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House Republicans are scrambling to find a solution to internal disagreements over their plan to pass President Trump’s sprawling agenda, an effort that kicked into high gear after leadership was forced to punt a key vote this week — and as the Senate inches closer to moving ahead with its alternative plan. During a late-night...

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has warned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids could sweep up “innocent citizens.” “If you’re not out looking for criminals based on crimes committed, but undocumented immigrants based on their looks, you’re going to sweep up a lot of innocent people, including innocent citizens,” said the Maryland Democrat, according to...

Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas), co-chair of the Border Security Caucus, said on Tuesday the United States “could” use drones against the cartels if it meant saving American lives. NewsNation reported this weekend that cartels have authorized the use of weaponized drone explosives against border patrol agents and other U.S. law enforcement at the southern border....

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said he’s eyeing next week for a final committee vote on Kash Patel’s nomination to lead the FBI, rejecting Senate Democrats’ request for a second formal hearing with the nominee. “Further hearings on his nomination are unnecessary,” Grassley said in a statement Tuesday. Grassley said Patel already testified...

President Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his proposal for Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip and announced that the U.S. will take over the tiny territory in a joint press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The press conference culminated after a day of remarks by Trump on the future of Gaza, which...

Employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are being placed on administrative leave with pay "until further notice," according to letters reviewed by The Hill. Employees must be available by phone and email during business hours, according to the notice, which provides an email for them to contact "to end that." The letters...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his son Yair Netanyahu. “So grateful to spend time with these two geniuses,” Yair Netanyahu captioned a Tuesday Instagram post featuring a photo of his father and Musk. The White House hosted the Israeli prime minister on Tuesday. During a press conference later...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is set to meet with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday, an official told The Hill.  The governor will be the first Democrat to go to the White House to have a sit-down with Trump since the inauguration. They were recently together in California when the president traveled...

The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Pam Bondi as the next attorney general, giving her control of a Justice Department embroiled in controversy. The vote was 54-46. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) joined all Republicans in voting in support of Bondi. Bondi, a two-term attorney general in Florida, has been lauded for her prosecutorial experience...

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are holding a joint press conference at the White House on Tuesday where they are discussing the future of the Gaza Strip. Several suggestions floated by Trump include permanently resettling Palestinians in Gaza and during a press conference said the U.S. would take it over, though he...

A judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order mandating that transgender women in federal prison be housed in male facilities and the government stop funding their gender-affirming care. After a hearing in Washington, D.C., earlier in the day, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth granted a temporary restraining order Tuesday evening requested by three anonymous transgender women...

The son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Josh Kraft, has launched a campaign to be Boston’s mayor. “I love with this city with its many unique neighborhoods, and its people. The people of Boston are hard working, humble, and above all, proud of this city, no matter which neighborhood they come from,” the...

President Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of the U.S. taking over the Gaza Strip, saying America should be responsible for clearing the territory of rubble and unexploded bombs and proposing an “economic development.” Trump’s remarks are some of his most extreme rhetoric regarding the future of the territory where nearly 2 million Palestinians live...

United Airlines announced on Tuesday it plans to restart flights to Israel next month, making it the first major U.S. airline to do so this year. On March 15, United will resume service from Newark to Tel Aviv, and it will add a second daily flight starting March 29, the airline said in a statement....

The National Football League (NFL) is replacing the “End Racism” message on the back of a Super Bowl end zone this year with a new phrase: “Choose Love.” This Sunday will mark the first Super Bowl since 2020 without an end zone field stencil displaying “End Racism.” The other end zone will display the message...

Climbing temperatures are sharpening economic divides in American communities, a new report has found. Rising insurance rates are increasingly making broad swaths of the country's biggest cities unaffordable, according to the new findings from First Street Foundation, which analyzes the impacts of climate change on real estate. In many regions, “home insurance is becoming a luxury good,”...

Lady Gaga is speaking out in support of the transgender community, saying onstage at the Grammy Awards that "trans people are not invisible." "Trans people deserve love," the 38-year-old singer said on Sunday at the 67th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, after winning the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with Bruno Mars for their song, "Die...

