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Trump questioned Mike Collins about his hardline abortion stance before endorsing him

President Donald Trump’s 11th-hour endorsement of Rep. Mike Collins early Sunday morning surprised even some of the Georgia Republican’s aides and advisers, who thought a tense White House meeting...

Texas Dem’s past grocery store remarks clash with affordability campaign: ‘I don’t have the time’

Bobby Pulido, Democratic candidate in a competitive Texas Congressional race, said in 2010 he hasn't gone grocery shopping since his music career began.

Pentagon files reveal agents’ reports of ‘orbs launching orbs’ near sensitive US security site

Pentagon records reveal federal agents reported glowing orange orbs releasing smaller red objects near a sensitive national security site in October 2023.

FBI disrupts alleged explosive-drone plot targeting White House UFC event, officials say

The FBI and partners disrupted an alleged plot targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event in Washington, D.C., with five people now in custody across multiple states.

Trump’s endorsement power faces crucial tests in closely watched Georgia and Alabama GOP runoff elections

Trump-endorsed candidates face key tests in Georgia and Alabama GOP runoffs, with Senate and gubernatorial nominations on the line this Tuesday.

Warsh faces bind between Trump, inflation

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Warsh faces bind between Trump, inflation Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is facing a major challenge ahead of his first monetary policy meeting leading the central bank on the heels of an alarming May inflation report....

US strategic oil reserve hits lowest level since 1983

The U.S. supply of emergency oil has hit its lowest level since 1983, according to newly released federal data. The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is down to 340.3 million barrels, according to the data released on Monday. The last time that levels were this low was 1983, when the Reagan administration was filling up the reserve...

Alaska election official rules Senate candidate with same name as Sullivan is ineligible on ballot

An Alaskan election official determined Monday that a candidate with the same name as incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) is ineligible to appear on the ballot.  “On review of the complaints and other information in the Division’s possession, I conclude that your declaration of candidacy was not properly filed with the Division because it was...

Thune says Congress needs more information about US-Iran peace deal

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he doesn’t yet have enough information to make a judgment about the peace deal between the United States and Iran announced by President Trump on Sunday, and he urged the administration to send senior officials to Capitol Hill to brief lawmakers on the details. “I don’t know enough...

Trump admin paying thousands of dollars per month to store ruined USAID contraceptives

Millions of dollars' worth of contraceptives meant to be distributed to low-income nations in Africa have expired, but the Trump administration is paying tens of thousands of dollars a month to keep them in storage in Belgium, according to a report from the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) inspector general.  About $9.7 million worth of taxpayer-funded contraceptives purchased by USAID and...

Trump World Cup task force head Andrew Giuliani: Somali referee ‘was talking to some very bad people’

President Trump’s World Cup czar, Andrew Giuliani, on Sunday claimed that a Somali referee —who was denied entry into the U.S. for the FIFA World Cup — "was talking to some very bad people." "There's some classified information we can't discuss now," Guiliani told CBS News in an interview. "At some point, that may be released." Giuliani told...

US soccer star’s 2 World Cup goals thrust Trump birthright citizenship push into spotlight

U.S. men’s soccer striker Folarin Balogun scored two goals in the Americans’ victorious opener of the FIFA World Cup on Friday, a performance that would not have occurred had his mother not traveled to the U.S. just before he was born. The performance has also put President Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship back in...

Carville: Trump ‘going to walk away’ from presidency by next Easter

Democratic strategist James Carville on Sunday predicted that President Trump is "going to walk away" from the presidency and leave office by next Easter. Carville said during a discussion with his "Politics War Room" podcast co-host Al Hunt that Trump "has no earthly idea of what's coming" following the midterm elections in the fall. "The...

White House weighed suspending habeas corpus rights for undocumented immigrants: Book

The White House last year weighed suspending habeas corpus rights, which allow for a challenge of someone’s detention, for undocumented immigrants, according to a new book from two New York Times reporters. According to a report from the Times published Monday featuring details from “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump” by reporters...

‘No Congress for old men’ — young Democrats want generational change

This new class of Democrats will have a chance to upend Congress and enact reforms not seen in 50 years. 

Fox buying Roku for $22B

Fox Corp. announced Monday it is buying streaming company Roku for $22 billion.  In a release, Fox said it will pay $96 in cash and 0.9693 shares of its Class A common stock for each Roku Class A and Class B share outstanding. The deal values each Roku share at $160. The deal gives Fox...

Trump arrives at G7 after announcing deal aimed at ending Iran war: What to know

President Trump on Monday arrived at a summit with other Group of Seven (G7) leaders in the French Alps after announcing the U.S.'s deal to end the Iran war. The summit will bring Trump face-to-face with some European allies who have been openly critical of the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran, specifically British Prime Minister Keir...

To rebuild trust in maritime policy, the US must ratify the Law of the Sea

If we fail to take this clear and concrete action to restore trust in maritime safety and security, soon there will be no one willing to pull us from the sea. 

Obama: ‘Doubtful’ Iran deal will be ‘significantly different’

Former President Obama predicted any U.S. deal with Iran would be similar to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear deal his administration struck with Iran. “It is doubtful that any agreement that arises is going to be significantly different, or in a significant improvement from the deal that we had in the...

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