The rollout of the DOJ’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” may have been botched, but the fund remains a good idea, and the hysteria from Democrats like the hypocritical Oregon Sen. Ron...
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday shared grievances with President Trump for abandoning his conservative base for populist ideals. In a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, Pence notes a shift in Trump’s tone and rhetoric that now focuses on widespread reform in the form of populist policies. He said Trump’s attempt to get him...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Sunday said he will meet with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R) after winning the GOP runoff to replace incumbent Sen. John Cornyn. Since beating Cornyn, a four-term incumbent, Paxton says he’s been in contact with Thune, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-S.D.), Republican Conference Chair Sen. Tom...
When people inside your own administration are walking away over a policy, that tells you this isn’t just routine disagreement. This is a major fight over what public health is supposed to mean.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is proposing a constitutional amendment that would prohibit foreign-born U.S. citizens from serving in Congress, becoming federal judges or holding Senate-confirmed positions. In a Wednesday statement shared to social platform X, Mace said she introduced a “long overdue joint resolution” for the constitutional amendment, noting, "This is the very same standard...
A social media influencer, her father and one-time boyfriend have been charged in a murder-for-hire plot targeting a popular singer who she shares a child with.
President Trump publicly broke with The Federalist Society — but are Trump’s second-term judge selections really any different? Plus, the Justice Department increasingly eyes legal action against powerful individuals outside the bounds of U.S. borders. What's next as the focus turns from Venezuela to Cuba? Join The Hill Legal Affairs Reporters Ella Lee and Zach...
The Justice Department indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro on murder charges Wednesday, a move that coincides with Cuba's Independence Day and a threat from President Trump that he could invade the island. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche joined prosecutors in South Florida to announce the indictment “in conjunction with a ceremony to honor the victims of the...
The Republican primary for Senate in Alabama is projected to head to a runoff between Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.) and U.S. Navy Seal Jared Hudson, according to Decision Desk HQ. The rivals are battling in an open race to replace Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), who is exiting the upper chamber to lodge a bid for...
Jeff Bezos says he “had nothing to do with” Amazon’s decision to greenlight a multimillion-dollar documentary on Melania Trump, denying the project was an attempt to curry favor with the Trump administration. “The Melania thing is a falsehood that will not die,” Bezos, the founder of Amazon, told Andrew Ross Sorkin in a Wednesday interview on CNBC’s...
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board decried the Justice Department’s (DOJ) new “anti-weaponization fund,” which could serve to benefit some of President Trump’s political allies. In a Tuesday opinion piece, the board slammed the “rotten” nearly $2 billion fund. The payment deal was created as part of a settlement for Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal...
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) suggested Tuesday that Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) defeat in Kentucky’s Republican primary was connected to his pressure on the Trump administration over its handling of the probe into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “My good friend Thomas Massie lost tonight,” Khanna said in a video posted on social media on Tuesday...
President Trump will attend the G7 summit in France next month amid growing tensions between Trump and leaders of the group’s member countries. A White House official confirmed the development, which was first reported by Axios, to The Hill early Wednesday The summit will take place June 15 through 17 at Evian-les-Bains in France in...