Adam Frisch, a former Colorado Democratic House candidate, said there are just a handful of cities that make up the Democratic Party today. “Twenty big cities, Aspen and Martha’s Vineyard—that’s what’s left of the Democratic Party,” Frisch told The Wall Street Journal. “And I’m not exactly sure those 20 big cities are getting the best...

Shakira is honoring immigrants to the U.S. with her Grammy Award win, telling them they "are worth it." "I want to dedicate this award to all my immigrant brothers and sisters in this country," the 48-year-old performer said Sunday as she accepted the Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album at the annual awards show in...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a warning about the Panama Canal, saying the current status of the trade route is “unacceptable.” According to a summary of Rubio’s meeting with Panamanian president José Raúl Mulino released by the State Department, Rubio said there would have to be “immediate changes” to how the U.S. operates with...

Senior officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were placed on administrative leave after they refused to turn over classified material to teams from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Officials spoke with The Associated Press on Sunday to say USAID members were eventually unsuccessful and DOGE teams were able to gain access...

President Trump slammed Democrats for what he said was “purposefully” delaying the confirmation of his nominees. “Democrats are purposefully delaying virtually all of my Nominees,” Trump posted Sunday on Truth Social. “No matter how good and well qualified someone is, they are taking maximum time for approval — and laughing about it.” Just eight of...

President Trump said he would speak Monday morning with the leaders of Canada and Mexico after imposing a fresh round of tariffs on imports from those countries and made clear it would take significant action to lift the tariffs. “They have to balance out their trade, number one. They’ve got to stop people from pouring...

Tariff talk is making its way to the Grammys stage, with host Trevor Noah quipping that fans of Beyoncé won't be able to buy concert tickets because of a potential trade war ignited by President Trump. "Yesterday Beyoncé announced her new tour," Noah said Sunday as he kicked off the 67th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. "I will...

President Trump on Sunday slammed the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), arguing it is poorly run after recent news reports that he is considering merging the agency with the State Department. The president told reporters that his administration will get the “lunatics” out of the agency before a decision is made about its future. “It’s...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he believes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is a “criminal organization” that should “die.” “USAID is a criminal organization. Time for it to die,” Musk posted to the social platform X, which he owns. Musk was responding to the news that senior officials at USAID physically attempted to...

Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.) said the Democratic Party should take notes from campaigns in Virginia after a survey found the party was struggling in popularity. Kaine joined CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, where he was asked by host Jake Tapper about a recent poll from Quinnipiac University that found the American people...

Fifty-five victims of the Wednesday collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport between an American Airlines plane and Army Black Hawk helicopter “[have] been positively identified,” according to a local official. “During our salvage surveys in preparation to lift the aircraft, additional remains were located and removed from the river and taken to the medical...

President Trump on Sunday ripped The Wall Street Journal for criticizing his recent tariffs. “The ‘Tariff Lobby,’ headed by the Globalist, and always wrong, Wall Street Journal, is working hard to justify Countries like Canada, Mexico, China, and too many others to name, continue the decades long RIPOFF OF AMERICA, both with regard to TRADE,...

Republican Rep. Brian Mast (Fla.), who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he supports “purging” personnel at the State Department. Mast joined CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where host Margaret Brennan asked him about President Trump imposing tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, and what national security threat is coming from the countries....

Democrats on Friday slammed President Trump over recent news reports that he is considering merging the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) with the State Department. “It is imperative that we maintain an independent development voice and capability within the U.S. government. USAID is, by statute, an independent establishment outside of the State Department. Any...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) made a last-minute endorsement in the race for Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair on Friday, backing Wisconsin state party chair Ben Wikler. “While there are several candidates for DNC Chair who have demonstrated clear-eyed and comprehensive visions for our party’s future, Ben Wikler is best positioned to lead the...

Six Americans who were being held hostage in Venezuela were freed Friday night following President Trump’s envoy for special missions Richard Grenell's visit to the South American country. "Just been informed that we are bringing six hostages home from Venezuela. Thank you to Ric Grenell and my entire staff. Great job!" Trump posted on Truth...

