Gavin Newsom spent more than $450 million on a regional emergency call system that flopped, and was canceled. Meantime, the old system risks “catastrophic failure."
A writer and film actor who stars as a senator “obsessed with watching himself” on social media says his new thriller could serve as a “cautionary tale” for real-life lawmakers. In “PH-1,” Mark Kassen plays a fictional independent senator who’s on the verge of passing a water bill. “He loves his own image. You see...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured a second indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, a source familiar told NewsNation, The Hill's sister network. It was not immediately clear the specific charges faced by the longtime foe of President Trump, but CNN reported that they relate to a photo Comey posted last May of seashells on a beach arranged to form...
The Pentagon has asked Congress to codify its “Department of War” renaming, saying it will cost nearly $52 million to complete and will not have a “significant impact” on President Trump’s fiscal 2027 defense budget request. The Defense Department said the “actual costs are being collected during implementation and will be available after” the current...
A second three-judge panel in Wisconsin dismissed a challenge to the state’s congressional map on Tuesday, ruling it does not have the authority to rule on the matter. The judges, David Conway of the Dane County Circuit Court, Michael Moran of the Marathon County Circuit Court and Patricia Baker of the Portage County Circuit Court,...
Rep. Daniel Webster (R-Fla.) announced Tuesday he will not seek reelection after his term ends, joining the dozens of Republicans who have chosen to step down from their roles amid congressional dysfunction. So far, 36 House Republicans — including Webster, the most recent — have announced they will leave their seats at the end of their term,...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued Wisconsin and key state officials Tuesday over their recent crackdown on prediction markets, arguing the federal regulator has exclusive jurisdiction over the platforms. The agency took aim at the Badger State for suing five prediction markets — Coinbase, Kalshi, Robinhood, Polymarket and Crypto.com — for allegedly running illegal...
Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor and the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, may proceed with her lawsuit alleging the Trump administration fired her for political reasons, a judge ruled Tuesday. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman came over the Justice Department's objection, and found that Maurene Comey's lawsuit belongs in federal...
A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's policy of detaining almost all those it is seeking to deport, determining they must be given the chance to seek bond amid their pursuit to remain in the country. Figures of those being held in detention have swollen to historic levels under the Trump administration, with the...
Allies of President Trump are upset over a post by former President Obama about the motives of the suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. On Sunday, Obama posted on the social media platform X that “although we don’t yet have the details about the motives behind last night's shooting at the White...
More than 1,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have departed amid the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the department said this week. DHS wrote Monday on the social platform X that more than 1,000 TSA officers “have been forced to leave the force” since the shutdown began in mid-February. “Ahead of...
Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Tuesday said it was “fascinating” to him that the suspect accused of targeting Trump administration officials at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner over the weekend appeared to make “no effort whatsoever to cover his tracks.” Cole Allen, 31, was charged with attempting to assassinate President...
Democrats are winning races — and even redistricting battles — but some in the party worry they’re not yet winning the argument. Join The Hill's Amie Parnes and Editor in Chief Ian Swanson for a discussion Tuesday afternoon on Democrats' messaging and political fallout from the shooting Saturday night at the White House Correspondents' Association...
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, is leading both of his potential Republican opponents in hypothetical head-to-head match-ups ahead of the general election, according to a new poll. In the Texas Public Opinion Research survey, conducted in mid-April, likely general election voters in the Lone Star State say they would back...
