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Federal judge blocks DOJ access to NJ voter rolls amid statewide controversy

District Judge Zahid Quraishi blocked the Justice Department from accessing New Jersey's unredacted voter registration list, citing privacy concerns.

War powers resolution fails as Senate Republicans stand by Trump on Iran

Senate Republicans blocked another war powers resolution as munitions dwindle and Sen. Bill Cassidy draws a hard line on ground troops in Iran.

Florida AG threatens Fauci investigation after Senate hearing

James Uthmeier says his office is launching a Florida investigation into Anthony Fauci after the former NIAID director invoked the Fifth Amendment.

Online fury erupts as conservatives recall ’insane’ COVID-19 lockdown policies after Fauci takes the Fifth

Anthony Fauci pleaded the Fifth 111 times at a Senate hearing as conservatives resurfaced viral videos of COVID lockdown arrests and mask mandates.

Kamala Harris’ new $8M mansion is in a neighborhood with virtually no Black residents

Kamala Harris' $8 million Malibu mansion sits in a census tract that is 94% White and 0.2% Black, despite her career fighting racial bias in housing.

Rogan: UFC fighter who insulted Michelle Obama probably shouldn’t have been invited to White House event

Podcaster Joe Rogan said organizers of the UFC Freedom 250 primetime fight night held at the White House earlier this month should not have booked one of the fighters who made an offensive comment about Michelle Obama. Rogan, who served as emcee for the event and endorsed President Trump during the 2024 presidential election, was...

Subramanyam: ‘More people arrested’ over Reflecting Pool than Epstein files

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) said early Thursday that more people have been arrested over alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool than from files connected to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “There's been more people arrested over this than the Epstein files,” Subramanyam, who sits on the House Oversight Committee, said during a discussion...

Trump, Live Nation CEO spoke before antitrust case settlement: Filing

President Trump and Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino spoke in February before the ticketing giant settled its antitrust case with the Department of Justice (DOJ), according to new court documents. In a filing Monday, the company said Rapino “discussed a variety of topics related to Live Nation’s business” with Trump, noting that “the status of...

Government fraud-prevention efforts are on the rise

The House of Representatives has passed seven major fraud fighting bills and 15 less controversial measures in June, spurred by a recent report accusing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison of being aware of taxpayer fraud in federally funded social programs and doing nothing to stop it.

2 in 3 facing financial hardship from gas prices: Gallup

Two in three Americans are facing financial hardship due to increased gas prices, according to a new poll gauging the Iran war's impact on the U.S. economy. In the Gallup poll, 67 percent of respondents said “recent price increases in gasoline” have resulted in “financial hardship” for themselves or their household. Thirty-three percent said recent gas...

Live updates: Major Supreme Court decisions wait in the wings; Trump, Johnson to talk path forward

The Supreme Court will hand down opinions Thursday as suspense builds before its summer recess, with a dozen high-profile cases awaiting decisions. President Trump will meet with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Thursday afternoon at the White House as they try to plot a path forward on a third budget reconciliation bill and the...

Is a Democrat-majority Senate a good bet in the midterms?

The polling points to a nail-biter of an election night.

Cassidy on Trump meeting: ‘I’m not gonna be bullied into silence’

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) says he won’t “be bullied into silence” after he got into a shouting match with President Trump during a meeting at the Capitol Wednesday, where the two men clashed heatedly over Cassidy’s vote the day before for a resolution to curtail Trump’s authority as commander-in-chief. “I’m not going to be bullied...

On the Ballot: Trump’s primary power holds strong — for now

President Trump’s kingmaker status is holding strong more than halfway through this year's primary cycle, with an almost blemish-free scorecard for his endorsees. Trump’s endorsement record has been in part a successful revenge tour, as he has helped to oust several Capitol Hill incumbents who have long drawn his ire. And despite two notable setbacks last month,...

Welcome to ‘Xizang’: China is quietly, permanently trying to erase Tibet

China is not merely policing dissent or curbing religious practice, but attempting something more permanent.

Former DNC chair’s PAC focused on rural voters makes first midterms endorsements

Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison’s political group focused on turning out rural voters, Dirt Road Democrats PAC, is making its first slate of endorsements as the midterms ramp up. Harrison told The Hill in an exclusive interview that the political group would be backing the Senate bids of former Gov. Roy Cooper (D) in...

Two heat domes will combine to form big US heatwave next week

The heatwave is expected to bring several days with heat index values between 100 and 110 from the Gulf Coast to the Southern Great Lakes.

Trump offers aid after ‘massive’ Venezuela earthquakes: ‘Early reports are not good’

President Trump late Wednesday offered assistance to Venezuela after two earthquakes hit the South American country. “The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The U.S.A. stands ready, willing, and able to help!”...

Congress caved on ICE funding, but can still act to protect detained children

Eliminating Flores would remove one of the last safeguards standing between children and indefinite, unchecked government detention.

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