Historical outliers like the discriminatory Black Codes cannot be used to justify a state government violating explicit provisions of the Bill of Rights.
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer is endorsing his former campaign manager to succeed him after he leaves Congress, where he is currently the longest-serving Democrat.
President Trump praised the US military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro as "brilliant" and announced that the US had successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela.
In one of his most candid interviews about his age, President Trump disclosed the ways he manages his health, several of which go against the advice of his doctors. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Thursday, Trump discussed his discomfort with some of the guidance coming from his physicians, as well as his regrets over...
The massive statewide fraud scandal in Minnesota is threatening to become a liability for Democrats in the state’s closely watched Senate race this year. In particular, some Democrats think the widespread money laundering scheme, which is estimated to have stolen as much as roughly $9 billion, could be a problem for Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, the second-in-command to...
President Trump is in a full-fledged feud with politicians in the state of Colorado that is both intensifying and increasingly bringing in other Republicans annoyed with steps taken by the White House. The root of the issue appears to be the prosecution of former Mesa County elections clerk Tina Peters, who has aligned herself with...
President Trump said that United States personnel captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and were flown out of the country as the U.S. military carried out "large scale" strike inside the nation in the early morning hours on Saturday, an operation that came after a monthslong standoff between the two leaders. "This operation was...
Former New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa (R) defended Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) ahead of his swearing-in, but described the recent meeting between him and President Trump as them being "actors" in a "love-fest." Sliwa spoke for an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Monday. When asked if he would have other New...
President Trump on Friday shared an AI-generated image mocking Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), the latest in his feud with the governor since his return to the White House almost one year ago. The image shared on Truth Social depicts Pritzker in a city, surrounded by flames and homeless encampments around him, with people lying...
A solo hiker who authorities believe was killed by a mountain lion on a remote Colorado trail on New Year's Day was not the first person to encounter one of the predators in the area in recent weeks.
President Trump is seizing on protests in Iran to threaten U.S. military intervention against the Islamic regime, angering leaders of the GOP’s “America First” wing, which has been increasingly critical of the Republican administration’s interventionist foreign policy. The president’s threats come as Israel lobbies for American support to strike what it says are renewed efforts...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Things appear grim in search for Dec. 30 boat strike survivors The U.S. Coast Guard painted a grim picture of its ongoing search for the survivors of a Dec. 30 strike on an alleged drug-trafficking convoy...
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Friday said congressional lawmakers are retiring because "nothing is happening" on Capitol Hill. "If nothing’s being accomplished — because they are making a sacrifice, they’re being away from their family, sometimes it’s a long travel, you get harassed, you get death threats, all the different things — but you’re...
A parachutist crash landed Friday near stands outside the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas, while another landed behind the end zone into netting, according to the San Antonio Express-News. Six parachutists from the All Veteran Group team attempted to land in Amon G. Carter Stadium prior to the game, with four...
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that California’s open carry ban in most parts of the state infringes on the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel voted 2-1 that the ban runs afoul of the Supreme Court’s expanded Second Amendment test, which requires gun control measures be consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation. ...
