembering that our founders believed an educated public was not a luxury, but the very foundation of a healthy republic. This principle is as urgent today as it was two and a half centuries ago. Yet at this pivotal moment, […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s meeting with President Trump will not on its own repair parlous U.S.-Canadian relations, but at least the two leaders were civil toward each other. Trump repeated his fantasy of making Canada our 51st state, while Carney politely and firmly replied “never.” It could have been much worse. In fact, both leaders showed respect, […]

Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks exclusively told NewsNation his agency is ready for a possible onslaught from the cartel despite record-low crossings and decreased fentanyl seizures. Banks explained that the more the U.S. invests in security along the southern border, the more traffic is being pushed to the coast. Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Kristi Noem […]

Medications, including some created to treat diabetes, are becoming increasingly popular for their ability to support weight loss. Among these are several drugs that belong to a class known as GLP-1 receptor agonists. While they share similarities, there are differences, particularly in the drugs semaglutide and tirzepatide. Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, […]

Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter Subscribe In today’s issue:   Trump, Carney […]

The school choice movement is at a crossroads, celebrating perhaps its latest victory in a red state but looking at a much more difficult path forward in its quest to make alternatives to public schools easily accessible across the country.   The near universal school choice bill signed over the weekend by Texas Gov. Greg […]

The White House is reportedly considering a proposal to give new mothers a $5,000 “baby bonus” to help encourage Americans to have more children, but economists and social science experts are skeptical that the potential move would work.   The New York Times reported last month that the White House was consulting with policy experts and […]

The traditionally staid and formal official White House social media accounts have under the second Trump administration become a fertile ground for memes, images generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and other unorthodox ways to tweak opponents and promote the president’s agenda. There was the Valentine’s Day post that offered a deportation-focused twist on a “roses are red” […]

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) announced on Wednesday that he’s running to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in the Senate, capping off speculation over his next moves. “A president, ignoring the Constitution, out for revenge, acting like a dictator, claiming he’s a king, surrounded by billionaire backers and MAGA extremists, threatening our rights, rigging the […]

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in an interview on Tuesday that a call from Democrats to return to a past status quo would be “substantively wrong” and fail politically.  “The truth is, proto-authoritarian governments do not just come out of nowhere. We would not be here in this situation if the government, the economy, […]

The Trump administration nixed the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), ending three decades of medical advice used by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) according to NBC. A handful of committee members said the CDC delivered the news about HICPAC’s termination to members Friday, per the outlet. The termination took effect […]

President Trump’s administration has launched a review into the recent antisemitic activity at the University of Washington (UW) and its affiliates.  The review was announced on Tuesday evening by the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the General Services Administration (GSA), a day after around 30 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on the […]

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India struck Pakistani-controlled territory early Wednesday in response to a massacre of tourists in an Indian-controlled territory last month. The missile attack left eight people and one child dead, as well as multiple others wounded, according to The Associated Press. The Indian government, in a press release, claims it was striking infrastructure used by militants, […]

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he will work to curb chaos at Newark Liberty International Airport this week after Tuesday’s delays.  “We’re rolling a plan out on Thursday. We’re going to need a lot of money from Congress to do this. It’s not going to take 10 years, like Pete suggested,” Duffy said during his […]

The National Security Agency, the U.S. government’s electronic spy agency, is looking at cutting up to 2,000 civilian jobs as part of the Trump administration’s effort to greatly reduce the federal workforce. The NSA, which is within the Defense Department, must eliminate 8 percent of its civilian roles, or between 1,500 and 2,000 positions, by […]

A federal jury in California ordered Israeli cyber-intelligence firm NSO Group on Tuesday to pay Meta and WhatsApp nearly $170 million for hacking about 1,400 users on the instant messaging platform.  The spyware vendor, which created the Pegasus surveillance tool, has to pay $167,256,000 in punitive damages and another $440,000 in compensatory damages. The verdict, […]

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said one controversial proposal to cut federal Medicaid funding was off the table and another would likely be excluded from the bill containing President Trump’s domestic policy priorities. Both had been red lines for a number of moderate and vulnerable Republicans, leaving the GOP closer to an agreement on […]

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday the Pentagon has not responded to his inquiries about last week’s Army helicopter that forced two commercial passenger jets landing at Reagan Washington National Airport to shift course. When Fox News host Martha MacCallum asked if he had any additional information from the Pentagon about the flyover, Duffy said, […]

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  Trump downplays trade deals in meeting with Carney In his first meeting with Mark Carney since the Canadian […]