Georgia Republicans dealt a blow to President Trump on Tuesday, bucking his preferred pick, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R), for healthcare executive and billionaire Rick Jackson in the Peach State’s gubernatorial primary. Jackson defeated Jones by single digits in the Republican gubernatorial runoff — marking the second time one of Trump’s endorsees in a major statewide...
The Trump administration is intervening on behalf of Elon Musk’s xAI after the NAACP accused it in court of illegally polluting the air of a Memphis-area community. In April, the civil rights organization alleged that xAI did not get an air pollution permit for its Colossus Gas Plant, which powers its Colossus 2 data center that in...
Some fans, waving pre-revolutionary Iranian flags, booed the Iranian national anthem before the country's opening match against New Zealand in the FIFA World Cup on Monday in Los Angeles, The Athletic reported. They played to a 2-2 draw in the Group G tilt. The Lion and Sun flag, a green, white and red horizontal tricolor, served as...
No one can know for certain how the current dilemma created by Putin’s military misadventure will play out. One thing, however, is increasingly clear: The trendlines are not good, either for Russia or for its president.
President Trump’s approval rating ticked up slightly in recent days as Americans expressed less dissatisfaction over the cost of living, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The survey, conducted June 12-15, gathered responses from before and after Trump announced a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran, and found that 36 percent of Americans approve...
Combs was sentenced in October to four years and two months in federal prison after being convicted of transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters.
President Trump said on Tuesday that the deal between the U.S. and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz can survive even if Israel’s attacks in Lebanon continue. “It can,” Trump said, speaking from the G7 in Évian-les-Bains, France, when asked if the Iran deal can survive if Israel attacks Lebanon, referring to the conflict...
President Trump said on Tuesday that there “would be no Israel” without him, marking some of his most pointed criticism toward the country amid its ongoing attacks on Lebanon. “Without the US, there would be no Israel. Without me, there would be no Israel because no other president was willing to do what I did....
President Trump on Tuesday claimed the U.S. will not invest any money in Iran, after Vice President Vance seemed to confirm reports that Iran could potentially gain access to a $300 billion reconstruction fund as part of its peace agreement with the U.S. “We are not investing any money in Iran, by the way, and...
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The Hill presents two hours of live, real-time primary night coverage, diving deep into the 2026 primary in Oklahoma, runoffs in Alabama and Georgia, plus the Washington, D.C. mayoral primary on Tuesday June 16, 2026, from 8 p.m. EDT to 10 p.m. EDT. The Hill's coverage will be anchored by Sunrise on The Hill’s Cory...
President Trump installed a giant claw, the "Octagon" fighting ring, on the South Lawn of the White House to host a UFC fight night in celebration of his 80th birthday, which was criticized for being a crass, cheap, and commercial celebration of violence.
