Keisha Lance Bottoms' Georgia gubernatorial campaign is reigniting debate over ethics issues from her previous years in city government in Atlanta, including alleged pay-to-play.
Acting AG Todd Blanche accuses Judge Boasberg of targeting DOJ attorneys after an appeals court again rebuked his contempt probe in a deportation case.
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday that would crack down on mail-in voting across the country. The order will require newly appointed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, aided by the Social Security Administration, to create a list of verified U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote, according to a fact sheet...
The Trump administration on Tuesday confirmed that social media accounts tied to former Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino were shut down, after reports indicated he refused to turn them over following his retirement. “Chief Patrol Agent Bovino has retired from federal service and no longer has access to official government social media accounts,” a Customs...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is restricting the landing of some flights at San Francisco International Airport, the agency said Tuesday. In a statement, the FAA said the airport “will experience some flight delays due to a runway repaving project and an FAA safety measure.” The agency added in the statement that its safety measure...
Talking Heads frontman David Byrne on Monday said he has played "ICE footage" as he performs the song "Life During Wartime" while touring to promote his new album, "Who is the Sky?" Byrne brought up the footage when asked by "The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert if Talking Heads songs like "Psycho Killer" and "Life...
A federal judge ruled Tuesday the University of Pennsylvania has to comply with a subpoena from the Trump administration requesting lists of Jewish faculty, students and organizations and their contact information as part of a discrimination probe. Judge Gerald Pappert ruled the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is within its constitutional right to collect the information from Penn. “For their...
President Trump on Tuesday railed against a lawsuit challenging the White House ballroom construction and other projects as a judge ruled construction on the ballroom must be halted. A federal judge ordered the administration on Tuesday to halt the construction of the ballroom until it receives congressional approval. The suit was brought by the National...
More than 400 hospitals across the country are in danger of closing or reducing services because of cuts to Medicaid funding under the GOP’s massive reconciliation package last year, according to new research. A report from Public Citizen found that 446 hospitals — 267 in urban areas and 176 in rural areas — are at...
The Trump administration will move the headquarters for the U.S. Forest Service from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, it announced Tuesday. In a press release, the Department of Agriculture said the move will also be accompanied by a “sweeping restructuring” at the agency. A department spokesperson told The Hill that 260 positions will move...
Ledford explained that he and Cawthorn were driving when he briefly fell asleep and then woke up when he crashed into a concrete barrier on the interstate.
The Iraqi government on Tuesday said that a foreign woman journalist was kidnapped and that it is pursuing operations to track down the perpetrators and secure her release. Iraq’s interior ministry said the woman was kidnapped in the evening and that security forces pursued the kidnappers, resulting in the interception of a vehicle, which overturned...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on Tuesday said the U.S. needs to wrap up its military operation in Iran, pressing the Trump administration to “finish it right” amid negotiations. “Now, I don't know what the military knows. I don't know what President Trump knows. I just think now we've got to finish this thing and finish...
ATLANTA - A month into the primary election victory of progressive organizer Analilia Mejia, she is preparing for yet another voting day. Mejia secured a victory last month in a crowded Democratic primary for the U.S. House seat vacated by New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D). Mejia is a former staffer of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who campaigned for her, and...
New York Times correspondent Maggie Haberman said Monday that Americans are “confused” by President Trump’s plans to wind down the war with Iran, as the conflict reaches 32 days on Tuesday. “What exactly the endgame here is hasn’t been articulated,” Haberman, who has covered the White House dating back to Trump’s first term, told host...
Sheriff Chad Bianco (R), one of the Republicans running in the California gubernatorial race, paused his investigation into election fraud allegations on Monday, as he faces mounting legal challenges, including from California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D). Bianco, of Riverside, Calif., told The Los Angeles Times that his investigation was put "on hold ... because...
