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President Trump is facing backlash from both ends of the political spectrum for his response to the killings of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, with some critics arguing the president’s words were particularly troublesome in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination. While Trump’s comments are unlikely to harm him...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday that its officials did not pull over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) son and accused her of a “PR stunt.” “[Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] has absolutely ZERO record of its officers or agents pulling over Congresswoman Omar’s son. With no evidence, it is shameful that Congresswoman Omar...

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The banking sector is changing fast, with policymakers, industry leaders and consumers figuring out how to grapple with the benefits and risks of an increasingly interconnected financial system. Lawmakers and banking experts joined The Hill’s “Modern Money” event, sponsored by the Bank Policy Institute, on Tuesday to discuss how to strengthen consumer protections, particularly amid...

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said President Trump ramps up his attacks on immigrants and other communities when negative news about his administration runs.  “When things aren’t going well for him … cue the bigotry,” the Minnesota lawmaker told The Guardian in an interview published Tuesday.  “It’s the same playbook and he just goes back to...

President Trump on Tuesday said he still had confidence in White House chief of staff Susie Wiles after she generated controversy with comments to Vanity Fair about members of the Cabinet. “I didn’t read it, but I don’t read Vanity Fair — but she’s done a fantastic job,” Trump told the New York Post in...

Oil prices on Tuesday dropped to their lowest point since 2021. U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate was trading at about $55 per barrel, according to Business Insider’s tracker. That’s down from earlier in the week, when prices were as high as $58 per barrel. The last time prices were this low was in early 2021, when...

Maria Shriver on Monday blasted President Trump over his remarks about the deaths of actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife, accusing the commander in chief as being the only person suffering from "TDS," or "Trump Derangement Syndrome." "Come on, come on," Shriver, the former first lady of California, said in a video on Instagram. "There's...

This is not about open borders or closed borders. It is about whether America decides that looking American is enough. Or whether some people will always be asked to prove it. 

Three Senate Democrats said Tuesday that they are investigating the impact of data centers on consumer electricity bills amid concerns that the expansion of energy-hungry artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is driving up costs. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) pressed Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and several other tech firms about their data center build-outs and agreements...

Yes, it’s true that Rob Reiner hated Trump, had called him mentally unfit for office, and inveighed against the president repeatedly on social media. But here, that old adage is quite appropriate: If you don’t have something nice to say, just say nothing.

Congressional lawmakers on Tuesday are scrambling to hammer out plans to address rising insurance premium costs before their holiday recess, as the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies looms large. The House Rules committee meets at 2 p.m., with the GOP leadership health plan on its agenda. Moderate Republicans will push for an amendment that...

Despite President Trump's claims of an "A+++++" economy, rising bankruptcy rates among businesses, farmers, and health care companies indicate that the economy is facing significant challenges that need to be addressed.