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Labor Department proposes rewriting or repealing more than 60 ‘obsolete’ rules in push to deregulate workplaces
The Labor Department says the goal is to deliver on President Donald Trump's commitment to restore American prosperity through deregulation.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:
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Amid backlash, Justice Department says it wants to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell
The overture to attorneys for Maxwell is part of a Justice Department effort to cast itself as transparent following fierce backlash from parts of President Donald Trump's base over an earlier refusal to release additional records in the Epstein investigation.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:6-week old infant among 15 Palestinians in Gaza to die of starvation, medics say
A six-week-old infantis among 15 people whohave died of starvation inGazain the past 24 hours, local health officials said, with malnutrition now killing Palestinians faster than at any point in the21-month-long war.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 aid-seekers in Gaza since May with hunger worsening, UN body says
Desperation is mounting in the territory of more than 2 million.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Angry students confront Bangladesh officials as plane crash death toll rises to 31
Hundreds of students protested near the site of the crash of a Bangladesh air force training jet into a school in Dhaka, demanding accountability, compensation for victims' families and the halt of training flights.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:B.C. premier slams U.S. ambassador for saying Trump thinks Canadian boycotts are 'nasty'
B.C. Premier David Eby says U.S. leadership has "very little awareness" of how offensive their remarks are, like the U.S. ambassador to Canada saying President Donald Trump thinks Canadians are "nasty" to deal with because of U.S. travel boycotts and booze bans.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Trump administration releases MLK Jr.'s FBI records against family's wishes
The Trump administration has released records of the FBI's surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate's family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Senate GOP faces tough call over Trump demand to cancel recess
Senate Republicans are weighing whether to heed President Trump's call to cancel some or all of the August recess to approve key nominees or to use the full month to go home and sell the party's tax and spending law to voters, which top Republicans view as crucial to their midterm election hopes. Having passed...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Judge blocks Trump administration from cutting Planned Parenthood funding
A federal judge Monday blocked the Trump administration from cutting funding to Planned Parenthood as part of the GOPβs new tax cut and health law. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston granted Planned Parenthoodβs request for a temporary injunction while the lawsuit progresses. Planned Parenthood two weeks ago sued over a provision in the...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Ex-police officer sentenced to 33 months for violating Breonna Taylor's rights
Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison was sentenced on Monday to 33 months in prison for violating Breonna Taylor's rights during the botched 2020 drug raid in which she was shot and killed, after the U.S. Justice Department asked the judge to sentence him to a single day.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:NATO countries promise more weapons for Ukraine as Russia launches massive assault
It is a pivotal moment in Ukraine as Kyiv announced it will hold another round of peace talks with Russia on Wednesday. It's the first such meeting in seven weeks and comes as NATO leaders try to answer Ukraineβs desperate call for more weapons after Moscow launched one of its largest-ever aerial assaults. Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:The Marines are leaving Los Angeles
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story The Marines are leaving L.A. The 700 Marines deployed to Los Angeles last month amid protests over increased immigration enforcement are being pulled from the city, the Pentagon confirmed Monday. AP βWith stability returning to...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Ex-officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid sentenced to more than 2 years in prison
A Louisville police officer convicted in connection with a botched raid that resulted in Breonna Taylorβs death was sentenced on Monday to more than two years in prison, days after the government had asked a judge not to incarcerate him. Brett Hankison, a former Louisville Metro Police Department detective, was found guilty last year of...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Judge hears Harvard’s challenge to Trump administration cuts
In our news wrap Monday, a judge seemed receptive to Harvard's arguments that the Trump administration illegally cut $2.6 billion in funding to the school, a second suspect has been arrested in the shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer in New York and the FAA said it's investigating a close-call over North Dakota involving a military aircraft and a passenger jet.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:What to know as the GENIUS Act becomes law
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story What to know as the GENIUS Act becomes law President Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law Friday, enacting the first major cryptocurrency legislation. AP Photo/Alex Brandon The bill, which sets up a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, reached Trumpβs desk after a tumultuous week in the House, in which...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:What the new student loan rules mean for current and future borrowers
President Trumpβs new tax and spending law brings sweeping changes to the federal student loan system, affecting both current and future borrowers. Nearly half a million borrowers could see their payments spike after the Department of Education scrapped most existing repayment plans. For a breakdown of what it all means, Geoff Bennett spoke with NPR education correspondent Cory Turner.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:O’Rourke says ‘we have to fight back’ as Trump pushes Texas to redraw congressional maps
Texas lawmakers convened for a special session and one agenda item was added at the request of President Trump. He's pushing the Republican-controlled legislature to redraw congressional district lines in their favor ahead of the 2026 midterms. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Beto OβRourke, the former Democratic congressman from El Paso.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the public response to Trump’s handling of the Epstein case
