President Donald Trump made history attending Supreme Court arguments on birthright citizenship, where justices voiced strong skepticism over his executive order.
UK Home Office scraps non-crime hate incident reporting, with Home Secretary Mahmood saying police will no longer investigate legal social media posts.
Democratic states immediately threatened to sue President Donald Trump over an executive order restricting mail-in voting and creating a voter eligibility list.
Former Sen. John E. Sununu (R-N.H.) officially entered the state’s 2026 Senate race Wednesday. Sununu, 61, previously represented the Granite State from 2003-2009. He has not held elected office since Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen spoiled his bid for a second term. Shaheen, 78, is not running for reelection. “Somebody has to step up and lower...
Houston police have referred more than a hundred detainees to ICE for immigration status checks this year — a surge of more than 1,000 percent, according to the Houston Chronicle. This has not happened because of a spike in arrests or crime in Houston or anything like that. In fact, violent crime is down overall, according...
(NewsNation) — Open enrollment season is here, and for millions of Americans, it's a chance to start saving through one of the most tax-advantaged accounts available. Health savings accounts, or HSAs, let those with high-deductible health plans set aside pre-tax money for medical expenses — from Advil and X-rays to doctor's visits. They're widely considered...
Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley (Ore.), a prominent Senate progressive, held the Senate floor overnight and into early Wednesday morning, speaking for more than 13 consecutive hours to protest President Trump and his first nine months back in the Oval Office. Merkley began speaking shortly before 6:30 pm Tuesday evening and he was still speaking as...
The federal government is 22 days into its current shutdown. Unless you or someone you know works for it, you’re probably unaware, but in the media and in Washington, it is the big story and the only story. Democrats are demanding their way, or else they’ll keep the government closed. Republicans won’t discuss the Democrats'...
High-profile defendants in a range of cases brought by President Trump’s Justice Department are pulling from the same playbook. From the president’s list of personal foes to perfect strangers caught in the crosshairs of his policy agenda, two separate but related defenses are popping up on everyone’s docket: Selective and vindictive prosecution. The legal claims are tough to prove. But as Trump wields DOJ’s power with a tighter grip than past modern presidents, defendants...
SpaceX settled a lawsuit with the makers of the popular card game Cards Against Humanity last month after they claimed Elon Musk's company trespassed on and damaged some of their property. The settlement was reached before a jury trial was scheduled to start on Nov. 3, the Associated Press reported. Neither company disclosed the terms...
Americans view the Republican Party as the party more capable of protecting the U.S. and keeping it prosperous, but fewer people hold this view since last year, according to a Gallup survey released on Tuesday. The poll found that 48 percent of Americans believe the GOP is more likely to keep the country protected, compared...
A U.S. Marshal and a TikTok streamer were injured on Tuesday by gunfire from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during an immigration operation in South Los Angeles. The incident happened at “a targeted enforcement traffic stop” of an immigrant not authorized to live in the U.S. who “previously escaped from custody” and “attempted...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Vulnerable Republicans call for ACA enhanced subsidy extension Republicans say they won’t negotiate on extending ObamaCare’s enhanced subsidies. But there’s at least some signs of growing GOP discomfort over the apparent lack of a plan. Associated Press/Alex Brandon...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Zelensky says Tomahawks are the trump card Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky argued Tuesday that President Trump’s decision to refrain from sending long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine deflated Russia’s interest in engaging in diplomacy to end...
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday went after Democrats over proposed plans to launch an online "tracker" of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity. “Shutdown Democrats are already refusing to pay our law enforcement agents. Now, @RepRobertGarcia and @SenBlumenthal are trying to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs,” Bondi said in...
Paul Ingrassia on Tuesday withdrew his nomination to be the head of the Office of Special Counsel after he reportedly referred to himself as having a "Nazi streak," among other racist comments. "I will be withdrawing myself from Thursday’s [Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee] hearing to lead the Office of Special Counsel because unfortunately I...
