Kennedy rolls out US-caught seafood labeling, Seafood.govThe Trump administration unveiled new initiatives for U.S. fishermen Friday, including a new government website known as Seafood.gov. At a rally in Fort Myers, Fla., Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the creation of a voluntary label made for U.S.-caught fish, which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began…The Hill5h agoWhole story →HealthFood
About half concerned Republicans could try to overturn midterm results: SurveyA new poll released Friday suggests half of Americans are concerned Republicans may try to overturn the results of November’s midterm election. Fifty percent of respondents to the New York Times/Siena University survey said they were either "very" or "somewhat worried" the GOP may use “illegal means” to overturn the election, compared to 49 percent...The Hill6h agoWhole story →EducationGovernment
US officially doubles last year's measles numbersClick in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story US officially doubles last year's measles numbers The U.S. has officially doubled the number of measles cases it saw in 2025 according to the most up-to-date information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), marking the worst year the...The Hill6h agoWhole story →Health
Pressure mounts on Trump administration over Starlink slowdownWelcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pressure increases on Trump administration over Starlink slowdown Pressure is increasing on the Trump administration to restore and expand Ukraine’s access to Starshield satellite systems, as well as get to the bottom of who…The Hill6h agoWhole story →Security
Trump uses DPA to give $150M for gas and diesel{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump uses DPA to give $150M for gas and diesel President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act on Thursday night, announcing that the government would be spending $150 million toward boosting domestic gas and diesel production as the White House looks to ease consumer...The Hill7h agoWhole story →SecurityPlanet
Cook Political Report shifts Ohio governor's race from toss-up to lean DemocratThe Cook Political Report is shifting a closely watched gubernatorial contest toward Democrats after a controversial campaign ad shook up the race. The nonpartisan election forecaster moved the governor’s race in Ohio from “toss up” to “lean Democrat,” now favoring Amy Acton (D) to beat Vivek Ramaswamy (R) in the Buckeye State. The race was...The Hill7h agoWhole story →Government
How will Democrats address UFO sightings if returned to the majority?Unidentified flying objects (UFOs) have long captivated Americans — a majority of whom, recent polling suggests, believe the government is hiding information about the phenomena. And the debate has also made its way to Capitol Hill. In recent years, conversations surrounding UFOs, which the government now refers to as unidentified anomalous phenomena…The Hill7h agoWhole story →
Musk ups midterm spending in final stretch{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk ups his midterm spending in final stretch The tech mogul has spent more than $442 million in the midterm elections, after pouring another $76.8 million into his super PAC over the past month, campaign finance filings show. © Susan Walsh, Associated Press America PAC, which Musk launched...The Hill7h agoWhole story →Government
West Virginia attorney general subpoenas environmental groupsWest Virginia’s attorney general has sent investigative subpoenas to environmental advocacy organizations — something the groups are describing as a retaliatory attack on their First Amendment rights. West Virginia Rivers Coalition and 350.org filed a lawsuit this week saying they and at least four other organizations received subpoenas from the office…The Hill8h agoWhole story →JusticePlanet
Paxton sues OpenAI, Altman for failing to warn Texans about ChatGPT's 'dangers'Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Friday, accusing the company of failing to warn consumers about the potential dangers from its AI models. The lawsuit alleges the ChatGPT maker is running afoul of a Texas consumer protection law and kids' online safety law, underscoring warnings about the...The Hill8h agoWhole story →JusticeTechnology
Secret Service closes road near White House due to suspicious packageThe U.S. Secret Service and D.C. police are investigating reports of a “suspicious item” near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which resulted in a road closure. “Around 2:40 p.m., on October 23, 2026, Secret Service Police were notified of a suspicious item near 17th St. and Pennsylvania Avenue,” according to a statement from a Secret Service...The Hill8h agoWhole story →Security
Collins says certain Canadian goods now tariff-exemptSen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced Friday that nine categories of Canadian products “crucial for Maine’s agricultural industries” will be exempted from U.S. tariffs. The types of exempted goods include paperboard cartons, plastic boxes, refrigeration equipment, agricultural cleaning and sorting machinery, packing and wrapping machinery and seaweed…The Hill9h agoWhole story →EconomyFood
Ukraine: Starlink still isn't working after Trump restoration promiseUkraine’s military on Friday struggled with a still-slowed Starlink satellite system despite President Trump’s promise a day earlier that SpaceX owner Elon Musk had restored the service. Connections with Starshield — the military version of Starlink, a major tool for Ukraine to defend itself from missile and drone attacks from Russia — continued to fail...The Hill9h agoWhole story →Security
Treasury moves to ease access to single-family home purchases ahead of midtermsThe Treasury Department on Thursday moved to implement tenets of a bipartisan housing law Congress passed over the summer, including a ban on institutional investors buying single-family homes. Under impending regulations from the department, a large institutional investor cannot buy a single-family home starting on Jan. 7, 2027, with certain exceptions.…The Hill9h agoWhole story →Build
Live updates: Trump stumps in Florida, boosting Donalds and criticizing OmarPresident Trump rallied voters closer to home Friday afternoon, with a campaign stop in Fort Myers, Fla., as long-awaited midterm elections approach. He'll be there to boost Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), who's running for governor, and Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), who is running for a full Senate term. The president both Thursday night and Friday...The Hill9h agoWhole story →SecurityPlanet
Acton's mother was convicted of theft, animal cruelty: What to knowA GOP campaign ad featuring the estranged mother of Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton (D) received blowback this week after it was revealed Acton's mother stood by her husband after he was charged with sexually abusing Acton as a child. Court records show that the mother, Donna Arthur, has faced legal troubles of her own,...The Hill9h agoWhole story →Justice
Bipartisan lawmakers press Hegseth to expand Ukraine’s access to StarshieldA bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers is pressing the Trump administration to restore and expand Ukraine’s access to Starshield satellite systems, warning that a failure to do so will cripple Kyiv’s military operations against Russia. In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the lawmakers — all of them staunch Ukraine allies —...The Hill9h agoWhole story →Security
DeSantis gifts Trump gold coin with engraved image of him 'flipping the bird'Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) greeted President Trump as he arrived in Florida on Friday afternoon with a gift: a gold coin with an image of Trump holding up a middle finger. The coin bears Trump’s face and the inscription, “YOU MISSED B-----S.” Trump showed reporters the gift after receiving it. It is not clear...The Hill9h agoWhole story →
Trump on Alaska election lawsuit: 'I'm the one who said do it'President Trump said Friday he directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate election in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses in November. DOJ filed the suit Thursday, claiming the existence of a candidate with a similar name to Sullivan's would make a win by Democrat...The Hill10h agoWhole story →Government
Trump says wind turbine part imports cause national security issue, but doesn't impose tariffsThe Trump administration has determined that imports of wind turbine parts pose a national security threat, but it does not appear to be opting to tariff them. President Trump issued a memo Thursday saying “wind turbines and their components and subcomponents are being imported into the United States under such circumstances as to threaten to...The Hill10h agoWhole story →Economy
