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MIAMI, Fla. – President Trump on Saturday took in an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event, where he was joined by a posse of administration officials and allies. Trump entered the floor of the Kaseya Center to raucous cheers, followed by UFC CEO Dana White and his granddaughter, Kai Trump. The president was joined at the...

Harvard University faculty sued the Trump administration on Friday over a federal assessment of the school's spending amid allegations of their “failure” to protect students from antisemitism. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and its campus chapter are both plaintiffs in the lawsuit which said failures were “unspecified” according to legal documents. In the...

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE -- President Trump told reporters Saturday that negotiations for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine were "going fine," but indicated there needs to be a resolution soon. "I think Ukraine-Russia might be going OK. And you’re going to be finding out pretty soon," Trump said aboard Air Force One. "There’s a...

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE -- President Trump said Saturday he would determine a potential endorsement in an explosive GOP primary for a Texas Senate seat "at the right time." Trump was asked by The Hill about the looming primary battle between Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who is seeking reelection in 2026, and Texas Attorney General...

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Democrats shouldn’t look for their version of podcaster Joe Rogan and instead should find other meaningful ways to connect with voters.  The former White House official touted his visions for the future of the party’s appeal during a recent appearance on “The Weekly Show with John Stewart.” "My party’s...

The Trump administration provided a Saturday wellness report for the Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador in their first daily update mandated by a court order. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered the White House to document reports on the status of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Friday in an effort to determine if the...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) addressed his decision to feature conservative populists on his new podcast “This is Gavin Newsom” in an interview with the New York Times amid recent blowback. The California Democrat said recent guests, including Charlie Kirk, co-founder of the right-wing advocacy organization, Turning Point USA, Steve Bannon, host of the War...

The whiplash from President Trump’s fresh tariff agenda has persisted into the weekend as the president's approval rating takes a dip and Republicans on Capitol Hill work to carry out his domestic agenda. After implementing a flat 10 percent tariff on all goods coming into the country, alongside steeper reciprocal tariffs against dozens of nations,...

Texas Republicans are bracing for an explosive Senate primary next year in the latest chapter of an ongoing civil war that has divided the state party. Members of the GOP raced quickly to endorse their respective candidates this week after Attorney General Ken Paxton, an ally of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, launched a primary challenge...

A new photo of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D-Mich.) surprise visit to the Oval Office emerged in a Saturday New York Times report showcasing the lawmaker covering her face while President Trump spoke to the press. The Michigan Democrat said she was unexpectedly whisked into the room for the president's order signing on Wednesday ahead of...

Democrats slammed the Trump administration for allegedly favoring sector-specific companies by giving them the ability to bypass the fallout from new trade policy with a Saturday exemption of electronics from “reciprocal” tariffs imposed on countries across the globe, including China. Smartphones, computers, routers and semiconductor chips were all excluded from the president’s heightened taxes, leaving...

In the modern geopolitical chess game, America’s mineral vulnerability is not just an economic liability but a strategic one.

A New York federal judge has partially walked back a ruling blocking President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive payment data at the Treasury Department. U.S. District Judge Jeanette A. Vargas in a late-Friday opinion gave one DOGE staffer permission to access sensitive payment information at the Treasury Department. The worker, identified...

Envoys from Iran and the U.S. completed the first round of “positive” and “constructive” talks regarding Tehran’s developing nuclear program in Oman and agreed to continue discussions next weekend, according to the Trump administration. Middle East envoy Steve Wiktoff, alongside U.S. Ambassador to Oman Ana Escrogima, spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on...

The U.S. should establish a U.S.-Africa Security Defense Tax Credit to incentivize American companies to invest in Africa's critical minerals sector, reducing dependence on China and fostering economic development and stability across the region.

The Senate early Friday morning voted to confirm President Trump’s choice to be chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine. The 60 to 25 vote came after Democrats, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), blocked a quick passage of Caine’s nomination to protest Trump’s Feb. 21 firing of the previous top...

White House senior trade adviser Peter Navarro sidestepped a question about whether or not he was present for President Trump's decision to enact a 90-day pause on country-specific tariffs during a heated Thursday interview with CNN’s Kasie Hunt. “In a straightforward way, were you in the room with the president when he made this decision?”...

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said he agreed with the Supreme Court’s Thursday decision requiring that the Trump administration facilitate the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. “He should be returned and obviously they should follow the law there,” Lawler said at a CNN town hall. However, Lawler went on...

Florida has hit Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh with charges of attempted first-degree murder and terrorism, according to an arrest warrant. In a Thursday post on the social platform X, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said, “My office is officially charging Ryan Routh for attempting to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald J. Trump.” Routh's...

Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) said at a CNN town hall Thursday that she regrets her vote in favor of the Laken Riley Act. “As I’ve thought about it over the past couple of months, I probably would have voted differently. It’s a vote that I regret,” Hayes said at the forum. The congresswoman said she...

Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton warned women about a just-passed House bill that she says could make it harder for them to vote. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — passed Thursday in a 220-208 vote in the House — would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections and impose voter...

A group of Democratic-led states sued the Education Department Thursday in an effort to regain access to hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic relief aid that the department abruptly cut off late last month. In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, 16 Democratic attorneys general and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Lawmakers question Trump's Iran talks President Trump is set to open direct talks with Iran this weekend in a high-stakes push for Tehran to give up its nuclear weapons ambitions, raising a chorus of questions and...

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) announced on Thursday that she would be seeking reelection in the House in Minnesota, ending speculation over whether she would mount a Senate run for retiring Sen. Tina Smith’s (D-Minn.) seat. “At a time when our rights are under attack, it is more important than ever to fight back against the...