The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will pause two of its programs meant to expedite the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) airport screening process starting Sunday as a shutdown of the agency stretches into a second week, according to The Washington Post. The Post reported that the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs would temporarily cease...
New York is relaxing its liquor laws to allow bars and restaurants in some parts of the state to open early for the U.S. men’s hockey team’s gold medal game against Canada on Sunday. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced Saturday that she directed the State Liquor Authority to suspend enforcement between 6 a.m. and...
President Trump on Saturday called on Netflix to fire former United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice from its board of directors after she warned about an “accountability agenda” if Democrats regain power in the upcoming elections. “Netflix should fire racist, Trump Deranged Susan Rice, IMMEDIATELY, or pay the consequences. She’s got no talent or skills -...
"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday dismissed CBS's denial that it blocked his interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D) from airing as “crap.” “They know damn well that every word of my script last night was approved by CBS lawyers, who, for the record, approve every script that goes on the air,”...
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is having an I-told-you-so moment when it comes to President Trump’s tariffs. At November’s blockbuster arguments, Gorsuch raised alarm about what he called a “one-way ratchet” of authority from Congress to the president if Trump wins a case that challenges his use of emergency powers to impose duties on a...
The funding fight over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Capitol Hill is at a standstill. The White House on Tuesday indicated that negotiators are "still pretty far apart" after Democrats sent a Monday counterproposal outlining their demands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement reforms. The House and Senate are in recess. With no end...
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) asked Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on the “ultra-wealthy,” citing a "significant chasm" in the city's $5.4 billion deficit. During a preliminary budget proposal announcement on Tuesday, Mamdani laid out two different “paths” the city could take to address the deficit concerns. The first and “most sustainable and...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said on Tuesday that he would “rather eat glass” than replace gubernatorial candidate Amy Klobuchar’s (D-Minn.) in her U.S. Senate seat if she is elected. The lighthearted moment occurred when the governor took a question on the way to the podium at a press conference on Tuesday. “The context was...
Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico addressed the controversy over his “Late Show” interview on Tuesday. CBS has denied accusations from the show’s host, Stephen Colbert, that they barred an interview with the political candidate scheduled for Monday's show. The interview, which did not air, was posted on the show’s YouTube channel. During a press...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth forces out top Driscoll adviser Hegseth orders the ouster of top adviser to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, who was in line for a promotion held up by the Pentagon chief. Alex Brandon, Associated Press Defense...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth commended the Trump administration’s recent boat strikes in the Caribbean in a Tuesday social media post. “Turns out President’s Day — under President Trump — is not a good day to run drugs,” Hegseth wrote on the social platform X. The secretary was replying to a mission report from the U.S....
Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly accused Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) of going “full bigot” on Tuesday following the congressman’s weekend social media post that compared Muslim people to dogs. “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one,” Fine wrote Sunday in a post on the social platform...
After more than 240 million gallons of sewage spilled into the Potomac River following a pipe bursting last month, politicians are both launching cleanups and playing the blame game. The pipe in question, known as the Potomac Interceptor, is a sewer line for DC Water, a water and wastewater utility that serves Washington, D.C., as well...
