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Top Biden Officials Used Autopen to Abuse Executive Power as President Declined, House Report Finds

‘The Committee deems void all executive actions signed by the autopen without proper, corresponding, contemporaneous, written approval.’

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—October 28

2022—John J. McConnell Jr., chief judge of the District of Rhode Island, sponsors and...

Just Remember, New York City Voters: You Wanted This

Plus: No, Donald Trump is not running for president in 2028.

Milei’s Triumph

His party’s over-performance in Argentina’s midterm elections provides a boost to his free market...

We Need the Pro-Life Old Guard

The sidelining of pro-life intellectuals has contributed to Trump’s weakening pro-life position, including the...

Shots fired at local ABC news station in Sacramento, police say

Shots were fired at a local news station building in Sacramento, California, on Friday afternoon, local police said.

You’ll never guess which city is king of recruiting remote workers 

Tulsa, Okla., seems to have done something rare — devised a strategy that uses incentives to invest in people, not corporations. 

Trump calls out ‘highly overrated’ Letterman for defending Kimmel

President Trump called out former late night anchor David Letterman for defending Jimmy Kimmel, who was taken off air this week by ABC over comments he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.  “Whatever happened to the very highly overrated David Letterman, whose ratings were never very good, either,” the president wrote late...

Republicans grapple with backlash over tabling Omar censure brought by Mace

The four Republicans who voted with Democrats against reprimanding Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) over comments about Charlie Kirk are getting excoriated by the online right — with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), who prompted the vote on the Omar censure, leading the charge against Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) in particular. The four — Reps. Mike Flood...

Trump faces challenge in convincing Europe to hit China over Russia

European countries are taking steps to sanction oil infrastructure in China but are unlikely to impose tariffs on Beijing, a step President Trump has set out as a prerequisite of sorts for the U.S. to impose tougher sanctions on Russia. Trump in a Truth Social post this week said he was “ready to do major Sanctions...

Free speech storm intensifies as Trump goes after Kimmel

The Trump administration’s pressure campaign against ABC and Jimmy Kimmel, which saw the Federal Communications Commission chief turn up the heat on broadcasters, is intensifying fears over the policing of speech — which were already rising before this week’s late night television uproar. Kimmel’s fate was up in the air Friday evening after he was...

These four lawmakers bucked their party on stopgap spending bill

Four lawmakers bucked their party in Friday's votes on a Republican stopgap bill to fund the government, which passed the House but was blocked by Democrats in the Senate. House Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) were the only GOP no votes in the House, while Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) was the sole...

Trump says third strike launched on alleged narcotrafficking boat

President Trump said on Friday that he ordered another strike on a ship in the Caribbean allegedly transporting narcotics, the third such attack this month. "On my Orders, the Secretary of War ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility," Trump...

Trump’s new Fed pick says growth slowed ‘in part’ by trade uncertainty

Stephen Miran, President Trump's newly confirmed pick to the Federal Reserve board, said on Friday that uncertainty around U.S. trade policies was partly responsible for slow economic growth this year. Miran, who was confirmed on Wednesday in time to join the Fed meeting Thursday, said growth in the first half of the year was “weaker...

US attorney in Virginia resigns amid pressure from Trump administration

Erik Siebert, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, resigned on Friday amid pressure from the Trump administration to launch an investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud. Siebert will be replaced by a new appointee, two sources familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The New York...

Social Security chief walks back remark on raising retirement age

Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano on Friday walked back his remark made earlier in the day that raising the retirement age was among the entitlement reforms being considered by the Trump administration. In an interview with Fox Business, host Maria Bartiromo asked Bisignano if he’d consider increasing the age for full federal retirement benefits, which...

Trump predicts shutdown

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Trump says shutdown could happen after GOP jams Dems President Trump on Friday predicted the government would shut down “for a period of time” amid an impasse in the Senate between Republicans and Democrats. © AP...

Shapiro eulogizes beloved TikTok grandma ‘Mimmy’ who taught him 2nd grade

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) posted a video on TikTok commemorating Judith Bernstein, the grandmother of TikTok star Jake Kind who platform users affectionately know as “Mimmy,” who he said taught him in second grade. “She was an incredible teacher,” Shapiro said. “I was proud to have her in the second grade and she taught...

Democrats hold firm on ACA subsidies

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Democrats stand firm on ACA subsidies Senate Democrats shot down a House-passed stopgap bill to fund the government, not budging on their demand that ObamaCare premium tax subsidies be extended ahead of their year-end expiration. © The Hill,...

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