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House Republican faces ethics investigation over affair allegations

The House ethics committee opened an investigation into Texas Rep Tony Gonzales over allegations of an affair with a female staffer on Wednesday.

Rubio says in ‘simple English’ Iran run by ‘lunatics,’ defends Trump strike as ‘right decision’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio defends Trump's Iran strikes, calling regime "lunatics" as administration targets military sites to prevent nuclear weapons.

‘STRAIGHT OUTTA CONGRESS’: Top progressive concedes race after viral mockery for ‘embarrassing’ defeat

Progressive star Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, conceded her race for U.S. Senate after suffering an “embarrassing" defeat to a much lesser-known Democrat, state Rep. James Talarico.

Feds say Pakistani national backed by Iran plotted to assassinate Trump, others in murder-for-hire scheme

Pakistani national Asif Merchant allegedly plotted with Iran to kill U.S. politicians, including President Donald Trump, in 2024, but was caught by FBI agents posing as assassins.

NY GOP candidate torches Columbia group over ‘Death to America’ post, tells them to ‘get the f— out’

GOP candidate Bruce Blakeman blasts Columbia students who posted 'Death to America' after Iran leader's reported death, targeting Hochul's leadership.

Trump’s delusional State of the Union address 

Trump did the only thing he knows how to do. He talked — and talked, and talked.  

Trump says Iran is developing missiles that can reach US 

President Trump said Tuesday night that Iran is developing long-range missiles that can reach U.S. territory. “They've already developed missiles that can threaten Europe and our bases overseas, and they're working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States of America,” the president said during his first State of the Union address of...

Novo Nordisk plans to slash GLP-1 prices 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story Novo Nordisk plans to slash GLP-1 prices The list prices of GLP-1 medications like Wegovy and Ozempic are set to fall by up to 50 percent next year following an announcement by pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk. © Joel Saget, Agence France-Presse via...

DOJ sues New Jersey over Sherrill order meant to rein in ICE

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a Monday lawsuit against New Jersey and its Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D), over a recent executive order that bans Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from state property without a judicial warrant. The government wrote that Sherrill is aiming to “intentionally obstruct” federal law enforcement and thwart federal immigration law....

Gavin Newsom insults voters with clueless pitch  

Why do white liberal Democrats find it so appealing to pretend to be stupid?  

Pentagon threatens to cancel Anthropic contract by Friday if company doesn’t lift safeguards

The Pentagon has threatened to cancel Anthropic’s contract by Friday if the company does not agree to the department’s terms for the use of its AI model, a source familiar confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Tuesday at the Pentagon amid a dispute over...

Mexico says security situation has ‘stabilized’

The Mexican Embassy in the U.S. said Tuesday the security situation in Mexico has “stabilized,” two days after a prominent cartel leader was killed by the Mexican army.  “The security situation has now stabilized following targeted operations in Jalisco,” the embassy wrote on social platform X, referencing the killing of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, or...

Massie calls for Gonzales to resign: ‘Where are the other men in the GOP?’

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) joined several of his House Republican colleagues in calling for Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) to resign over allegations that Gonzales had an affair with one of his congressional staffers, who died after setting herself on fire.  “I’m joining Nancy Mace, Lauren Boebert, and Anna Paulina Luna in calling for Representative Tony...

Mark Kelly to attend Trump State of the Union address: ‘I feel it’s my obligation’

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Thursday said he would attend President Trump’s State of the Union address while other members of his party are skipping it, saying he felt an obligation to do so. Kelly has been embattled with the Trump administration over a video he participated in calling on troops to not carry out...

US forces board third oil tanker in Indo Pacific tracked from Caribbean to Indian Ocean

U.S. military forces boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indo-Pacific Command (IndoPaCom) region on Tuesday — which was tracked from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean.  The Pentagon said that U.S. forces boarded “Bertha,” without “incident." The vessel, which was sanctioned by the U.S. government in December 2024 over its role in transporting...

John Quincy Adams’s State of the Union rebuttal is a model worth reviving

It is not only specific and proscriptive, but uncannily direct and prophetic.

Olympian says members of US men’s hockey team will attend Trump State of the Union

Members of the U.S. men's hockey team will attend President Trump's State of the Union Address Tuesday at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., fresh off their Olympic victory in Italy. “Yeah, we’re excited to go. I mean, it’s something you don’t get to do ... I don’t know what day it is ... every Tuesday....

Democrats select their ‘designated survivor’ for State of the Union address

Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) will be the Democrats' designated survivor for President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night.  Thompson said in a Monday release that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) chose him for the role. The California Democrat will watch the speech from a secure, undisclosed location off campus from Capitol Hill....

House Democrat on State of the Union boycotts: Trump ‘has had total disregard for Congress’

Democratic Rep. Ami Bera (Calif.) blamed President Trump's "total disregard" for the legislative branch in explaining the decision by some Democrats to skip Tuesday's speech. “The person occupying that office doesn't show that deference to Congress any longer either. He totally disregards Congress,” Bera said during an appearance on NewsNation’s “On Balance” on Monday night....

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