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The Trump administration is pausing more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota over alleged fraud concerns, officials announced Tuesday. Tuesday marked the second time Trump targeted the two states' Democratic governors — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — for alleged Medicaid fraud in their states, and continues...
Click in for The Hill's midday newsletter with all the latest news. {beacon} It’s Tuesday. Who else has been following The Boston Red Sox’s historic 14-game winning streak (!) What a wild turnaround. ⚾ In today's issue: Hegseth to plead for more Iran funding Lebanon president meets with Trump Iran war funds may run out in...
The Trump administration on Monday announced that it is investigating Harvard University after alleging that it excluded some students who are U.S. citizens from financial aid. The Department of Justice (DOJ) will open a compliance review of the university to determine if Harvard's "China-based financial aid programs and practices exclude American-citizen students, in violation Title...
President Trump said Tuesday the U.S. will “take care of things” in the Red Sea if Yemen’s Houthis impose a blockade on shipping and energy exports coming from Saudi Arabia. "So far, it hasn't happened, might happen, but we take care of things," Trump said in the Oval Office, where he was hosting Lebanese President...
President Trump appeared to play down his own claims of Chinese election interference in U.S. elections on Tuesday, telling reporters “it’s not a one-way street.” "Well, we're going to talk to them about it. It took place a long time ago. I think China is maybe a little bit different today than it was then,”...
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled a judge erred in ordering the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, whose arrest at his naturalization interview became a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign students. Last year, the district judge found the administration was likely targeting Mahdawi, a Palestinian green card holder and Columbia University student,...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Tuesday the Trump administration could sanction China over intellectual property (IP) theft amid concerns about whether Beijing is relying on American AI to develop its own advanced models. "We've seen a lot of talk about you know open-source models coming and threatening the large language models in the U.S." Bessent...
The administration accused California and Minnesota of fraudulent activity in their public health insurance programs.
The demand from top congressional Democrats signals their plans to investigate the nature of law firms’ agreements with the Trump administration if they return to power after the midterm elections.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Tuesday that he wants to know more about President Trump’s rationale for slapping additional 50-percent tariffs on Canada, adding that he’s “not a huge fan of tariffs.” "Just finding out about that. I'm curious to know a little more about the rationale for it but as you...
Author Bill Press argues that the Democratic Party's efforts to suppress Bernie Sanders during the 2016 primary prevented a strong candidate from defeating Donald Trump, a mistake he believes current Democratic leaders continue to repeat.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) warned this week that Tehran will not back down from its military operations against the U.S. as pressure mounts for the Trump administration to end the Iran war amid high fuel costs and a growing military death toll. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee member told MS NOW’s Chris Hayes on Monday...
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Monday said President Trump has not shared Iran war casualty statistics with Congress, a point of contention after three U.S. service members were killed over the last week as hostilities with Iran resumed. Smith, the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, told CNN's Erin Burnett's on "OutFront" that...
Democrats are meeting this week in Washington to debate where their 2028 presidential primary should begin. Iowa? New Hampshire? South Carolina? Nevada? Meanwhile, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) is raising his attacks on President Trump, and Maine may have a new Democratic Senate candidate. Join The Fight for 2028 for a live Q&A and discussion with...
House Democratic leaders will speak with reporters Tuesday morning as lawmakers continue to sharpen their political message heading into the 2026 midterm elections. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (Calif.) and others are also likely to rail against the U.S. military's escalated strikes in Iran and continued aid to Israel. Democrats...
New research also shows that children and high-risk adult populations have been particularly affected.
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz will deliver remarks Tuesday morning on the Trump administration's efforts to combat fraud in federal healthcare programs. The event comes as the administration has prioritized rooting out fraud, waste and abuse across Medicare and...
Public trust in government has been declining for decades, and Trump v. Slaughter will surely exacerbate the trend.
A number of Fox News pundits are urging President Trump to deescalate fighting with Iran, warning the conflict could be a liability for Republican candidates in upcoming elections. "With the midterm elections a little more than 100 days away, the clock is ticking for President Trump to get out of this war before voters head...
Conservative political commentator Bill O’Reilly warned on Monday that President Trump has limited paths forward in the U.S. military operations against Tehran, as the months-long conflict stretches into another week. “Do I know what’s going to happen? No, but I do know the president has shrinking options,” O’Reilly told NewsNation’s "On Balance," regarding the next...
President Trump is scheduled to meet with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday morning, the first time a Lebanese head of state has made a White House visit since 2009. While the U.S. and Iran have escalated hostilities over the last 10 days, looming over Aoun's need for Trump to help persuade Israeli Prime Minister...
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) said Monday the Trump administration should have finished the job in Iran “a long time ago” instead of negotiating a short-lived memorandum of understanding (MOU). “In my personal opinion, we should have finished this a long time ago,” McCormick told host Blake Burman on NewsNation’s “The Hill.” “You don't let up....
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke out Monday after the Trump administration announced a new 50 percent tariff on a range of exports from the U.S.'s northern neighbor. President Trump signed three orders in total, accusing the country of “discriminatory” trade policies. Carney slammed the new import taxes as “the latest … in a series...
Resistance to the construction of data centers has largely been from the left, but it’s quickly bubbling up as an issue dividing the political right and the coalition that helped elect President Trump. On the one hand, tech-right visionaries with influence in the Trump administration argue that the U.S. should do everything in its power to...