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Trump wants the Postal Service to radically overhaul mail voting. But ballots are already going out.

President Donald Trump’s controversial demands for the Postal Service to overhaul and monitor millions of mail ballots hit another snag on Friday, when North Carolina became the first state...

Judge Rakoff and the Reference Manual

It’s natural to think oneself on the side of the angels.

On the Suppression of KSM’s Coerced Confessions in the 9/11 Case

Again the gnawing question: what to do about terrorists who should be executed when...

Vance’s Scoreboard

It’s not clear to me that Vance’s statement is especially supportable.

Bernie’s Total and Complete Shutdown of Everything

AI is only the latest target of the senator’s hostility to innovation.

Newark Airport chaos: Here’s what to know

Delays and cancellations continued to upend operations at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said some air traffic controllers are taking time off following recent outages. The turmoil also comes after United Airlines said over the weekend that it would cut 35 daily flights from the airport located not...

Is AOC a viable 2028 White House candidate?

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a potential 2028 Democratic presidential nominee, with Nate Silver designating her as his favorite and the establishment Democrats fearing her ideological zeal could end the party's aspirations to take back the White House.

Courts rejects Trump administration request to revoke some migrants’ protected status

A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s request to revoke the temporary legal status of nearly a million migrants living in the country. In an order Monday, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to put a hold on a judge’s order that stopped the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from terminating parole...

Water groups press Trump administration to stop Colorado River water waste

National water conservation groups on Tuesday filed a legal petition asking the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to stop downstream Colorado River users from wasting water. The petition requests that the Bureau ensure that all deliveries to Colorado River Lower Basin users — those in California, Nevada and Arizona — are “reasonably required for beneficial uses” and that water transfers...

Stephen A. Smith: Democrats ‘forgot about’ Black Americans

Stephen A. Smith accused Democrats of “forgetting” about Black Americans, leading to President Trump’s small boost in support among the demographic during the 2024 election. Speaking on NewsNation’s "Cuomo" Monday night, Smith said Democrats don’t take the time to tell Black voters what they have been doing successfully. Instead, he said, they simply repeat the...

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio says he met with Trump

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio said he met with President Trump this weekend at the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Tarrio, who was released from prison following Trump’s day-one pardon and clemency order related to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, posted about the meeting on X on Sunday. “Yesterday, I had the honor...

Trump administration ordered to admit thousands of refugees

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to allow about 12,000 additional refugees into the country, rejecting the White House's argument that previously approved migrants could be turned away if they did not arrive in the U.S. by early February.

Why Hollywood is afraid of Chinese bad guys

The reason for this is straightforward: China is a market that Hollywood covets. 

Live updates: Canadian prime minister to face down Trump; Ed Martin nomination on thin ice

Canada's new prime minister, Mark Carney, will visit the White House on Tuesday for his first visit with President Trump, who continues to advocate for America's neighbor to the north to become its 51st state. Trump and his allies have steadily claimed Canada is kept afloat by the U.S., with the president saying in an...

Key GOP senator says he won’t back controversial Trump pick for US attorney for DC

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), a key vote on the Senate Judiciary Committee, says he will not support Ed Martin’s nomination to serve as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, citing his concerns over Martin’s advocacy for people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Tillis’s opposition is a serious blow, as Martin...

Democrats are going Hogg wild and tanking their own incumbents

Newly minted DNC vice chair David Hogg put out a call to arms … against his own party.  

Happening Now: The Hill’s Energy & Environment Summit

On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order announcing a new era of “Unleashing American Energy.” Since then, the White House has declared a national energy emergency, exited the Paris climate agreement, and established the National Energy Dominance Council. In his address to a joint session of Congress in March, Trump...

Trump’s attack on ActBlue violates the First Amendment 

Trump is drawing from a familiar playbook, clothing his latest act of election interference with the pretext that he is protecting election integrity. 

Duffy outlines air traffic control overhaul

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy outlined his ambitions to “radically transform” air traffic control, one of President Trump's goals since returning to office, as mishaps have caused delays and fewer staff at major airports like Newark International. “We are going to radically transform the way air traffic control looks,” Duffy said Monday evening in an interview...

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