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Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary
The Senate voted Monday as Senate Republicans work to quickly install President Trump's picks for top administration posts.CBS News - 1d -
Some GOP senators want open committee vote on Gabbard
Any Republican opposition could doom the top intelligence nominee’s confirmation.Politico - 1d -
Trump's agenda is about to hit a make-or-break moment
Huddling at the president's Florida resort, Republicans are looking to make a game plan.Politico - 1d -
Cotton: ‘I hope no one would impugn Ms. Gabbard's patriotism’
He cited Republicans' success pushing through another of Trump's more controversial nominees as reason to be bullish.Politico - 2d -
House Intel committee must remain focused, Mike Turner says
The former House Intel chair doesn't want the committee to spend all its energies on the "deep state."Politico - 2d -
Autism community fears RFK Jr. would set back decades of progress
Advocates worry that as HHS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could undermine years of work to unlink autism and vaccines.NBC News - 2h -
Trump administration offers buyouts to all 2 million federal workers
The Trump administration is offering buyouts to all 2 million federal workers, saying it could lead to a cost savings of 100 billion dollars. And a federal judge temporarily blocked President ...NBC News - 5h -
Undocumented migrants in New York arrested in Trump crackdown on illegal immigration
Dozens of people were arrested in New York City in one of the latest examples of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. ICE agents have been told to increase arrests to 1,200 ...NBC News - 6h -
EPA halts fund disbursement under OMB memo
Presented by American Petroleum Institute — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has halted disbursement of federal aid as part of an order from the White House Office of Management and Budget ...The Hill - 6h -
Johnson floats possibility of working with Democrats on debt ceiling
DORAL, Fla. — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in a Tuesday interview with The Hill’s Emily Brooks floated the possibility of working with Democrats to raise the debt ceiling instead of including it in ...The Hill - 6h -
Live updates: Trump admin to offer federal employees buyout
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid minutes before it was set to go into effect late Tuesday afternoon. The "brief administrative stay" came shortly ...The Hill - 6h -
GOP Rep. Bacon says foreign aid freeze 'needs to be temporary'
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said on Tuesday that he hopes President Trump’s pause on foreign aid is temporary. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Bacon stressed the importance of U.S. ...The Hill - 6h -
Trump administration to offer buyouts to all federal workers ahead of return to office
The Trump administration is offering all 2 million federal employees what amounts to a buyout if they do not intend to return to work in person later this year, sources confirmed to The Hill. Four ...The Hill - 6h -
Tapper, Stephen Miller clash over Trump immigration policies
CNN’s Jake Tapper and White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller clashed over President Trump’s immigration policies on Tuesday, as the Trump administration has ramped up efforts ...The Hill - 6h -
Transgender veterans, LGBTQ groups rail against Trump order
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Transgender veterans, LGBTQ groups rail against Trump order ...The Hill - 7h -
Trump's take on DeepSeek
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump declares China's DeepSeek AI 'wake-up call' President Trump said DeepSeek, the Chinese startup ...The Hill - 7h -
Trump administration will offer all 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign
The Trump administration is set to offer every single federal worker the chance to take a "deferred resignation" with a severance package of roughly eight months of pay and benefits.NBC News - 7h -
States' Medicaid portal access restored after lapse under Trump, but it's 'not functioning correctly'
After losing access to a Medicaid federal funding portal after an aid freeze by the Trump administration, states say they're regaining access, but some are reporting that the site isn't functioning ...The Hill - 7h -
5 takeaways on Trump’s order on transgender military service
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order effectively barring transgender people from serving openly in the military, renewing a policy he first began implementing in 2017 during his ...The Hill - 7h -
Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid minutes before it was set to go into effect late Tuesday afternoon. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan said she was ...The Hill - 7h -
Evening Report — Trump provokes firestorm with federal freeze
{beacon} Evening Report TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS © Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press Trump provokes a firestorm with federal freeze PRESIDENT TRUMP SENT WASHINGTON into a frenzy with his sweeping ...The Hill - 7h -
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's pause on federal aid spending
WASHINGTON — A federal district judge on Tuesday granted an administrative stay in a case challenging the Trump administration’s planned freeze of federal aid, pausing the plan for a week and ...NBC News - 7h -
Karoline Leavitt holds first briefing as Trump's White House press secretary
WASHINGTON— Press secretary Karoline Leavitt made her debut in the White House briefing room, where she defended President Donald Trump's plans to slash federal spending and its mass deportation ...NBC News - 8h -
Bird flu has made eggs more expensive — does it also make them unsafe to eat?
More than 60 human cases of bird flu have been confirmed in the U.S.The Hill - 8h -
Ousted IG: Trump firings 'a potentially existential threat' to government oversight
One of 17 government watchdogs ousted by President Trump said that the move was “a potentially existential threat” to a crucial government oversight tool. “I view it as a potentially existential ...The Hill - 8h -
Republican former government officials urge Senate to reject Patel nomination
A group of Republican former government officials is urging senators to reject Kash Patel’s nomination to lead the FBI, saying his confirmation would be “a grievous mistake.” “Confirming Patel ...The Hill - 8h -
Caroline Kennedy tells senators RFK Jr. is a 'predator'
Caroline Kennedy, former President John F. Kennedy’s daughter, told senators in a letter that her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of Health and Human ...The Hill - 9h -
‘An exercise in political abuse’: Republicans face legislative gantlet with reconciliation
Top Senate Republicans want to pass their party’s wide-ranging agenda with two different acts by using a legislative process called budget reconciliation, a technical workaround that avoids the ...The Hill - 9h -
Charlamagne tha God dismisses Ramaswamy remarks about DOGE exit: ‘I don’t believe you’
Radio host Charlamagne tha God dismissed Vivek Ramaswamy’s remarks about his exit from the “Department of Government Efficiency,” saying he doesn’t believe the entrepreneur. On his show “The ...The Hill - 9h -
Capitol Police arrest man with Molotov cocktails attempting to target Johnson, Hegseth, Bessent
The U.S. Capitol Police arrested a man with Molotov cocktails and knives who was allegedly attempting to kill House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and President Trump’s two recently confirmed ...The Hill - 9h -
5 takeaways from the first Trump White House briefing
President Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt held her first White House briefing Tuesday, fielding questions from reporters for just more than 45 minutes. The press secretary announced some ...The Hill - 9h -
US ships return to Red Sea amid Gaza ceasefire
U.S. ships are returning to the Red Sea following promises from Yemen’s Houthi rebels to abstain from attacks on American and British vessels. The pledge, which comes after more than a year of ...The Hill - 9h -
Sanders blasts Trump over federal loan, grant pause: 'He is not a king'
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday blasted President Trump over a Monday memo calling for a federal loan and grant pause. “Bottom line: This unconstitutional memo must be rescinded. The ...The Hill - 9h -
Master's programs: Cash cows for universities, financial burdens for students
Brown University plans to expand its master's programs to address financial deficits, raising concerns about the exploitation of federal loan policies and the potential negative ROI for students.The Hill - 10h -
Senate Democrats block GOP's ICC sanctions bill
Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked Republicans from advancing legislation to sanction the International Criminal Court, arguing the bill had sweeping consequences on allies and American ...The Hill - 10h