I have also been critical of the Trump administration targeting political opponents, but Democrats vow to keep the cycle going — pledging new investigations and charges if they are...
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer is investigating allegations that the Biden administration's Drug Enforcement Administration knowingly allowed large quantities of fentanyl to reach New Mexico communities as agents pursued larger trafficking cases.
The Transportation Department announced an emergency order Monday shutting down 110 big-rig driving schools that have been churning out what officials said were dangerous drivers -- immigrant students who couldn't speak English.
In today's issue: ▪ The problem with primary polls ▪ Leavitt to depart as press secretary ▪ Gas price records ▪ The U.K.’s unusual election The limits of primary polling are under a hot spotlight after two consecutive surprise results in closely contested Democratic primaries. On Tuesday in Wisconsin, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly defeated state Rep. Francesca Hong,...
Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, commended the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Wednesday for its recent hiring surge targeting video game players. Daniels told NewsNation, The Hill's sister company, that gaming skills "absolutely" translate to working as an air traffic controller and called the FAA's move an "innovative approach to capture...
Mike Fincke, the NASA astronaut with the fourth highest accumulated space time — at 549 days — has retired, the agency announced Wednesday. Fincke flew four missions with the agency and embarked on over 48 hours of space walks, according to NASA. Months before his retirement, he also became the first astronaut in NASA's history...
Rep. Max Miller’s (R-Ohio) ex-wife, Emily Moreno, on Wednesday sued the Ohio Republican, alleging he published a nude photo of their young daughter online. A copy of the federal lawsuit obtained by The Hill alleges that Miller "recklessly published and disclosed to the world a nude image” of the child. It says that Miller "recklessly...
Lawyers for the man accused of killing political commentator Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University last year are now arguing the alleged shooter did not put any of the thousands of attendees in danger — a point they say prevents him from being eligible for the death penalty. In Tuesday court filings,...
The Justice Department on Wednesday slammed the Washington, D.C., City Council over councilors' requests to remove the National Guard from the city's streets. Members of the D.C. City Council sent letters to governors in 10 states asking them to withdraw their National Guard members from the city early last month. One letter to Michigan Gov....
A federal immigration officer drew his gun on a Virginia woman during a tense confrontation in a Falls Church parking lot Monday after officers accused her of trying to hit them with her car. Videos of the encounter shared on social media show several masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers surrounding the vehicle of...
President Trump’s efforts to bring the Iran war to an end have faltered several times. The U.S. military’s limited airstrike campaign did not move the needle. Trump’s threats to wipe Iran off the face of the earth didn’t either. Every time there appears to be a breakthrough in diplomatic talks, a wrench gets thrown in...
Major heat is heading to the Southeast and Florida, starting this weekend and lasting most of next week, as a near-record heat dome grows across the region.
