“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary, who will testify Wednesday, has pressed the Trump administration to go even further to protect American investment. The CEO of the American Securities Association and founder of the National Elder Fraud Justice Coordination Center are also on the witness list.

The event is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. EDT.

Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) said he supports President Trump’s efforts to boost coal mining in the U.S., reviving the industry once credited as the country’s largest energy source. “Coal is not turning its back on any of the energy forms. Coal just wants a place at the table…
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Acting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commissioner Melanie Krause is resigning after a deal was made to share immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Several reports confirmed Krause, who was acting head of the agency since February, would be stepping down over the new data-sharing agreement…
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President Trump told House Republicans on Tuesday that his tariffs will help them ahead of the midterm elections in 2026. “We’re going to win the midterm elections and we’re going to have a tremendous, thundering landslide. I really believe that,” Trump said, speaking at the National Republican Congressional Committee fundraising dinner…
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beacon} {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story  Trump signs executive orders bolstering coal President Trump on Tuesday signed a series of executive orders bolstering coal plants and production.  © Associated Press pool In the order, Trump will define coal as a “mineral,” allowing it to benefit from a previous executive order bolstering…
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Elon Musk’s brother, Kimball Musk, urged President Trump to fire his senior trade advisor Peter Navarro on Tuesday night. “@realDonaldTrump Mr President, if Peter Navarro has lied to you about Ron Vara, what else has he lied to you about?” Kimball Musk said in a post on X…
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Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Monday said he is “leaving all doors open” when it comes to a presidential bid. “Time to stop messing around. Life is great. Especially at ESPN/Disney. Hate the thought of being a politician. But sick of this mess. So I’m officially leaving all doors open,” Smith said in a…
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President Trump has fired a top U.S. military officer at NATO headquarters in Brussels, drawing ire from Democrat lawmakers. Trump relieved of duty without explanation Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, the U.S. representative to NATO’s military committee. A combat veteran, helicopter pilot and the first female president of the Naval War College…
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Rep. Donald Norcross (D-N.J.) was hospitalized but stable after an “emergency medical event,” according to a Monday press release from his office. “Congressman Donald Norcross was traveling over the weekend and suffered an emergency medical event likely related to his gallbladder,” the statement in the Monday press release reads…
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Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump to get his military parade in second go around The Trump administration is planning a military parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., to mark the president’s 79th birthday and the Army’s 250th anniversary…
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Americans are deeply divided along partisan lines about tariffs and the U.S.’s foreign alliances, according to a new poll. In the poll from The Wall Street Journal, 77 percent of Republican voters expressed a mostly positive view of tariffs’ impact on the economy and said they help create jobs…
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