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Conservative lawyer George Conway said former Trump aide Hope Hicks’ testimony at former President Trump's hush money trial “absolutely” corroborates his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen’s story about Trump in the case. “She put in Donald Trump's mouth, the fact that he understood that those payments were made on his behalf before the election by Michael Cohen,”...

Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) is set to become top Democrat on the House subcommittee that crafts Homeland Security Department (DHS) funding, replacing Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) shortly after he was indicted on bribery charges. Aides confirmed the news, first reported by Bloomberg Government, to The Hill on Friday afternoon. A House Democratic aide said Underwood,...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} ou Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story How much time is left before the Rafah invasion? Reports emerged Friday that the Israeli military told the Biden administration of a plan to begin removing civilians from Rafah in Gaza ahead of a long-threatened...

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Biden issues flexible guidance for EV components The Biden administration granted leeway for qualifying for electric vehicle (EV) tax credits — allowing some foreign minerals to be used for two extra years. © Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty...

President Biden on Friday awarded the Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients, including top longtime Democratic congressional leaders, calling them “an incredible group of people.” “Nineteen incredible people whose relentless curiosity, inventiveness, ingenuity, and hope have kept faith in a better tomorrow,” the president said, with the group of recipients sitting beside him at the...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) warned Iowa on Friday that the state will face a lawsuit if it implements an immigration law that forbids people from being in the state if they were previously denied entry into the United States. The DOJ informed Iowa’s top state officials, Gov. Kim Reynolds and the state Attorney General...

Presented by BP — The jobless rate also rose to 3.9 percent during the same period. {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy PRESENTED BY The Big Story US economy adds 175K jobs in April New data shows the economy added 175,000 jobs last month, falling short of economists’ expectations after months of hotter-than-expected...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story White House extends health insurance access to ‘Dreamers’ The Biden administration on Friday announced it will expand health insurance coverage to 100,000 immigrants covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) plan. © Adobe stock Under the...

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) knocked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as “silly,” while praising him as a “strong” conservative.  “I think it is silly,” Cruz said during this Thursday appearance on RealClearPolitics’ radio show. “I think it is seriously counterproductive. I think Mike Johnson is a strong conservative...