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Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) said he’s prepared to receive the maximum 87-month prison sentence that prosecutors are seeking when he appears for his sentencing on Friday, but said he hopes the judge extends him some grace. “Right now, my expectation…

Younger Americans are more likely than older Americans to say they’re doing better financially than they were a year ago, according to the latest “NBC News Stay Tuned” poll. In the mid-April survey, released Thursday, 27 percent of respondents aged 18-29…

The Trump administration said it is “cautiously encouraged” by Yale University’s actions to combat antisemitism on campus amid the administration's crackdown on Ivy League universities. According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) Task…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents did not have a warrant when they arrested Mahmoud Khalil, according to court documents in which the Trump administration argues their action was legally justified. Khalil’s attorneys asked an immigration judge…

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said in a new interview that the United States proposal for a peace deal with Ukraine is “moving in the right direction,” but there are still details that “need to be fine-tuned.” In a Thursday preview of an…

One of the country’s largest reproductive health advocacy groups is suing the Trump administration for withholding millions of dollars in federal family planning grants earlier this year. The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association…

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Europe, US 'agree' on Russia threat: NATO chief The NATO Secretary General on Thursday said the U.S. and its European allies…

Moody’s Ratings announced this week that it was downgrading D.C.’s credit rating amid a wave of mass federal workforce cuts and hits to the local economy. Moody’s said in a new report that it was downgrading the district’s issuer rating from Aaa to…

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Medicaid quagmire awaits House Republicans Congressional GOP leaders have been vague about their plans for Medicaid as part of the “big, beautiful bill” to slash $1.5…

The Trump Organization fired a legal adviser Thursday because he also represents Harvard University, an adversary of the Trump administration in its ongoing crackdown on elite schools. The move comes after President Trump railed against Harvard in a social…

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has replaced the lawyers defending it in a case related to New York City’s congestion pricing, just after it was revealed lawyers with the Department of Justice (DOJ) accidentally filed a document questioning the…

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story  Trump, China differ on progress of trade talks China has left President Trump twisting in the wind on tariffs, declaring it is not engaged in any…

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) mocked President Trump’s Thursday Truth Social post with a meme from HBO’s “The White Lotus” of actress Parker Posey. On the show, Posey plays Victoria Ratliff, a character known for her slow-drawling Southern accent.…

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Burgum fast tracks fossil fuels and mining The Trump administration has announced it will use emergency authorities to rapidly increase the pace of approving fossil fuel and mining projects…

Florida Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo announced on Thursday that he is leaving the Democratic Party, saying the state party “is dead.” “There will be a caucus meeting later this afternoon where I hope that the members of the Democratic caucus will…