Rep. Tom Emmer calls for a deeper probe into Gov. Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison, alleging they may have delayed fraud accountability to protect their own political power.
Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, announces he won't seek re-election in 2026. The former NFL player and President Donald Trump supporter will complete his current term.
A Pakistani businessman accused of plotting to assassinate President Donald Trump testified that he was coerced by Iran and feared for his family's safety.
President Trump used Tuesday’s State of the Union address to touch on the myriad reasons why an attack on Iran might be justified, from the regime’s history of attacks on Americans to its violent suppression at home, alleged nuclear ambitions and plans to build a missile that could reach America. The speech amplified warnings coming...
President Trump used much of his State of the Union address Tuesday night to promote GOP legislation likely to hit a wall with Democrats, turning up the heat on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to pursue a complicated avenue to pass it with only Republican votes. Johnson may have only a narrow window to push much...
Apple is rolling out an age verification tool in the U.S. and abroad to ensure users are at least 18. App developers in Brazil, Australia, Singapore, and the U.S. states of Utah and Louisiana are now able to use the company’s updated Declared Age Range Application Programming Interface (API) to determine a user's age range,...
After months of delay, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. surgeon general, Casey Means, appeared before the Senate, facing intense questions over her qualifications, personal health care practices and career as a social media influencer. Means appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) on Wednesday, about four months after her initial...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said her guest for the State of the Union was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on “Unlawful Conduct” charges on Tuesday evening for standing during President Trump’s address. In a post on the social media platform X, Omar said her constituent Aliya Rahman was “forcibly removed” from the House chamber after...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care The Big Story Trump’s surgeon general nominee weaves through contentious Senate hearing Casey Means, President Trump’s second nominee to be U.S. surgeon general, finally appeared before the Senate for her confirmation hearing more than half a year after she was nominated. Her highly...
House lawmakers are preparing this week to grill former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as part of Congress’s investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The high-profile depositions, scheduled for Thursday and Friday in New York, come after months of haggling between Clintons’ attorneys and leaders of the Oversight and...
Mexican mothers with experience searching for missing people are helping Arizona and federal authorities amid their search for NBC "Today" host Savannah Guthrie's mother. The Madres Buscadoras de Sonora — Spanish for Searching Mothers of Sonora — has distrubuted photos of Nancy Guthrie on social media as part of its search for the missing mother....
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is backing a primary challenger to Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), a notable move against a fellow Lone Star State Republican incumbent. “I am proud to endorse @SteveTothTX for Congress in Texas’s 2nd Congressional District,” Cruz said in a Tuesday post on the social platform X. “Steve faithfully served the people of...
U.S. service members were injured in a military aircraft training accident Tuesday in the Philippines, the Defense Department has confirmed. Philippine officials initially said Wednesday that an Air Force plane carrying five American personnel hit a concrete barrier while attempting to take off from a road during contingency training north of Manila, injuring all those...
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) holds a double-digit lead over her opponent in a hypothetical Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas, according to a survey released this week. The two-week University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll, which concluded Feb. 16, shows the congresswoman leading Texas State Rep. James Talarico (D), 56 percent to 44 percent,...
Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) along with Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) wrote a Wednesday letter to President Trump questioning his foreign policy initiatives in Cuba. The neighboring island reportedly has been crippled by Trump administration's sanctions on oil, leaving hospitals, transportation and food preparation in flux as resources dwindle. “The situation in...
