Senate Democrats plan to question FBI Director Kash Patel over recent agency firings and his social media posts during the Charlie Kirk assassination investigation.
America feels broken, from our conversations to our communities to our politics. Charlie Kirk‘s assassination was a tragic reminder of just how fragile our civic life has become. Regardless of political views, his death crossed a line that must never be crossed. Violence is not debate, protest, or even dissent. It’s the rejection of democracy, […]
How much is a university degree worth nowadays? According to most Americans, not much. New findings from Gallup show that the perceived importance of going to college has reached a new low. Only a third (35%) of U.S. adults think that a college education is “very important,” compared with 40% who say it is “fairly important” […]
Senate Democrats are battling each other over how far to go in opposing President Trump's agenda, a dispute that spilled out into the open earlier this week when Sen. Cory Booker (N.J.) slammed his fellow Democratic senators for “willing to be complicit” with Trump. Booker's tirade against fellow Democrats came after Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto...
President Trump on Thursday doubled down on his call for the Senate to stay in session and confirm his nominees before breaking for their annual August recess. "The Senate must stay in Session, taking no recess, until the entire Executive Calendar is CLEAR!!! We have to save our Country from the Lunatic Left," Trump wrote...
Automotive giant Ford posted its first quarterly loss in two years on Wednesday after seeing $800 billion in tariff costs. Ford reported $50.2 billion in second-quarter revenue, a 5 percent increase from the second quarter of last year. The Dearborn, Mich., company reported a net loss of $36 million, stemming from “special charges related to...
A New York woman pleaded guilty on Wednesday in relation to a multi-year investment scheme, falsely promising investors permanent resident status in the U.S. and selling foreign investors access to American politicians, including President Trump. Sherry Xue Li, of Oyster Bay, N.Y., pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government...
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh defended the Supreme Court’s handling of emergency appeals brought by President Trump’s administration, rebuffing criticisms from those who argued the court is not offering enough explanations in its decisions. “There can be a risk, in writing the opinion, of a lock-in effect, of making a snap judgment and putting...
President Trump on Thursday announced tariff rates for dozens of countries that will take effect on Aug. 7, potentially upending the global trade system. Trump signed an executive order that modified tariff rates for dozens of countries after he had twice delayed plans to implement "reciprocal" tariffs on other nations. Tariff rates range from as...
Former President Biden is scheduled to speak at the National Bar Association’s annual gala in Chicago on Thursday night. His visit comes after publicly disclosing he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Biden stepped back into the spotlight following the end of his term earlier this year and gave his first...
President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. would raise tariffs on certain Canadian goods from 25 percent to 35 percent beginning Friday. Goods that are covered under the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will be exempt from the tariff rate, the White House said. The White House announced the increase hours before higher tariff rates on several...
Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday rejected what they described as a “poison pill” amendment that Democrats say is intended to block President Trump from taking the Qatari luxury jet that the Pentagon intends to use as Air Force One with him after his presidency. The committee voted 15-14 against adopting the amendment...
Around 250 National Guard troops will stay in Los Angeles to help protect federal personnel and buildings after the latest drawdown ordered by the Department of Defense (DOD). Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the release of about 1,350 California National Guard members from the federal protection mission on Wednesday. Those troops were initially deployed to...
About three-quarters of the countries in the United Nations recognize the Palestinian state, which holds a “Permanent Observer State” status within the intergovernmental body — allowing it to be part of the proceedings but unable to vote on resolutions. Three more countries — close U.S. allies — have joined the tally in the last week. ...
Charlamagne tha God shared skepticism Thursday on the possibility of another White House bid from former Vice President Kamala Harris but encouraged her to connect with people by publishing a book. “I don’t know if she should run again, but I definitely would like to see her write a book. I definitely would like to...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Senate panel rejects Trump budget health cuts The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s massive proposed funding cut to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), advancing a measure that would increase the agency’s budget by...
