California’s secretary of state announced last week that the Billionaire Tax Act, an initiative supported by the state’s labor movement, has qualified for the November ballot. The supposedly one-time tax on individuals with assets exceeding $1 billion would raise an estimated $100 billion over five years. And according to a new Department of Health and […]
The Washington National Opera (WNO) filed a lawsuit Thursday, alleging that the Kennedy Center failed to return more than $17 million in donations made to the organization after its split from the venue earlier this year. The WNO cited the Kennedy Center’s position as a federally chartered entity and its membership in the Smithsonian Institution...
[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 a.m. 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.] Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters Thursday that Americans shouldn’t “put too much stock” into President Trump’s renewed threats to...
The Iranian regime on Thursday signaled the U.S. and Tehran "had not reached a final conclusion” on a deal to end hostilities in the region, despite President Trump’s claim of a breakthrough in negotiations. Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said "most of the text of the agreement was finalized, but the problem began when the...
Putin may ultimately be remembered as the man who exhausted Russia in Ukraine while surrendering much of his country's strategic independence to China.
In today's issue: ▪ Foreign surveillance power to expire ▪ Trump takes a sharp turn on Iran ▪ Musk to become first trillionaire ▪ El Niño begins The likely expiration of a key part of America’s foreign surveillance arsenal is coming just as the World Cup and America 250 celebrations get underway, raising security concerns that experts say will...
