Those who promote or engage in violence against the United States and its allies and interests should be denied entry into our country. That should be obvious. The Trump administration’s decision on Monday to revoke a visa granted to the Bob Vylan band was appropriate and demonstrates a commitment to this evidently good policy. Performing […]
President Trump spoke on the phone with a handful of Republican lawmakers blocking his “big, beautiful bill” in the early hours of Thursday morning, The Hill has learned, as GOP leaders race to coalesce the conference around the sprawling package. The phone call — which took place around 1 a.m. as holdouts huddled in a...
The GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” hit a wall late Wednesday night when a group of hardline conservatives and moderate Republicans combined forces to stall the sprawling package. Lawmakers returned to the House chamber at 9:30 p.m. — after an hours-long delay — to hold a procedural vote that would open up debate on the megabill and tee...
President Donald Trump early Thursday called out Republicans who were still refusing to get behind a House procedural vote on the "Big Beautiful Bill."
A man born to an active-duty member of the United States military on an Army base in Germany in 1986 before coming to the states as a child was deported last week to Jamaica, a country he’s never been to, according to a report by The Austin Chronicle.
New Hampshire lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to bills that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors in the state, sending the measures to Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte, who has not yet said whether she will sign them. State lawmakers voted to pass House Bill 377, which would prohibit doctors from administering puberty blockers...
President Trump on Friday claimed he saved Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from an “ugly” and “ignominious” death after the U.S. bombed three Iranian nuclear sites last Saturday. “Why would the so-called ‘Supreme Leader,’ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, of the war torn Country of Iran, say so blatantly and foolishly that he won the War...
President Trump announced that he is suspending trade talks with Canada and will impose a higher tariff rate on the U.S.'s northern neighbor within a week due to Canada's decision to keep in place a digital services tax.
Seven House Democrats voted Friday in favor of a GOP-led resolution to condemn anti-immigration enforcement protests in Los Angeles, siding with Republicans on demonstrations that became a flashpoint in President Trump’s immigration crackdown. The seven defectors are all moderate Democrats in swing districts. They include two California Democrats, Reps. Jim Costa and Adam Gray, who...
The US Air Force successfully conducted Operation Midnight Hammer, demonstrating its reach and precision, but the operation's success highlights the need for increased funding for Air Force modernization and expanded end-strength to prepare for sustained conflicts against peer adversaries.
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can continue to access sensitive data on millions of Americans at certain agencies, handing at least a temporary defeat to the labor unions that have sued to block the practice. Judge John D. Bates of the U.S. District Court in D.C. declined to...
Iran’s top diplomat said Thursday that peace talks involving the U.S. have been “more complicated and more difficult” after U.S. airstrikes over the weekend. Days before the U.S. struck three Iranian nuclear facilities, officials met in Geneva to discuss the dismantling of Iran's nuclear program. But Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said hopes of returning...
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, the apparent winner of the Democratic primary, said he’s “not at all” worried about former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) launching an independent bid after conceding to the state lawmaker earlier this week. Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, said Thursday that the two have already faced off once and...
On the menu: Our obsession with obsessions; Iran strikes scramble domestic politics; MAGA turnout machine; Massie resistance; NoKo beach bingo As Democrats nervously eye their party’s nominee for New York mayor, they find themselves in the same situation with Zohran Mamdani that Republicans for two decades have faced with their own far-out populists: How to...
The Supreme Court on Friday is set to issue the remaining six opinions of its term, including a long-awaited decision having to do with the legality of nationwide injunctions in the context of President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. The court appeared divided on the matter when it heard arguments in the case in May....
