President Trump pardoned Michele Fiore, a Republican member of the Las Vegas City Council who was convicted for using donations raised for a statue of a fallen police officer on herself instead.
WILL JUDGE DUGAN BECOME THE NEXT HERO OF THE RESISTANCE? The Trump administration’s campaign against sanctuary jurisdictions took a big step forward on Friday when federal agents arrested a county judge in Milwaukee after the judge allegedly helped an illegal immigrant accused of multiple crimes hide from federal immigration officials who had come to detain him. […]
One of the several women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sex trafficking died on Friday at the age of 41. Virginia Giuffre was pronounced dead by suicide at her farm in Western Australia, her publicist confirmed to the Associated Press. “Deeply loving, wise and funny, she was a beacon to other survivors and victims,” publicist...
Former House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) slammed the Democratic Party over its internal fractions, comparing the battle between figureheads to a “civil war.” “The party we are watching today, Democrat, is a civil war. It's the reason why there are no leaders of the party,” McCarthy said during a Friday morning appearance on Fox...
Luigi Mangione pleaded not guily to a federal judge on Friday, denying his involvement in the Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, a 26 year old Ivy League graduate from Maryland, could be charged with capital punishment if convicted of the violent crime. Attorney General Pam Bondi encouraged the acting U.S. Attorney for...
A Congressional delegation traveled to Louisiana on Tuesday to demand the release of Rümeysa Öztürk, a PhD student at Tufts University, and Mahmoud Khalil, a 2024 Columbia University graduate, and to examine conditions at their separate detention facilities. It’s the first time a delegation has visited with either detainee. The visit was first reported by...
Deborah Lipstadt, President Biden’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, said in a new interview that she’s pleased to see the Trump administration address antisemitism and said she supports some of the measures taken to hold universities and students accountable. “I’m pleased that they’re addressing it, because that’s what I did for the past...
Fox News host Laura Ingraham pressed Democratic Rep. Yassamin Ansari (Ariz.) in a heated exchange on Tuesday, with the host saying Kilmar Abrego Garcia “doesn’t matter” to the lawmaker. Ansari joined “The Ingraham Angle” shortly after she and other House Democrats visited El Salvador to check on Abrego Garcia, a wrongfully deported Maryland man, and...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story RFK Jr. wants to ban food dyes—but voluntarily The Trump administration is working to strip out eight artificial food dyes from the food supply by 2026, according to a plan unveiled by the Department of Health and...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump eyes trade deal with China, talks with Xi President Trump said Tuesday that the hefty tariff rate on China will significantly be reduced after he negotiates with Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing optimism about a trade...
President Trump on Tuesday signaled support to reporters about a proposal to give moms bonuses when they have a child amid reports the White House is looking at ways to bring up the nation's birth rates. Trump was pressed by the media Tuesday afternoon about whether he was considering bonuses for moms whenever they have...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday he plans to spend less time working on the White House's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiatives to focus more on the electric vehicle manufacturer, which saw its sales plummet in the first quarter. "Starting probably in [the] next month, May, my time allocation to DOGE will drop...
Former national security adviser John Bolton said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a “lightweight” who has used up all of his “good will” with President Trump after it was revealed that there was a second Signal group chat in which he shared attack plans with family members. “I think Hegseth has sadly proved himself to...
President Trump said Tuesday that the hefty tariff rate on China will significantly be reduced after he negotiates with Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing optimism about a trade deal. “145 percent is very high. It won’t be that high, it’s not going to be that high … it won’t be anywhere near that high,” Trump...
A divide is developing among Democrats over the handling of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case, with some openly questioning whether leaning into the explosive issue is a winning strategy as Republicans go on offense. Four House progressives arrived in El Salvador on Monday to push for Garcia’s return to the U.S., following Sen. Chris Van Hollen...
