President Donald Trump's special envoy to Belarus recently revealed that he helped ingratiate himself with the country's autocratic leader by echoing Alexander Lukashenko's disdain for Europe with vulgar language and by negotiating his way through a boozy lunch during their first meeting.
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) is banning his staff from trading on prediction markets, which have recently come under congressional scrutiny. “Effective today, Congressman Moulton is instituting an office-wide policy prohibiting his congressional staff from participating in prediction market platforms, such as Polymarket and Kalshi,” Moulton’s press office said in a post on the social platform...
President Trump said Wednesday at the National Republican Congressional Committee’s (NRCC) annual fundraising dinner that he avoids using the word “war” to describe the conflict in Iran. “I won’t use the word 'war' because they say if you use the word 'war,' that’s maybe not a good thing to do,” Trump told the crowd of...
An opinion drafted over the summer by the Department of Justice argues service members who participate in boat strikes in the Caribbean cannot be prosecuted — one of the many concerns expressed by critics who have questioned their legality. Details of the July opinion, first reported by The Washington Post, come as lawmakers have expressed...
Sharon Osbourne thanked President Trump for leaving her family a voicemail praising Ozzy Osbourne as an "amazing guy" in the wake of the heavy metal performer's death. "I just wanted to wish you the best and the family," Trump said in the message played on an episode of "The Osbournes" podcast, released Wednesday. "Honestly, he was amazing....
All Smithsonian museums that were closed due to the government shutdown are expected to reopen Monday. The Smithsonian's website said all of its "museums, research centers and the zoo" remain closed Thursday. “The National Museum of American History, the National Air and Space Museum, and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center will reopen on Friday, Nov....
Jennifer Lawrence has questioned the effectiveness of celebrities speaking out against President Trump, while the Democrats should focus on the economy and the struggles of everyday Americans, rather than relying on out-of-touch celebrities to deliver their message.
A group of former officials at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asked the agency to repeal its "news distortion policy," which it notes sitting Chair Brendan Carr has cited in threatening to crack down on mainstream media coverage that is critical of President Trump. In a petition filed Thursday, the group criticized the policy as...
The federal government starts the process of reopening on Thursday after a record 43-day shutdown ended. President Trump signed the House-passed funding measure bill late Wednesday. Six Democrats voted with Republicans to end the shutdown. Many federal workers will start receiving paychecks on Saturday. But both the U.S. air traffic system and federal food assistance...
The first wave of federal workers will start receiving paychecks on Saturday as the government begins to reopen after a record-long shutdown. A senior administration official told The Hill’s sister network NewsNation that paychecks will start going out this weekend and the administration aims to pay all federal workers by Wednesday. A memo, obtained by...
“There are two types of people on the battlefield — the quick and the dead.” This Army saying is instilled in basic training then reinforced throughout one’s military career. Until last month, Ukraine was "the quick" in its defensive war against Russia. Kyiv, since day one of the war, has understood that to be quick requires...
