America is a beacon of freedom worldwide, yet the biggest threat to that freedom is a crushing national debt that has saddled future generations in the order of tens of trillions of dollars. The Trump administration is doing what it can to cut spending, but Congress is not yet on board. The evidence contained in […]
It’s time to get serious about civics. States must require that it be taught and learned. Teachers must be deeply grounded in it and prepared to teach it. Schools — elementary, middle, and high schools — must make time for it in their schedules. We need top-quality curricula that contain essential knowledge, impart vital skills, and don’t shy away […]
The recent “Saturday Night Live” cold open spoofed a reported clash between tech billionaire Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In the sketch, James Austin Johnson’s President Trump is in the Oval Office with Marcello Hernández’s Rubio, with the president telling his secretary of State that he “can’t have you fighting with Elon.”...
Anthony Romero, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), said in a recent interview that opponents of President Trump's executive action against birthright citizenship will ultimately prevail against him in court. Asked by The New Yorker during its "Radio Hour" podcast, Romero said birthright citizenship was the issue from the Trump administration...
Ukraine is urging Europe to quickly select a representative for potential talks with the U.S. and Russia on ending Kyiv's war with Russia. “It should be a quickly made decision,” Igor Zhovkva, the deputy head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, told Bloomberg. “I hope right after the Paris meeting. We should act, not reflect.” French...
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) is issuing a sharp rebuke of President Trump’s flurry of executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) since his inauguration. Speaking at the National Cathedral’s Holy Eucharist and Annual HBCU Welcome Sunday, Warnock said many of the president’s orders are a “wholesale unabashed assault” on DEI. “Don't tell me you...
President Trump's claim that the inhabitants of Gaza must be transferred elsewhere for reconstruction is contradicted by the post-World War II reconstructions of cities such as Dresden and Hiroshima, where inhabitants were at the center of the rebuilding process.
Users on Elon Musk's social media platform X were not able to share or post links to the encrypted messaging app Signal on Monday and were greeted with various failure notifications when they tried to do so. Beginning Sunday, multiple users posted on X that they received error messages when they tried to post any...
Elon Musk has used his platform to spread false claims about Social Security, potentially leading to the theft of earned benefits, while President Trump is giving him the power to do so.
Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is set to launch his expected 2026 run for Ohio governor next Monday, The Hill has learned. After weeks of hints at the move, Ramaswamy is on track to kick off his campaign in Cincinnati on Feb. 24, a spokesperson told The Hill. He filed campaign paperwork over the weekend....
Top Democrats in Congress want to know what Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) plans to do at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) after multiple outlets reported the advisory unit sought access to sensitive IRS systems. Senate Finance Committee members Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to IRS acting Commissioner Douglas O’Donnell...
Actor Tom Hanks reprised his role as a President Trump supporter on "Saturday Night Live's" special three-hour episode celebrating the show's 50th anniversary. Hanks first played "Doug," sported a Make American Great Again hat, in a 2016 skit called "Black Jeopardy," surprising the host and fellow contestants with shared sentiments around distrust of government and...
The new chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is kicking off a multistate tour, traveling across the country to meet with state parties and support local candidates as he looks to get national party “out of D.C.” Ken Martin will travel to states including Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri, according to the DNC,...
A GOP debate is breaking out over Elbridge Colby, President Trump’s pick to serve as Defense undersecretary for policy. As The Hill reported, a number of Republican senators have raised concerns about Colby’s international defense views, as he’s advocated for U.S. defense efforts to focus less on the Middle East and more on the threat...
A bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will hold a press conference Monday from Tel Aviv to discuss their trip to Israel. The remarks are scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. EST and follow a number of meetings the group had with Israeli government officials. It's the first congressional delegation to...
