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ICE puts vulnerable Republicans in a bind weeks before midterms

Battleground Republicans across the country are on defense as ICE operations keep finding their way into local headlines.A flurry of ICE activity in four rural Kansas towns this week...

Trump’s Greenland obsession isn’t random. Here’s what’s at stake

Greenland's untapped rare earth minerals, oil and gas reserves could reshape U.S. energy security as Trump's Denmark deal expands military presence.

Trump reaffirms ICE arrest policy after confusing guidance sparks alarm among agents

Trump told officials that anyone in the country illegally remains "on the table" for arrest and deportation after internal ICE guidance caused confusion.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—September 27

2019—Federal district judge Ketanji Brown Jackson issues a nationwide injunction (in Make the Road New York v....

DOJ asks judge to lift nationwide block on mail-in voting restrictions

The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a federal judge in Massachusetts late Monday to lift a nationwide block on mail-in voting restrictions ahead of the November midterms. The DOJ wrote in a late-night filing that the Supreme Court’s ruling in a separate challenge to President Trump’s executive order “leaves no room for further dispute” in...

South Carolina GOP Senate runoff puts Trump’s influence to the test

Join The Hill's Amie Parnes and Caroline Vakil for a live discussion of tonight’s GOP faceoff in the South Carolina Senate runoff between Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.), who is backed by President Trump, and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.). The hosts will also talk about some takeaways from Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed's Monday night...

Billionaire investor: US Treasury buybacks hurt credibility

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller on Monday criticized the Treasury Department’s buyback expansion plan, arguing it represents an artificial attempt to interfere in the bond market.  In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, Druckenmiller noted bond yields dipped after the Treasury unveiled the plan on Wednesday but rose back to their previous levels the next day....

Location isn’t everything: The science of flexible work

Researchers studying nearly 165,000 employees across more than 73,000 U.S. firms found that the satisfaction advantage linked to remote work largely faded after accounting for workplace culture, trust in management, communication, professional development and compensation.

Trump: French language not a factor in Canada trade talks

President Trump said on Tuesday that Canada’s French language requirements are not a factor in the escalating trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa, contradicting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.  “I would never interfere with Canadians speaking French! In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing," Trump wrote on Truth Social....

A MAGA plot to keep power in Congress if they lose the election?

He will scare them away from the polls by posting federal agents at their voting places or discouraging them by disparaging mail-in ballots.

Trump eyes changing Lake Ontario name amid trade war with Canada

President Trump said Tuesday that his administration is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, amid the trade war between the U.S. and Canada. “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario...

Canada expected to announce retaliatory tariffs on Tuesday 

Canada is expected to unveil retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. on Tuesday, following President Trump’s new threats to escalate the trade war between the two countries. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced “dollar for dollar” retaliation after the Trump administration’s 50 percent tariffs on over $20 billion worth of Canadian goods went into effect on Saturday....

The Movement: MAHA and anti-abortion groups split on FDA nominee

Anti-abortion groups and other conservatives largely applauded the White House announcement that President Trump would nominate health policy aide Dr. Heidi Overton for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, viewing her as their champion for, among other things, bringing an end to medication abortion. But others in the conservative world were less thrilled. Overton is not...

‘Medicare for All’ means Medicare for none

Merrill Matthews argues that Sen. Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for All" proposal deceptively seeks to replace the highly-rated existing Medicare program with a centralized, government-run system modeled after the United Kingdom's less efficient National Health Service.

Bakery owner addresses encounter with Bovino

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Manolo Bentancur is talking about the conversation he had with the former commander of U.S. Border Patrol, Greg Bovino, when Bentancur saw Bovino at his popular east Charlotte bakery Sunday afternoon. "He said, 'Well, I can be wherever I want; it's free," said Bentancur. "I said, 'This is private...

The victory lap on Trump’s nuclear campus plan is premature

Before anyone declares the gridlock is broken, the plan should clear five tests.

USS Abraham Lincoln headed for port in Thailand after 250 days at sea

Sailors and crew members on the USS Abraham Lincoln, which recently departed the Middle East after it was stationed in the region as part of the U.S. conflict with Iran, have a port call scheduled after 250 days at sea, USA Today reported Monday, citing family members. Texts to the outlet said the Lincoln planned...

El-Sayed spars with Jesse Watters on Fox News on immigration, Iran war: ‘Let me just answer the question’

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) on Monday clashed with Fox News host Jesse Watters on a slew of topics, including immigration enforcement and the Iran war, along with culture war topics, prompting the host twice to let him "just answer the question." The interview on "Jesse Watters Primetime" kicked off by talking about immigration...

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