Santita Jackson, the daughter of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, on Tuesday remembered her father as a courageous man who would "put his life on the line" for the causes he fought for and believed in. Jesse Jackson died on Tuesday after battling the neurodegenerative disorder progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). He was 84. His daughter...
Former national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday said President Trump should have set a departure date for Iran's supreme leader a “long time ago” as indirect talks between the Washington and Tehran are set to continue. “I think he should have done that a long time ago and indeed I think the U.S. has...
"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday dismissed CBS's denial that it blocked his interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D) from airing as “crap.” “They know damn well that every word of my script last night was approved by CBS lawyers, who, for the record, approve every script that goes on the air,”...
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is having an I-told-you-so moment when it comes to President Trump’s tariffs. At November’s blockbuster arguments, Gorsuch raised alarm about what he called a “one-way ratchet” of authority from Congress to the president if Trump wins a case that challenges his use of emergency powers to impose duties on a...
The funding fight over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Capitol Hill is at a standstill. The White House on Tuesday indicated that negotiators are "still pretty far apart" after Democrats sent a Monday counterproposal outlining their demands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement reforms. The House and Senate are in recess. With no end...
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) asked Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on the “ultra-wealthy,” citing a "significant chasm" in the city's $5.4 billion deficit. During a preliminary budget proposal announcement on Tuesday, Mamdani laid out two different “paths” the city could take to address the deficit concerns. The first and “most sustainable and...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said on Tuesday that he would “rather eat glass” than replace gubernatorial candidate Amy Klobuchar’s (D-Minn.) in her U.S. Senate seat if she is elected. The lighthearted moment occurred when the governor took a question on the way to the podium at a press conference on Tuesday. “The context was...
Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico addressed the controversy over his “Late Show” interview on Tuesday. CBS has denied accusations from the show’s host, Stephen Colbert, that they barred an interview with the political candidate scheduled for Monday's show. The interview, which did not air, was posted on the show’s YouTube channel. During a press...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth forces out top Driscoll adviser Hegseth orders the ouster of top adviser to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, who was in line for a promotion held up by the Pentagon chief. Alex Brandon, Associated Press Defense...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth commended the Trump administration’s recent boat strikes in the Caribbean in a Tuesday social media post. “Turns out President’s Day — under President Trump — is not a good day to run drugs,” Hegseth wrote on the social platform X. The secretary was replying to a mission report from the U.S....
