South Africa's president promised Sunday to act on what he called concerns over illegal migration following a rise in anti-immigrant protests and sentiment in Africa's most advanced economy, with other nations claiming their citizens have been targeted in xenophobic attacks.
Former Sen. Bob Packwood, a moderate Oregon Republican whose reputation as a champion of abortion and women's rights was spoiled at the end of his career by allegations of sexual harassment, has died. He was 93.
The Iranian men’s soccer team arrived in Mexico on Sunday, with the FIFA World Cup just four days away. The Iranian squad posted to Instagram photos of the team, dressed in matching white shirts and blue blazers, boarding a plane in Antalya, Turkey, on Saturday. The team has been training in Turkey ahead of the...
Former national security adviser John Bolton on Sunday warned that President Trump’s actions in the war against Iran could spark a nuclear arms race. “Whatever deal President Trump makes with Iran, his often-contradictory decisions during the conflict have laid the groundwork for more nuclear proliferation in the Middle East,” Bolton said in an opinion piece...
The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was tested after the Islamic regime fired missiles at Israel on Sunday, an incident President Trump has been briefed about, a U.S. official told The Hill's broadcast partner NewsNation. Iran launched ballistic missiles on northern Israel, with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) stating on the social platform X...
House Democrats want 2029 to be the year of reckoning for Trump administration officials. Democrats have long accused top members of President Trump's team of violating laws across a wide range of activities, from deadly immigration raids and strikes on alleged drug boats, to financial self-dealing and targeting Trump’s political enemies for prosecutions. The Department...
President Trump, in a wide-ranging and sometimes testy interview with NBC News’s Kristen Welker that aired Sunday, touched on a variety of topics as the 18-month mark of his second term approaches. On "Meet the Press," the president discussed ongoing negotiations with the Iranian government, defended his administration’s short-lived “anti-weaponization” fund and again called on...
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, on Sunday called the appointment to make Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) head Bill Pulte the acting director of national intelligence the "worst and most dangerous" appointment made by President Trump. Himes is among several bipartisan lawmakers who have slammed Trump's appointment, saying...
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Sunday criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for making “inappropriate” remarks during a speech for the 82nd commemoration of D-Day. “I think it should have been about their sacrifice, their service to their country, and what they did to protect the free world at a time of great peril against Nazi...
On Sunday, two independent Senate candidates, Seth Bodnar and Dan Osborn, advocated for the independence of their upper chamber bids. “I’m going around this state, I’m saying, ‘Hey, I’m Seth Bodnar, I’m running for U.S. Senate as an independent. I’m not going to work for either of these parties, I'm going to work for you.’...
Republican Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Lindsey Graham are pushing a bill that would incentivize states to cross-check voter rolls quarterly against a Department of Homeland Security non-citizen database, citing election fraud concerns and President Trump's election-integrity agenda.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday declined to condemn New Jersey Democratic congressional nominee Adam Hamawy, despite being shown trial transcripts showing Mr. Hamawy testified as a defense witness for Omar Abdel-Rahman, the "Blind Sheikh" who was convicted in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
