Homeland Security says the Romanian couple dubbed "Bonnie and Clyde" used hugs and fake directions to steal necklaces from elderly victims in four states.
Former special counsel Jack Smith stressed in prepared remarks that it was the evidence tied to President Trump’s own actions that prompted him to bring charges against Trump. The opening statement, obtained by The Hill, is to be delivered as Smith appears Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his second appearance before Congress about...
I was grilling chicken on a sweltering summer night in the Washington, D.C. suburbs, when I peeked at my phone and saw that a senior official in the administration had just accused me of lying to Congress. This was unpleasant but unsurprising. MAGA acolytes had spent years vilifying the work I did in government to...
In today's issue: ▪ Trump touts Iowa steel mill ▪ Education Department strikes LGBTQ protections ▪ Backlash to government-funded ads ▪ Iran denies involvement in U.K. incident President Trump unveiled plans for a Minnesota company to build a new $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, kicking off the week with a dose of positive economic news as...
Questions about whether the U.S. could change its posture toward China are on the rise after David Perdue, the U.S. ambassador to China, made waves by saying President Trump had asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if he would “like to buy some.” The president on Monday denied making the offer to Xi, while close observers...
President Trump hopes the third time will be the charm as his latest round of tariffs heads to court this week. The Supreme Court already ruled Trump can’t invoke an emergency statute to impose his global trade war. Now, the president is pointing to a different law, and this time, everyone agrees it allows the president to impose...
The Biden administration and a number of countries in Europe have endorsed a framework for AI regulation that respects human rights, democracy and the rule of law, but it is generally unheard of outside of the tiny European organization that drafted it. Alain Berset is the secretary-general of the Council of Europe, an important but...
Tensions between the U.S. and Cuba are rising once again after President Trump told world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly that he was seeking “fundamental change” from the island and asserting that “freedom will be coming to Cuba.” The Trump administration has never walked back threats of a possible military intervention —...
President Trump's new government-funded ads pledging to “cast out the communists, Marxists and fascists” are getting strong pushback from Senate Republicans who are warning the president not to use taxpayer money to promote himself in such a brazenly political way. While Republicans generally approve of Trump’s political message, they say using taxpayer dollars to fund...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth instructed the Pentagon last week to prioritize and deploy “advanced intelligence and cyber capabilities” to track down, disrupt and neutralize “foreign actors to protect the 2026 midterm elections" while “maintaining the fundamental freedoms that characterize our country.” “Commander U.S. Cyber Command and the Directors of the Combat Support Agencies will prioritize...
Vice President Vance, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former boxing heavyweight Mike Tyson are slated to speak Tuesday for the second Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Summit in Washington, D.C. The event will conclude with a "fireside chat" between Vance and Kennedy, the summit's agenda online shows. Organizers told...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is refusing a request from the NFL and former Philadelphia Eagles player Brian Dawkins to take down a video it posted using the Hall of Fame safety to promote President Trump's immigration agenda. The video, which was posted Sunday on a DHS social media account, responded to a headline...
Recent polling showing Democrats performing strongly in Senate battlegrounds and more reliably red states is fueling optimism that the party could clinch both chambers in November. An AARP poll released Monday showed Democrat Roy Cooper leading Republican Michael Whatley by 11 percentage points in the North Carolina Senate race, while recent polls have shown...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Monday that while he likes President Trump’s new ads pledging to “cast out the communists, Marxists and fascists,” they “shouldn’t be paid for by taxpayer dollars.” Thune warned Trump about using taxpayer money for ads that resemble the political ads he ran online during the 2024 presidential...
