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A Florida man was arrested on Wednesday over an alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to “reset” the U.S. government, according to unsealed documents. Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, a South Florida resident, was charged with attempting to use an improvised explosive device to damage or destroy a “building used in interstate or...

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) called Speaker Johnson (R-La.) “anti-family” over her efforts to allow congresswomen to vote by proxy after giving birth. In a thread on the social platform X, Luna explained Wednesday where her proposal stands. She said she has spoken with Johnson for months about the bipartisan effort to allow mothers to...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Biden's 11th hour Ukraine aid surge The U.S. in the past week has been implementing ways to boost Ukraine’s prospects on the battlefield with more capabilities and lethal aid, especially as President-elect Trump is set to...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump’s hunt for Treasury secretary nears end President-elect Trump has been hunting for a nominee to head up the Treasury Department who will support tariffs while calming any potential jitters on Wall Street. © Getty Images...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Medicare Advantage finds ally in Trump pick Dr. Oz Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has been a major proponent of privatized plans known as Medicare Advantage. © Getty Oz could...

Conservative media personality Megyn Kelly on Monday blasted “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, calling them “grifters” for a trip to see President-elect Trump. On her Sirius XM show, Kelly noted comments from liberal pundit Keith Olbermann that he posted to the social platform X about the trip. In the comments, he said...

Former senior Trump administration official Ken Cuccinelli said Monday that President-elect Trump “using the military” will help drive migrant numbers at the border “down into the dirt.” Cuccinelli told NewsNation's Blake Burman in an interview on "The Hill" that he believes early next year, "you will see our military used between legal ports of entry,...

Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump said Monday that she hasn't talked to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) about filling Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-Fla.) seat. “Well, listen, this is obviously up to the governor, and I thought his post on X was very appropriate,” Lara Trump told radio hosts Rita Cosby and John Catsimatidis on...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) gathered privately for a “productive” meeting last week, a source familiar with the situation and the congresswoman told The Hill, the latest sign of easing tensions between the two. The huddle — which took place Wednesday night of last week and ran for more than...

Senate Democrats are expected to vote late into the night Monday in a frantic effort to confirm as many of President Biden’s nominees to the federal judiciary as possible before President-elect Trump takes over in January. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told colleagues on the Senate floor Monday that the Democratic majority “will keep...

The House on Monday passed a massive bill that will fund a range of veterans care services and increase opportunities for retired service members in the workforce and education. The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, known as the Dole Act, passed on a bipartisan 389-9 vote. The bill is...

Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.), the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee, said she thinks the panel’s report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) should be released. Wild answered “yes” when asked whether the panel should release its report on Gaetz, who President-elect Trump nominated to be attorney general last week. “We have a scheduled...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Biden's Ukraine missiles decision enrages Russia, riles Trump allies The Biden administration is apparently calling Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s bluff by allowing Ukraine to strike far into Russian territory with U.S. weapons systems, a move that...

President-elect Trump said Monday that his selection for the role of Transportation secretary in his upcoming administration is former Rep. and Fox Business host Sean Duffy (R-Wis.). “I am pleased to announce that former Congressman Sean Duffy, from the Great State of Wisconsin, is nominated to serve as the Secretary of Transportation,” Trump said in...

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Monday introduced a bill to bar transgender women from facilities on Capitol Hill that match their gender identity. The resolution, which would prohibit members, officers and employees of the House from using single-sex facilities that correspond to their gender identity, comes just a week after Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.) made history as...

Fewer employees say they're thriving, according to Gallup's most recent Life Evaluation Index. Fifty percent of employees say they are thriving, while 45 percent say they are struggling. An additional 4 percent say they are suffering. After a steady decline since 2020, this 2024 number marks a record low thriving rate since Gallup created the...

A Georgia appeals court canceled next month’s oral arguments in President-elect Trump’s bid to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) from criminally prosecuting him. Monday's one-sentence order from the Georgia Court of Appeals canceling the Dec. 5 argument “until further order of this Court” contained no explanation but comes less than two weeks...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump mulls new Treasury options, Commerce pick President-elect Trump is expanding his search for a Treasury secretary as jockeying to fill the key economic role has spilled into public view. © AP Photo/Alex Brandon In recent...

Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), the chair of the House Ethics Committee, said that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) won’t influence whether his committee releases its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who vacated his House seat last week after being tapped to become President-elect Trump's attorney general. Johnson has urged the Ethics Committee against...

A bipartisan coalition of more than 30 attorney generals is urging Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) this year, stating the legislation will “establish better safeguards for minors online.” In a letter sent to leadership offices in the House and Senate, the 32 attorneys general said they are concerned about the...

Former White House Communications Director and MSNBC host Jen Psaki said Democrats right now are “in the wilderness” with no clear leader to guide them after a brutal election loss. “Look, I think Democrats are in the wilderness. As you said before, there is no clear leader of the party,” Psaki said Sunday on NBC’s...

Senator-elect Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said he is “not going to be intimidated” by President-elect Trump as concerns grow over if the next administration will go after Trump’s enemy list. “Look, I’m not going to be intimidated by anything he says, by anything he does,” Schiff said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Schiff, a...

Kari Lake has settled in the election defamation lawsuit brought by a local Arizona election official. Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer (R) sued Lake last year, claiming she defamed him when she refused to concede her 2022 Arizona gubernatorial defeat and alleged fraud in the election. The details of the settlement are confidential, but two...

President Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied missiles to strike further into Russia, multiple reports said. The move comes as about 10,000 North Korean troops aid Russia in its war and expect to fight in Ukraine in the “next several weeks.” The move also comes after President-elect Trump won the presidential election, claimed he would...