Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez abandoned his U.S. Senate bid, switching to run for U.S. House after President Donald Trump backed Rep. Julia Letlow for the Senate seat.
Fifty percent of chief local election officials in Western U.S. states have left their jobs since November 2020, with departures increasing from 2023, according to new Issue One study.
DHS pushes back after Maryland congressional candidate David Trone criticized planned ICE facility in Hagerstown, calling detention center unnecessary.
Caleb Phillips, a regular attendee of Cities Church in Minnesota, said that agitators have continued to harass and heckle congregants following their disruption of a service on Jan. 18.
Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones is launching a "Girl Dads for Burt" coalition on National Girls & Women in Sports Day, advocating for fairness in female athletics.
As you probably heard, Don Lemon has been arrested and charged, in connection with his decision to join a group of anti-ICE protesters who entered a church in St. Paul, Minn., and interrupted services in order to protest the pastor, who they alleged was aiding government efforts to detain illegal immigrants. Lemon has claimed that he is merely a journalist who...
Editor's note: The piece that follows and some of its links contain explicit material. Reader discretion is advised. Next week, PBS viewers will come across the new documentary “The Librarians.” Released in 2025 with Sarah Jessica Parker as executive producer, the film portrays America’s librarians as soldiers defending democracy from so-called “book bans” and other attacks on...
The Trump administration is pushing for a $12 billion minerals stockpile, a White House official confirmed to The Hill on Monday. The stockpile is expected to involve rare earth elements, other minerals that the government considers “critical” and additional materials whose prices may fluctuate. Bloomberg first reported on the stockpile, called Project Vault; the White House aide confirmed...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Sunday it has locked down the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas amid a measles outbreak. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network, that the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) confirmed Saturday that two detainees at the center had contracted measles....
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is warning a Democratic candidate’s victory in a Texas state Senate race could have implications for the Republican Party in the upcoming midterm elections. In a shocking win Saturday evening, Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss by 14 percentage points, garnering more than 13,000 more votes than his opponent,...
Professional boxer Ryan Garcia is retracting support for President Trump amid ongoing questions over his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. "This is my public declaration and announcement, I’m reclining my past support for Donald Trump," the 27-year-old boxer wrote in one social media post. "Anyone that was involved in any thing to do...
A private Catholic high school in California's Bay Area is dealing with an outbreak of tuberculosis, according to city health officials and multiple media reports.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report last week estimating the Education Department spent at least $28 million on an attempted reduction in force (RIF) at its Office of Civil Rights (OCR) last year. The report focused on RIFs that were conducted in March, but, due to a court order, the employees were put on administrative leave with pay...
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday said the Department of Justice (DOJ) review of files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein is “over” after months of scrutiny regarding their release. “This review is over,” Blanche said during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week.” “I mean we reviewed over six million pieces of paper,...
The House returns Monday to Washington, where lawmakers will seek to end the partial government shutdown that began over the weekend. The lower chamber's Republican leaders face an uphill battle as they work to get the funding package across the finish line. Democrats have said they will not support the measure. And GOP lawmakers are...
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says he “saw no evidence” to back the claims of senior Trump administration officials that Alex Pretti was attempting to assault law enforcement officers and instead “saw a man that was retreating” when he was shot and killed by federal officers in Minneapolis. “I saw no evidence....
President Trump in a Truth Social post early Monday ripped the Grammy Awards as "virtually unwatchable" and said he would “have some fun” while threatening to sue host Trevor Noah for a joke related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Congratulations, Billie Eilish. Wow, that’s a Grammy that every artist wants — almost as much...
