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Bad Bunny created a cultural phenomenon. Can he spark a political one?

The world is watching for Bad Bunny to make a political statement at the Super Bowl. Democrats are watching closely to figure out how to make their own. Benito...

Super Bowl Sunday: Here are some of the political, social commercials you can expect during the big game

Super Bowl ads are about more than just products sometimes, with spots at this year's game highlighting 'Trump Accounts,' antisemitism, faith and campaign pitches.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—February 8

2016—By a vote of six to four (in Wesby v. District of Columbia), the D.C....

Thirty Candles for the Internet’s Foundation

Internet free speech is celebrating its 30th birthday — if Section 230’s opponents don’t...

We Need a Private-Sector Overhaul of U.S. Space Exploration

The scrubbed Artemis launch is the latest saga of an inefficient, unfocused government-run space...

One person in custody after incident at Vance home in Ohio

One person is in custody in the wake of an incident overnight at Vice President Vance’s Ohio home, according to the Secret Service. “An adult male was taken into custody by the Cincinnati Police Department after being detained by U.S. Secret Service personnel for causing property damage, including breaking windows on the exterior of a...

Live updates: Trump asserts US control in Venezuela as Maduro heads to court; Congress returns

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will make his first court appearance Monday, after the Trump administration indicted and captured the South American leader over the weekend. President Trump on Sunday night made it clear when asked by reporters who is running Venezuela: "We're in charge." Maduro and his wife, who were transported on Monday morning to...

We need a program of national service

Twenty-five years ago, Gallup began asking Americans if they were proud of their country. Nine out of 10 said yes, they were extremely or very proud of the United States. Things have changed. National pride has sunk to 58 percent, an all-time low. The response among young people is especially telling. Gallup found that the...

Small plane crash at Cape Cod airport leaves pilot dead

A small, private plane crashed at the Provincetown Municipal Airport on Cape Cod on Sunday afternoon, catching fire and killing the pilot.

Venezuela’s Maduro set for first court appearance after US capture

Captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was en route to a New York courthouse early Monday for his first court appearance in the U.S. after being captured. Maduro, who could face life in prison if convicted on narco-terrorism charges, and his wife are expected to appear in court at noon EST. The former Venezuelan leader and...

Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, dies at 96

Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of teenage diarist Anne Frank and a tireless educator about the horrors of the Holocaust, has died.

‘We’re in charge’: Trump’s vow to ‘run’ Venezuela prompts questions

Uncertainty surrounds Trump's claim that the US is 'in charge' of Venezuela following Maduro's capture.

This week on The Hill: GOP faces health care bind with subsidies expired

GOP lawmakers returning to Capitol Hill are facing a health care bind, with Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies having expired on Dec. 31, 2025, and no clear path forward for extending them. The GOP remains split over whether to extend the subsidies at all. But in December, four Republican centrists, frustrated with party leadership, joined...

House Judiciary Democrats detail crimes committed by Jan. 6 rioters

A new report from Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee outlines crimes committed by Jan. 6 rioters since the 2021 attack on the Capitol. The report, shared with The Hill, notes that at least 23 individuals charged in connection with the sprawling Jan. 6 case committed new crimes between the attack and President Trump’s second...

Pope Leo calls for Venezuelan independence after Maduro ouster

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday underscored the importance of safeguarding Venezuelan sovereignty after U.S. forces captured President Nicolás Maduro and took control of the country’s governance. Speaking in St. Peter’s Square during his Sunday prayer, the first American pope weighed in on the world events and called for the Venezuelan people’s interests to be put...

House Democrat: ‘Part of the intent’ of Maduro ouster is to send Venezuelans back

Democratic Rep. Ami Bera (Calif.) said Sunday that the Trump administration’s motives for capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro goes beyond stopping the flow of drugs and sanctioned oil from the South American country. “I do think part of the intent of the administration is now that they have a different administration in Venezuela that they...

Epstein, health care and a shutdown fight: Here’s what the House faces in January

The House will return from a holiday break to face sagas that have vexed the chamber for months. Debates on health care and attempts to revive expired ObamaCare subsidies will stretch into January and the first quarter of the year. An end-of-month funding deadline poses a threat of a partial government shutdown. And the Department...

Rubio: Venezuela strikes ‘a law enforcement operation,’ not ‘invasion’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that the U.S. military activity in Venezuela this weekend did not require congressional approval because it was a law enforcement operation, not a prolonged invasion of a foreign country. In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” Rubio defended the operation against claims that it was illegal....

Top House Intelligence Democrat labels Venezuela operation ‘imperial adventure’

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, on Sunday labeled the recent U.S. operation in Venezuela an “imperial adventure.” “Look, this is a long pattern and a particularly egregious example of a pattern of this administration not giving a hoot about the United States Congress, which, by the way, Jim...

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