Man faces charges for plotting to kill OMB director Vought

By: The Hill

Published on: February 6, 2026, 4:25 am

A Maryland man whom authorities arrested last month has been accused of attempting to murder Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, according to NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network. Arlington General District Court records show that Colin Demarco was arrested on Jan. 22 and arraigned the next day. Court records show he is...

US military blows up drug boat in Eastern Pacific, killing 2 ‘narco-terrorists’

By: The Hill

Published on: February 6, 2026, 3:44 am

The U.S. military struck another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific Thursday. U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) shared a 12-second video of the strike to social platform X. The footage shows the vessel moving, before being struck by a “lethal kinetic strike” and catching on fire. Southcom said that Joint Task Force Southern Spear carried...

Heads roll in Europe over Epstein files revelations

By: The Hill

Published on: February 6, 2026, 3:23 am

New documents released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) reveal that a number of European officials had ties to Jeffrey Epstein, even after he was a convicted sex offender.  Peter Mandelson, the former U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. who was sacked by Prime Minister Keir Starmer last September over his connection to the disgraced financier,...

Trump launches online prescription drug platform TrumpRx: What to know

By: The Hill

Published on: February 6, 2026, 2:04 am

The Trump administration's promised direct-to-consumer drug platform TrumpRx has officially gone live, with President Trump on Thursday calling it "one of the most transformative health care initiatives of all time." The website TrumpRx.gov currently features a collection of 43 prescription drugs treating various different conditions at varying discounts. Medications for asthma, infertility and obesity are...

Malinowski, Mejia locked in tight primary race for Sherrill's House seat in New Jersey

By: The Hill

Published on: February 6, 2026, 1:54 am

Former Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.) is locked in a tight race with progressive candidate Analilia Mejia in the primary for New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s (D) old seat in the House. Decision Desk HQ had called the race for Malinowski around 8:50 p.m. ET, but retracted the call shortly after 10 p.m. ET as Mejia...

AI, weight-loss drugs and celebrities galore headline Super Bowl commercials

By: The Hill

Published on: February 6, 2026, 1:31 am

As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as the rivalry on the field.

Nationals praise Washington Post sports reporters

By: The Hill

Published on: February 6, 2026, 12:42 am

The Washington Nationals gave a shoutout to Washington Post reporters, a day after the newspaper announced plans to shut down its sports department as part of company-wide cuts. “Journalists from The Washington Post have chronicled the biggest and most important moments in our team’s history,” the MLB franchise wrote on the social platform X on...

Domestic partners 'increasingly likely' to use poison to harm, kill partners, DHS says

By: The Hill

Published on: February 6, 2026, 12:18 am

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning law enforcement agencies across the U.S. about an uptick in people using poisons, such as cyanide, to kill or harm their domestic partners. There were 17 documented instances of people using chemical or biological toxins against their partners between 2014 and 2025, resulting in at least 11...

Trump lets New START lapse

By: The Hill

Published on: February 6, 2026, 12:07 am

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump lets New START lapse President Trump will let a treaty to limit nuclear weapons for the U.S. and Russia expire on Thursday, he confirmed in a social media post. © Associated Press The New Strategic...

Trump rule threatens 50K federal workers

By: The Hill

Published on: February 6, 2026, 12:05 am

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump cements rule making it easier to fire feds The Trump administration on Thursday finalized a rule that gives it the power to more easily fire an estimated 50,000 federal workers who focus on policy, striking...

Ohio's GOP governor: Ending TPS for Haitians would be 'blow to the economy'

By: The Hill

Published on: February 5, 2026, 11:45 pm

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) defended Haitians under temporary protected status (TPS) who reside in his state, three days after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from revoking such status from hundreds of thousands of migrants from the Caribbean country. “If they lose temporary protected status and they no longer can work and the...

Trump calls for 'modernized' nuclear treaty after New START expires

By: The Hill

Published on: February 5, 2026, 11:06 pm

President Trump will let a treaty to limit nuclear weapons for the U.S. and Russia expire on Thursday, he confirmed in a social media post. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) was set to end Feb. 5 after Trump declined to take an offer from Russia to keep observing the treaty’s limits for...

Trump cuts funds for EVs, health in blue states

By: The Hill

Published on: February 5, 2026, 11:02 pm

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story OMB directs cuts to blue state health and EV funds The Trump administration is rescinding a total of $1.5 billion in health and transportation funds from multiple blue states, a spokesperson for the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) confirmed Thursday. ©...

Watch live: Trump to give remarks as admin launches lower-cost drug pricing platform

By: The Hill

Published on: February 5, 2026, 11:00 pm

President Trump will give remarks Thursday evening as his TrumpRx.gov drug pricing platform officially launches. The platform, which coincides with the Trump administration‘s “most favored nation” (MFN) policy, is expected to direct Americans to lower-priced prescription medications. The president has announced several deals in recent weeks with drug manufacturing companies that have agreed to the...

Swalwell: Republicans 's‑‑‑ talk' Trump at congressional gym

By: The Hill

Published on: February 5, 2026, 10:47 pm

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) claimed Tuesday that Republicans “s‑‑‑ talk” President Trump at the congressional gym. “You’d be surprised, the truth really comes out in the congressional gym,” Swalwell told a TMZ reporter, who then asked for more details. “The Republicans and Democrats work out together, that’s where I see who they really are, and...