Russia will observe nuclear limits after NEW Start expires: Lavrov

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 3:49 pm

Russia on Wednesday promised to observe the limits of the nuclear arms control treaty with the United States that expired last week, but only if Washington does the same, according to Moscow’s top diplomat. The Kremlin will adhere to the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) “as long as the U.S. doesn’t exceed these...

Live updates: Bondi takes heat over Epstein files as hearing opens; Dems won't back DHS stopgap

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 3:43 pm

Attorney General Pam Bondi will be on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning to testify on oversight of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and is likely to field questions about the Trump administration's investigation of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The DOJ released its final batch of documents late last month, including heavy redactions....

Watch live: RFK Jr. details rollout of updated dietary guidelines

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 3:42 pm

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will provide an update Wednesday morning on the Trump administration's implementation of new dietary guidelines revealed last month. The updates are represented by an upside-down pyramid which places vegetables, fruits, proteins, dairy and healthy fats at the top and whole grains at the bottom. Officials called it the “most significant reset of...

Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 3:38 pm

Gallup will no longer track presidential approval ratings after more than eight decades doing so, the public opinion polling agency confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. The company said starting this year it would stop publishing approval and favorability ratings of individual political figures, saying in a statement it "reflects an evolution in how Gallup...

The Reagan Building is not a safe place for the FBI to relocate

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 3:30 pm

Congress needs to remove the Reagan Building from consideration and insist on a purpose-built solution.

OpenAI opening ChatGPT access to Pentagon

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 3:26 pm

OpenAI announced Monday that it is bringing a custom version of ChatGPT to the Pentagon’s AI platform. It joins other major AI companies, including Google and Elon Musk’s xAI, on the Defense Department’s platform GenAI.mil. The custom ChatGPT will run on “authorized government cloud infrastructure with built-in safety controls and protections” and is approved for...

Trump says he raised Swiss tariffs after leader's call: 'I didn’t really like the way she talked'

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 3:19 pm

President Trump said Tuesday he raised tariffs on Switzerland after a phone call with the country's former president, saying he did not approve of "the way she talked." Trump told Fox Business's Larry Kudlow that he once had an "emergency call from, I believe, the prime minister of Switzerland, and she was very aggressive. Nice,...

FDA refusing to review Moderna mRNA flu shot application

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 3:15 pm

Moderna said on Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has refused to review its application for an mRNA flu vaccine, with the company claiming this decision is inconsistent with previous communications from the agency. In a press release Tuesday, Moderna said the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) told the company...

Democrats will block new stopgap to fund Homeland Security Department

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 3:04 pm

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) says Senate Democrats will block another short-term funding resolution to keep the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operating past Friday because Republicans haven’t done enough to meet their demands to overhaul Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “We’re 3 days away from a DHS shutdown and Republicans have not gotten...

Beyond Epstein: How to fight child sexual abuse in the US 

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 3:00 pm

The Department of Justice recently released 3 million pages of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. While the case’s boldfaced names flying on luxury jets to private islands continue to attract endless media attention, none of this has brought relief to the 60,000 children in the U.S. who are sexually abused each year.  

Democrat knocks Trump administration over El Paso airspace closure: 'No transparency'

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 2:56 pm

Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) on Wednesday ripped the Trump administration for failing to be transparent about why the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily closed the airspace over El Paso International Airport overnight. Vasquez said in a video posted to social platform X that the FAA did not alert local officials before it grounded flights to...

Watch live: Bondi testifies before House on oversight of DOJ

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 2:56 pm

Attorney General Pam Bondi will testify before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning on oversight of the Department of Justice (DOJ), weeks after the Trump administration released its final tranche of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Earlier this month, Bondi's deputy Todd Blanche said the department's review of the files was "over"...

Watch live: House convenes hearing on possible impact of a DHS shutdown

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 2:51 pm

Federal officials will speak before a House Appropriations Committee panel on Wednesday morning on potential impacts of a looming lapse in funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Senate Democrats have signaled that negotiations with the White House to reform DHS haven’t made enough progress for them to support another short-term funding agreement. Senate...

Trump endorses reelection bid of embattled Rep. Cory Mills

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 2:47 pm

President Trump on Tuesday endorsed embattled Rep. Cory Mills’s (R-Fla.) reelection bid. Trump praised the Florida congressman as an “America First Patriot” as he offered his “Complete and Total Endorsement” for another term in the House. “A Successful Entrepreneur, and Brave U.S. Army Combat Veteran and Bronze Star recipient, Cory knows what is required to...

Virginia Democrats advance 10-1 House map

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 2:47 pm

Virginia Democrats advanced a proposed set of new congressional lines on Tuesday that would give the party four more pickup opportunities heading into November, putting them one more step closer toward teeing up a new House map before the midterms.  Democrats in both chambers separately passed a House map that would give the party a 10-1 edge in the congressional...