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Lurie seeing red, white and blue

Daniel Lurie is already imagining the scene at Levi’s Stadium on July 1. The San Francisco Democrat — who, according to at least one recent poll, is the most...

MLB needs to play ball on religious freedom

Harmeet Dhillon, as usual, has the receipts.

Make the trans-ing-for-profit propagandists pay

Those mutilated and maimed at WPATH's behest deserve justice.

Trump now says either Republican candidate would be a good pick in South Carolina’s governor runoff

President Donald Trump changed his tune Friday heading into South Carolina's runoff next week, saying either Republican contender for governor - not just Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, whom he endorsed before the primary earlier this month - would be a good pick.

Hunter Biden challenges Trump Jr. to cage match after UFC White House event

HUNTER BIDEN comments on White House UFC event: "The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker. The President is our servant. Not our Caesar. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn."

Talarico leads Paxton by 3 points in Texas governor’s race post-runoff poll 

The Democratic candidate in the Texas Senate race has a slight edge over his Republican opponent in a new poll released Friday.   Forty-seven percent of likely general election voters in the state backed state Rep. James Talarico (D) in the poll from Texas Public Opinion Research, compared with 44 percent for Texas Attorney General Ken...

SEC moves to nix climate rule

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story SEC proposes to ax climate disclosure rule The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally proposed Friday to rescind its 2024 rule that would have required publicly traded companies to disclose certain information related to climate change. © AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson The SEC, which...

Bessent: ‘President Trump should be on’ $250 bill 

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday endorsed a $250 bill to commemorate the U.S. semiquincentennial featuring President Trump.  Larry Kudlow, a conservative contributor for Fox Business, asked the Trump administration official about his opinion of the proposed currency during a sit-down interview at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California.  “We are going to have the...

Pentagon’s $9B Dell deal sparks Trump conflict of interest concerns

The Pentagon’s new $9.7 billion contract with Dell is raising questions about potential conflicts of interest after President Trump touted the company’s products and purchased significant amounts of its stock. The Department of Defense (DOD) on Wednesday announced a five-year agreement with Dell for Microsoft software and cloud services as part of an effort consolidate...

SEC scraps climate rules

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story SEC scraps climate disclosure rules The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally proposed Friday to rescind its 2024 rule that would have required publicly traded companies to disclose certain information related to climate change. © AP...

Bulgaria to end US military aircraft stay after visa program dispute 

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said ​Friday that his country will cut the stay of the U.S. military aircraft in Sofia at the end of June after the Trump administration did not greenlight a visa-free pass for Bulgarian visitors to the U.S.  “I called for the suspension of visas for Bulgarian citizens during my conversation...

UnitedHealthcare removing prior approval for most pediatric services

Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare said it will drastically cut down its prior authorization requirements for pediatric care, as the company further scales back a process that physicians say adds an unnecessary barrier to timely and necessary medical care. UnitedHealthcare said it is removing two-thirds of authorization requirements for members under age 18 by the end of the year. The company said it...

Ex-Iowa schools chief gets 2-year sentence on immigration, gun charges

Ian Roberts, the former school superintendent of Des Moines, Iowa, was sentenced Friday to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty on federal charges of falsely claiming to be a citizen and illegally possessing a firearm. Roberts had led one of the state’s largest school districts, which serves more than 30,000 students, from 2023...

Jill Biden calls husband’s cancer diagnosis ‘shocking’: ‘Somehow that was missed’

Former first lady Jill Biden opened up about her husband’s battle with prostate cancer in a new interview. She said in a preview clip released Friday from an interview with CBS News’s Rita Braver that former President Biden’s cancer diagnosis was “shocking.” The former president revealed his diagnosis last year in May, and a spokesperson...

Florida Democrat Frederica Wilson to retire from the House

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), a 16-year veteran of Capitol Hill, will not seek reelection in November, the Miami Herald reported on Friday morning, becoming the 30th House Democrat from the 119th Congress who won’t be joining the 120th. Wilson is expected to make her formal announcement on Friday at an event in her South Florida district,...

Beijing’s influence persists in US schools under a new name

If a student is learning Chinese in a public school, they could be using a curriculum shaped by the Chinese Communist Party. 

Trump says he’s weighing ‘final determination’ on Iran deal

President Trump said Friday he is meeting in the White House Situation Room to make a “final determination” on the tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.  In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump reiterated his call for Iran to never obtain a nuclear weapon and...

Guatemala president denies deal with US on striking suspected drug groups

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo on Thursday denied that his country has agreed to carry out joint anti-drug trafficking strikes with the U.S. military on Guatemalan soil, but he confirmed a collaboration to “intensify” the Central America country’s fight against drug trafficking.  “There is no agreement. There is a request and the request falls within the existing...

Kenyan court orders suspension of US Ebola quarantine facility

A court in Kenya on Friday blocked the government from permitting the U.S. to establish a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to Ebola virus, which is spreading in northeastern Congo. The decision comes amid growing public backlash in the country to an announced U.S. plan, with critics accusing the Kenyan government of trading the country’s...

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