President Trump filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices.
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) said Monday that President Trump changing marijuana’s classification would be ill-advised. “I think rescheduling marijuana is wrong. The fact is, marijuana is a gateway drug. Most of the people who end up using hard substances start out on marijuana,” Lawler told host Blake Burman on “The Hill.” The president said...
The Pentagon is escalating its preliminary review into Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) over his participation in a video where he and other Democrats told U.S. service members to disobey “illegal orders.” A Pentagon official told The Hill on Monday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office, along with the Defense Department’s Office of General Counsel, are...
The U.S. military continued its campaign against alleged drug-trafficking boats, blowing up three vessels in the eastern Pacific on Monday and killing eight “narcoterrorists” in total. All three vessels were operated by designated terrorist organizations and were targeted in international waters. It is unclear which terrorist groups the U.S. military was referring to. Three people...
Connecticut health officials on Thursday reported the state's first case of measles since 2021 after an unvaccinated child traveled internationally. The case was detected in a child younger than 10 years in Fairfield County, according to a statement from the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH). Measles symptoms generally appear within a week or two...
The University of Michigan dismissed head football coach Sherrone Moore on Wednesday, citing an investigation that found he engaged in "an inappropriate relationship with a staff member."
The White House is withdrawing its nominee for deputy director of the National Security Agency, adding to a looming leadership void atop the department. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) posted on social platform X that the administration was pulling Joe Francescon as its choice to serve as deputy director. Meanwhile, the acting deputy director is set...
President Trump on Friday will honor members of the 1980 Olympic U.S. men's hockey team with congressional gold medals. The team triumphed over the Soviet Union in the famous “Miracle on Ice” game in February 1980. The House and Senate passed legislation earlier this year to award the team with the honors. Former captain Mike Eruzione and...
A preservation group filed a lawsuit Friday against the White House over President Trump's $300 million ballroom construction project — which is mostly funded by private donors. The National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States is requesting an injunction to pause the project and ensure the public has a chance to weigh in...
House Republican leaders may allow an amendment vote that would extend ObamaCare subsidies. While a Friday meeting didn't settle the issue, it was part of the conversation. The struggle to confront the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies and a subsequent rise in health care premiums has added to discontent on Capitol Hill, along with...
President Trump is ratcheting up pressure against Nicolas Maduro, targeting the Venezuelan president’s financial lifeline by seizing a massive tanker carrying crude oil off the coast of Venezuela and ramping up sanctions on the regime. The capture of a sanctioned ship has fueled fears of a wider conflict with Venezuela while also raising the prospect...
President Trump has acknowledged the persecution of Christians around the world, but his proposed refugee ceiling of 7,500 is far below the number of Christians facing persecution, and does not prioritize those fleeing religious persecution.
The admiral in charge of U.S. forces in the Latin America and Caribbean is retiring on Friday, two years ahead of schedule after reportedly being asked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to step down and as the Trump administration turns up the pressure against Venezuela. Adm. Alvin Holsey, who spent more than three decades in...
President Trump said Friday he spoke with the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia, and they agreed to recommit to a ceasefire following border clashes over the past week that threatened to erupt into greater conflict. Trump posted on Truth Social that both sides agreed to halt fighting Friday evening and go back to the terms...
Venezuelans have been fleeing their country due to the Maduro regime's increasing authoritarian power, not in response to U.S. pressure, and the U.S. must recognize this in order to craft effective responses to the crisis.
Democrats on Friday released 19 new photos from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, showing the disgraced financier alongside President Trump and former President Clinton. “These disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world,” Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform...
The Supreme Court’s likely ruling against a Rastafarian prisoner highlights more than a loss for religious liberty — it exposes how prison transfers quietly strip incarcerated people of any real path to accountability.
