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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will consider axing billions of dollars in grants for programs that seek to prevent terrorism or help communities respond to disasters based on immigration policy in the recipient areas. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem signed a document determining that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) programs that go to “sanctuary...

President Trump shared a new video that touts past U.S. military efforts to defend Greenland, a semiautonomous island in the Arctic that the president has repeatedly shown interest in annexing.  “In the cold silence of the tundra, a bond was born not from treaties or trade, but from blood and bravery. While Germany controlled Europe,...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Elon Musk tries to rehab DOGE The billionaire tech pioneer is pushing to improve the image of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort in the Trump administration amid broad backlash. © Pool via AP The image-boosting effort suggests the Tesla CEO is aware of the boogeyman persona...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Stocks plummet after hot inflation report Stocks ended the week with steep losses after new federal data showed prices rising faster than expected, reigniting inflation fears on Wall Street. © AP Photo/Seth Wenig The Dow Jones...

A federal appeals court on Friday enabled Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to resume efforts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).  In a win for the Trump administration, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily lifted a lower ruling that found Musk was exercising enough independent authority...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Texas measles outbreak reaches 400 cases The measles outbreak in Texas has surged to 400 cases, the state announced Friday, an increase of more than 20 percent since the last update on March 25. © AP Nearly all...

The Social Security Administration said Wednesday it would modify it’s proposed new policy by foregoing an in person requirement to verify the identity of account holders with Disability Insurance, Medicare and SSI Applications. “We have listened to our customers, Congress, advocates, and others, and we are updating our policy to provide better customer service to...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) told a Sky News reporter on Wednesday to "go back to your country" as she tried to ask about the recent controversy behind a Signal chat with military plans among the Trump administration's national security officials that included a journalist. "We don't give a crap about your opinion and your reporting....

Fox News’s Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin said she surveyed current and former defense officials on Wednesday who said Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared “classified” information via the Signal group chat with President Trump’s cabinet members and The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, who was mistakenly added to the message thread. “What Hegseth shared...

The German news outlet, Der Spiegel, reportedly found private contact information for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and national security adviser Mike Waltz, who were involved in the Signal group chat security breach. The news site's report said each individual's email address and phone number were readily available on the...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney fired back at President Trump's newly-announced 25 percent tariff on foreign-made car imports, describing it as a "direct attack" on Canada's workers and vowed that U.S.'s northern neighbor will eventually "emerge stronger."  “This is a direct attack, to be clear, a direct attack on the very workers that I stood...

Fox News’ political commentator Brit Hume scolded President Trump’s administration for “making a mess” in response to the Signal group chat revelation where top national security officials were discussing the plan to attack Houthi rebels in Yemen. Hume said there are a “couple” of “iron” rules when responding to a “scandal.” “One: get the facts...

The Department of Health and Human Services is canceling tens of billions of dollars in federal grants that state and local health departments were using to track infectious diseases, health disparities, vaccinations, mental health services, and other health issues. The stop-work notices began arriving late Monday night or early Tuesday morning and were effective immediately,...

Former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is concerned about the Trump administration’s recent cuts to research grants through the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “I’m worried on a lot of fronts,” Sebelius said during The Hill’s "Health Next Summit." “The kinds of cuts that were just announced are devastating and will set...

The United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit upheld U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s ruling Wednesday, keeping a block on the Trump administration’s plans to freeze federal loans and grants through an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo. Chief Judge David Barron, an appointee of former President Obama, and Circuit Judges Lara...

GOP fundraiser Eric Levine called for President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to be fired over the diplomat’s recent comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing the president’s close friend was “duped” by the Palestinian militant group Hamas during hostage negotiations. Levine, who previously raised money for Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-S.C.) short-lived 2024 presidential campaign,...

A major change in how the Social Security Administration (SSA) treats its overpayments is set to kick in Thursday.

President Trump on Wednesday said he would ask Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to review what kinds of information should be classified, especially flight times, after they were included in the Signal group chat. The White House has insisted that no classified information was shared in the chat after The Atlantic released screenshots on Wednesday showing...

Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Will GOP praise for Tesla translate to sales? Conservatives are rallying around Tesla while liberals ditch or distance themselves from Elon Musk’s electric vehicles. © Photo by Krisztian Elek/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Republicans, who have long eschewed...

What looked like a Trump administration charm offensive in its gambit to take over Greenland, billed as a cultural heritage tour led by second lady Usha Vance, has turned into something different with the inclusion of her husband and the explosion of a national security scandal at home. Planned trips this week to Greenland’s capital,...

President Trump on Wednesday floated reducing tariffs on China to get a TikTok divestiture deal done as the April 5 deadline nears. "With respect to TikTok, and China is going to have to play a role in that, possibly in the form of an approval, maybe, and I think they'll do that," Trump told reporters...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) slammed the Trump administration’s attempt to deport a Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian protests on campus. “You can't exile political dissidents. Not in the United States,” Sanders wrote in a Tuesday post on X. His comments came hours after a federal judge ruled that Yunseo Chung, a 21-year-old lawful...

The Senate on Tuesday night confirmed Marty Makary to be the Food and Drug Administration commissioner. Makary was easily confirmed by a 56-44 vote, picking up three Democrats. Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin (Ill.) Maggie Hassan (N.H.) and Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) voted with all Republicans to confirm Makary. A Johns Hopkins surgeon, Makary will take over...

Hundreds of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip took to the streets on Tuesday for a rare protest against the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has controlled the war-torn strip for nearly two decades.  The videos shared on various social media platforms on Tuesday showed protestors marching through the streets of Beit Lahia, a city in...