Republicans have spent years railing against a rigged political system. In Montana, one of their own is now accused of rigging a primary with President Trump's blessing -- and calling it a public service.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Friday that a bailout and other fixes under consideration for farmers struggling because of the fertilizer shortage sparked by the joint U.S.-Israel war against Iran.
Democrats spent much of last year attacking the GOP over spending cuts to health programs such as Obamacare and Medicaid. Now they're tying that fight to the debate over the war in Iran, saying the conflict is burning through public money that could have been spent on domestic priorities.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is terminating the contractor running its largest detention facility and replacing it with a more experienced firm that will work to improve medical care and other services, the agency said Friday.
Another day, another Muslim terrorist attack. Actually, we had two yesterday. The one at a Michigan synagogue was committed out of anti-Israel rage — and the Islamic mayor of Dearborn Heights chose not to condemn it unequivocally as antisemitic hate, instead attempting to rationalize the act. In the very first paragraph of Mayor Mo Baydoun’s […]
Washington state has decided to go full steam ahead with a “millionaire tax.” The effects are already starting to show. Washington legislators have passed a proposed millionaire tax, sending it to the desk of Gov. Bob Ferguson (D-WA), who has said he will sign it. Democrats hope the state Supreme Court will allow the tax […]
The United Kingdom’s central bank, the Bank of England, announced this week that Winston Churchill will be removed from the 5-pound ($6.60 value) note. The next series of banknotes will replace all historical figures on the reverse side with images of British wildlife, ending a tradition that has endured for more than half a century. […]
There is increasing evidence suggesting that the United States is preparing for ground combat action in the battle for the Strait of Hormuz energy chokepoint. Iran has effectively shuttered that global energy transit artery by attacking international shipping in the area. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s regime senses Hormuz is its key pressure point to push President […]
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration unlawfully took the position last year that it couldn’t request more funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). U.S. District Judge Edward Davila ordered the agency’s acting director, Russ Vought, to continue requesting the necessary funds from the Federal Reserve to carry out the CFPB’s obligations. It’s a legal loss for top Trump administration officials as they look to curtail the consumer watchdog agency. Created in the wake of the...
Ric Grenell is leaving his role as head of the Kennedy Center, a source close to the Trump Kennedy Center confirmed to The Hill on Friday. President Trump announced in a Truth Social post that Matt Floca, the current vice president of operations, would succeed Grenell as CEO and executive director, pending approval from the...
The White House is looking at intervening to help farmers facing high fertilizer prices as a result of the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said Friday the White House was looking at "every potential avenue to keep" these prices down. She said she was having conversations with lawmakers to seek...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is urging Democratic colleagues to “give someone a chance” and consider backing Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s (R-Okla.) nomination for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary. Fetterman reaffirmed on Thursday that he would vote to confirm Mullin, who is set to appear before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on...
A top Iranian official condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s comparison of Iranian leaders to “rats” on Friday. “Iran’s leadership is in no better shape, desperate and hiding, they’ve gone underground. That’s what rats do,” Hegseth said during a Friday morning press conference. Ali Larijani, the secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council, criticized Hegseth’s...
