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Blue state school district accused of defying Supreme Court, hiding gender transitions from parents

A New Jersey school district faces a lawsuit over its transgender policy allowing students to socially transition without ever notifying their parents.

Mamdani’s ‘equity’ crusade blinds us to child abuse — endangering NYC’s kids

NYC's child protection agency insists that “systemic racism,” not child abuse, is the real...

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their...

Trump administration proposes stripping tax-exempt status from schools using race-based programs

The Trump administration proposed new regulations to strip the tax-exempt status of private schools if ​they offer targeted programs supporting specific racial groups.

US military took down approximately 100 suspected cartel drones at southern border in August

The U.S. military took down approximately 100 suspected cartel drones at the southern border in August using sophisticated laser systems, officials say.

Trump: ‘Sleazebag’ Democrats ‘playing the ref’ with Supreme Court on birthright citizenship

President Trump in an overnight social media post targeted “sleazebag” Democrats whom he accused of “playing the ref” with the Supreme Court on birthright citizenship hours after the nation’s highest court weighed arguments regarding judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions on the matter. “The Radical Left SleazeBags, which has no cards remaining in its illegal...

Trump says he’ll meet Putin ‘as soon as we can set it up’

President Trump said Friday he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as it could be set up as Trump pushes for peace talks in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Turkey this week for discussions with Russian officials about a potential ceasefire, but Putin did not attend, sending an adviser instead....

Whole Hog Politics: Reality bites Republicans’ budget happy talk 

On the menu: Free fallin’; The caves of Rome; Louisiana Senate race gets hot for Cassidy; Omaha sends a warning sign to GOP; Bessent can’t boogie Pollsters for The Wall Street Journal asked voters whether they thought there was enough waste, fraud and abuse in federal spending that Washington could balance the budget by eliminating...

The actual cost of a US ‘Golden Dome’ could be staggering

Golden Dome for America will call for cautious, careful and consistent congressional oversight and scrutiny for many years to come.

Trump signals US will inform countries of new tariff rates in coming weeks

President Trump said Friday that administration officials are likely to begin informing dozens of countries in the coming weeks of what tariff rate they will have to pay after a 90-day pause lowered the amount to just 10 percent across the board. Trump, speaking at a roundtable in the United Arab Emirates, acknowledged there was...

Gabbard: Comey ‘issuing a hit’ on Trump, should be ‘put behind bars’

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accused former FBI Director James Comey of “issuing a hit” on President Trump late Thursday, arguing he should be "put behind bars" after posting a photo seen as threatening online. In his post on Instagram, which has since been deleted, Comey shared an image of seashells arranged to make...

Moskowitz criticizes NYU grad speaker over pro-Palestine speech: ‘Good luck getting a job’

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) criticized a New York University (NYU) student who made pro-Palestine remarks during his recent graduation speech, after the university announced it would be withholding his diploma. During the NYU Gallatin School's Wednesday commencement ceremony, graduation speaker Logan Rozos denounced the treatment of Palestinians amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. "My moral and...

Schumer slams Trump for apparent deal with El Chapo’s family: ‘Roll out the red carpet’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) sharply criticized President Trump on Thursday following reports that 17 family members of Sinaloa Cartel leaders were allowed into the U.S. last week as part of a deal with the Trump administration. In floor remarks on Thursday, Schumer accused the president of being “soft on crime” and of “rolling...

Rand Paul hits ‘big, beautiful bill’ as ‘slap in the face’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) criticized the Republican package of President Trump’s legislative priorities as a “slap in the face” for proposing to add trillions of dollars to the national debt. “The problem is it’s asking conservatives, like myself, to raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion. That’s historic. No one’s ever raised the debt ceiling that...

Noem says DHS, Secret Service investigating Comey after he ‘called for the assassination’ of Trump

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem accused former FBI Director James Comey of calling for President Trump’s “assassination,” saying federal law enforcement authorities are now investigating the “threat.” “Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey just called for the assassination of @POTUS Trump,” Noem wrote on the social platform X on Thursday evening. “DHS...

DHS wants 20,000 National Guard troops to help with immigration crackdown

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story DHS wants 20,000 National Guard troops to help with immigration crackdown The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has requested 20,000 National Guard troops to help with the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement. © Associated Press The department...

Military adds gender dysphoria screening to troops’ annual physical amid transgender ban

The Defense Department will start screening troops for gender dysphoria during their annual physicals as part of the agency-wide effort to kick transgender service members out of the U.S. military, according to a new memo published Thursday. The document, signed by the Pentagon’s acting head of personnel and readiness, orders senior officials to “immediately commence...

Jake Sullivan disputes book’s claim that Biden forgot his name

Jake Sullivan, who served as former President Biden’s national security adviser, said Thursday he does “not recall” the former president ever forgetting his name, as described in a forthcoming book from CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’s Alex Thompson. In an interview at Politico’s Security Summit, Politico Playbook’s managing editor and author Jack Blanchard asked the...

DHS requests 20,000 National Guard troops to help with mass deportations

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has requested 20,000 National Guard troops to help with the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, a DHS official confirmed to The Hill Thursday. The department requested the Guard members from the Pentagon “to help carry out the President’s mandate from the American people to arrest and deport criminal illegal aliens,”...

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