Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has since become a critic, said Friday that she will resign from Congress in January.
Texas dropped a major new voting-rights issue on the Supreme Court's doorstep Friday with an emergency request asking the justices to let the state use its new GOP-friendly map in the 2026 congressional elections.
House lawmakers spent their first full week back in Washington after the 43-day government shutdown fighting not just with the opposite party but within their own ranks.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said that the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell will “plead the Fifth” against congressional investigators. “Her lawyers have replied that she’s not going to answer any questions,” Comer told Politico in an interview Friday. “She’s only going to plead the Fifth.” ...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story The Pentagon press badge showdown Starting on Wednesday, all but one media outlet that regularly covers the Department of Defense is set to lose access to the Pentagon for refusing to sign a restrictive new set...
Starting on Wednesday, all but one media outlet that regularly covers the Department of Defense is set to lose access to the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded that reporters agree by 5 p.m. Tuesday to a new policy, under which they would need to pledge to not obtain or use any unauthorized material, even...
A Florida county judge on Tuesday granted a restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) requested by a woman who accused him of harassing and threatening her after their break-up earlier this year. Lindsey Langston, a Florida Republican state committeewoman who was crowned Miss United States 2024, filed the emergency petition for injunction in August...
Actress Cheryl Hines defended her husband, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin challenged Kennedy's knowledge and qualifications on Tuesday. Hines appeared as a guest to discuss her memoir, "Cheryl Hines Unscripted," when Hostin referred to Kennedy as the "least qualified person" to lead HHS. She...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday that the U.S. economy faces serious threats regardless of the approach the central bank takes to bringing down interest rates. In a Tuesday speech, Powell said the Fed is trying to balance a weakening labor market with rising inflation as it plots a plan for interest rates, but...
(NEXSTAR) – An estimated 20 million taxpayers will need to file before this week's deadline, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) warned Tuesday. While most people filed earlier this year, returns are due by midnight on Wednesday for taxpayers who filed an extension for tax year 2024. For anyone wondering if the congressional stalemate in Washington...
Maine Beer Company co-founder Dan Kleban announced on Tuesday that he would be suspending his campaign and backing Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) in the Democratic primary to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) next year. “Today, I am suspending my campaign for U.S. Senate and enthusiastically endorsing Governor Janet Mills,” Kleban said in a...
Republican Reps. Tom Emmer (Minn.) and Lisa McClain (Mich.) blamed Democrats for continued air travel issues amid the government shutdown on Tuesday. “Airports will be flooded with flight cancelations and delays, amid the busiest time to travel all year,” Emmer, the House majority whip, said at a press conference alongside McClain, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.),...
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, says after experiencing a rollercoaster relationship with social media she sees value in showing up online "on the side of good." "I have had a very complicated relationship with social media," the 44-year-old face of Netflix's "With Love, Meghan" said while speaking at the Fortune Most Powerful Women summit in...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill that would have banned the use of “forever chemicals” in cookware and other products in California. The bill became a source of controversy in the Golden State, with celebrity chefs among those who rallied against the cookware ban, while environmental and health activists have argued for it. It...
President Trump is meeting with Argentinian President Javier Milei at the White House on Tuesday. The Argentinian leader, who recently secured a financial lifeline from the Trump administration ahead of key elections, arrived shortly before 2 p.m. EST, shaking hands and smiling for photos with Trump. Milei lavished praise on Trump ahead of the meeting....
President Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. military killed six alleged “narcoterrorists” in a “kinetic” strike off the coast of Venezuela. The president said the boat was affiliated with a designated terrorist organization and was struck Tuesday morning in the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) area of responsibility. “Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics,...
LIVE Video: Trump meets with Argentinian President Javier Milei President Trump on Tuesday welcomed Argentinian President Javier Milei to the White House, where the two discussed a $20 billion currency swap. Milei’s first visit to the Oval Office comes less than a week after the U.S. directly purchased Argentine pesos, finalizing the swap in line...
