President Trump pardoned Michele Fiore, a Republican member of the Las Vegas City Council who was convicted for using donations raised for a statue of a fallen police officer on herself instead.
WILL JUDGE DUGAN BECOME THE NEXT HERO OF THE RESISTANCE? The Trump administration’s campaign against sanctuary jurisdictions took a big step forward on Friday when federal agents arrested a county judge in Milwaukee after the judge allegedly helped an illegal immigrant accused of multiple crimes hide from federal immigration officials who had come to detain him. […]
One of the several women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sex trafficking died on Friday at the age of 41. Virginia Giuffre was pronounced dead by suicide at her farm in Western Australia, her publicist confirmed to the Associated Press. “Deeply loving, wise and funny, she was a beacon to other survivors and victims,” publicist...
Former House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) slammed the Democratic Party over its internal fractions, comparing the battle between figureheads to a “civil war.” “The party we are watching today, Democrat, is a civil war. It's the reason why there are no leaders of the party,” McCarthy said during a Friday morning appearance on Fox...
Luigi Mangione pleaded not guily to a federal judge on Friday, denying his involvement in the Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, a 26 year old Ivy League graduate from Maryland, could be charged with capital punishment if convicted of the violent crime. Attorney General Pam Bondi encouraged the acting U.S. Attorney for...
Republican strategist Scott Jennings has some advice for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid controversy over the firing of several top-level staffers and a second Signal chat where he reportedly shared military plans with family and his attorney: Avoid the media. “If I were Secretary Hegseth, I wouldn’t do any more media interviews right now," he...
Speeding tickets. Public drunkenness. Illegal gambling. A review of lawsuits filed by dozens of student visa holders nationwide shows the Trump administration has set its sights on international students with a criminal record — no matter how small. Initially, the administration’s efforts to deport foreign students appeared to be focused on participants in pro-Palestinian protests...
President Trump is seeing a drop in economic approval as concerns rise over his sweeping tariff agenda, which he argues would revitalize manufacturing domestically, according to a new survey. The Reuters/Ipsos poll, released Wednesday, found that just 37 percent of Americans approved of Trump’s handling of the economy — down 5 points since he returned...
If President Richard Nixon had perpetrated any of these acts, the Watergate Special Prosecution Force would have investigated him for potential violations of federal criminal law arising out of his abuse of presidential powers.
In today’s issue: As the White House continues to stonewall a federal judge’s demand for information about efforts to secure a mistakenly deported Maryland man, politicians on both sides of the aisle are considering the case’s wider implications — and its messaging. On Tuesday, Justice Department lawyers revealed little information about Kilmar Abrego Garcia in...
President Trump’s handling of the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an immigrant who was mistakenly sent to a prison in El Salvador, is inflaming tensions with libertarians and some rule-of-law conservatives. Trump has further alarmed some conservative allies by declaring last week that his administration is exploring the possibility of deporting incarcerated U.S. citizens to...
As Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth finds himself staring down yet another controversy and more calls from critics to resign, he has a potent ally not just in President Trump, but in Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. Influential MAGA voices have used their platforms to back Hegseth, who they see as a product of...
An attempt by Republican lawmakers to roll back the federal government’s share of Medicaid expansion could result in tens of thousands of additional deaths, according to an analysis by a liberal think tank. The analysis by the Centers for American Progress (CAP), shared first with The Hill, found that about 34,200 more people would die annually...
Meta's Oversight Board is calling on the company to evaluate how recent changes to its content moderation policies could impact the human rights of some users, including those in the LGBTQ community. The Oversight Board published 11 case decisions overnight Wednesday, marking the first cases to take into account the policy and enforcement changes announced...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump eyes trade deal with China, talks with Xi President Trump said Tuesday that the hefty tariff rate on China will significantly be reduced after he negotiates with Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing optimism about a...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said Tuesday that President Trump was “very gracious” when he called on Saturday to ask about the arson attack on the governor’s mansion last weekend. "I appreciated that the president called me, kind of mid-morning on Saturday,” Shapiro told reporters at the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the governor’s residence....
