Friday, Gavin Newsom signed an executive order meant to “dramatically accelerate” the convening of “a group of world-leading experts” so that they can make a … guide … “for...
Former President Trump on Monday asked his hush money judge to set aside the recent guilty verdict after the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Supreme Court provided former presidents with a broad shield against criminal prosecution, ruling 6-3 along ideological lines that they enjoy absolute criminal immunity for core...
The Democratic National Committee is rolling out a new ad campaign against former president Donald Trump in major swing state newspapers on Tuesday, labeling him as a "fraud," "liar," denier," and "a threat to our democracy." The ad campaign, shared with The Hill, is set to run on the homepages of the Philadelphia Enquirer, the...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday shrugged off Democrats' concern over the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling, calling their fears of future presidential criminality "madness." "Look, there's all sorts of hyperbole tonight...and just this, fantastical, these hypotheticals they've made up [that] future presidents are going to turn into assassins and all the rest," Johnson...
The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning of “persistent, dangerous heat” for much of the week, especially in the southern and southwestern parts of the country. The “early July heat wave” is expected in the Southern Plains, Gulf Coast, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Coast, Central Valley of California and Mojave Desert of California and Nevada, the...
President Biden on Monday harshly criticized the Supreme Court’s decision to largely shield presidents from criminal prosecution while serving in office, calling it a “dangerous precedent.” “For all practical purposes, today's decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits on what a president can do. It's a fundamentally new principle,” Biden said in...
Biden campaign officials on a Monday night teleconference sought to ease the nerves of hundreds of Democratic donors, many of whom were wracked with doubt after the president’s poor debate performance against former President Trump. But the call did little to assuage worries, according to several participants. "No one feels good about this," said one prominent...
Former President Clinton said Sunday that Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) is “doing well” as she undergoes treatment for pancreatic cancer. “Just spoke with my friend Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee as she battles pancreatic cancer,” Clinton wrote on the social platform X. “She’s doing well and remains the fighter we all know her to be,...
Elon Musk on Monday accused Vice President Harris of lying about former President Trump supporting a national abortion ban, after a community note was apparently added to a post from her campaign account. “When will politicians, or at least the intern who runs their account, learn that lying on this platform doesn’t work anymore?” Musk...
President Biden is slated to deliver remarks Monday evening on the Supreme Court's decision in former President Trump's immunity case. The Supreme Court delivered a win for Trump in largely shielding former presidents from criminal prosecution for actions they take while in office. The 6-3 decision along ideological lines determined presidents have absolute immunity for actions that fall within...
Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) said Monday he will introduce a constitutional amendment to reverse the Supreme Court ruling issued Monday, which largely shields former presidents from criminal prosecution for actions in office. "I will introduce a constitutional amendment to reverse SCOTUS’ harmful decision and ensure that no president is above the law. This amendment will...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Iran, North Korea and Syria sued over Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is going to court seeking to hold Iran, North Korea and Syria responsible for their role in aiding Hamas’s Oct. 7...
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) was charged with a weapons violation last week after she brought a handgun to Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, authorities and Spartz's office say. The incident occurred Friday, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Spartz’s office all confirmed to The Hill on Monday. The TSA — which...
A federal court has halted the Biden administration’s pause on new approvals for natural gas exports. Judge James Cain, a Trump appointee in Louisiana, approved a request from Republican-led states to lift the pause while the litigation against it plays out. “The Court will grant Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction, and order that the LNG...
