News

Trump credits halted Iran executions for delaying military strikes

President Donald Trump is delaying military action in Iran after claiming execution cancellations amid ongoing protests that have reportedly killed over 2,000 people.

Trump says $50B rural health plan funded by cutting Medicaid ‘waste, fraud and abuse’

President Donald Trump announced a $50 billion increase in rural healthcare funding, claiming savings from cutting Medicaid waste will revitalize hospitals.

Machado issues warning on Maduro successor as Trump admin handles Venezuela transition plan

Venezuelan opposition leader warns Trump administration that interim president Rodriguez represents U.S. adversaries rather than the Venezuelan people.

Emmer to introduce new bill to strip citizenship from fraudsters and terrorists: ‘You’re going home’

The SCAM Act would strip citizenship from convicted fraudsters within 10 years of naturalization, targeting government fraud or terrorist affiliations.

Omar, Minneapolis mayor accuse Trump admin of unleashing ‘political retribution,’ ‘invasion’ with ICE activity

Democrats are speaking out Friday against the Trump administration's immigration enforcement activity in Minnesota following the shooting of Renee Nicole Good.

Former Navy sailor sentenced for selling information to China

A former Navy sailor was sentenced Monday to more than 16 years in prison following his conviction of selling warship information to Chinese intelligence, according to the Justice Department. A federal judge in San Diego sentenced Jinchao Wei, 25, to 200 months in prison after he was convicted of espionage by a federal jury in...

Biden’s Pentagon secretly purchased device possibly linked to ‘Havana Syndrome’: Report

The Pentagon, during the last days of the Biden administration, secretly purchased a device that some investigators believe could be linked to the “Havana Syndrome,” a medical condition that has impacted U.S. service members, diplomats and spies. The device, which has some Russian components, was bought by Homeland Security Investigations, using the funding from the...

Congress must do something about this loophole for Treasurys

Congress must act to prevent a president from unilaterally amending or "reprofiling" U.S. Treasury obligations, which could have significant consequences for markets.

Cheapest ticket to College Football National Championship tops $3,000

If you want to watch the College Football National Championship game between the University of Miami and Indiana University in person next week, it's going to cost you. The cheapest ticket to Monday's prime-time game in Miami is selling for more than $3,000, topping recent NFL Wild Card games and still-to-come World Cup 2026 group...

German chancellor: Iran government in ‘final days and weeks’

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday said the Iranian government could soon cripple following the wave of national protests in the country against poor economic conditions. “If a regime can only keep itself in power by force, then it’s effectively at the end,” Merz said Tuesday in Bengaluru, India, according to The Associated Press. “I...

6 Minnesota prosecutors resign over DOJ push to investigate ICE shooting victim’s widow: Reports

The top federal prosecutor on the Minnesota fraud case has reportedly resigned on Tuesday, the New York Times first reported. Joseph H. Thompson, the lead prosecutor on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) investigation into social services fraud in the state, served as the First Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District...

Businessman Keith Gross launches bid to succeed retiring Florida Rep. Neal Dunn

Keith Gross, a businessman and attorney who has previously run for Senate and House in Florida, is launching a bid to succeed retiring Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) in Florida’s 2nd Congressional District. In a statement first shared with The Hill, Gross lauded Dunn for “his years of dedicated service” to the district and said the...

Former defense secretary: Bombing Iran risks rallying population to support regime

Former Defense Secretary William Cohen, who served in the Clinton administration, warned on Tuesday that bombing Iran could risk rallying its civilians to support the regime. In an interview on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Cohen urged President Trump to consider relying on allies in the region, rather than taking unilateral action, to help bring down...

Tensions flare in Minnesota days after ICE shooting

A weekend of protests in Minnesota displayed continued tensions over the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) massive immigration crackdown in the state. Protesters and federal officers clashed during a demonstration outside of the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Monday evening. After a person threw fireworks at the officers, the federal authorities deployed tear gas...

Pirro on Powell probe: ‘None of this would have happened if they had just responded to our outreach’

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro on Monday claimed the Department of Justice's (DOJ) probe into the Federal Reserve would not have happened "if they had just responded to our outreach." "The United States Attorney’s Office contacted the Federal Reserve on multiple occasions to discuss cost overruns and the chairman’s congressional testimony,...

Live updates: Supreme Court weighs transgender sports ban; Trump heads to Michigan

President Trump on Tuesday heads to Detroit to tout his economic policies and expand on recently floated ideas like capping credit card interest and banning institutional investors from buying homes. He'll also tour a Ford plant. The Supreme Court will hear arguments this morning on whether states can ban transgender girls from competing on girls’...

Annual inflation hit 2.7 percent in December as food costs rose

The annual inflation rate hit 2.7 percent in December, according to data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The new consumer price index (CPI) data showed inflation holding flat in December, with prices rising 0.3 percent last month alone. Food prices were 0.7 percent in December alone and up 3.1 percent over...

Senate Republican on DOJ Powell probe: ‘We need this like we need a hole in the head’

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Monday questioned the Department of Justice (DOJ) over its probe into the Federal Reserve’s renovation of its Washington, D.C. headquarters. “We need this like we need a hole in the head,” Kennedy, a senior member of the Banking Committee, told reporters. The Louisiana Republican also warned that “any litigation between...

Supreme Court to rule on women’s sports, biological realities

If the law proves unable to distinguish male from female in school sports, how can we expect clarity in prisons, shelters or restrooms?

- A word from our sponsors -

spot_img
HomeNews