The U.S. military took down approximately 100 suspected cartel drones at the southern border in August using sophisticated laser systems, officials say.
President Donald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle as the acting Army secretary following the departure of Dan Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Just days ahead of the five-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, President Trump's administration has announced it will drop investigations into the Minneapolis and Louisville, Ky., police departments. The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that it has begun the process of dismissing Biden-era lawsuits that accused Louisville and...
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would eliminate federal taxes on tips, advancing a key campaign promise of President Trump's, with the help of Senate Democrats. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) brought the “No Tax on Tips Act” to the floor with the expectation that it would be blocked, but Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the sponsor of the...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday defended its decision to deport eight migrants on a flight to South Sudan but remained coy about whether the war-torn nation would be the group’s “final destination.” The flight came after multiple court decisions barring DHS from removing migrants from the country, including an emergency order requiring...
Advisors to the president might try to convince Trump that there is a shortcut that lets him claim historic victory without demanding an end to Iran’s enrichment program and real change in its regional behavior.
The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to halt discovery in a lawsuit seeking access to documents and information about the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) operations. The emergency application asks the justices to lift a judge’s order allowing limited discovery into whether DOGE is an “agency,” which would make it subject to Freedom of...
The House Rules Committee started debating the "big, beautiful bill" at 1 a.m. Wednesday and is still going, seeking consensus from the Republican factions that want their conditions met. President Trump's attendance Tuesday morning seems to have spurred more discussion on sticking points, in particular the SALT cap. The legislation includes an extension of the...
Northwestern can either continue down a path of appeasement and ideological conformity, or reclaim its role as a leading academic institution rooted in American values.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is slated to meet with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday in an attempt to salvage the fraught relationship between the two countries. Ramaphosa pushed for the meeting amid growing tensions with the Trump administration, which has accused the Black-led South African government of being racist against its...
A key committee meeting on the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” is dragging into the daylight on Wednesday, as Democrats needle Republicans on the contents of the sprawling package and GOP lawmakers wait to review leadership’s changes to the measure. The House Rules Committee's hearing — which began at 1 a.m. on Wednesday — was still running as...
The Gavel is The Hill's weekly courts newsletter. Sign up here or in the box below: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson may be the Supreme Court’s most junior member, but on the bench, she’s the most vocal. Jackson, who was nominated by former President Biden in 2022, has far outpaced her colleagues on speaking time during...
President Trump has the opportunity to lead and amend the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to remove protection for governments that deliberately conceal global health threats, and to explore legal paths to freeze or cancel a portion of the US Treasury securities held by China.
