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Fauci held in contempt: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 10, 2026

The Issue: Dr. Anthony Fauci held in contempt of Congress after his Senate hearing. I am dumbfounded by how Dr. Anthony Fauci got away with pleading the Fifth Amendment...

Cheer Boy George for backing Jews over haters — even as it costs him his career

Sometimes, bravery is found in unexpected places. The recording artist known as Boy George...

Wisconsin Democrats’ governor primary is an all-out fight over electability

KENOSHA, Wisconsin — The progressive movement’s midterms march has arrived in Wisconsin, where a democratic...

El-Sayed reveals he spoke with Obama after Michigan Senate primary win

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed reflected on a call he had with former President Obama after a primary win in an interview that aired on Sunday.  He described the conversation as “warm” and “inspiring.” “I like to keep private conversations private. But it was a really warm and inspiring conversation. I've got to be...

Fauci set for high-profile hearing after Paul released diaries

Former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci is set to be under the microscope for a tough Senate hearing on Wednesday, just days after Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) released more than 1,000 pages of Fauci's diary entries from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.  In the weekend leading up to the hearing before the Senate...

DOE identifies five states to hold nuclear waste

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Energy eyes nuclear waste deal with five states The Trump administration is eyeing five states that could accept nuclear waste, disposal of which has been a longtime issue with nuclear power. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein The Energy Department said Tuesday that it signed memorandums of...

Cyclospora concerns raise questions about produce safety

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Health Care   The Big Story Cyclospora concerns continue to dominate As federal health officials insist the U.S. food health supply is "safe" amid the ongoing cyclospora outbreak, concerns continue to sway American lawmakers and consumers alike. © David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Donald Prater,...

New York Times’s Douthat moving to CBS News’s ‘60 Minutes’

New York Times opinion journalist Ross Douthat is reportedly set to join CBS News and "60 Minutes" as a correspondent. Douthat, a columnist at the Times and one of the leading voices of its opinion section, is reportedly one of a handful of new journalists who will join CBS ahead of the new season of...

Corporate boardroom diversity sinks to lowest in more than a decade: Analysis

A new analysis released Tuesday shows corporate boardroom diversity among S&P 500 companies has dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade.  The analysis from global advisory search firm Spencer Stuart found that diverse board appointments among S&P 500 companies have been on the decline since 2021 when it peaked at 72 percent....

Judge orders release of Houston ICE shooting witness

A federal judge in Houston ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday to release a man who witnessed federal immigration officers fatally shooting Lorenzo Salgado Araujo earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison wrote that the continued detention of Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego constitutes an “unconstitutional deprivation” of his liberty. Ellison,...

Live results: Georgia holds special election for late David Scott’s House seat

Voters in Georgia's 13th Congressional District are at the polls Tuesday for a special election to fill late Rep. David Scott's (D) seat. Scott passed away in April at age 80, leaving the seat in the blue stronghold open for the first time since 2002. The late Georgia Democrat's daughter Marcye Scott is competing to...

Live results: Rhoden fights to hang on to South Dakota governor’s mansion in GOP primary runoff

Republican voters in South Dakota will once again head to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on a heated gubernatorial primary runoff. Gov. Larry Rhoden (R) is vying for a full term leading the Mount Rushmore State against Republican businessman Toby Doeden. Neither candidate secured over half of the vote in a June 2 primary to avoid runoff....

List of ‘best’ states released by US News. These 5 rank as the very worst

The ranking is based on scores across 71 metrics, from crime to infrastructure to economic opportunities.

Trump says teen lifeguard in viral rescue will get ‘highest civilian honor’

President Trump on Tuesday said a teen lifeguard who saved a child from roaring waves in Santa Cruz, Calif. will be given the “highest civilian honor.” “We’re going to bring this heroic young man, and his family, into the White House with, perhaps, the boy he saved, to give him a High Civilian Honor,” Trump...

Trump’s teleprompter operator who bet on speeches no longer working in the government

President Trump’s former teleprompter operator, who bet on his speeches, is no longer working in the federal government. A White House official confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday that Gabriel Perez was no longer employed in the government. Earlier this month, the prediction market platform Kalshi announced it flagged suspicious trades on Trump’s speeches to...

Boebert guest hosts on pro-MAGA network show

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) filled in as guest host on former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s primetime show at the pro-MAGA network One America News (OAN).  The Monday night broadcast featured Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), election lawyer Cleta Mitchell, comedian Rob Schneider, Citizens Alliance CEO Cliff Maloney and Christian singer and songwriter Sean Feucht. A promo...

5 takeaways on Fauci’s diaries during COVID-19 response

In years’ worth of journal entries, Dr. Anthony Fauci wrote about the uncertainty surrounding the origins of COVID-19, the media attention he received during the pandemic and his “unique” relationship with President Trump. The office of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) released the entries, which Fauci wrote while he led the National Institute of Allergy and...

Canadians spent $3.3B less on travel to US after Trump returned to White House: Report

Canadians’ trips to the U.S. declined by $3.3 billion last year as citizens remained wedged in the midst of a new economic and political arena sparked by President Trump’s second term.  Our neighbors up north spent $18.8 billion on trips to the U.S. in 2025, according to a recent report from Statistics Canada.  Leisure trips...

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