Bars and restaurants across Ontario will be allowed to start serving alcohol early on Sunday in anticipation of the gold medal men’s hockey game between the U.S. and Canada, according to the province’s government. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) announced Friday that the hours for liquor sales would be extended so that...
The United Kingdom has blocked a request by the U.S. to use the country’s bases for a potential strike on Iran, according to multiple British media reports. The decision by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, first reported by The Times, was reportedly made due to concerns that such action could violate international law. President Trump...
The Supreme Court cast aside the bulk of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs Friday, obliterating a canon of his economic strategy in ruling that his use of an emergency statute to remake global trade was unlawful. The decision invalidates what the Trump administration called the president’s most significant economic and foreign policy initiative of his second term,...
A U.S.-born athlete competing for China in the Olympic Games brushed off criticism from Vice President Vance, who had questioned her decision not to represent the United States. “I’m flattered. Thanks, JD! That’s sweet," decorated freestyle skier Eileen Gu said, according to USA Today. "So many athletes compete for a different country. ... People only...
The U.S. economy grew far slower than expected in the final three months of 2025, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) rose at an annualized rate of 1.4 percent during the fourth quarter. Economists expected the U.S to economy to have grown at a...
President Trump will welcome governors to the White House on Friday morning for a working breakfast. The annual meeting between Trump and state leaders — typically a bipartisan gathering — has been overshadowed by the president's attacks on Democratic Govs. Wes Moore (Md.) and Jared Polis (Colo.). The National Governors Association (NGA) said earlier this...
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[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 am ET at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] You’d have to say that Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff is the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent this year. But you could...
U.S. fighter jets intercepted Russian warplanes on Thursday after they were detected near Alaska. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected, tracked and intercepted two Russian Tu-95s bomber planes, two Su-35s fighter planes and one A-50 spy plane until they departed the Alaskan ADIZ, officials said in a statement released late Thursday. The defense...
More than 320,000 vehicles manufactured by Nissan North America, Inc. have been recalled due to an engine failure risk, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Late last month the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on the federal environmental review and permitting process for such infrastructure projects as pipelines, powerplants, fossil energy extraction, mining, refinery equipment, ad infinitum. So broken is the process that — believe it or not — there was bipartisan agreement that reform is necessary. So broken is...
A Democratic group dedicated to expanding their presence at the state legislature-level is rolling out a six-figure investment on Friday ahead of a May special election for a Michigan Senate seat, a true bellwether race that could have consequences for the upper chamber’s majority. The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) is spending $250,000 in the special election to support Democrat Chedrick Greene’s candidacy and...
Three Vietnam War veterans on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to bar it from constructing his proposed triumphal arch in Washington's Memorial Circle, arguing that it does not have congressional approval. The veterans, along with an architectural historian, argue the construction of the structure — dubbed "Independence Arch" by the White House...
