Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill says Anthony Fauci lied under deposition and announces Louisiana will join Alabama and Florida in investigating potential state crimes.
Yemen’s Houthi-run maritime authority pushed back on Saturday against reports that the group is considering charging toll fees to commercial vessels passing through the Bab el-Mandeb strait, saying ships can continue to pass through the waterway without paying. The Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center said in a statement that its safe-passage service is voluntary and does...
Democrats are reacting to the Justice Department’s move to drop its Reflecting Pool vandalism case against a former Olympian David Hearn, saying the move validated their longstanding criticism that the administration is weaponizing the Justice Department. The Justice Department on Friday moved to dismiss its felony destruction of property charge against Hearn after finding that...
Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who landed a commercial airplane on the Hudson River, recently revealed he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
A new report shows Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers engaged in a misuse of force against individuals at immigration protests 412 times over the span of a year. The report was authored by the Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and the Human Rights Center at the University of California, Berkeley (HRC), which said they...
The Pentagon is planning to keep a National Guard presence in Washington, D.C., through Inauguration Day 2029, a guard official confirmed to The Hill Tuesday. The plan — first reported in March and awaiting final approval from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — would mean the guard’s federal mission in the nation’s capital would continue through Jan. 20, 2029, unless...
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett shared differing views on Tuesday regarding a potential independent enforcement mechanism to ensure they and their colleagues are upholding the court’s ethics code. The panel's ranking member, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) asked Kagan if she still supported the idea, floated a couple of years ago, of...
Hundreds of economics and artificial intelligence researchers warned Monday that institutions must begin preparing for the potential economic upheaval AI could unleash, while putting many jobs at risk. The open letter, signed by Nobel laureates, top computer scientists and technology executives, including from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic, said policymakers “must act now” to address the...
President Trump announced on Tuesday that he would scrap his proposal yesterday for a 20 percent tolling fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and would instead pursue trade and investment deals with Gulf states. Trump made the pitch a day ago as part of efforts to unlock commercial shipping through the crucial waterway....
President Trump is welcoming Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to the White House on Tuesday morning as tensions in the Middle East simmer over renewed strikes between the U.S. and Iran. Al-Zaidi, a political newcomer who took office earlier this year after receiving Trump's backing, has made anti-corruption efforts a centerpiece of his government while...
President Trump on Monday proposed that the U.S. impose a toll on the Strait of Hormuz for providing safe passage to vessels traveling through the battle-ridden waterway in attempts to restore international oil shipping levels. The president said the U.S. would be “reimbursed” at a rate of 20 percent for being the “guardian" of the...
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are testifying on Capitol Hill on Tuesday on the high court's budget. The justices, as well as federal judges generally, have faced increasing security threats. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will also deliver testimony in the House, just hours after the latest Consumer Price Index was...
The U.S. military’s death toll during the war against Iran has officially climbed to 14 following the death of a Navy pilot in a crash earlier this month. The Pentagon updated its casualty count to 14 on Monday after the Navy identified the airman lost over the Arabian Sea last week. The airman, Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards, was...
