The death toll from the flooding caused by thunderstorms in Texas has risen to at least 43 individuals, authorities reported on Saturday, and the death toll continues to rise as emergency response teams work. Multiple young girls attending Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, are unaccounted for as heavy rainfall sweeps through the area. Rep. August...
Authorities in Indianapolis say seven are injured and two were pronounced dead after a shooting early Saturday morning. At around 1:27 a.m. local police responded to separate incidents at the intersection of West Washington and South Meridian streets, in addition to South Illinois and West Washington streets. While responding to both calls, officers heard shots...
Homeland Security said Saturday that it has finally deported eight illegal immigrants -- all of them with serious criminal records -- to South Sudan, moving to complete the removals after the Supreme Court gave permission.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Saturday he has officially formed the “America Party,” a third political faction to rival Democrats and Republicans. “By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it. When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a...
A dozen House Democrats who are veterans announced support for a war powers resolution in the wake of recent U.S. strikes against Iran. “We write firstmost as Patriots who love our country. Each and every one of us wore the uniform with pride. Each and every one of us was ready and willing to lay...
Republican senators say the massive spending cuts to Medicaid in the megabill GOP leaders hope to pass to enact President Trump’s agenda are still a major concern, raising questions about whether the bill has the votes to advance on the Senate floor this week. Senators, who have warned for weeks that the Medicaid spending cuts...
Economic fallout from the weekend strike by U.S. forces on Iranian nuclear facilities has been muted so far, but the opening of direct hostilities between the U.S. and Iran could have far-reaching consequences for the global economy. Shipping rates have spiked, oil prices are rising, and global stock markets have taken a hit. All eyes...
President Trump and top administration officials have quickly taken a victory lap in the wake of Saturday’s strikes on Iran, saying the attacks achieved their primary goal of “obliterating” Tehran’s nuclear program. But the administration has not yet produced the evidence to back that claim, Congress has yet to be briefed on the attacks, and...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump takes aim at Fed as fiscal mess looms President Trump is pushing the Federal Reserve to go beyond its legal mandate and help him manage the national debt as Republicans face growing pressure over the...
President Trump’s decision to float the possibility of regime change in Iran following a number of U.S. strikes on its nuclear facilities has caused a new rupture across the MAGA universe, as top supporters fret about the possibility of a deeper U.S. involvement in a Middle Eastern war. Trump surprised some supporters by authorizing weekend...
The White House is signaling it is open to de-escalation in the Middle East after Iran’s retaliatory strikes Monday appeared to be largely symbolic and did not cause any casualties. Iran fired more than a dozen missiles at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a response to U.S. strikes over the weekend that targeted...
Presented by Jewish Federations of North America — Plus: DOJ appeals Abrego Garcia's release {beacon} IRAN LAUNCHED MISSILES at a U.S. Air Force base in Qatar on Monday, following the U.S. attacks on three Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend. The Qatari foreign Ministry said the nation “thwarted the attack and successfully intercepted the...
The Supreme Court on Monday lifted judge-imposed limits on the Trump administration’s deportations to countries where migrants have no ties over a scathing dissent from the court’s liberal justices. The administration warned U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy’s injunction was endangering immigration officials stuck in Djibouti guarding a group of convicted criminals, who were destined for South...
Former President Biden’s White House doctor, Kevin O’Connor, is set to appear for a deposition before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee next month, a committee spokesperson confirmed to The Hill. O’Connor is scheduled to be deposed on July 9 as committee Chair Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) expands his panel’s probes into Biden’s mental...
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow the state to enforce its new immigration law as an appeal plays out in a lower court. The new law, SB 4-C, makes it a state crime for people to enter Florida after arriving in the U.S. illegally and evading immigration...
President Trump on Monday lashed out at the media as journalists reported on the uncertainty around the extent of destruction at Iranian nuclear facilities targeted by U.S. strikes over the weekend. Trump blasted reporters and executives at CNN, ABC News and NBC News in the aftermath of the U.S. strikes. Multiple news outlets have reported...