A group of nearly 40 Senate Democrats is calling on President Trump to reinstate all of the inspectors general (IG) he fired in one night last week, arguing the decision does not comply with the law and “could do lasting harm to IG independence.” “Removing these non-partisan watchdogs without providing a substantive and non-political reason...

President Trump on Friday said he is “honored” to recognize February as Black History Month and that "black Americans have been among our country's most consequential leaders.” “American heroes such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Thomas Sowell, Justice Clarence Thomas, and countless others represent what is best in America and her citizens,” Trump said in...

An air ambulance plane crashed in Northeast Philadelphia with six people on board Friday. The Learjet 55 plane crashed around 6:30 p.m. local time after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It was headed to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri. The plane, according to a statement from JetRescue...

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said it gave no orders to shut down government websites amid confusion over complying with a new Trump administration policy requiring agencies to scrub any mentions of diversity on their site. The OPM said it has no intention of taking down all agency websites and called the reports a...

UFC CEO Dana White denounced featherweight fighter Bryce Mitchell’s praise of Adolf Hitler and antisemitic remarks during a recent podcast appearance.  “I’ve heard a lot of dumb and ignorant s‑‑‑ said over the years, but this is probably the worst,” White said Thursday. “First of all, when you talk about Hitler, he was responsible for...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story After deadly crash, congested DC skies under scrutiny The deadly crash this week between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet that killed 67 has raised questions about the increasingly congested air traffic in...

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story One year since the Big Tech hearing: What's changed? With new dynamics emerging between Silicon Valley and Washington, parents and advocates for stronger social media regulations are concerned. © Allison Robbert Friday marks one year since the leaders of five major social...

David Lebryk, a top Treasury Department nonpolitical career official, retired Friday after clashing with Elon Musk allies over government payment systems, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill on condition of anonymity.  The Washington Post first reported on Lebryk’s departure, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Upon his inauguration, President Trump had appointed Lebryk acting Treasury secretary while nominee...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Louisiana escalates battle against medication abortion A New York doctor was indicted Friday by a grand jury in Louisiana for knowingly prescribing and providing medication abortion in violation of the state’s ban. © The Hill, Greg Nash...

Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, on Friday condemned recent executive orders issued by President Trump that target transgender rights and accused the administration of using transgender Americans to further a political agenda.  Trump, since he first took office on Jan. 20, has signed a bevy of executive orders...

The Trump administration forced out a number of FBI officials Friday, removing agents who worked on the criminal cases into President Trump as well as the heads of various field offices. A source familiar said agents who had worked on the Mar-a-Lago and Jan. 6 investigations were escorted out of the Washington Field Office. The...

The former acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Billy Nolen said during an interview that President Trump made an “excellent choice” in choosing Christopher Rocheleau as the agency’s next leader. “It's a great decision. Chris, when I joined the FAA, was my number two. I think the world of him, and I think the President...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the air traffic control staffing was “not normal” during the Wednesday night plane collision between an American Airlines passenger plane and an Army Black Hawk training flight in a Thursday report. “The position configuration was not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,” the FAA wrote...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Journavx (suzetrigine) oral tablets on Thursday as a first-in-class non-opioid analgesic to treat acute pain in adults. “Today’s approval is an important public health milestone in acute pain management,” Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay, acting director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research said in a statement. “A...

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) on Thursday grilled Department of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s history of claiming Black Americans have a better immune system than white people. Alsobrooks, one of only two Black women serving in the Senate, questioned Kennedy on what he meant regarding a 2021 claim that "we should...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) described Meta’s $25 million settlement with President Trump for deleting his accounts in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection as a “bribe.” “It looks like a bribe and a signal to every company that corruption is the name of the game,” Warren wrote in a Thursday statement on...

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) doubled down during an interview on his concerns about the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport space being overcrowded following the fatal collision between a military helicopter and an airline plane that killed 67 people. "We need to spread the traffic among these airports, rather than have such congestion into Reagan National....