If an independent oversight professional can be summarily fired for doing his or her job, there will be a permanent chilling effect on oversight agencies across the country.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) signaled Friday that she would be honored to serve in President Trump's second administration but admitted she hasn't been reached out to. “I thought that there would be a position in Energy in that Department because that's my baby is wanting energy independence for America. You know, that's all...
The last living Israeli American hostage was among the three men released by Hamas Saturday as the frail ceasefire was held up despite threats from the Palestinian militant group earlier in the week that may have upended the deal. Hamas released Israeli Argentinian Iair Horn, 46, Israeli American Sagui Dekel Chen, 36, and Russian-Israeli Alexander...
Striking the right balance between punishing anticompetitive behavior and allowing companies to leverage their scale to satisfy consumers would be a win for innovation and prosperity.
President Trump raised eyebrows in an interview that aired Monday after he declined to name Vice President Vance as his automatic successor ahead of the 2028 presidential election. “No, but he is very capable,” Trump told fox News’ Bret Baier when asked if he viewed Vance as his 2028 successor. “I think you have a...
The Trump administration, which has been moving like a juggernaut across the political landscape, has hit a land mine. The decision by Trump’s Justice Department to halt the prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) has caused uproar. Adams had been due to stand trial in April on charges of bribery, wire fraud...
President Trump and right-hand man Elon Musk have rolled out a series of moves to cull the federal workforce, forging ahead with numerous methods to fire employees that have already sparked legal challenges. The latest actions come as the Trump administration closed out its government buyout program — an offer that came with a warning that...
Democrats are already seeing some small victories in under-the-radar races in the beginning of 2025, with the party hoping they can maintain that energy heading into November as they look to flip the Virginia governor’s mansion and hold off GOP opponents in other elections. The party flipped a state Senate seat in Iowa last month,...
Rep. Virginia Foxx’s (R-N.C.) Valentine’s Day message to congressional staffers attempting to use the Capitol buildings’ “members only” elevators is to not even try. Foxx has been known to chew out staff and reporters for using or being near the members-only elevators in Capitol buildings, a warning she relayed, once again, on a piece of...
Veteran strategist James Carville argued during a podcast episode that Democrats are “overwhelmed” and that he has not figured out a way the party can combat the flurry of news President Trump has made since returning to the White House. “Bannon is right. We are flooded in s--- and we are searching for a way...
NASA astronauts pushed back during an interview on President Trump’s claim last month that former President Biden and his administration abandoned them on the International Space Station (ISS). Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were asked Thursday night on CNN if they feel abandoned, an assertion they refuted. “We don’t feel abandoned. We don’t feel...
{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Vance, Hegseth remarks rattle European allies Vice President Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday made separate speeches that rattled European leaders, with the latter U.S. official saying Europeans cannot expect American troops to...
