Two years ago, a champagne cork went flying on the Federalist Society convention stage as panelists toasted recent Supreme Court wins. A celebratory mood was still on display at this year’s annual gathering of the conservative legal movement, but those feelings were mixed with shock from Democrats' midterm victories. "On election night, there was a congressman...
GOP Rep. Tim Burchett (Tenn.) called on his party's congressional leadership — House Speaker Mike Johnson (La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (S.D.) to "step up to the daggum plate" Saturday morning, urging the pair to pass legislation funding air travel infrastructure updates in light of Friday's nationwide ground stop. “We know that it...
Microsoft confirmed its services are fully restored as of Saturday after the tech company faced a massive global outage impacting its platforms earlier in the week. “We have completed our efforts to address the underlying issue of the incident and restored service to the remaining impacted customers and regions,” the company wrote in a post...
United Airlines will add 10 new destinations next year — the largest international expansion in the Chicago-based company’s nearly 100-year history. The airline announced Tuesday that it will introduce nonstop flights to Okinawa, Japan; Toulouse, France; Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; Marseille, France; Ibiza, Spain; Valencia, Spain; Terceira, Portugal; Ljubljana, Slovenia; Olbia (Sardinia), Italy; and Catania (Sicily),...
A majority of Senate Democrats have signed a Wednesday letter urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address the “surge” in violence in the West Bank amid tensions from the Gaza war. The conflict is driven in part by Israeli settlers who are forcefully laying claim to land where Palestinians reside. “Incidents of fatal violence...
President Trump referred to CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s trip to Russia this week as “semi-routine” after the Kremlin confirmed Ratcliffe was in the country to meet intelligence officials. "I hate to disappoint people," Trump told conservative talks show host Glenn Beck on Wednesday. "John Ratcliffe is a fantastic guy. He's the head of the CIA,...
President Trump said in an interview Wednesday that the late country music icon Dolly Parton liked him but was not “a very political person." “She was unique. She was amazing, and to lose her, it’s like losing a member of the family,” Trump told conservative talk show host Glenn Beck. “We all knew her so...
In his reflection on 30 years of patient advocacy, Matthew Zachary argues that the movement must transition from organizing around specific diagnoses to uniting all patients under a single, powerful civic identity.
The State Department on Monday issued a travel advisory for Americans visiting the northern Mexican city of Mexicali. The advisory, issued by the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, noted the U.S. government was suspending its consular activities in the border city on Tuesday. The Hill has reached out to the State Department for clarification on whether...
President Trump said Wednesday he does not believe Iran’s supreme leader is dead after a report suggested he could be deceased or brain-dead. "He was very seriously wounded, but I don't think he's dead,” Trump said in an interview with conservative commentator Glenn Beck. “And if he is, they're putting on a pretty good show...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking the Supreme Court to sign off on President Trump’s Day 1 proclamation shutting down asylum claims at the U.S.-Mexico border, accusing lower courts of “judicial interference” in declaring it illegal. Solicitor General D. John Sauer described it as one of the president’s most important initiatives as he urged the...
Fox News host Laura Ingraham warned Republicans on Tuesday that they could be headed for trouble in November if the party does not shore up support from states that have typically been thought of as safe. “They better get their act together in Iowa,” she said on “The Ingraham Angle,” as guests discussed a Senate...
Three U.S. Secret Service (USSS) officials were placed on administrative leave Tuesday amid an investigation into possible misconduct, a spokesperson told The Hill. The agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility is conducting the probe, and details around the investigation were not immediately clear. All three officials were non-law enforcement personnel, according to the spokesperson. “The U.S....
