Nearly 40 percent of South Dakota residents said Gov. Kristi Noem's (R) shooting of her dog was justified after the governor faced backlash over sharing the story in her new memoir, according to a new poll. About 38 percent of South Dakotans described the shooting of her nearly 14-month-old hunting dog as justified, while about...
Human rights attorney Amal Clooney on Monday revealed she helped advise the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor behind the arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense ministers. Clooney was among a panel of legal experts gathered by ICC prosecutor Karim Khan to assess the evidence behind his requests...
President Biden’s campaign raised $51 million in April and has $192 million on hand as it enters June, the campaign announced Monday. The $51 million haul falls short of the Trump campaign's $76 million fundraising total for the month of April. But Biden campaign officials touted their support among grassroots donors and its organizational advantages...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story US reacts after Israeli officials targeted with arrest warrants After the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday filed arrest warrants against two top Israeli leaders over the war in Gaza, U.S. officials went on the offensive....
A federal judge will reopen the sentencing hearing for the man convicted of assaulting Paul Pelosi after the judge failed to let him speak during last week's sentencing hearing. The decision comes just days after Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley sentenced David DePape to 30 years in prison for breaking into the California home of Pelosi....
All eyes turned to Robert Costello on Monday after he was called to the witness stand in former President Trump's hush money trial and was quickly admonished by the judge for his courtroom behavior. Minutes after Costello, a former legal adviser to ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen, took the witness stand Monday, Judge Juan Merchan asked...
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Small plant may play key role in Colorado River's future A water district that serves on the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains is preparing to invest $98.5 million in a tiny hydropower plant as part...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s sudden death has thrown into question who will take the place as Tehran’s next supreme leader. Raisi, 63, who was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday along with Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, was widely considered a leading candidate to take the place of current Islamic Republic Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...
The prosecution rested its case Monday in the New York criminal trial of former President Trump. Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney-turned-enemy, was the last witness for the prosecution. Much of last week was dominated by Cohen’s testimony. He endured some more rough moments Monday. The defense has now moved onto its shortlist of witnesses. Closing...
The director of the movie about a young Donald Trump says there's "no nice, metaphorical way" in filmmaking to "deal with the rising wave of fascism." "The Iranian president died. The Israeli prime minister is being indicted in the international court. There's a war in Ukraine. There's a war in Sudan. There's all sorts of...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Ted Cruz wants to protect IVF, but advocates don’t buy it Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Katie Britt (Ala.) announced Monday they are introducing legislation to protect legal access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide, as conservatives...
The White House on Monday offered its condolences over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, while simultaneously criticizing his human rights record and rejecting the suggestion that U.S. sanctions on Iran played a role in the crash. The State Department expressed its “official condolences” for the death of Raisi, Iranian...
Seven in 10 voters in a new poll want to see third-party and independent candidates in presidential debates this cycle, as President Biden and former President Trump prepare to go head-to-head. The latest Harvard CAPS/Harris poll found 79 percent of voters want Biden and Trump to debate, while 71 percent think those debates should include...
Inflation is “far and away” the biggest issue for Americans heading into the 2024 election, but economic outlooks and President Biden’s approval rating vary by race and ethnicity, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll. As he faces off against former President Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, Biden has been battling negative perceptions of his...
