The rampant fraud uncovered in the state of Minnesota has shocked America and ended the political career of Gov. Tim Walz. Yet as I told Attorney General Pam Bondi...
Former President Biden on Friday knocked President Trump for his record-length State of the Union address, asking if his successor is "still talking." Biden gave a critique about Trump and his record while celebrating six years since the former president won the 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary at a party held by the South Carolina...
The U.S. on Friday designated Iran as a "state sponsor of wrongful detention" and demanded that the country release any Americans in its detention. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued the designation amid escalating tensions between the two countries and as President Trump considers launching strikes on Iran. Rubio cited Iran's consolidation of power following...
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) is pressing Department of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem to reopen the Global Entry program and to back off a new threat to suspend the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) PreCheck program amid the DHS shutdown, which is stretching into its third week. Rosen, who represents major tourist hub Las Vegas, is concerned...
Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) on Thursday defended his missed votes in the House by pointing to Senate votes missed by Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Vice President Vance when he represented Ohio. Hunt was questioned about his voting record in an appearance on "The Will Cain Show" on Fox News. Host Will Cain said Hunt...
The U.S. military shot down a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drone with a laser in Texas on Thursday, according to Democratic lawmakers, prompting the closure of airspace near the U.S.-Mexico border. Democratic Reps. Rick Larsen (Wash.), Bennie Thompson (Miss.) and Andre Carson (Ind.) said in a joint statement Thursday evening that the Pentagon reportedly shot down...
Vice President Vance on Thursday defended the U.S. potentially launching military strikes on Iran, saying there was "no chance" that it would lead to a longer war in the Middle East. Vance said in an interview with The Washington Post that the strikes would be a deterrent to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon...
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D) on Thursday announced that federal immigration agents are banned from city property while also mandating Denver law enforcement to protect protesters. Johnston issued the ban via an executive order. The order mandates that Denver police and sheriff's deputies document federal immigration officers with body cameras, give life-saving aid to someone...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Maryland sheriffs on Thursday slammed a new state law that bars cooperation agreements between federal immigration officers and local authorities. ICE accused Maryland lawmakers of allowing Americans to become "hurt or, worse, killed by criminal aliens," the agency posted on the social platform X. The post included a video...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump administration enacts 6-month moratorium on Minnesota Medicaid payments Vice President Vance and top health official Mehmet Oz announced a 6-month “moratorium” on Medicaid payments to Minnesota, claiming it was an effort to crack down on fraud. The...
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday criticized questions she said she got from House Republicans about UFOs and the "Pizzagate" conspiracy during her deposition as part of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "It then got, at the end, quite unusual because I started being...
At least two individuals on the boat involved in a shooting with Cuban forces on Wednesday were U.S. citizens, with one dead and the other injured, a U.S. official told The Hill’s sister network NewsNation on Thursday. A third person on the U.S.-registered boat was on a U.S. K-11 visa, the official added. The shootout,...
Netflix on Thursday said it would not match a bid from Paramount seeking to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery, the sprawling media empire that includes legacy brands in news and entertainment like CNN and HBO. News of the streamer bowing out of its deal with Warner Bros. Discovery came just minutes after the David Zaslav-led company...
Anthropic said Thursday that “virtually no progress” had been made in the company’s talks with the Pentagon over the terms of use for its AI models ahead of a Friday afternoon deadline. The Department of Defense (DOD) delivered its last and final offer to the company on Wednesday night, asking the firm to allow the...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday revealed that childhood and teen obesity rates in the U.S. have reached record highs in recent years. The first report details how the CDC's researchers found that 40.3 percent of adults 20 and older were found to be obese, which included 9.7 percent who have...
