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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) has launched his own podcast, joining California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in recently starting a podcast. “Each week, host Andy Beshear engages in honest conversations with guests from diverse backgrounds — leaders, educators, innovators, creators, and everyday people with extraordinary stories,” reads a description of “The Andy Beshear Podcast” on...

An internal poll conducted by GOP pollster Fabrizio Ward found support for President Trump’s tax proposals in most Senate battleground states ahead of the upcoming budget reconciliation battle in Congress, according to a source in the room when the data was shared Thursday with Senate chiefs of staff. The source said Fabrizio highlighted the need...

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to lift a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador. The court’s emergency ruling instructs the lower judge to clarify the language of her order but said she acted properly in ensuring that Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case is handled “as...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story House adopts budget resolution. Now eyes turn to Medicaid House Republicans on Thursday adopted the Senate’s framework that will be used to enact key parts of President Trump’s legislative agenda, like an extension of his first term tax...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Stocks slide as Trump’s trade war spooks Wall Street Stocks slid Thursday as President Trump’s escalating trade war with China and concerns about its economic implications continued to rattle Wall Street. © AP All three major...

As the fate of President Trump’s agenda hung in the balance in the House, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) turned to what he knows best: prayer. At the end of an hours-long, late-night meeting that came after Johnson was forced to scrap a key vote Wednesday night, the Speaker, a devout Southern Baptist, led a group...

Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) said he supports President Trump's efforts to boost coal mining in the U.S., reviving the industry once credited as the country's largest energy source. “Coal is not turning its back on any of the energy forms. Coal just wants a place at the table. And today coal needs a place at...

Acting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commissioner Melanie Krause is resigning after a deal was made to share immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Several reports confirmed Krause, who was acting head of the agency since February, would be stepping down over the new data-sharing agreement. It was announced Monday that Treasury Secretary...

President Trump told House Republicans on Tuesday that his tariffs will help them ahead of the midterm elections in 2026. “We’re going to win the midterm elections and we’re going to have a tremendous, thundering landslide. I really believe that,” Trump said, speaking at the National Republican Congressional Committee fundraising dinner. “It’s so important that...

{beacon} {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story  Trump signs executive orders bolstering coal President Trump on Tuesday signed a series of executive orders bolstering coal plants and production.  © Associated Press pool In the order, Trump will define coal as a “mineral,” allowing it to benefit from a previous executive order bolstering...

Elon Musk’s brother, Kimball Musk, urged President Trump to fire his senior trade advisor Peter Navarro on Tuesday night. “@realDonaldTrump Mr President, if Peter Navarro has lied to you about Ron Vara, what else has he lied to you about?” Kimball Musk said in a post on X. “Put America first and fire him!” The...

The Trump administration said Tuesday it would pull funding from Princeton University over climate-related programs that go “against” the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) current program objectives. A release from the Department of Commerce, which houses the NOAA program, highlighted three of the school’s research awards that clash with the administration’s policies. The programs...

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced Tuesday that she was creating a task force to investigate the intelligence community to increase “transparency and accountability.” The Director’s Initiatives Group (DIG) has plans to execute President Trump’s executive order “aimed at rebuilding trust” in the intelligence community, according to a statement from Gabbard. The group will...

President Trump demanded that House conservatives get on board with his legislative agenda after a number of conservatives dug in on their opposition to the spending bill on Tuesday.  “They have to do this. We have to get there. I think we are there. We had a great meeting today,” Trump said in an address...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday after previously hinting at launching a bid against his incumbent GOP colleague Sen. John Cornyn (Texas). "I'm announcing that I'm running for U.S. Senate against John Cornyn, who apparently is running again for his fifth term, which would put him...

President Trump on Tuesday exempted dozens of coal plants from a Biden administration regulation imposing stricter standards for mercury, lead, nickel and arsenic emissions. Trump announced the exemption as part of a series of actions he took to bolster the coal industry. “As part of our historic deregulatory efforts, this afternoon, I'm also granting immediate...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  GOP mood grows darker on as markets give up gains Glimmers of optimism surrounding President Trump’s tariffs quickly faded Tuesday as the White House dug in on the threat of new levies. © Greg Nash As...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) are pressing the White House and six top law firms about alleged deals struck with the Trump administration to avoid getting targeted by executive orders for hiring lawyers and representing clients whom the president does not like. In the letter to White House counsel David Warrington,...

The chair of House Republicans’ campaign arm, Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), said the committee raised $35.2 million ahead of its dinner with President Trump on Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the matter.  Trump is slated to attend the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) dinner, a key fundraising event for House Republicans, on Tuesday. ...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Hegseth: US to ‘take back’ Panama Canal from Chinese influence The United States and Panama will work together to "take back" the Panama Canal from "China’s influence," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said while visiting the country....

President Trump said Tuesday he's supportive of "major spending cuts" after a meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Republicans who have expressed skepticism about a budget resolution to proceed with his legislative agenda. "I had a very good meeting today with the Speaker of the House and some of our more Conservative Members,...

Sen. Bernie Sanders slammed law firms coming to deals with President Trump in an interview that aired Sunday. “What do you make of the law firms cutting deals?” CBS News’s Robert Costa asked Sanders on “CBS News Sunday Morning.” “Absolute cowardice,” Sanders responded. Sanders later added that the firms are “going to sell out their...

Vulnerable House Republicans are on defense amid the fallout from President Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, which have stoked uncertainty about the economy. Markets took a nosedive Thursday following Trump’s announcement of a general 10 percent tariff on goods imported to the U.S., along with other targeted tariffs on various U.S. trading partners. The financial environment...

Stocks have fallen in Asia and Australia amid economic turmoil stemming from President Trump’s sweeping tariffs. At 9:26 p.m. Eastern time Sunday, Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down close to 1,990 points, or 5.89 percent. South Korea’s Kospi had also fallen over 100 points, or 4.37 percent, by 9:29 p.m. Eastern time, and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200...