Georgia Republicans dealt a blow to President Trump on Tuesday, bucking his preferred pick, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R), for healthcare executive and billionaire Rick Jackson in the Peach State’s gubernatorial primary. Jackson defeated Jones by single digits in the Republican gubernatorial runoff — marking the second time one of Trump’s endorsees in a major statewide...
Comedian Bill Maher ribbed President Trump on Friday over his dismal poll numbers and the blowback to a massive upcoming bash on the National Mall celebrating America’s 250th birthday. Trump’s job approval rating slipped to a record low of 34 percent this week, according to a poll conducted by YouGov and The Economist, amid a...
With the price of gas hitting a four-year high over Memorial Day weekend, car shoppers may be considering switching to electric – but where you live can still make a difference when it comes to the cost of owning an EV.
President Trump said on Friday that a federal judge should be “ashamed of himself” for blocking his administration’s move to add Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center and ruling that board members improperly voted to close the iconic performing arts center for renovations this summer. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, an appointee of former President...
Robert Redfield, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). warned Friday that the current Ebola outbreak could become the second-largest spread of this virus in history. “It’s already the third-largest outbreak of Ebola in the world,” Redfield told NewsNation, The Hill’s broadcast partner. Redfield referenced the largest-ever Ebola outbreak in...
President Trump on Friday defended his administration‘s renovations of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, taking aim at media coverage that has been critical of the project. “Finally, we have professionals doing the right job for a tiny fraction of the money that has been spent, and The Failing New York Times continues to demean the...
The U.S. Navy is planning to use the nuclear-powered U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford to help charge Naval Station Norfolk, in an effort to provide a reliable source of power for energy resilience and mission assurance.
The Trump administration has turned inward in response to the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, with increasingly isolationist policies that are alarming and disappointing infectious disease experts. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), suspected Ebola cases have passed 1,000, with nearly 250 suspected deaths. The outbreak is growing rapidly, and countries around the world have mobilized with funds, personnel and...
President Trump is eagerly celebrating America’s 250th birthday in a big way, taking extraordinary steps to incorporate his brand and likeness into the revelry celebrations and courting controversy along the way. Trump's actions, which include hosting a UFC fight on the White House lawn and efforts to put his face on a $250 bill, have...
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing its high-octane show to Washington, D.C., next month, staging a prime-time fight at the White House as part of the country’s “America 250” celebrations and commemorating President Trump’s 80th birthday. Preparations have been underway for weeks ahead of the widely buzzed-about combat sports spectacle, which the president is expected to attend. It...
President Trump "remains in excellent health,” his physician wrote in a memo released by the White House late Friday following the president's annual physical exam earlier this week. Trump visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday for the physical, where he underwent cardiac, neurological, dermatologic and other types of examinations, according to White...
