The House could soon be forced into another tit-for-tat cycle of members attempting to discipline each other by forcing votes on the House floor — and derailing GOP leaders' control of the chamber. A massive wave of Democrats have called to formally censure Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) and remove him from his committees over a...
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Saturday criticized Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) for mocking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) experience as a bartender. Luna wrote on the social platform X that while she does not often agree with Ocasio-Cortez, to “knock her or anyone for being a bartender is not a ‘hit,’ it’s tone deaf." “Plenty...
The State Department on Sunday issued a warning to U.S. citizens in certain parts of Mexico to shelter in place until further notice on account of "ongoing security operations and related road blockages and criminal activity." The regions listed in the advisory include the Mexican states of Jalisco, Tamaulipas, Michoacán, Guerrero and Nuevo Leon. The warning came after...
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...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) fired back at President Trump on Tuesday, hours after the president said the governor is partially responsible for recovery efforts in the wake of a massive sewage spillage in the Potomac River. “Mr. President, this spill is basically contained,” Moore wrote on the social platform X. “So could you approve...
More than half of Americans in a new poll said they believe President Trump is attempting to conceal crimes committed by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In an Economist/YouGov poll released Tuesday, 53 percent of respondents said they believe Trump is “trying to cover up Epstein’s crimes.” Twenty-nine percent of those polled said they do...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Cassidy releases FDA modernization plan Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, unveiled his proposal to modernize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), calling for innovation and a focus on...
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has launched an investigation into the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) handling of whistleblower complaints following a string of complaints about DHS’s Office of Inspector General. According to an email obtained by the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), the GAO is reviewing the handling of whistleblower complaints from President Trump’s first term...
ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith on Sunday said he is not worried about racism affecting a White House run if he chooses to throw his hat in the 2028 presidential contest. “I know it[racism] exists. I know that you can’t escape it, but I do not believe it is as prevalent as some on the...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Tuesday questioned why President Trump and other GOP lawmakers haven’t locked down the Texas Senate race with an endorsement in the three-way party primary. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) are vying for Cornyn's seat in the Senate. The frequently nasty...
Monsanto and thousands of people suing the company alleging its Roundup weedkiller caused them to develop cancer have reached a $7.25 billion settlement agreement. The proposed class action agreement would cover both current and future claims for people who were exposed to Monsanto’s Roundup and developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The settlement is not final; it would...
