The ancient pagan world was full of human sacrifice. The most horrifying instance was child sacrifice. We got an inkling of this in this summer’s smash-hit The Odyssey, with the brief depiction of Agamemnon sacrificing his daughter for favorable winds. One of the most important changes that occurred from the pagan to the monotheistic, Judeo-Christian […]
Republican politicians expressed outrage after NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared to laugh on camera during a memorial for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Ales Bialiatski, the Belarusian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate freed by President Trump, is grateful for the U.S. intervention that saved his life and hundreds of other political prisoners. But he is also urging the administration to demand greater concessions from the country’s dictator Alexander Lukashenko in exchange for U.S. sanctions relief,...
President Trump basked in the approval of the MAGA base during this week’s Republican midterm convention in Dallas. But the bigger question is whether the event made any difference to a political landscape that is seriously challenging for Republicans as Election Day looms less than eight weeks away. The Hill’s data partner Decision Desk HQ...
President Trump's pledge to give $5,000 to every U.S. adult if Republicans keep control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections has raised questions over whether the plan could cross legal lines. The president announced the so-called "Trump dividends" on the first night of the Republican National Committee's (RNC) midterm convention in Dallas this...
Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) expected return to the Senate next week is drawing attention again to the health of aging lawmakers. McConnell, 84, was hospitalized over the summer for nearly two months after falling at home and receiving treatment for pneumonia. He has since been recovering at home and engaging in what he described as...
North Korea launched ballistic missiles toward the sea Saturday, a day after the U.S., South Korea and Japan completed a trilateral military drill in response to North Korean nuclear threats. The missiles were launched from the Wonsan area on North Korea’s eastern coast, according to South Korea’s military. Seoul said it was closely monitoring its...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Friday accused the media of launching a smear campaign against the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, after a report revealed that the juror had a history of alleged domestic violence and an active restraining order. “A man objected to allowing a woman to kill her...
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said he is considering a run for president in 2028 as he prepares to leave Congress next year. Bacon, who has previously floated a bid for the White House, said in an interview to be released in full Saturday that he would “love” to run. “I won’t lie. Yes, I would...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story A link between Iran war and 9/11 in Trump administration speeches President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tied the Iran war to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in remarks at the Pentagon, suggesting the...
The Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group’s reported takeover of a Yemen port city is raising the stakes in Tehran’s war with the U.S. Saudi Arabia, which backs Yemen’s military, is reportedly urging President Trump to strike the rebels, while the U.S. has sent more than 100 advisors to aid its Saudi allies in the fight. In...
The U.S. Mint presented nearly 3,000 specially marked half dollar coins to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum on Friday to honor the victims of the 2001 and 1993 World Trade Center attacks. The Enduring Liberty Half Dollar coins feature a special 9/11 privy mark on the front of the coin that reads “9-11-01”...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story CDC declares cyclospora outbreak over After nearly 13,000 cases and more than 500 hospitalizations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said there is no longer any risk of contracting cyclosporiasis from the source linked to the outbreak. David...
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) fired his campaign's political director, Stephen Woytek, on Friday after learning about social media posts linked to Woytek, including a Facebook profile photo of Nazi officers and a public playlist of songs celebrating Rhodesia, a now-defunct nation often venerated by white supremacists. A spokesperson for Husted’s campaign told The Hill that...
