President Trump publicly broke with The Federalist Society — but are Trump’s second-term judge selections really any different? Plus, the Justice Department increasingly eyes legal action against powerful individuals outside the bounds of U.S. borders. What's next as the focus turns from Venezuela to Cuba? Join The Hill Legal Affairs Reporters Ella Lee and Zach...
The Justice Department indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro on murder charges Wednesday, a move that coincides with Cuba's Independence Day and a threat from President Trump that he could invade the island. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche joined prosecutors in South Florida to announce the indictment “in conjunction with a ceremony to honor the victims of the...
The Republican primary for Senate in Alabama is projected to head to a runoff between Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.) and U.S. Navy Seal Jared Hudson, according to Decision Desk HQ. The rivals are battling in an open race to replace Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), who is exiting the upper chamber to lodge a bid for...
Jeff Bezos says he “had nothing to do with” Amazon’s decision to greenlight a multimillion-dollar documentary on Melania Trump, denying the project was an attempt to curry favor with the Trump administration. “The Melania thing is a falsehood that will not die,” Bezos, the founder of Amazon, told Andrew Ross Sorkin in a Wednesday interview on CNBC’s...
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board decried the Justice Department’s (DOJ) new “anti-weaponization fund,” which could serve to benefit some of President Trump’s political allies. In a Tuesday opinion piece, the board slammed the “rotten” nearly $2 billion fund. The payment deal was created as part of a settlement for Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal...
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) suggested Tuesday that Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) defeat in Kentucky’s Republican primary was connected to his pressure on the Trump administration over its handling of the probe into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “My good friend Thomas Massie lost tonight,” Khanna said in a video posted on social media on Tuesday...
President Trump will attend the G7 summit in France next month amid growing tensions between Trump and leaders of the group’s member countries. A White House official confirmed the development, which was first reported by Axios, to The Hill early Wednesday The summit will take place June 15 through 17 at Evian-les-Bains in France in...
Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and other lawmakers will hold a press conference Wednesday morning to press the Trump administration to indict former Cuban President Raúl Castro. The Trump administration is planning to announce criminal charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter tells NewsNation. Acting Attorney General Todd...
South Carolina House Republicans advanced a new GOP-favored map aimed at dismantling Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn’s district and putting the GOP one step closer toward passing an aggressive redraw ahead of the midterms. The Palmetto State’s lower chamber passed new congressional lines in a 74-37 vote shortly after midnight Wednesday. Four Republicans defected, voting against the proposed map. The legislation now heads to the state Senate,...
President Trump got his wish on Tuesday, with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) sent packing by voters in his Kentucky primary. The win by Trump-backed Ed Gallrein was the last in a string of election efforts to dismiss rebels who don't bow to the president's agenda. Elsewhere on the latest primary election day, the president's influence...
