Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Bill Pulte said Sunday his office completed a fourth round of layoffs since he took over on June 19. “Since becoming Acting Director of National Intelligence, our team has been smartly, and carefully, reducing the size of [the office of the director of national intelligence (ODNI)], re-focusing ODNI on...
New documentary footage shows the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) staunchly backing the war in Iran, even going so far as to compare President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. The footage, which filmmaker Alex Holder captured by spending hundreds of hours with Graham dating back to...
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) kicked off the 100-day sprint to the midterms on Sunday, arguing his party will address the cost of living if it wrestles back control of Congress. “In 100 days, you can vote for an America that is affordable and lower the cost of groceries, gas, and housing. In 100...
President Trump is reportedly considering a return to all-out war against Iran as he seeks to break a stalemate in the Strait of Hormuz and force Tehran’s hand in nuclear negotiations. The U.S. military has resumed strikes over the past week, mostly targeting air defense and radar systems and missile and drone launch sites near...
Views of the United States and President Trump are worsening around the globe, according to a survey published by the Pew Research Center on Wednesday. At the same time, China and its leader, Xi Jinping, are gaining more favorability, marking a reversal in worldwide opinions. The Pew survey highlights the increasing challenge for the U.S....
Data centers are expected to add billions in electricity costs across 13 states in the years ahead after a recent power auction. Grid operator PJM this week announced the results of an auction to buy power for the 13 states that it serves for June 2028 through May 2029. Monitoring Analytics, an independent market monitor...
Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) on Wednesday addressed the international race to achieve dominance over artificial intelligence and the importance behind each country’s efforts to take the lead. “China and Russia and Iran would love nothing more than for us to say, absolutely, no data science. And that is because it is a cognitive warfare. They...
A coalition of civil rights leaders on Tuesday announced plans for a march on Washington next month in response to recent court rulings they say weakened long-standing protections for minority voters. The coalition is led by Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network and joined by Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, the NAACP and...
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Joe Gruters on Wednesday said the political left is in a “death spiral” with “mini-Mamdanis” running and winning Democratic primaries across the country, referring to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D). “Keep on electing them because they’re giving us a gift every single day,” he told NewsNation's Kellie Meyer....
Second lady Usha Vance on Wednesday launched her summer reading challenge's prize website, where children can choose rewards after submitting their reading logs. “The Second Lady's Summer Reading Challenge seeks to combat summer learning declines and encourage childhood literacy through friendly competition and rewards," the second lady wrote in her announcement. Any child between kindergarten...
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.), the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, said his panel is conducting oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after its officers fatally shot two individuals over the last week. Garbarino told The Hill's Rebecca Beitsch at the second annual Hill Nation Summit that his panel has already reached out...
President Trump bashed New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) over the state's first-ever statewide freeze on new "hyperscale data centers," calling it a "terrible decision." Trump, in a lengthy post on Truth Social Wednesday, alleged Hochul decided to enact the first-in-the-nation freeze for "political reasons." "Data Centers are tremendous WINS for the States and Communities...
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed released his 2025 federal tax returns on Wednesday following pressure from primary opponent U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens.
Argentine Vice President Victoria Villarruel on Wednesday invoked her country’s long history of tensions with England in a social media post ahead of the World Cup semifinal. Villarruel, in a post on social platform X, criticized the English national team as “invaders” and “usurping pirates” ahead of their Wednesday matchup with Argentina. The winner of...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Health Committee, grew angry with President Trump's nominee to lead the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday over a misleading social media post about the hepatitis B vaccine. Sean Kaufman, Trump's nominee to lead ASPR, appeared before the Senate Committee...
Former President Biden on Wednesday revealed plans for a new memoir reflecting on his single term in the White House, with the book set to hit shelves just weeks after the midterm elections. The memoir, “Promise Me, America,” will offer his first-person account of the defining moments of his presidency, including accomplishments, major foreign policy...
Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, faced sharp questions from Democratic senators Wednesday about Trump’s attempts to revive investigations into the 2020 election. Clayton’s confirmation is essential to reauthorizing the U.S.’s foreign spy powers, which expired more than a month ago. Democrats have refused to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign...
