Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced that he will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trumps pick for Defense Secretary, increasing the nominee's chances of becoming the next head of the Pentagon. The Presidents pick for Secretary of Defense, Mr. Hegseth, has impressive academic qualifications, conducted himself very well in the Senate Armed Services hearing, and...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Senate GOP rejects House conservative tax pitch Senate Republicans are tossing cold water on proposals by some House conservatives to raise corporate taxesto help pay for President-elect Trumps tax agenda. Greg Nash Absolutely not, Sen....

Jon Husted, Ohios Republican lieutenant governor, has been tapped to complete U.S. Sen.

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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R) is set to become the newest addition to the Senate after Gov. Mike DeWine (R) selected him to fill Vice President-elect Vance's seat on Friday. DeWine made the announcement after significant speculation and consideration of a large number of people, including former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Husted said...

Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trumps nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, on whether she would apply conditions to or withhold disaster aid based on politics at her confirmation hearing Friday. If confirmed, Noem, the former governor of South Dakota, would take office as wildfires ravage California. Both Trump...

Trumps Defense Department nominee, Pete Hegseth, appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee this week, where female Democrat senators tried to force him to declare that women are fit for combat duty by becoming hysterical and shaking their little fists at him, a man who could crush their skulls between the fingers of a single ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine also met with Vivek Ramaswamy and several Ohio elected officials before making the decision days before Trump's inauguration.

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine rejected a reported spirited bid by Vivek Ramaswamy to fill the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance and chose Jon Husted, his lieutenan...

The bill awaits final passage and the signature of incoming President-elect Donald Trump.

OpenAI CEO and co-founder OpenAI clapped back at two Democratic senators' inquiry into his $1 million personal donation to President-elect Trump's inaugural fund, quipping on Friday he was not subject to the same scrutiny for his past donations to Democrats. "[F]unny, they never sent me one of these for contributing to democrats..." Altman wrote on...

Gov. Brian Kemp (R) holds a six-point lead over Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) in a hypothetical matchup for the 2026 Georgia Senate race, according to an internal poll released by the conservative Club for Growth on Thursday. The poll, conducted by WPA Intelligence, found 46 percent of respondents choosing Kemp and 40 percent choosing Ossoff when...