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Trump recommends Lindsey Graham’s sister fill his Senate seat

President Donald Trump said Monday he wants South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to appoint Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve the remainder of the late senator’s term....

Lindsey Graham left behind modest wealth despite decades in Washington’s elite circles

Lindsey Graham ranked 294th in wealth among Congress members despite 31 years of service, with assets mostly in mutual funds and government bonds.

Two years after Butler, threats against Trump keep assassination attempt in sharp focus

Thomas Crooks fired eight shots at Trump during the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally, and a new inspector general report reveals the security lapses involved.

Trump birthright citizenship fight comes roaring back with ‘invaders’ play after Kavanaugh roadmap

The Citizenship Act uses Wong Kim Ark case exceptions to legislatively end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants and birth tourists.

Graham reportedly refused medical help before scheduled TV appearance

Sen. Lindsey Graham reportedly insisted on delaying medical help to appear on "Meet the Press," saying he still needed to finish his foreign policy goals.

A tax too far: Don’t punish immigrants sending money to family 

Remittances represent one of the most efficient poverty reduction programs yet developed, and no government designed it. 

DOJ alums call on senators to reject Blanche nomination as attorney general

More than 1,200 former Justice Department employees encouraged the Senate to reject Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, writing in a Tuesday letter that he has been “demonizing career employees.” “In the coming weeks, many will rightly underscore the corruption and abuses that have defined the Justice Department under Todd Blanche’s leadership: the vindictive prosecutions...

Tanker struck in Strait of Hormuz as Iran mourns Khamenei

A commercial tanker caught fire after being struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the British military said Monday. The vessel was hit off the coast of Limah in Oman while traveling southbound, according to the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations, which is part of the British Royal Navy. The projectile struck the...

The Supreme Court’s bleak October term served Trump, not America

The Supreme Court voted for the Republicans and Trump whenever it had a chance to do so and checked Trump where it had no plausible alternative but to do so.

Fetterman: Sanders, others need to ‘apologize’ for backing Platner

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said late Monday that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and other prominent progressive voices in the Democratic Party should “apologize” for championing Graham Platner’s Senate candidacy in Maine, calling Platner a “predator”   “I would really call Bernie Sanders to apologize for pushing this kind of predator more than anyone he helped,”...

More than 440,000 people became millionaires in the US last year

The U.S. is home to 23.6 million millionaires — more than the rest of the top 10 countries combined.

Platner accuser says she ‘absolutely’ considers what happened to be rape

The woman who accused Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner (D) of sexually assaulting her nearly five years ago when they dated alleged Monday that she considered it to be rape. In an interview with CNN’s “The Lead,” Jenny Racicot, 41, described the alleged encounter with Platner, which was first reported by Politico. She said he...

FOR INSIDERS | Why birthright citizenship could be the right’s new Roe 

Hard-line immigration restrictionists who were profoundly disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision last week upholding birthright citizenship as a constitutional right are seeing the decision as akin to what Roe v. Wade was for the anti-abortion movement. Activists and lawmakers are planning for a long-term effort to eventually reverse the decision. They are eyeing options...

America is already locking up toothpaste, and the mass layoffs have barely started

I was recently in Kansas City. My Uber driver was Jesse — sharp, easy to talk to. He mentioned, almost offhandedly, that his girlfriend's mother and a close friend had just moved in with them. Between housing costs and gas prices, the math had stopped adding up for him. Jesse drives people for a living....

Trump touches down in Turkey for NATO summit

President Trump touched down in Turkey on Tuesday for the NATO summit in the country’s capital city of Ankara this week.  Trump was greeted by Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the tarmac before greeting Turkish soldiers present for his arrival.  U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker and Joint...

Watch live: Trump, Erdoğan give remarks as NATO summit begins

President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will give remarks from Ankara on Tuesday, ahead of the highly anticipated NATO summit. Trump’s trip to the forum comes as his administration has floated the idea of pulling the U.S. out of the organization. He has also faced growing pushback from the GOP — and Israel...

Americans’ concerns about AI outweigh excitement nearly threefold: Poll

Americans are nearly three times as likely to be concerned rather than excited about the growing footprint of artificial intelligence in society, according to a new biweekly survey about the public’s sentiment on the advancing technology. The “Americans on AI” poll, first shared with The Hill by the new nonprofit Athena Insights, found the majority...

Michael Cohen says he reconciled with Trump

President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen on Monday said he and the president have reconciled after he turned on his former boss. Cohen joined John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby for Friday’s "Cats & Cosby Show" on 77 WABC to talk about the president and said the "far left ... brought back the relationship" roughly...

Poll: Majority of Maine voters would want Platner to drop out after another scandal

A new poll from Monday shows that a majority of Maine voters say they want Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) to drop out if another scandal surfaces. Wedgewood Polls found in its latest survey on the Maine Senate race that 75 percent of Maine voters would want Platner to drop out following another scandal, with...

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