NPRβs Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the politics of redistricting and how Democrats can gain House seats from Republicans, the public response to President Trump's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and what Trump views as his signature achievements.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Lawmakers reintroduce bill to repeal Hyde Amendment
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Lawmakers re-introduce bill to repeal Hyde Amendment A host of Democratic lawmakers led by Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) are reintroducing legislation to ensure that people who receive health care or insurance through the federal...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:After fall of Roe, pro-life activists take aim at birth control
Earlier this year, the Trump administration scrubbed CDC guidance on birth control from government websites and froze $65 million in funding to family planning clinics that provide free or low-cost contraception. The moves are seen as part of an effort to curtail reproductive rights. Special correspondent Sarah Varney reports for our series, The Next Frontier.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Top books to read this summer, according to Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan
With summer in full swing, you may be wondering what books to take along on vacation or enjoy right at home. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown has answers to that question from two of our regulars, Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan. It's for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:NY Young Republican group wants Congress to disqualify Mamdani
The New York Young Republican Club is calling on Congress to invoke the Constitutionβs βinsurrection clauseβ to disqualify Zohran Mamdani from potentially becoming the new mayor of New York City. The group said in a memo released Monday that Mamdaniβs words and actions make him eligible to be barred from serving in office under Section...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Rahm Emanuel tells Megyn Kelly a man can't become a woman
Rahm Emanuel, who is publicly mulling a presidential run, told conservative media host Megyn Kelly in a new interview that a man canβt become a woman, breaking with most Democrats on the divisive issue of transgender rights. βCan a man become a woman?β Kelly asked Emanuel, former President Biden's ambassador to Japan, on her SiriusXM...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Hegseth directs 700 Marines to be pulled from Los Angeles
The 700 Marines deployed to Los Angeles last month amid protests over increased immigration enforcement are being pulled from the city, the Pentagon confirmed Monday. βWith stability returning to Los Angeles, [Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth] has directed the redeployment of the 700 Marines whose presence sent a clear message: lawlessness will not be tolerated,β chief...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition
Martin Luther King Jr.'s two living children are urging people to tread lightly with a newly released trove of records related to their father's assassination.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:One-handed British pianist is carrying forward the legacy of those who came before him
One-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy just made his debut at The Proms, one of Britain's most prestigious classical music concert series. It was a dream he says he couldn't have achieved without the hard work of those who preceded him.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Rep. Mike Collins teases Senate run against Ossoff in Georgia
Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) released a video on Monday teasing a potential Senate run in Georgia against Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), making him the latest Republican to consider taking on the first-term senator. The15-second videoincorporates sound bites from news clips discussing the Georgia Senate race and Ossoff. At one point, text across the video reads,...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:McBride: Trump transgender ban 'weakens our military'Β
Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) on Monday called a Trump administration policy barring transgender people from serving openly in the military βappallingβ and a wedge meant βto divide and distractβ Americans. βEarlier this month, I joined my neighbors across Delaware in celebrating the freedoms that define our nation, freedoms made possible by those who have worn the...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Hunter Biden snaps at Clooney, Trump, Obama officials in media blitz
Hunter Biden is back in the spotlight thanks to a media blitz in which he aggressively defended his father, former President Biden, and reignited a long-simmering feud between the Biden family and members of the Democratic Party who pushed for the former president to drop out of the 2024 race. Hunter Biden took aim at...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Megabill takes a bite out of US climate progress
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Megabill takes a bite out of US climate progress The megabill President Trump signed into law this month is expected to make a major dent in the U.S.βs climate progress, adding significantly more planet-warming emissions to the atmosphere. Illustration / Samantha Wong; and Adobe Stock Models...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:GOP fears rise over shutdown odds
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story GOP fears rise over shutdown odds Republican lawmakers fear Washington may be headed for a government shutdown later this year after two bruising fights over President Trumpβs "big, beautiful bill" and a $9 billion rescissions package...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Trump is serious about wanting Washington Commanders to revert to Redskins: White House
A day after Donald Trump threatened to hold up a deal for a new football stadium in the nation's capital if the Washington Commanders did not go back to the name Redskins, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president's comments were not a joke.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Trump administration appeals Jenner & Block win over executive order
The Justice Department on Monday appealed a federal judgeβs order blocking President Trumpβs punitive executive order against the law firm Jenner & Block. The notice of appealis the Trump administration's second such challenge to Big Law firms' legal victories against orders that sought to undercut their business as retribution for ties to the president's political...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Belgium questions 2 Israelis at music festival over Gaza crime allegations
Belgian prosecutors say police have questioned two Israeli army members attending a music festival over alleged war crimes in Gaza.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers ask judge to delay release from jail over deportation fears
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Tennessee to delay releasing him from jail in order to prevent the Trump administration from trying to swiftly deport the Maryland construction worker.
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source: