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600 groups with $2B in revenue mobilize 3,000 May Day protests in a ‘red-blue’ alliance, probe finds

A network of about 600 groups, including communist organizations and Democratic Party committees, is mobilizing roughly 3,000 pro-socialist May Day events.

Morality and mortality in Jay McInerney’s new novel

Eight years after the publication of 1984’s Bright Lights, Big City, that riotous and audacious first novel about a twenty-something man crashing and burning in the glittering streets and shadier corners of Manhattan, Jay McInerney broadened his scope and produced a multistranded, multivoiced work. Published in 1992, Brightness Falls documented the charmed lives of New […]

America’s AI doomers are doing Beijing’s work

When the Chinese Communist Party’s English-language flagship, Global Times, lectures American readers about the “high energy consumption” of U.S. data centers, it isn’t because Beijing has developed a soft spot for our electric bills. It’s because every server farm we don’t build in Texas or Virginia is one China gets to build first. That line […]

Spanberger’s bad day in court

The Virginia Supreme Court has denied Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s attempt to certify the results of her redistricting constitutional amendment referendum, a procedural step Spanberger had scheduled for today. Now the court has more time to decide whether the governor violated the commonwealth’s Constitution in her mad dash to alter it. The arguments in Virginia’s […]

Nick at the bar is a friend of mine

Inland Ale Works is a great brewery in Cheney, Washington. Established in a remodeled auto shop, the whole place is decorated with photos of old Spokane, Washington, breweries and horse-drawn wagons loaded with beer barrels. There are ads for Rainier, National Bohemian, and Golden Age beers. I was there on Saturday to talk to my […]

Bipartisan group launches to advance Mexican-American relations

A collection of former ambassadors and CEOs is launching a new group, the American Mexican Leadership Council (AMLC), focused on strengthening bilateral relations between the two neighbors and advocating for one of the largest Latino communities within the U.S. “This organization is truly the first of its kind, an organization that is connecting leaders across...

US Embassy in Mexico sends security alert for city near Texas border

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico on Monday ordered government employees to avoid the border city of Reynosa amid reports of “violent criminal activity.” In a security alert, the embassy noted that its consulate in Matamoros, Mexico, has “received reports of violent criminal activity including roadblocks” in Reynosa. U.S. government employees have been “ordered to avoid...

Erika Kirk calls WHCA dinner shooting ‘another traumatic example of the evil in our country’

Erika Kirk on Monday lamented the shooting in the vicinity of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner over the weekend as another instance of “political violence” in the U.S. “Saturday was yet another traumatic example of the evil in our country and the continued rise in political violence. I’m taking time to spend with my...

Kid Rock joins Hegseth on Army helicopter ride after fly-by controversy

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Kid Rock both flew in Army Apache helicopters on Monday in the Washington, D.C., area, weeks after the military came under fire for flying helicopters near the singer’s house in Tennessee. “Kid Rock is a patriot and huge supporter of our troops. The War Department is wasting no time celebrating...

Crow seeking ‘answers’ from Secret Service, Trump administration on implementation of security recommendations

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Monday asked the Trump administration and Secret Service for “answers” regarding security protocols in the wake of Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington. Crow, the ranking member on a bipartisan House task force that investigated the two assassination attempts against President Trump in 2024,...

Senate Republicans push bill to authorize $400 million for White House ballroom

A group of Senate Republicans led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) are pushing a bill to fund the construction of a secure 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House and say the project is essential to national security after a gunman tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday.  Graham and his allies say the...

New Jersey Republican expects to be ‘back in the near future’ after reports on absences

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) on Monday addressed reports of his absence from Congress, saying he is dealing with a “personal medical issue” and expects to return to Capitol Hill in the near future. “I want to thank my constituents and colleagues for their patience as I address a personal medical issue,” Kean wrote in...

Charlie Crist running to be St. Petersburg’s mayor

Charlie Crist is running for office, again. The former Florida governor filed Monday to run for mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla. Crist posted a video of himself to the social platform X in which he holds paperwork and remarks, “Well it’s official. I’m now a candidate for mayor of St. Pete. God bless you all.”...

SCOTUS could limit pesticide liability

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story SCOTUS could limit pesticide liability The Supreme Court could limit Americans’ ability to sue pesticide makers over alleged health harms from their products in a case that saw oral arguments on Monday. © Greg Nash At issue is whether people can sue pesticide-makers such...

Supreme Court case on pesticides draws MAHA attention

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How Americans are spending their tax refunds

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story What do you do with a record tax refund? The Treasury Department said in a release on Tax Day that as of April 14, the average tax refund this filing season was more than $3,400, an...

Georgia gubernatorial candidates clash in debates as early voting starts 

Candidates for governor in Georgia faced off Monday in a pair of party debates as early voting kicked off in the Peach State. On the Republican stage at the Atlanta Press Club, billionaire Rick Jackson was put on defense as the crowded field of rivals traded jabs. In the Democrats’ showdown, candidates pitched plans to...

Johnson says he has ‘modified’ version of Senate DHS bipartisan bill

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday that a bipartisan Senate bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) includes “problematic” language and added that he has a “modified” version of the measure. The Senate bill, which was passed earlier this month, is part of a two-step process aimed at ending the record-breaking...

Hegseth’s Pentagon turmoil makes GOP senators uneasy

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Hegseth's Pentagon turmoil makes GOP senators uneasy A growing group of Senate Republicans are losing confidence in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Pentagon leadership, with some wanting to see him “move on." Annabelle Gordon/AFP via...

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