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Kavanaugh warns Trump case could ‘shatter’ Federal Reserve independence in Supreme Court hearing

Supreme Court weighs whether Trump has broad authority to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, who Trump alleges committed mortgage fraud but hasn't been charged.

Nigeria admits more than 160 Christians kidnapped as Trump calls for coordinated terror fight

Nigerian authorities have admitted that more than 160 Christians were kidnapped during worship services Sunday after initially denying the simultaneous attacks on three churches.

State Dept official confirms ‘limited number’ of personnel in Caracas working to resume diplomatic relations

U.S. diplomatic personnel have been deployed to Caracas as the Trump administration moves to resume relations with Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro's capture.

Johnson changes tune on judicial impeachments after ‘egregious abuses’ of Trump agenda

Speaker Johnson said he backs impeaching judges blocking the Trump agenda, targeting Judges Boasberg and Boardman after GOP senators called them "rogue judges."

Witkoff and Kushner scheduled to meet Putin in Moscow

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday to discuss ending the Ukraine war.

German chancellor: Iran government in ‘final days and weeks’

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday said the Iranian government could soon cripple following the wave of national protests in the country against poor economic conditions. “If a regime can only keep itself in power by force, then it’s effectively at the end,” Merz said Tuesday in Bengaluru, India, according to The Associated Press. “I...

6 Minnesota prosecutors resign over DOJ push to investigate ICE shooting victim’s widow: Reports

The top federal prosecutor on the Minnesota fraud case has reportedly resigned on Tuesday, the New York Times first reported. Joseph H. Thompson, the lead prosecutor on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) investigation into social services fraud in the state, served as the First Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District...

Businessman Keith Gross launches bid to succeed retiring Florida Rep. Neal Dunn

Keith Gross, a businessman and attorney who has previously run for Senate and House in Florida, is launching a bid to succeed retiring Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) in Florida’s 2nd Congressional District. In a statement first shared with The Hill, Gross lauded Dunn for “his years of dedicated service” to the district and said the...

Former defense secretary: Bombing Iran risks rallying population to support regime

Former Defense Secretary William Cohen, who served in the Clinton administration, warned on Tuesday that bombing Iran could risk rallying its civilians to support the regime. In an interview on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Cohen urged President Trump to consider relying on allies in the region, rather than taking unilateral action, to help bring down...

Tensions flare in Minnesota days after ICE shooting

A weekend of protests in Minnesota displayed continued tensions over the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) massive immigration crackdown in the state. Protesters and federal officers clashed during a demonstration outside of the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Monday evening. After a person threw fireworks at the officers, the federal authorities deployed tear gas...

Pirro on Powell probe: ‘None of this would have happened if they had just responded to our outreach’

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro on Monday claimed the Department of Justice's (DOJ) probe into the Federal Reserve would not have happened "if they had just responded to our outreach." "The United States Attorney’s Office contacted the Federal Reserve on multiple occasions to discuss cost overruns and the chairman’s congressional testimony,...

Live updates: Supreme Court weighs transgender sports ban; Trump heads to Michigan

President Trump on Tuesday heads to Detroit to tout his economic policies and expand on recently floated ideas like capping credit card interest and banning institutional investors from buying homes. He'll also tour a Ford plant. The Supreme Court will hear arguments this morning on whether states can ban transgender girls from competing on girls’...

Annual inflation hit 2.7 percent in December as food costs rose

The annual inflation rate hit 2.7 percent in December, according to data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The new consumer price index (CPI) data showed inflation holding flat in December, with prices rising 0.3 percent last month alone. Food prices were 0.7 percent in December alone and up 3.1 percent over...

Senate Republican on DOJ Powell probe: ‘We need this like we need a hole in the head’

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Monday questioned the Department of Justice (DOJ) over its probe into the Federal Reserve’s renovation of its Washington, D.C. headquarters. “We need this like we need a hole in the head,” Kennedy, a senior member of the Banking Committee, told reporters. The Louisiana Republican also warned that “any litigation between...

Supreme Court to rule on women’s sports, biological realities

If the law proves unable to distinguish male from female in school sports, how can we expect clarity in prisons, shelters or restrooms?

MAGA debates embracing American imperialism

President Trump’s capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and his flirtation with using the military to capture Greenland has sparked an embrace within the MAGA movement of backing the U.S. as a global imperialist force. But the revival of “Manifest Destiny” is brushing up against other factions on the political right that have preached foreign policy...

Instagram users fear data breach after password reset emails

Instagram issued a statement saying there was no breach in connection to the emails.

It all depends on Trump’s ‘own morality’

In an interview with the New York Times, President Trump surprisingly claimed that his own morality is the only thing that could limit his global power, despite his lack of honesty, integrity, respect, responsibility, and kindness.

Muhammad Ali to be honored with commemorative US postage stamp

Muhammad Ali is being honored for the first time with a commemorative U.S. postage stamp.

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