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‘The irony’: Ketanji Brown Jackson roasted after stressing impartiality on Michelle Obama’s podcast

Ketanji Brown Jackson told Michelle Obama's "IMO" podcast she is "very, very mindful" of impartiality, sparking swift mockery over the perceived irony.

Trump promotes Freedom Haulers Initiative to fast-track military veterans into trucking jobs

President Trump's Freedom Haulers Initiative streamlines CDL licensing for military veterans while removing over 24,000 non-English-speaking commercial drivers.

House panel demands classified briefings on noncitizen voting, alleged Chinese election interference

Rep. Bryan Steil demands classified DHS briefings on noncitizen voting and cyber vulnerabilities in voting systems ahead of November midterms.

Dem senator swipes credit for bill he opposed amid heated reelection bid: ‘Disturbing pattern’

Jon Ossoff touted Georgia military construction wins at Fort Benning and Fort Stewart despite voting against the bill that funded those improvements.

Trump pushes F-35 sale to Turkey, but his own State Department says Erdoğan hasn’t met legal requirements

A State Department letter to Congress confirms Turkey has not met legal conditions for the F-35, despite Trump's promise to lift sanctions on Ankara.

Latino leaders push DNC to make Nevada first primary or caucus state in 2024

A group of prominent Latino leaders is making a last-minute push to convince Democratic National Committee members to make Nevada the first state to cast votes in the Democratic primary in 2028, according to a letter obtained by The Hill.  In a letter to members of the DNC's Rules and Blaws Committee, two dozen Latino leaders...

Trump rails against Ossoff and ‘Democrat communists’ in Georgia speech

President Trump on Wednesday took aim at Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) and what he called "communist" Democrats during his speech in the Peach State, calling him “terrible” and likening him to the comedic character Pee-Wee Herman. Ossoff is running for reelection against Trump-backed Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) and his viral speeches and Senate grillings...

Hegseth turns to University of North Carolina, Virginia Tech after cutting Ivy League ties

The Defense Department has selected the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Virginia Tech to host a revamped fellowship program for senior military officers — the first universities approved after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth severed partnerships with top universities. The two universities will participate in the new Senior Service College Fellowship, a 10-month...

US measles cases reach 35-year high

The number of measles cases in the U.S. this year has surpassed last year's annual total, hitting the highest number of cases recorded in more than three decades, according to Johns Hopkins University. Per Johns Hopkins University's measles tracker, there have been 2,295 recorded measles cases this year, just surpassing 2025's total of 2,289. The...

Houthi threats in Red Sea risk new front in U.S.-Iran war

The Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen are signaling a major escalation in the war between the Islamic Republic and the U.S., threatening a blockade on a key Red Sea shipping route that facilitates about 7 percent of the world’s oil supply. The move would borrow from the Iranian playbook that has effectively closed the Strait of...

GOP senator blocks Schumer request to stop Trump from using taxpayer money to ‘max out’ new Air Force One

Republican Sen. Deb Fischer (Neb.) on Wednesday objected to a request from Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) for unanimous consent to prohibit President Trump from using taxpayer money to further retrofit a luxury Boeing 747 gifted to the president from Qatar. The GOP senator blocked Schumer’s request to pass his Presidential Airlift Security Act,...

6 in 10 Americans disapprove of Trump’s job performance: Survey

A majority of Americans disapprove of President Trump’s job performance, according to a new poll. In The Economist/YouGov poll released Tuesday, 36 percent of respondents said they either “strongly” or “somewhat” approve of the way the president is handling his job, while 60 percent said they either “strongly” or “somewhat” disapprove. Four percent said they...

Watch live: Trump in Georgia give remarks on affordability

President Trump is set to deliver remarks in Georgia on Wednesday afternoon highlighting his administration's economic agenda, as concerns around affordability rise ahead of the midterms. During the Peace State trip, the president is expected to promote the recently launched child investment funds, dubbed "Trump accounts." He is expected to be joined by Rep. Mike...

Colorado Republican unveils bill banning relationships between members and staff without Ethics disclosure

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.) on Wednesday introduced a resolution requiring House lawmakers to disclose relationships with staffers of other offices or committees to the lower chamber’s Committee on Ethics. Crank’s resolution proposes upholding the existing ban on lawmakers from dating their staffers or staffers of a committee they serve on. It also proposes mandating lawmakers...

WNBA star defends efforts to ban trans athletes from youth sports

WNBA star Sophie Cunningham is defending her comments supporting efforts in some states to ban transgender athletes from youth sports, a right the Supreme Court upheld with a ruling earlier this summer. Cunningham, in an extensive interview with ESPN published this week, spoke about the importance of efforts to "protect women's sports," saying she was qualified...

Former SC GOP chair: ‘Not a given’ Darline Graham will win 

Former South Carolina GOP chair Katon Dawson told The Hill’s sister news network, NewsNation, in an interview on Tuesday that it’s “not a given” that Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) will win the open GOP primary to serve the full six-year term for the South Carolina Senate seat. “Don’t think so. If that was the case,...

Fifth death reported in NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak

As of Tuesday, eighty-two cases of Legionnaires' disease had also been identified in connection with the outbreak.

Ukraine’s winning strategy against Russia: attrition 

Ukraine has developed an effective, if not necessarily novel, strategy of attrition: kill more Russian soldiers, faster.

Jackson leading Collins in Maine Senate race survey 

Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson (D) has a slight lead over incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R) in new polling on a hypothetical Senate showdown in Maine. A University of New Hampshire poll found 49 percent of likely general election voters in the Pine Tree State said they would vote for Jackson over Collins, who...

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