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RFK Jr. unveils initiative targeting ‘overuse’ of psychiatric medications, especially among children

RFK Jr. unveiled a new HHS initiative targeting overuse of psychiatric medications, especially among children, as part of a broader mental health strategy.

Chicago pol says Walgreens should be charged with ‘first-degree corporate abandonment’ over closure over theft

A Chicago alderman says Walgreens should be charged with "first-degree corporate abandonment" over its decision to close a store in the 6th Ward.

Dem mayor faces reality check after accusing rival of ‘exploiting’ Palisades Fire: ‘Absolute tone deafness’

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says Spencer Pratt is "exploiting" Palisades Fire grief for political gain as the reality star challenges her in mayoral race.

House Dem frontrunner’s connections to ‘Blind Sheikh’ terrorist trial resurface and draw GOP fire

A frontrunner to replace a retiring NJ Democrat was a defense witness for the Blind Sheikh, convicted of seditious conspiracy after the 1993 WTC bombing.

The TSA made itself unfundable

Last Thursday, Congress ended the longest Department of Homeland Security shutdown in American history....

Why is Trump cutting energy aid during an oil price shock?

If the administration is successful in eliminating LIHEAP, the consequences are straightforward. Arrearages will skyrocket, utility shut-offs will increase, and human suffering will intensify.

Patel sues Atlantic over report on job performance, alcohol use

FBI Director Kash Patel sued The Atlantic for $250 million on Monday after the magazine published explosive reporting detailing the director was fearful of losing his job and struggled to be reached after nights of excessive drinking. The magazine published a story on Friday titled “The FBI Director Is MIA,” citing conversations with more than two dozen...

Live updates: Vance expected to head to Pakistan for Iran truce talks after tense weekend

With less than two days until a ceasefire between the U.S., Israel and Iran expires, prospects for peace are threatened. Iran’s military is threatening to retaliate after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships traveling through the Gulf of Oman over the weekend. Vice President Vance, with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President...

Carney: Canada’s economic ties with US now a weakness

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday said the country’s economic ties to the U.S. have become a “weakness,” pointing to global uncertainty caused by President Trump's trade and tariff policies. “The world is more dangerous and divided. The U.S. has fundamentally changed its approach to trade, raising its tariffs to levels last seen during...

Trump says energy secretary ‘totally wrong’ on gas prices not dropping to $3 until next year

President Trump told The Hill on Monday that he disagreed with Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s assessment that gas prices may not drop below $3 per gallon until next year. “No, I think he’s wrong on that. Totally wrong,” Trump said in a phone interview when asked about his energy chief’s comments.  When asked by The...

3 killed in US strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean

Three individuals were killed during a Sunday strike led by U.S. forces on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, officials said. U.S. Southern Command posted a video of the attack and said the boat was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes. It did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment regarding the boat's...

America’s medicine cabinet must come home

We have become a design-and-discovery superpower with a hollowed-out production base. President Trump intends to change that.

The Democrats’ Senate votes on Israel highlight a growing challenge 

With Democrats poised to take the House and possibly the Senate, a series of votes in the upper chamber offered an important window into the party’s evolving foreign policy posture. It did not portend good things, for the country, key allies or Democrats’ political fortunes. More than three dozen Democratic Senators backed Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) effort...

Iran threatens retaliation after US seizes cargo ship

Iran's military has threatened to retaliate after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships in the Gulf of Oman, while the U.S. has declared a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump has stated that U.S. soldiers will board Iranian-linked ships to increase economic pressure on Tehran.

Resignation is Trump’s last chance at redemption

Donald Trump’s presidency is a morality lesson — he’s a living example of what happens when a man is given power that far exceeds his character. It is time for America to acknowledge the lesson and move on. 

Senate Republican knocks Trump over ‘holy war’ with pope

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) is warning that if Republicans lose the November midterm elections it will be because they didn’t talk enough about reducing the cost of living and urged President Trump and Vice President Vance to drop “this new holy war with the pope.” Kennedy, speaking to Fox News’s “The Big Weekend Show,” defended...

Eric Swalwell is what happens when special interests pick your congressman

America just learned about the real Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), when accusations of sexual assault ended his gubernatorial campaign and his political career. People rightly began to ask why those who knew Swalwell's character hadn't done more to stop his rise. Let me explain: People did try. They were silenced or dismissed. The more interesting story...

How did the media miss the Swalwell story? The world may never know.

Just try not to notice the part where these short bursts of hyper-cautious journalism tend to benefit only one party, while the other party must contend with the media parroting unfounded and completely ridiculous allegations.

Iran talks on the rocks as time runs out on ceasefire

In today’s issue: The clock is ticking on the U.S. and Iran reaching a permanent deal to end their weeks-long war ahead of the conclusion of a two-week ceasefire that expires on Wednesday. The U.S. seizure on Sunday of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship trying to get past its blockade in the Hormuz Strait has drawn threats of retaliation from Iran, sent...

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