Some months into the COVID-19 pandemic, I learned that my children had begun watching the Australian cartoon series “Bluey.” My first instinct was to deliver a sermon on politicization. Surely the Land Down Under, imposer of some of the strictest lockdown measures on the planet, would use its cultural export to lecture children on the […]
Google Gemini, why are people using artificial intelligence at work when they should know by now that it’s unreliable and that they’re proving that they’re no longer worth their paycheck, because a machine will phone it in for free? “Human perversity, laziness and stupidity come to mind,” Gemini said after thinking for a millisecond. ”But […]
National Park Service crews turned on the spigot Thursday to begin filling the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, capping President Donald Trump’s citywide beautification initiative for Washington, D.C., in time for America’s 250th anniversary. The plan, which included the reopening of nine historic fountains across the city, is a reminder that the decrepit state of most […]
President Trump sought to appeal to farmers at a roundtable in Wisconsin on Friday amid skyrocketing fertilizer and energy prices as a result of the U.S. war in Iran. “We’re going to come out, and your fertilizer prices are going to go way down, just like they were four months ago,” Trump told farmers in...
A federal prosecutor in California has opened probes into alleged voter fraud in the state after President Trump accused Democrats of “cheating” in its primary elections this week. Bill Essayli, the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, announced on Friday that his office had “multiple election fraud investigations underway,” but did...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Putin pours cold water on Zelensky meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin poured cold water on the prospect of meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in person, arguing there is no reason to have diplomatic talks to...
Three top correspondents at "60 Minutes" say they will stay with the program amid speculation about their futures as CBS News implements sweeping changes across the show and the network more broadly. In a letter to colleagues, which was obtained by The Hill on Friday, Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim wrote they are...
Two Senate Democrats on Thursday called on the Trump administration to stop the production of a 24-karat gold coin bearing President Trump’s image to commemorate America’s 250th birthday, with the lawmakers expressing concerns that some of the gold used by U.S. Mint could be traced to foreign cartels. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Ron Wyden...
Russian President Vladimir Putin poured cold water Friday on the idea of a face-to-face meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, reportedly saying he does not see a reason to hold direct talks regarding an end to the ongoing war between the two nations. "I don't see any point for now," Putin said during Russia's annual...
Subaru is recalling nearly 70,000 of its popular SUVs over a defect that could cause the glass moonroof to detach while the vehicle is moving, according to a filing with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The House Armed Services Committee early Friday advanced a historically large defense policy bill that would authorize some $1.15 trillion for the Pentagon, giving service members a pay bump and supporting U.S. allies and acquisition reforms. The legislation also included measures that require more accountability from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, amid some bipartisan frustration over...
President Trump shrugged off frustration among New Yorkers that tickets to see the New York Knicks play in the NBA Finals in person are so expensive. The cheapest tickets to Game 3 of the NBA Finals, which will be played Monday at Madison Square Garden, are going for more than $8,000 on secondary ticket markets....
Armenia's parliamentary election on June 7 will test whether the small democracy can chart its own future and how much the United States is willing to help it do so, as it attempts to loosen its dependence on Russia and reorient itself toward the West.
President Trump dismissed criticism of the recent Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovations on Friday, rejecting claims the project amounted to merely a "paint job." “The Great Reflecting Pool, that stretches between The Lincoln Memorial and The Washington Monument, just opened to ‘rave reviews’ but, maliciously or not, some say, like The Washington Post, it was...
Rural hospital closures are the result of failed policies that ignored economic realities, and regulatory relief is the solution to make rural healthcare more sustainable.
