U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said on Friday that U.S. forces shot down an unspecified number of Iranian one-way attack drones in the Strait of Hormuz, as an emerging deal between the two nations hangs in the balance. Centcom wrote on the social platform X that Iran had launched “multiple one-way attack drones” targeting commercial ships...
President Trump announced late Friday that U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) launched a strike that killed the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. A "swift and lethal kinetic strike" killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. Tren de Aragua is a...
An NPR reporter on Thursday accused former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) of threatening him during a heated phone call that included the phrase “a gun in your face.” NPR’s Bobby Allyn said the comments from Santos came a day after he published a report on the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigating the ex-lawmaker for possible...
President Trump unveiled plans Thursday for a new pedestrian "promenade" connecting the Lincoln Memorial to the Potomac River, the latest in a series of high-profile projects aimed at reshaping some of Washington's most recognizable landmarks. “We’re going to call it the promenade. They want to call it the 'Trump Promenade,' but I don’t know if...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Friday he is pausing the state’s data center tax incentives starting in July amid a push to address concerns about electricity costs and water resources that have plagued the AI infrastructure build-out nationwide. He directed state officials to pause agreements under the Data Center Investment Program, which exempted data...
Officials in Florida decided a viable unborn child has legal standing worthy of state protection. Legally, however, that creates a dangerous framework, because it transforms the pregnant woman’s autonomy into something conditional.
And what gets lost in all of this is the mother herself.
The announcement comes after most of the previously announced musical acts dropped out or distanced themselves from the Great American State Fair event.
An ex-girlfriend of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is expressing her frustration with The New York Times over the way it portrayed her and others' experience dating the Democrat. Lyndsey Fifield, whom the Times quoted as part of a wide-ranging story detailing allegations of "unsettling" behavior in Platner's dating life, said she feels betrayed by...
President Trump attacked Fox News pundit and former Republican White House aide Karl Rove saying the network should "get rid" of him. "Fox News should get rid of sloppy RINO Karl Rove," Trump wrote Thursday in a Truth Social post, referring to acronym for "Republicans in name only." "He’s called ME and MAGA wrong for...
Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner (D) is facing fresh scrutiny after a report from The New York Times detailed new allegations from women about his past behavior in relationships. He has pushed back on the most serious claims and brushed off suggestions he would withdraw from the race. In California, former Fox News host Steve...
The Senate pulled an all-nighter Thursday, voting just before dawn to pass the $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package that funds immigration enforcement operations through 2029. The night was not without GOP defections on various amendments, from trying to prohibit President Trump's anti-weaponization fund to a protest vote against William Pulte's appointment to lead the U.S....
Six Republican senators sided with Democrats early Friday to vote against advancing the extension of warrantless spy powers set to expire next week, complicating efforts to keep it alive. The procedural vote failed by a vote of 47 to 52 after Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Rick...
If our children grow up only hearing the most damning reviews of our nation, they won’t develop the patriotism that glues our country together and demands the sacrifices made, especially, in time of war.
[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 am ET at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) raised eyebrows this week when he tweeted an article about Libertarian Senate nominee Ted Brown with...
