Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday that airline flight delays and cancellations will only get worse as the holidays approach unless the government reopens.
First lady Melania Trump privately raised concerns about demolishing the East Wing for President Trump's new ballroom, according to The Wall Street Journal. The outlet also reported, citing administration officials, that the first lady distanced herself from the move, telling associates it was not her project. The Hill has reached out to the White House and the...
A handful of New York voters filed a lawsuit on Monday in an effort to scrap the Empire State’s congressional map over a House district represented by Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, as Democrats look to counter Republican redistricting efforts ahead of 2026. The lawsuit, which was filed by Democratic law firm Elias Law Group, alleged that “Black...
Less than half of Americans approve of Latin pop star Bad Bunny serving as the entertainer during next year's Super Bowl halftime show, while the rest either disprove or are agnostic about his selection. A new Quinnipiac poll released on Monday found 48 percent of respondents expressed support of Bad Bunny, while while 29 percent...
With food assistance benefits set to run out starting Saturday, DoorDash has launched what it calls an “emergency food response” to help people in need. In a Sunday release, the food delivery service said it would waive merchant fees for food banks, food pantries and community organizations with whom it partners, impacting an estimated 1...
Democrats are blocking the reopening of the federal government, which would fully fund food stamps, in order to get their own demands met, putting millions of vulnerable Americans at risk.
A judge handed down a maximum sentence Monday morning to Bionca Ellis, the woman accused of killing a 3-year-old boy in an unprovoked attack in the parking lot of a local Giant Eagle last summer.
CNN is denying a recent report that its head Mark Thompson recently met with officials in President Trump's administration and afterward urged staff at the network to ease up on its coverage of the White House renovation project, which has torn down the East Wing. The report, published in the media-news outlet Status, cited people...
The largest union representing federal workers is calling for an end to the government shutdown, as it hits Day 27. In a Monday release, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National President Everett Kelley said “it’s time” for Congress to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution (CR) to reopen the government. “No half measures, and...
A group of Chinese bombers conducting “confrontation drills” recently flew near Taiwan, Beijing’s state media claimed Sunday, just days ahead of a meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea. Without giving a date or specific location for the war games, the Weibo account for Chinese state television’s military channel said “several J-10...
