Four Republican senators voted with Democrats on Thursday to approve a bipartisan resolution to repeal President Trump’s global tariffs, which included sharper rates on longtime allies such as the European Union, Japan and South Korea. The GOP sponsor of the resolution was Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Senators Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and…
Senate is on Thursday ready to vote On legislation that would eliminate President Trump’s authority to impose massive tariffs globally. Senators advance bills with similar goals brazil And Canada Earlier this week. However, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is unlikely to bring any proposal to the floor for a vote. This came as President Trump…
The Trump administration announced a final rule Thursday to change the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program so that employees at organizations involved in “unlawful activities” will not be eligible for student loan relief. While the administration says the move is to protect taxpayers, opponents worry the government will go after certain groups for political…
The hearing on the nomination of President Trump’s nominee for Surgeon General, Casey Means, before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee has been postponed. A spokesperson for the committee, chaired by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), a medical doctor, told The Hill on Thursday that the hearing was postponed because Means went into…
A former US Army sergeant has been sentenced by a federal judge to four years in prison after being charged with Trying to cross the sensitive army information to china Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, pleaded guilty to two felonies for offering classified information to the Chinese government with a device that could gain access to…
Sixty-three years later, a new Cuban missile crisis is in the making. is team trumpBuild a vast array of military forcesin the Caribbean. Notably, more than 10 percent of the U.S. naval fleet is either already on station or headed to the region, like the USS Gerald Ford strike group and the USS Graveley guided-missile…
Senate Republicans and Democrats are trying to consider a resolution to end the 30-day government shutdown as soon as next week, as some centrist Democrats argue behind the scenes that their party has successfully highlighted rising health care costs and now is the time to end the impasse. Shutdown fatigue is growing on Capitol Hill…
The tobacco industry’s influence on public health policy making in the US is increasing, according to the latest report from anti-smoking organization Action on Smoking and Health (ASH). ASH’s Tobacco Industry Intervention Index 2025, first provided to The Hill, found that the U.S. scored 89 out of 100 on the Global Tobacco Industry Intervention Index,…
The United States military conducted another strike Wednesday against an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific, killing four “narco-terrorists,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced. Hegseth said the ship was operated by a designated terrorist organization and was passing through a “known narco-trafficking route”. It is not clear which designated terrorist organization the Defense Secretary…
Vice President Vance met with college students at the University of Mississippi on Wednesday, along with his friend and late conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Vance and Erica Kirk addressed thousands of students on a field on the university campus as part of the Turning Point USA tour. Vance asked questions from attendees, as Charlie Kirk…
