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President-elect Trump has tapped former Georgia Sen. David Perdue (R) to serve as the ambassador to China. "Tonight, I am announcing that former U.S. Senator, David Perdue, has accepted my appointment as the next United States Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Thursday. Perdue, who...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) seemingly backed some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s opinions on certain aspects of the health industry, though he still expressed concerns over some of Kennedy's other health-related views. "I think what he's saying about the food industry is exactly correct. I think you have a food industry concerned about their profits,...

President-elect Trump said Thursday that venture capitalist David Sacks will serve as the White House artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency czar. In the newly created role, Sacks will lead the administration’s policy on AI and crypto, which will include developing a legal framework for the crypto industry, Trump said in a Truth Social post. “David...

Conservative commentator George Will expressed doubt about the potential impact of the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), arguing his column has the same power as the advisory board led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. “They are an advisory committee with no formal power. My column periodically advocates cutting certain items from the budget. My...

The cost of your burrito bowl is going up. Chipotle has raised menu prices for the first time in over a year.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that he and President-elect Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan have set a meeting date to discuss deportation plans. "I am looking forward to sitting down and speaking with the border czar next week, I believe we have a meeting on the 12th, and I want to hear...

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said the proposed “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) will be a “waste of time” unless Congress acts on the “things that they're talking real big about.” “The key to the whole thing is in that room. If Congress doesn't have the guts to do those things that they're talking real big...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Boeing plea deal rejected in setback to company A federal judge specifically rejected provisions that would require Boeing and the Justice Department to consider race when hiring an independent monitor. © Jason Goode Judge Reed O’Connor...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) criticized some of the alleged cost-cutting proposals related to veterans' health care, Medicare and Social Security by the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE). "Doesn’t get lower than gutting some of the only lifelines left for veterans, seniors, widows, and the disabled," Ocasio-Cortez wrote in a Thursday post on social platform X,...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Women's health research needs funding boost, report says Roughly 9 percent of the National Institutes of Health’s research spending between 2013 and 2023 went toward women’s health research, according to a new report from The National Academies of Science,...

A report from Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee says they are “convinced” foreign adversaries are behind anomalous health incidents (AHI), faulting the intelligence community for stonewalling their efforts to investigate the mysterious ailments. It’s an assertion that earned swift pushback from the intelligence community, who contested that conclusion and called accusations regarding their cooperation...