A Venezuelan migrant accused of fatally shooting Loyola student Sheridan Gorman was flagged as a flight risk before being released at the border in 2023.
Two House Republicans who backed the subpoena of former Attorney General Pam Bondi expressed resistance to joining Democrats in seeking to hold her in contempt after the Justice Department said she would not appear for a scheduled deposition. Reps. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) and Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) both questioned the value of hearing from her. “She's out. Let's...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) issued a proclamation on Tuesday setting the date for a special election to fill the remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) term for Aug. 18. Swalwell resigned from Congress earlier Tuesday after a flurry of reporting from the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN late last week alleged that the congressman, once seen as the Democratic front-runner in the California governor’s race, had sexually assaulted...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth skips Ukraine arming group meeting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is again skipping the meeting of nations supporting Ukraine as the administration turns its focus to the Middle East. Alton Dunham/US Navy via AP Defense Secretary...
Cases of drug-resistant Shigella infections are increasing in the United States in a trend that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are calling a "public health threat."
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a dismal economic outlook for the month of April on Tuesday, citing concerns about rising inflation amid the war in Iran. Economists warned that even if the conflict remains limited in duration and scope, global growth is projected to slow to 3.1 percent this year and 3.2 percent in...
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) on Monday signed into law a bill eliminating tax exemptions for multiple organizations connected to the Confederacy. Democrats in the Virginia House and Senate passed HB167 with vote totals of 62-35 and 21-17, respectively, earlier this year. The bill specifically removes the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the...
Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) said Tuesday that he was not hearing anything about an upcoming vote to expel him from the House, despite an uptick in calls from his colleagues to expel him in wake of Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) resigning from Congress over sexual misconduct allegations under threat of an...
Washington Bishop Mariann Budde on Tuesday called an AI-generated image President Trump posted to social media depicting himself as Jesus Christ “alarming.” “It’s one of many, many images, associations claiming of spiritual mantles and authority, associating the president and his administration with the teachings of Jesus and the will of God,” Budde, the bishop of...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said he asked President Trump to take down the AI image that many saw as the president being depicted as Jesus Christ. “I talked to the president about it as soon as I saw it and told him I don’t think it was being received in the same...
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Tuesday that Democrats will move to hold former Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt for failing to appear for a deposition as part of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe. “Pam Bondi refused to show up for today’s Oversight deposition — defying our lawful subpoena,” Crockett...
White House border czar Tom Homan criticized the Catholic Church on Tuesday, in the aftermath of President Trump's criticism of Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, on social media. “I love the Catholic Church,” Homan told reporters. “I just wish they ‘d stick to fixing the church because there’s issues --- I know because...
The NAACP and its Mississippi State Conference are suing Elon Musk’s xAI, alleging that it did not get a permit before emitting large amounts of pollution into a Memphis-area community. The suit alleges that xAI and subsidiary MZX Tech violated the Clean Air Act by not getting the permit for their Colossus Gas Plant, which...
The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of right-wing extremist Proud Boys leaders for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Prosecutors asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to vacate the Proud Boys' convictions so it can move to...
