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The 119th Congress is around the corner and confirmation battles featuring President-elect Trump’s slate of nominees are set to take center stage. Since Trump’s rapid rollout of choices, two nominees — former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general and Chad Chronister to lead the Drug Enforcement Agency — have already withdrawn themselves. But a...

FBI Houston posted on the social platform X that its agency, along with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, are “conducting law enforcement activity” in north Houston in connection with the New Orleans attack.   Law enforcement officials will be on site for several hours, according to the post, as the “activity is related to this...

The Sugar Bowl in New Orleans got postponed on New Years and the Superdome was locked down after the mass casualty attack that happened earlier in the city. Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley announced in a press conference the college football game between Georgia and Notre Dame has been postponed 24 hours. “Speaking...

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that she had a “great meeting” with President-elect Trump. “Today, President Trump and I had a great meeting to discuss our shared priorities for the President’s second term,” Bowser said in a statement on X. “President Trump and I both want Washington, DC to be the best, most...

Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) said he will likely back Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in the leadership vote this week, but he’s still not a firm yes. McCormick joined NewsNation’s “The Hill” on Monday, where he was asked if he’d vote for Johnson on Friday. “Most likely,” he replied. “We have decisions to be making and...

The official account for Ford Motor Company on X was apparently compromised in a hacking incident behind a viral post calling Israel a “terrorist state.” In a statement posted Monday evening, Ford said its X account was “briefly compromised” and several unauthorized posts were shared. “They do not represent the views of Ford Motor Company,”...

Tom Homan, who has been tapped to be President-elect Trump’s border czar, criticized Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) after she said he is in over his head. On Saturday, Crockett joined MSNBC, where she chastised the Trump administration for its mass deportation plans, and she argued they would separate families and put people in immigration encampments....

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) argued that the “die has been cast” in the Speakership vote after President-elect Trump gave an endorsement of sitting Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). Burchett joined Fox News on Monday, saying he believes Johnson will have enough votes to remain Speaker. “I think he ultimately will,” he said. “I think the die...

Former President Carter is expected to lie in state at the Capitol next week after congressional leaders announced Monday they intend to ask the House and Senate to pass resolutions allowing it. Such resolutions are generally a formality, and the Carter Center accepted the invitation Monday, following Carter's death Sunday at the age of 100....

Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story People to watch on energy, environmental issues in 2025 Energy and climate are expected to be divisive issues in 2025 as President-elect Trump, backed by GOP majorities in both the House and Senate, looks to expand U.S. energy...

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Musk backs Johnson for Speaker after funding scuffle Elon Musk threw his weight behind Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), as the top Republican in the House seeks to shore up support ahead of Friday's Speaker vote. © Jose Luis Magana, Associated Press The...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Stopgap fight foreshadows funding challenges ahead This month's messy government funding fight foreshadows challenges for House Republicans as the incoming GOP trifecta gears up for another major test. © Greg Nash Congress narrowly averted a government...

A simmering debate over work visas exploded over the last days of the year, exposing a rift over immigration among President-elect Trump’s closest supporters. The H-1B visa — a temporary, nonimmigrant work permit — is at the center of the MAGA-on-MAGA strife, with one faction claiming it’s a necessary tool to attract professional talent to...

{beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story MAHA leaders heading for clash over GLP-1 drugs Two of President-elect Trump’s top health nominees are on a collision course as the incoming administration faces a crucial decision on coverage for groundbreaking anti-obesity drugs. © AP Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to run the Centers for Medicare...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Russia rejects Trump peace proposals in Ukraine Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow does not support the proposals to end the war that it has seen from President-elect Trump's team. © AP In an interview...

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) appears to be bucking President-elect Trump's endorsement of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), whom he criticized in a social media post as a "potato" like President Biden. “I respect and support President Trump, but his endorsement of Mike Johnson is going to work out about as well as his endorsement of Speaker...

Chinese state-sponsored actors hacked into the Treasury Department in early December, accessing unclassified documents from its workstations, the agency said in a letter to lawmakers Monday. The hackers stole a key from a third-party software service provider, BeyondTrust, and used it to override security and gain access to Treasury Department workstations, according to the letter,...

{beacon} Evening Report © AP Trump endorses Johnson for Speaker. Will it be enough? President-elect Trump has fully endorsed Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) ahead of the Speaker vote set for Friday. “Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man. He will do the right thing, and we will continue...

Emergency officials said at least 62 passengers are dead after a plane caught on fire after swerving off a runway at an airport in South Korea, the Associated Press reported. There were 181 passengers on the flight when it caught on fire as it veered off the runway after landing and hitting a fence at...

Kari Lake, a GOP Senate candidate in Arizona who lost her campaign against Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) this past election cycle, said she will not seek political office again. "We know the movement that we have in Arizona, and I will never take that for granted. But there is a corrupt machine here that is...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) took aim at Democrats for choosing Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee in the upcoming Congress. "While I think both are absolutely qualified, I do think that within the Democratic Caucus, we are really stuck in...

The FBI Albany Field Office is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the death of Robert Brooks, an inmate at the Marcy Correctional Facility, a state prison in Oneida County, after an assault by correctional officers. “The FBI Albany Field Office and the Department of Justice are reviewing the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of Robert...

A Colorado man allegedly attacked a television news reporter after asking if he was a citizen, saying, "This is Trump's America now," court documents show, as reported by the Associated Press. The AP reported that the man, Patrick Thomas Egan, could be facing bias-motivated charges after being arrested on Dec. 18 in Grand Junction, Colo....

President-elect Trump on Saturday congratulated Florida State Rep. Hillary Cassel (R) for switching parties to the GOP this month. "Congratulations to Hillary Cassel for becoming the second State Representative from the Great State of Florida to switch her Party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, once more expanding the GOP Supermajority in the State House!" Trump...