An opinion piece explores whether Jeff Bezos might pursue the presidency in 2028, weighing his massive wealth and technological expertise against potential conflicts of interest involving current President Donald Trump.
The Trump administration is making its next move to rein in judges’ authority to block the president’s agenda. On Wednesday, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to declare that judges can’t set aside federal agency rules nationwide when they find them unlawful. It would add to the Trump administration’s major high court victory two...
The alleged Cornell University gang rape has put a spotlight on programs and education at colleges that address sexual violence. But as Cornell’s president promises more student education on the issue after uproar on campus, the effectiveness of these efforts has come under nationwide scrutiny. Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff said the university wants to...
As Democrats batten down the hatches for a harrowing election night, some are already tossing ideas around about what the first priorities would be in the event they win back the Senate majority. Democrats have about a 56 percent chance of winning the Senate majority in November, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), although they...
Four Republican senators have joined their Democratic colleagues in pressing the Trump administration for information about whether Pentagon officials ordered restrictions on Ukraine’s access to the satellite-based Starshield network, which Ukrainian officials said limited their ability to intercept Russian drones. Ukraine needs access to fast Starshield data speeds to operate drones along with fixed-wing and...
[Watch Whole Hog Politics Live: Hill Insider members can join us live today at 9 a.m. ET as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon go deep on this week’s political news. Members can join the discussion and pose their questions to Bill and Chris. Tune in!] Here’s a midterm microcosm for you: National Republicans are...
Presented by Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story RFK Jr. advances peptide push The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week submitted a peptide “interim access policy” to the White House for review, according to a government filing, which would reportedly allow compounding pharmacies to temporarily produce and sell previously restricted...
On Wednesday, Elon Musk’s Starlink was pulled into the center of a controversy after Ukraine’s military faced restricted access to Starshield, the military version of the satellite-based system. Starlink services were cut off for objects that traveled more than 100 mph, impacting the capabilities of Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source familiar with the...
Four Republican senators have signed on to a letter to the Defense Department’s inspector general expressing “grave concern” over Ukraine’s sudden loss of access to intelligence-sharing and high-speed Starlink data, which it needs to intercept Russian drones, and asked him to investigate whether senior Defense officials played a role. “We urgently request an Inspector General...
Tech mogul Elon Musk poured $158 million into a key super PAC backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's (R) Senate run as part of his push to keep Republican majorities in Congress. Musk was the single donor to Texas PAC — a political action committee backing Paxton's run — in the third quarter, according to...
A shooter is dead and two people have been hospitalized after reports of an active shooter incident at a Bend, Ore., elementary school, the Bend Police Department said Thursday. Police have confirmed multiple victims, including children. Their conditions are not known at this time. The incident was reported at Silver Rail Elementary School. Bend Police...
President Trump put an abrupt end on Thursday to questions about whether the Pentagon would really livestream the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter, former Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. In a Truth Social post, he said the public execution could serve as a deterrent but didn’t want to subject “good and well-meaning”...
CNN anchor Jake Tapper questioned whether Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) should have come forward about any potential issues with her immigration status during the Biden administration rather than face a criminal investigation under President Trump. Federal agents raided Omar's Washington, D.C., home with a court-authorized search warrant Monday as part of a criminal investigation into...
