The U.S. military launched a third round of strikes against Iran on Saturday in response to an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command (Centcom). Iran said it was closing this critical oil trading passage after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) struck Cyprus-flagged container ship GFS...
William Lawrence, a progressive running in the Democratic primary for the U.S. House in Michigan, is responding to backlash over his previous criticism of Black political leaders. The Huffington Post on Saturday published Lawrence’s comments from a 2024 episode of his podcast, in which the Democrat accused some Black lawmakers of being “a pillar, frankly, for establishment,...
A preliminary hearing for the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk unfolded in Utah this week, offering the first comprehensive look at the evidence prosecutors say ties Tyler Robinson to the shooting at Utah Valley University last fall. Judge Tony Graf is weighing whether there is enough evidence to send Robinson to trial, as the...
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) whistleblower accused the agency of lying about shortchanging its training, including legal training over whether they are permitted to use deadly force, amid a hiring surge of new officers. Ryan Schwank, a former lawyer for ICE, said training for new officers has been pared down to the point...
A federal court on Monday rejected the latest Republican-led bid to block a new congressional map in Utah that could give Democrats a seat in the red state. A three-judge panel denied a motion for a preliminary injunction that would have blocked the new lines from going into effect before this fall’s midterms. “Because we...
For much of his second term, the court has handed the president major wins on immigration, executive power and agency authority. But this time, the justices drew a line.
The U.S. military blew up another alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean on Monday, killing three “narco-terrorists” in the operation, it said. The vessel was operated by a designated terrorist organization, was transiting along a “known narco-trafficking” routes and was engaged in “narco-trafficking operations,” the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) said on social platform X. It...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Monday that Principal Deputy Director Ralph Abraham, the former Louisiana surgeon general, has resigned from his position after less than three months because of "unforeseen family obligations." His departure comes amid a shake-up at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with former interim Director...
Investigators are looking into the views regarding Jeffrey Epstein of the man fatally shot by law enforcement on President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property early Sunday morning, a source briefed on the investigation confirmed to NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network. While not a definitive motive, investigators are examining writings by Martin in which he referenced the Epstein...
Sanders said that “we” should have a degree of control over what the tech CEOs are building. And that sounds nice, but let’s be clear on something — who is “we”?
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) are expected to hear from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) whistleblower at a public forum on Monday. The Democrats say the former ICE employee will for the first time publicly "discuss new immigration enforcement training methods and policies, including authorizing warrantless entry to the homes...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday said Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) must address the allegations that he had an affair with one of his congressional staffers, who died last year after setting herself on fire, but added that it is “too early to prejudge" the situation. “I endorsed Tony before all these allegations came out,”...
The U.S. signed onto a non-binding declaration Saturday with dozens of other countries following India’s AI Impact Summit, committing to a “shared global vision” on the technology. It was one of 89 countries and organizations to sign the document, which laid out seven key pillars for AI development, including democratizing AI resources, using AI to...
Congress is considering legislation to ensure that air traffic controllers, TSA officers, and CBP agents are paid during government shutdowns, in order to prevent the chaos and economic harm caused by the previous shutdown.
Gov. Greg Abbott urged Texans to stay alert for federal travel warnings from the U.S. Department of State amid the ongoing chaos in Mexico following Sunday’s killing of infamous drug lord Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Oseguera Cervantes, of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday in favor of a Louisiana law that says the Ten Commandments must be displayed in every public school classroom. The appeals court said a preliminary lower court injunction against the law, which was challenged on free speech grounds, was premature since the displays never went up in classrooms. The...
