Big tech on trial: Google faces a reckoning for anticompetitive ad dominance
Google’s behavior harmed publishers by reducing their payments from advertisers.
Latest News from The Hill
Rubio hunts for Trump legacy items
Plus: Stephen Colbert doubles down amid CBS turmoil
College fundraising faces scrutiny after latest batch of Epstein files
The latest batch of Epstein files is casting an unflattering light on the world of college fundraising, with multiple professors named in the records saying they were looking for donations. College fundraising, especially for individual professors, is typically done through government contracts or foundations, but multiple academics are shown to have exchanged emails or met with the late sex...
Ukraine's ambassador pushes back on Trump, urges US pressure on Putin
Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States says her country is ready to make a peace deal, pushing back on President Trump’s remarks this week suggesting Kyiv was to blame for stalled negotiations with Russia. “It has never been Ukraine who has been an impediment to the arrangement and the deal,” Olga Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s envoy to...
Battle over AI regulation hits the airwaves ahead of midterms
Millions of dollars are flowing into advertisements seeking to move the needle on AI regulation ahead of the midterm elections amid a broader fight over who gets to determine the rules of the road for the industry. A super PAC backed by several major AI players, which boasts a multimillion-dollar war chest, is flexing its...
Democrats plot protests for Trump’s State of the Union address
House Democrats are plotting a range of moves to broadcast their defiance of President Trump during his State of the Union address to Congress next week. Trump’s speech marks a significant flashpoint as it comes amid a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, with the White House and Democrats locked in an impasse over reforms...
Hegseth launches culture war against elite universities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expanding his culture war into academia, threatening to pull service members’ tuition assistance at potentially dozens of top colleges and universities he views as biased against the armed forces. The move is setting off alarm bells in the military and academic communities, who worry about cutting off a key pipeline...
Mamdani asks New York State to raise taxes on 'ultra-wealthy' to address city budget deficit
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) asked Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on the “ultra-wealthy,” citing a "significant chasm" in the city's $5.4 billion deficit. During a preliminary budget proposal announcement on Tuesday, Mamdani laid out two different “paths” the city could take to address the deficit concerns. The first and “most sustainable and...
Walz says he'd 'rather eat glass' than fill Klobuchar's Senate seat
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said on Tuesday that he would “rather eat glass” than replace gubernatorial candidate Amy Klobuchar’s (D-Minn.) in her U.S. Senate seat if she is elected. The lighthearted moment occurred when the governor took a question on the way to the podium at a press conference on Tuesday. “The context was...
Talarico says CBS decision to not air ‘Late Show’ interview ‘should be alarming to all of us’
Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico addressed the controversy over his “Late Show” interview on Tuesday. CBS has denied accusations from the show’s host, Stephen Colbert, that they barred an interview with the political candidate scheduled for Monday's show. The interview, which did not air, was posted on the show’s YouTube channel. During a press...
Hegseth forces out top Driscoll adviser
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth forces out top Driscoll adviser Hegseth orders the ouster of top adviser to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, who was in line for a promotion held up by the Pentagon chief. Alex Brandon, Associated Press Defense...
Hegseth touts Presidents Day strike on boat
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth commended the Trump administration’s recent boat strikes in the Caribbean in a Tuesday social media post. “Turns out President’s Day — under President Trump — is not a good day to run drugs,” Hegseth wrote on the social platform X. The secretary was replying to a mission report from the U.S....
Megyn Kelly accuses GOP Rep. Randy Fine of going 'full bigot' with post about Muslims
Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly accused Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) of going “full bigot” on Tuesday following the congressman’s weekend social media post that compared Muslim people to dogs. “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one,” Fine wrote Sunday in a post on the social platform...
Who is responsible for the Potomac sewage spill?
After more than 240 million gallons of sewage spilled into the Potomac River following a pipe bursting last month, politicians are both launching cleanups and playing the blame game. The pipe in question, known as the Potomac Interceptor, is a sewer line for DC Water, a water and wastewater utility that serves Washington, D.C., as well...
Trump to DC, Maryland, Virginia: 'I am awaiting your call' on spill
Presented by Panasonic {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump to DC, MD, VA: 'I am awaiting your call' on spill President Trump pressured Washington-area officials to get to work on fixing the Potomac sewage spill, saying the federal government would also be able to assist in the process. © Cliff...
