Justice Samuel Alito said he “thought about” retiring from the Supreme Court at the end of his last term following speculation about his potential retirement this year. In an interview with CBS News, chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford asked Alito if he considered retiring in the face of “some pretty intense pressure from Republicans” who...
Justice Samuel Alito said his vote to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022 alongside the Supreme Court’s six conservative justices took “courage.” In a preview for his interview with CBS News, Alito was asked if there was a particular decision that took courage. “Well, the leading example is Dobbs [v. Jackson Women's Health Organization]. I...
Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and U.S. special envoy, is pushing back on a CNN report alleging his private equity firm had ties to a company heavily involved in Israel’s military. “CNN published a deeply misleading story and headline suggesting that my diplomatic work in the Middle East somehow benefited investments in Israeli defense companies,”...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Marines exceed 2026 recruiting goals The U.S. Marines said they exceeded their fiscal year 2026 recruiting goals across every component and category, enlisting over 31,000 new recruits. U.S. Central Command via AP The Marines brought in 31,250...
President Trump will hit his next stop on the red-state campaign blitz Friday, rallying voters in Alabama as Republicans face a difficult final month before the midterms. Trump is expected to stump alongside Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), who is running for governor, and other GOP candidates as the party looks to boost enthusiasm in its...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Families sue to stop Trump's ban on medical care for trans youth A group of four New Hampshire families are suing the Trump administration to block the implementation of a rule barring federal Medicaid dollars for gender-affirming healthcare for minors....
Former Florida Rep. David Rivera (R) was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Friday for his undisclosed role in a multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign on behalf of the Venezuelan government under the first Trump administration. Rivera, a longtime friend and former roommate of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has been in federal custody without bond...
Religious college students in Virginia should not have to choose between following their religious calling and receiving the same educational assistance available to other students. That is the central issue in Hall v. Fleming, a case that presents the Supreme Court of the United States with an opportunity to correct a troubling anomaly in its...
As midterm elections approach, concerns are growing that President Trump may attempt to nationalize voting or invoke the Insurrection Act to maintain power if Republicans face significant losses.
In today's issue: ▪ Backlash to Cornell controversy grows ▪ FCC OK with Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads ▪ CNN blocked from White House press pool ▪ Fallout from a botched execution Outrage over the handling of an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity in 2024 has reached a fever pitch this week, with Democrats calling...
Cornell University is facing angry calls from politicians, activists and the general public demanding more transparency over how it handled the investigation into a former student's alleged gang rape. Cornell is under a microscope after a lawsuit was filed in September alleging the 20-year-old student was raped by seven men at a fraternity house...
