The Department of Homeland Security is facing new questions over a migrant's death -- this time a refugee here with legal status who died after Border Patrol agents left him at a coffee shop in Buffalo.
The Open Markets Institute, an organization dedicated to stopping monopolies, is calling on U.S. regulators to oppose any attempt by Paramount-Skydance to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery following Netflix's decision to walk away from its previous deal to obtain the studio.
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Judge hands Hegseth loss in bid to punish Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video A federal judge has blocked the Pentagon’s efforts to censure Sen. Mark Kelly and lower his retirement rank in the wake of...
Approval of President Trump's immigration agenda has seen a decline among independents, with most saying that the administration has overstepped with its deportation efforts, according to an AP-NORC poll released Thursday. Polling found that 23 percent approved of Trump's handling on immigration, down 14 points since March 2025. About 6 in 10 independents said the...
A federal appeals court allowed a judge’s order to take effect Thursday that requires the Trump administration to resume funding for the Gateway tunnel project connecting New York and New Jersey. By declining to intervene, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit paved the way for the project to resume, at least briefly, as a lawsuit brought by the two Democratic-led states proceeds. The court will issue another ruling after holding...
A Newsmax host on Wednesday lambasted President Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) over its redactions throughout the files connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, calling for "somebody to go to jail." Carl Higbie, host of "Carl Higbie Frontline," said the Trump administration is in engaged in a cover-up by redacting names and identifying information...
The Senate left Washington on Thursday without a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), all but ensuring a shutdown of the agency that could stretch into next week. The two sides remain at loggerheads over the reforms Democrats are demanding to immigration enforcement practices, and negotiators were unable to bridge the sizable...
Education Secretary Linda McMahon will lead a U.S. delegation to the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Italy later this month, the White House announced on Wednesday. The closing ceremony is set to be held on Feb. 22 at Verona Arena in Verona, Italy, with a grand finale that officials say will “weave together...
Developer Karrin Taylor Robson announced Thursday she’s dropping her bid for Arizona governor, expressing concerns over a messy Republican primary heading into November. In a statement posted on the social platform X, Taylor Robson said “we cannot afford a divisive Republican primary that drains resources and turns into months of intraparty attacks.” “It only weakens our conservative...
A wastewater spill into the Potomac River that began last month now appears to be one of the largest in American history. DC Water, a local water utility, said in a press release last week that part of a sewer system known as the Potomac Interceptor collapsed along the Clara Barton Parkway on Jan. 19....
The mayor of Culver City, Calif., clapped back at claims made by Attorney General Pam Bondi about the city’s crime rates. During a back-and-forth with Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) about right-wing extremism at a heated congressional hearing on Wednesday, Bondi accused the congresswoman of “not talking about any crime in her district.” Kamlager-Dove represents a...
“Melania” producer Marc Beckman defended the documentary’s use of music from the 2017 film "Phantom Thread," after the film’s director, Paul Thomas Anderson, and composer, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, said the documentary used the music without their approval. “It’s a blatant lie,” Beckman told Breitbart News on Monday. “We have a legal right and permission to...
The Kremlin on Thursday said it is discussing options with Cuba to provide assistance to the island in the face of a President Trump threatening tariffs on any country providing oil to Havana. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said it is “impossible to discuss these issues in such a public manner,” according to Russian state news outlet...
