DHS faces shutdown by Saturday over Democrats' demands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement reforms, including warrant requirements and racial profiling bans.
Mike Tyson joins HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to fight obesity after losing his sister when she was 25 to a heart attack. The boxer said he wants to be a "hero."
House Republican Rep. Neal Dunn of Florida has announced his plan to retire at the end of this congressional term, but rumors of an early departure are swirling.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said Tuesday that while she may disagree with her fellow justices on cases, they are able to handle those differences respectfully. "The court is very good at compartmentalizing, meaning that we focus on our work. We work very hard. We come up with our own individual opinions as to...
The National Governors Association (NGA) has canceled its annual White House meeting after President Trump only invited Republican governors to the gathering. The yearly meeting is traditionally bipartisan and offers a chance for state leaders to convene with one another and the president. “Because NGA’s mission is to represent all 55 governors, the Association is...
Most Americans believe state governments should have the vote-counting responsibility in national elections, according to a new poll. The Economist/YouGov survey, released Tuesday, found that 55 percent of respondents believe state governments “should be responsible for counting votes in national elections,” while 17 percent said that the federal government should retain that responsibility. Another 28...
New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado (D) announced on Tuesday that he’s ending his primary challenge against Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) in a last-minute surprise, despite recently announcing his running mate. “I’ve decided to end my campaign for Governor of New York. After much consideration, I’ve concluded that there simply is no viable path forward,” Delgado said in a statement on X. “And...
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick admitted to senators during testimony on Tuesday that he visited the notorious island owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein despite previously telling senators that he had cut off all contact with Epstein after first meeting him in 2005. “I did have lunch with him as I was on a...
A procedural vote slated for Tuesday afternoon is in trouble as Republican leaders seek to reinstate a prohibition on calling snap votes to repeal President Trump’s tariffs. Two Republicans — Reps. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) and Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) — told The Hill that they planned to vote against the rule out of opposition to reinstating...
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Monday called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be “entirely reformed,” as criticism rises over the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) use of force when carrying out President Trump's deportation agenda. “Well, the first thing we're doing is ... we as Democratic governors are all calling it out....
Pop star Chappell Roan said on Monday she has left her agency Wasserman after learning that CEO Casey Wasserman's name appears in the Department of Justice's (DOJ) last tranche of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "As of today, I am no longer represented by Wasserman, the talent agency led by Casey Wasserman,"...
New Jersey progressive candidate Analilia Mejia looked set to clinch the Democratic nomination in the race for Gov. Mikie Sherrill's (D) old House seat Tuesday after former Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.), her closest rival, conceded. With more than 95 percent of the vote counted and the top two candidates separated by fewer than 1,000 votes,...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday that it is reviewing whether butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) is safe when used in food and as a food contact substance. The FDA called the review part of its “broader efforts to proactively review chemical additives in the food supply.” The administration identified BHA as a top priority...
The family of Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre wrote a Monday letter to Ghislaine Maxwell that she deserves to be “trapped in a cage forever” after being convicted as a Jeffrey Epstein accomplice in a scheme to exploit and abuse multiple minor girls. “Ghislaine, you deserve to spend the rest of your life in a jail...
