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Senate Republicans on Friday backed an amendment to their budget resolution aimed at protecting Medicare and Medicaid. The amendment, which passed 51-48 and was proposed by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska.), was the first brought forward as part of the vote-a-rama ahead of a final vote on the bill that will serve as a blueprint for...

{beacon} {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Energy considers 40 percent of its staff nonessential The Energy Department (DOE) considers more than 40 percent of its staffers to be nonessential — meaning these people could be on the chopping block — as mass layoffs loom at the agency and across the federal...

The Senate on Friday night kicked off its vote-a-rama, a process that is likely to conclude with Republicans adopting the budget resolution that will serve as a blueprint for enacting President Trump's domestic agenda. The lengthy string of amendment votes is set to run past midnight and into the wee hours of Saturday morning. Democrats are...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking a 7 year sentence for former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) according to a Friday filing. Prosecutors said the length of the requested sentence — 87 months — reflects the serious nature of Santos’s “unparalleled” crimes. “Santos planned and executed an assortment of fraudulent schemes and leveraged them and...

J.P. Morgan is forecasting that the U.S. economy will enter a recession this year as fallout from President Trump's tariffs has taken hold. In a Friday evening note to investors, the company's chief U.S. economist Michael Feroli said the firm predicts that gross domestic product (GDP) will likely contract "under the weight of the tariffs."...

Two leading chemical industry groups have asked the Trump administration for blanket exemptions to certain Biden-era regulations for all polluters. The American Chemistry Council and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers requested that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exempt all polluters from Biden-era rules that limit their emissions of toxic chemicals. Just because the trade and...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump officials reject Medicare coverage of anti-obesity drugs The Trump administration says it will not move forward with a Biden proposal that Medicare cover anti-obesity drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Zepbound from Eli Lilly. ©...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story TikTok deal pulled after Trump tariff announcement A finalized TikTok deal was pulled Thursday after President Trump announced massive new tariffs against China. © AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Trump was poised to sign an executive order approving a deal that would have seen TikTok’s U.S. operations spun off into...

The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that lawmakers cannot use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn California’s electric vehicle mandate — but Republicans may defy the arbiter of the Senate’s rules. The parliamentarian’s ruling was first made public by statements from Senate Democrats Friday. “We’re gratified that the Senate parliamentarian followed decades of precedent showing...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Laura Loomer and Trump’s natsec purge: What to know President Trump this week purged various national security officials after meeting with far-right activist Laura Loomer. © AP The Trump administration fired at least a half dozen...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Friday it will not be finalizing a rule proposed by the Biden administration that would have allowed Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries access to anti-obesity drugs such as the highly in-demand GLP-1 medications. In November last year, the Biden administration proposed a new rule that would allow...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Dow plunges 2,231 points as Trump tariffs cause frenzy The stock market cratered Friday as concerns about the economic impact of President Trump’s new tariffs shook Wall Street for yet another day. © AP The Dow...

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said on Wednesday he hoped to unify the Democratic party with his marathon floor speech this week after the caucus grew bitterly divided in debates over the continuing resolution last month. In an interview on MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber,” Booker described those tense moments behind closed doors last month,...

Vice President JD Vance and former Vice President Kamala Harris are seen as top contenders for the White House in 2028 by their respective parties, according to the latest Economist/YouGov poll. The poll, released Wednesday, asks Democrats and Republicans whom they would consider supporting in the 2028 presidential election and asks which person would be...

Americans hold more favorable views of Republicans than Democrats, even as favorability remains grim across the board, according to the latest Economist/YouGov poll. In the survey, released Wednesday, Republicans in Congress have a net negative 13 favorability — with 39 percent viewing them favorably and 52 percent unfavorably. Congressional Democrats, meanwhile, perform twice as poorly,...

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said the United States needs to “reinforce our allies” when asked why he voted to undo President Trump’s tariffs against Canada. Four GOP senators, including McConnell, voted with Democrats on Wednesday for a resolution to undo Trump’s 25 percent tariff on Canadian imports. McConnell, the former Senate Minority Leader, said he’s...

Former President Biden’s chief of staff, Ron Klain, blames the senior aides for the poor debate performance last summer against then-candidate Donald Trump. Klain, who was interviewed for a new book, was highlighted in an article by The Guardian recalling his time helping Biden prep for last June’s debate, where his poor performance sparked calls...

Senate Republicans are feeling increasingly uneasy after President Trump rolled out his “Liberation Day” batch of tariffs, which are threatening to further dent the U.S.'s economic standing after weeks of questions over what new levies would be included. Trump on Wednesday unveiled steep reciprocal tariffs against numerous nations, including allies and adversaries alike, that were...

A Texas man was arrested for “making terroristic threats” against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, the Dallas Homeland Security Investigations arm said Wednesday. Robert King, a U.S. citizen, was taken into custody in McKinney, Texas, after he made the threats, the agency said in a...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  5 takeaways from Trump’s major tariff announcement President Trump reset U.S. trade policy Wednesday by announcing a 10-percent general tariff on all imports to the U.S. except for Canada and Mexico, along with targeted tariffs on dozens...

Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) on Wednesday said he “won’t apologize” for telling a fired Health and Human Services (HHS) employee that he “probably deserved it,” after video footage of the exchange was widely circulated on social media. The viral video showed former HHS employee Mack Schroeder approaching Banks in a Senate office building on...

A group of Republican senators voted along with Democrats on Wednesday for a resolution to undo President Trump's 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports, dealing an embarrassing blow to Trump. The resolution expresses the sense of the Senate and doesn’t have the force of law, but its 51-48 passage is unwelcome news for the president...

Senate Republicans on Wednesday rolled out a 70-page blueprint to advance President Trump’s tax agenda, along with directions that could pave the way for more than a trillion dollars in cuts to government spending. The resolution comes after weeks of negotiations between House and Senate Republicans to reach a compromise on how to enact the...

President Trump reset U.S. trade policy on Wednesday by announcing a 10-percent general tariff on all imports to the U.S. with the exception of Canada and Mexico, along with targeted tariffs on dozens of additional countries. The move makes good on one of the central promises of Trump’s presidential campaign and represents a course-correction in...