Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s targeted blocks on the promotions of officers in the Navy and Air Force have intensified scrutiny from former military leaders, who call the moves unprecedented and a corrosive abuse of his power. A disproportionate number of the nine stalled promotions in the Navy were reportedly women or minorities, coming a few...
Officials in Florida decided a viable unborn child has legal standing worthy of state protection. Legally, however, that creates a dangerous framework, because it transforms the pregnant woman’s autonomy into something conditional.
And what gets lost in all of this is the mother herself.
The announcement comes after most of the previously announced musical acts dropped out or distanced themselves from the Great American State Fair event.
An ex-girlfriend of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is expressing her frustration with The New York Times over the way it portrayed her and others' experience dating the Democrat. Lyndsey Fifield, whom the Times quoted as part of a wide-ranging story detailing allegations of "unsettling" behavior in Platner's dating life, said she feels betrayed by...
President Trump attacked Fox News pundit and former Republican White House aide Karl Rove saying the network should "get rid" of him. "Fox News should get rid of sloppy RINO Karl Rove," Trump wrote Thursday in a Truth Social post, referring to acronym for "Republicans in name only." "He’s called ME and MAGA wrong for...
Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner (D) is facing fresh scrutiny after a report from The New York Times detailed new allegations from women about his past behavior in relationships. He has pushed back on the most serious claims and brushed off suggestions he would withdraw from the race. In California, former Fox News host Steve...
The Senate pulled an all-nighter Thursday, voting just before dawn to pass the $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package that funds immigration enforcement operations through 2029. The night was not without GOP defections on various amendments, from trying to prohibit President Trump's anti-weaponization fund to a protest vote against William Pulte's appointment to lead the U.S....
Six Republican senators sided with Democrats early Friday to vote against advancing the extension of warrantless spy powers set to expire next week, complicating efforts to keep it alive. The procedural vote failed by a vote of 47 to 52 after Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Rick...
If our children grow up only hearing the most damning reviews of our nation, they won’t develop the patriotism that glues our country together and demands the sacrifices made, especially, in time of war.
[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 am ET at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) raised eyebrows this week when he tweeted an article about Libertarian Senate nominee Ted Brown with...
In todays issue: ▪ Votes highlight GOP breaks with Trump ▪ Trump sows doubt as California counts votes ▪ Hezbollah torpedoes Lebanon ceasefire ▪ Trump says Pulte won't stay long as DNI Marathon votes in the Senate that continued overnight offered a clear sign of the political pressures facing Republicans as the midterm season kicks into high gear. On...
The Senate voted early Friday morning to pass a $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029, overcoming the concerns of several Republicans who were upset the bill did not include language barring the Trump administration from creating a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund to pay MAGA allies. The legislation passed 52-47,...
