Assuming his intention was to mark the first anniversary of his return to the White House, President Trump couldn’t have picked a more suitable time or event to launch...
Lindsey Halligan, who, as a hastily appointed Justice Department prosecutor, pursued indictments against a pair of President Donald Trump's adversaries, is leaving her position as her months-long tenure has now concluded, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday night.
Air Force One on Tuesday, en route to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, will land at Joint Base Andrews after crew members identified "a minor electrical issue." White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the issue was found after takeoff and, out of an abundance of caution, Air Force One will turn...
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order stopping Wall Street investors from buying and owning single-family homes, amid his push to focus on affordability ahead of the November midterm elections. "Buying and owning a home has long been considered the pinnacle of the American dream and a way for families to invest and build...
A third suspect accused of killing Eric Tarpinian-Jachym was arrested on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Naqwan Antonio Lucas was apprehended by Metropolitan Police, who believe he was involved in Tarpinian-Jachym’s death and the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Zoey Kelley. Tarpinian-Jachym was 21 years old when he died in July. He was a student at the...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care THE HILL INTERVIEW Former CDC official on new mpox cases and current federal resources Demetre Daskalakis, former executive and principal at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Human Rights Campaign’s Senior Public Policy Advocate Matthew Rose spoke...
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Thursday warned that the now-former Prince Andrew, whom King Charles III stripped of his remaining royal titles, would face justice. Andrew, the king's younger brother who will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, lost his titles over his ties to convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein. "Thanks to the...
More than 100 Illinois officials on Thursday condemned the federal indictment of a progressive congressional candidate in the state and five others tied to protests outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in a suburb near Chicago. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) and six U.S. representatives for the state...
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted trick-or-treaters on Thursday in a Halloween celebration that has become a fun White House tradition. Guests, including press secretary Karoline Leavitt and deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, along with their children, collected White House-branded candy in front of the lavishly decorated South Portico. The president was...
President Trump returned from his trip to Asia to a frightening scene at the White House on Thursday: There were dinosaurs, ghosts, a ghostbuster and the sisters from "The Shining," surrounded by dozens of pumpkins along the building’s South Portico. The president and first lady Melania Trump hosted the children of staff and other guests...
Federal prosecutors unsealed criminal charges against a Maryland state lawmaker Thursday, accusing her of blackmailing a political critic by secretly recording them in bed with a married man. State Sen. Dalya Attar (D), her brother and a Baltimore police officer who assisted with her campaign each face eight counts, including extortion and conspiracy charges. The victim is...
A new poll released on Thursday found more Americans are blaming President Trump and GOP lawmakers in Congress than Democrats as the government shutdown hits the one-month marker. The Washington Post-ABC survey found that 45 percent of U.S. adults say the president and Republicans are to blame for the federal shuttering while 33 percent...
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (D) on Wednesday donated $1.5 million to Fix the City, the largest super PAC backing former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's (I) campaign for mayor, campaign finance filings show. The three-term former mayor announced his support for Cuomo in June, weeks before Cuomo lost the Democratic primary to...
Most Americans oppose President Trump’s $300 million ballroom project, according to a poll. In the Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll, 56 percent of respondents said they are “somewhat” or “strongly” against the project. On the opposite side, 28 percent in the poll said they either “somewhat” or “strongly” back the project. Major companies including Amazon, Apple...
President Trump, fresh from his trip to Asia, will host a Halloween celebration Thursday evening at the White House. Trump and first lady Melania Trump are expected to hand out commemorative candies. The U.S. Air Force Strolling Strings band is also scheduled to play Halloween music mixed with modern tunes, according to the White House....
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said there is not “sufficient” evidence that Tylenol causes autism, softening warnings he and President Trump have repeatedly made to discourage the medicine's use by pregnant women and young children. During a press conference Wednesday, Kennedy reiterated that pregnant women should use Tylenol only when “absolutely necessary.” “We've all said from the beginning...
A Boston federal judge indicated Thursday she will require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to tap into a contingency fund to partially cover Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said in court that the government must determine “an equitable way of reducing benefits” amid the ongoing government shutdown. She...
