The family of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson clarified on Monday that their father did not issue an endorsement for Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) in the Senate Democratic primary to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), explaining that "a draft sample ballot was released by a staff person" without approval. Yusef D. Jackson, one of the civil...
President Trump suggested Monday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) dyslexia should prevent the governor, who’s widely seen as a 2028 candidate, from being president. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office while talking about voter identification in California, he described Newsom as a “low-IQ person.” “Gavin 'Newscum' has admitted that he is a — that he has learning disabilities,”...
President Trump said on Monday that he has requested for his visit to China to be delayed for a month, saying he would rather be in the U.S. amid the ongoing war in Iran. “I don’t know. We’re working on that right now. We’re speaking to China. I’d love to, but because of the war,...
President Trump is seeking help to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz — but the responses he’s getting from traditional U.S. allies mostly range from tepid noncommittal to outright refusal. The diplomatic battle has cast a new shadow on Trump’s attack on Iran, which has been unpopular with the American public from the outset. U.S....
Conservatives in the House are ratcheting up pressure on the Senate to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, threatening to block other legislation until the measure becomes law — a move that would add to the growing stalemate on Capitol Hill. The upper chamber is expected to take up the bill this...
The Pentagon said Monday approximately 200 U.S. service members have been wounded since the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran broke out. The “vast majority” of these injuries have been “minor” and over 180 troops have returned to duty, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) spokesperson, U.S. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, told The Hill in a statement. ...
Vice President JD Vance on Monday pushed back on the suggestion that he has reservations about the U.S. operation in Iran due to his past criticisms on foreign interventionism. “You’re trying to drive a wedge between members of the administration, between me and the president. What the president has said consistently, going back to 2015...
President Trump's hand-picked Kennedy Center board voted unanimously Monday to go forward with his two-year closure and renovation plan, which is set to begin this summer. In a Monday release, the performing arts center said the board voted to “temporarily close the Center for a comprehensive revitalization project.” The center will close after a July...
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) slammed President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, arguing the duo lack a strategy in the war against Iran as the conflict stretches into its third week. "The ‘no quarter’ comment by the SecDef and this ‘just for fun’ remark by the President tells me there was never a clear strategy...
The USMC has determined that a "one-in-a-million" malfunction in an artillery shell's fuze caused it to explode over Interstate 5 and strike a California Highway Patrol vehicle with debris during a 250th anniversary event in October 2025.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is demanding more information from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on xAI’s access to Pentagon classified networks. She also asked him to address worries that the company’s chatbot, Grok, could pose reliability concerns for the U.S. military. Warren, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a Sunday letter that...
President Trump insisted on Monday that Israel would not use a nuclear weapon in Iran after he was asked about one his advisers warning of such a potential risk. “Israel wouldn’t do that. Israel would never do that,” Trump told reporters in the White House East Room on Monday. Trump was asked about recent comments...
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the Trump administration may keep swiftly deporting migrants to countries where they have no ties as a legal challenge unfolds. The 2-1 vote on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit contained no explanation. The panel also expedited the schedule for the case's next stage. The Trump administration as part of its aggressive immigration...
A judge ruled on Friday to temporarily stall efforts by the Trump administrations demanding race-based admissions data from universities. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor ruled in favor of the 17 blue states that challenged the administration’s new reporting requirements, arguing they were costly and burdensome to universities. The Trump administration wants to implement the “Admissions and Consumer...
