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The Hill (newspaper)
The Hill, formed in 1994, is an American newspaper and digital media company based in Washington, D.C. Focusing on politics, policy, business and international relations, The Hill's coverage includes the U.S. Congress, the presidency and executive branch, and election campaigns, among other topics, describes itself as centrist and nonpartisan.
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DefenseOne of the eight sailors who attempted suicide by jumping overboard during the grueling deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group is speaking out after he was effectively punished for the incident. Navy airman Nicholas McKelvey, 19, jumped overboard the vessel on Aug. 3, 255 days into the ship’s deployment, The New...
Ellen Mitchell ·

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes has opened an investigation into the Justice Department (DOJ)'s conduct in the ongoing legal battle over President Trump’s desire to redevelop East Potomac Golf Links. She ordered the probe during Friday’s hearing, the latest fiery courtroom clash. Meanwhile, lawyers for James Comey tried to persuade a federal judge on Friday...

Lawyers for James Comey tried to persuade a federal judge on Friday that the Trump administration's third attempt to prosecute the former FBI Director for allegedly disclosing national defense information should be stopped because the Justice Department (DOJ) waited too long to bring the charges. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, an appointee of President Trump, is weighing whether the...
Sophie Brams ·

A federal judge has opened an investigation into concerns that the Trump administration lied to her in the ongoing legal battle over President Trump’s desire to redevelop East Potomac Golf Links. Friday’s hearing became the latest fiery courtroom clash between U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes and the Department of Justice (DOJ), which repeatedly took issue...
Zach Schonfeld ·

The Education Department on Friday posted a doctored image on the social platform X showing the agency's headquarters in Washington with a Spirit Halloween banner on the building. "These things are just popping up everywhere!" the department said in its post. The image, posted the day before Halloween, comes as President Trump and Education Secretary Linda...
Lexi Lonas Cochran ·

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who hit and injured a man with a vehicle in Houston, Texas, was indicted by a grand jury in Harris County on Friday. The 33-year-old officer, Mario Alberto Morales, was indicted on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly driving his vehicle into Miguel Parra...
Suryatapa Chakraborty ·

Meta settled a social media addiction lawsuit with an 18-year-old plaintiff on Friday, avoiding its next bellwether trial, which began jury selection this week. The case, filed by a woman from Mississippi dubbed "K.D.B.," alleged her use of Instagram and Snapchat as a child worsened her mental health and contributed to her eating disorder, suicidal...
Miranda Nazzaro ·

Top Trump administration officials are set to announce new anti-fraud measures Friday in Minnesota as the White House steps up its crackdown on fraud involving federal assistance and healthcare programs. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, FBI Director Kash Patel, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz and Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson will...
The Hill Staff ·
Opinions - Lindsey's LensNicki Minaj is entitled to her politics, but moral authority requires more than condemning the people you oppose. I’m going to need her to explain why the same scrutiny doesn’t apply to the people she adamantly supports.
Lindsey Granger, opinion contributor ·
Opinions - FinanceThe Federal Reserve opted to maintain interest rates between 3.75 percent and 4 percent during its recent meeting, a decision supported by analysis suggesting that recent inflation was primarily driven by energy costs rather than widespread economic pressure.
Michael Faulkender and Jeff Schlagenhauf, opinion contributors ·

Supporters argue ending the time change would provide more daylight during the afternoon, when Americans are most active.
Sean Noone ·
12:30 ReportPlus: 🍫Go ahead and start eating candy {beacon} It’s Friday. Here is your seasonal reminder that daylight saving time ends on Sunday at 2 a.m. Then savor what could be the last months of early light/darkness if President Trump gets his way. In today's issue: Trump headed to Iowa, Kansas after all More races...
Colin Meyn, Steff Danielle Thomas ·

A House Republican called the competitive Senate race in South Carolina “embarrassing,” adding that incumbent Sen. Darline Graham (R) is “dragging Rs down the ticket.” “Republicans won this seat by 18 points. The fact it’s this close and the speaker has to come to SC 1 to drag the R across the finish line is...
Suryatapa Chakraborty ·
Opinions - CampaignRep. Ro Khanna is positioning himself as a leading figure for progressives ahead of the 2028 Democratic primary by promoting his brand of progressive capitalism and seeking to build broad coalitions across the political spectrum.
William Liang, opinion contributor ·

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) on Sunday will appear alongside Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for the first time in months in what appears to be a reluctant show of unity after criticizing the Democratic nominee for his comments about Israel. Stevens confirmed Friday in a statement posted to the social platform X that she would...
Ford McCracken ·
Opinions - National SecurityRather than building systems around individual platforms and asking operators to navigate between them, we should build around the operator.
Thomas Payne, Cesar R. Hernandez and Alan M. Cohn, opinion contributors ·
Energy & EnvironmentA key Democrat is looking into a massive amount of money that was appropriated to the National Science Foundation (NSF) but reportedly not spent. In a letter first shared with The Hill, House Committee on Science, Space and Technology ranking member Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) accused the foundation of violating “Congress’ power of the purse and...
Rachel Frazin ·

Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) is predicting doom for Republicans in the Texas Senate race, even as he maintains a more optimistic picture for his party nationally. Speaking with NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo on Thursday night, Sununu predicted that Republican Ken Paxton would lose to Democrat James Talarico in Texas next week. “I think...
Ford McCracken ·

President Trump will hold in-person rallies in Iowa and Kansas after all, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill. The Thursday announcement that he would shift to tele-rallies in the battleground states stirred speculation about the president's reason for scaling back his midterm travel schedule. The rallies were rearranged for scheduling purposes in...
Julia Manchester ·
Opinions - National SecurityLast week, British Typhoon aircraft escorted French Rafale multirole fighters in a first-ever Anglo-French airborne nuclear strike exercise, codenamed Exercise Rummy. My former boss, Donald Rumsfeld, would not have been amused; it did not include American forces. Instead, as London stated, the exercise “mark[ed] a major step forward in UK-France defence cooperation under the [2025] Northwood...
Dov Zakheim, opinion contributor ·