President Donald Trump pardoned two North Carolina turkeys in the Rose Garden on Tuesday, maintaining the annual Thanksgiving tradition dating back decades.
“I believe we, the Americans of today, are ready to act worthy of ourselves,” President Ronald Reagan proclaimed in January 1981 during his first inaugural address, “ready to do what must be done to ensure happiness and liberty for ourselves, our children, and our children’s children.” Reagan was nothing less than what the Greek philosopher […]
President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous “Proclamation of Thanksgiving” on Oct. 3, 1863, with the Civil War still raging. As is our annual tradition, we reproduce the text below in commemoration of Thanksgiving Day, as penned by Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward. The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful […]
A Democratic political consultant on Tuesday said he will not pay a court-ordered $22,500 to three voters after he admitted to using artificial intelligence (AI)-generated robocalls replicating former President Biden's voice during the 2024 primaries. Steve Kramer told The Associated Press he was already acquitted and would not respond to the court order on Friday....
President Trump said Wednesday his administration would review the cases of individuals from Afghanistan who entered the United States during the Biden administration. Trump's announcement came hours after two National Guard troops were shot in Washington, D.C. Trump said the suspected shooter is an Afghan national who entered the country during the Biden administration. "We must...
Two West Virginia National Guard members were shot near the White House in what officials called a "targeted attack" on Wednesday, with one injured suspect and in custody. Both Guardsmen are hospitalized in critical condition, FBI Director Kash Patel said at a press conference. He added that the shooting was being investigated by the FBI...
A federal judge in Colorado ruled on Tuesday that immigration officers, without a warrant but with probable cause, can arrest people whom they deem likely to flee from custody. The ruling comes as a result of a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Colorado and other lawyers that alleges four migrants,...
A panel of federal judges in North Carolina said Wednesday they will allow the state to use its redrawn congressional map, which could allow for one more Republican seat in the House of Representatives. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina unanimously allowed the map in a 57-page ruling. Any appeals...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story A 'targeted shooting' that has 2 National Guard members in critical condition Two National Guard members were shot blocks from the White House on Wednesday, prompting the Trump administration to authorize 500 more National Guard troops...
The Trump administration on Wednesday cemented its delay of Biden-era regulations on planet-warming methane coming from the oil and gas industry. Earlier this year, the administration issued an “interim final rule” that pushed back compliance deadlines for the Biden-era climate rule by 18 months. On Wednesday, it announced a final rule that locks in the delay. The delays apply...
A Senate Appropriations subcommittee led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is set to review reports on the abduction of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation at a hearing next month. The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs will hold the hearing Dec. 3, with multiple witnesses. Among them are Ukrainian Ambassador Olha Stefanishyna,...
The Trump administration is proposing to extend the life of some coal plants and their controversial waste-disposal practices. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed Tuesday to allow as many as 11 coal plants to keep operating for three extra years. In 2020, the last Trump administration issued a rule that exempted coal plants from requirements to stop...
