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Poll: The political right has staked a claim on patriotism across the West

Patriotism has become partisan. It doesn’t matter that people across the ideological spectrum are equally likely to say that they themselves are patriotic. New international polling shows that when...

Poll: The political right has staked a claim on patriotism across the West

Patriotism has become partisan. It doesn’t matter that people across the ideological spectrum are...

Top highlights from Trump’s late night July 4 address: ‘No dream in history is bigger’

Trump delivered a 37-minute America 250 speech after a lightning delay, honoring gold star families and vowing to defeat communism forever.

America learned long ago that air-conditioning saves lives. Why does Europe remain so stubborn about it?

Ideology is ironically trumping science in the heat wave cooking Europe. America's progressives should...

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—July 5

1989—Displaying its usual disregard for the interests of local communities in maintaining minimal standards...

Wes Moore: Trump on July 4 has ‘tried to make this moment about him’

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Friday criticized President Trump’s decision to hold a July Fourth rally on the National Mall during a heat wave in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.  “I think that we should never ask our people to sacrifice in order to hear a speech,” he told The Hill’s Judy Kurtz and Hillary...

Justice Department urges states to probe possible gas price gouging

The Justice Department on Friday called on states to “use all tools available” to investigate whether oil companies and individuals are intentionally inflating gas prices amid complaints from President Trump that they are falling too slowly. Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson also informed state attorneys general...

Wes Moore on democratic socialist gains: Voters want ‘someone who is going to fight for them’

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Friday argued the recent rise in democratic socialist candidates stems from an appetite within the Democratic Party for fighters, but not necessarily for direct challengers to President Trump. “I actually don't think people are looking for someone who can fight against the president," the Democratic official told The Hill’s Judy...

Live updates: Great American State Fair closes for afternoon amid searing heat

The Great American State Fair on the National Mall has closed for the afternoon, as the mercury climbed to 102 degrees with a heat index above 110. "The safety and well-being of our guests, volunteers, performers, vendors, and staff is our highest priority. Conditions are expected to improve later this afternoon, and we look forward...

Can the Mamdani machine kill the Democratic establishment?

The DSA has proven to be a formidable force in New York politics, with young and largely unknown candidates winning contested races and leaving the Democratic establishment reeling.

Rare ‘Exeter’ copy of Declaration of Independence discovered in UK

A rare printing of the Declaration of Independence that was lost for more than 250 years was recovered in London, Britain’s National Archives announced Friday. It is the only known copy of its kind existing outside the U.S. The so-called Exeter Declaration, which was printed in Exeter, N.H., days after the Declaration on Independence was adopted...

Iran welcomes foreign leaders for Ayatollah Khameinei’s state funeral

A stream of foreign dignitaries, officials and mourners gathered in Tehran on Friday to pay their respects to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28 that triggered the war. Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, a key mediator in the U.S.-Iran talks to end the war, joined mourners...

Connecting flight? Good luck.

For passengers without connections, late arriving flights are a nuisance and inconvenience. For passengers with connections, late arriving flights may be highly disruptive. Transparency is needed.

Justice Department defends decision not to release, unredact more Epstein files

The Justice Department (DOJ) declined on Thursday to release additional unredacted records from its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, telling a federal judge that it has already adequately complied with the law. The DOJ’s response came in the final hours of a court-ordered deadline to remove redactions in at least a dozen documents...

Christie: GOP headed for ‘monumental defeat’ in midterms

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) predicted during a podcast appearance this week that Republicans are headed for a “monumental defeat” in the upcoming midterm elections that could force a reckoning within the party. The assessment came after comedian Hasan Minhaj asked Christie if GOP voters “want the truth,” referring to the former governor’s...

UK’s military decline will pose a major challenge for its new prime minister

Spending on Britain's forces is unlikely to survive other budgetary demands.

Iran threatens response without ‘full implementation’ of US deal

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned of an Iranian response if the U.S. and Israel breach the interim peace deal, as Tehran prepares to bury its former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “We strongly demand full implementation of the agreements, and if the US and the Zionist regime fail to fulfill their commitments, Iran...

FOR INSIDERS | Whole Hog Politics: A revolutionary reader

[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 am EDT 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.] It is my devoted prayer that the last thing you, gentle readers, are interested in today is the crummy politics...

How taxes on groceries are driving American families to hunger 

Hunger in America is not inevitable. It is the sum of choices — including the quiet, routine choice to tax the most basic necessity of all. 

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