The release by Democrats of their party’s so-called autopsy on the 2024 election is deservedly getting trashed for being late, superficial and scattershot.
A person who opened fire Saturday on a White House security checkpoint is dead after being shot by officers who returned fire, the U.S. Secret Service said. It was the third incidence of gunfire in the vicinity of President Trump in the past month.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sparred with one of President Trump’s outside advisers on social media Saturday after indicating he was “deeply concerned” about the terms of an emerging deal between the U.S. and Iran. “I am deeply concerned about what we are hearing about an Iran ‘deal,’ being pushed by some voices in the administration,”...
Speaker Mike Johnson is ready to bring a continuing resolution (CR) to avert a shutdown to the House floor on Friday, before the chamber leaves for a recess that stretches beyond the Oct. 1 government funding deadline. Democrats have vowed to vote against the funding bill, demanding restoration of Medicaid support and action to extend...
It is exceedingly difficult to comprehend why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered an airstrike on a group of Hamas leaders meeting in Doha. These men were negotiating with representatives of Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, to bring a halt to the conflict in Gaza. And the Mossad had refused to mount a ground operation to...
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg weighed in on former Vice President Harris’s assertion in her new book that picking him as her running mate would be “too risky,” saying he was "surprised." “Well, I was surprised when I read that — I just believe in giving Americans more credit," Buttigieg said Thursday in an interview...
It took Democrats until the spring and summer of 2024 to get serious about unwinding the excesses of the opening phase of Joe Biden’s presidency. And they unwound as hard and fast as a deep-sea fisherman’s reel after a tarpon hit the line. The administration changed course on fossil fuels, student loans and, most notably,...
ABC has taken Jimmy Kimmel off the air for making hateful comments about the recent murder of Charlie Kirk. Does that constitute an attack on free speech, as some of his supporters are alleging? No. That is called accountability. Kimmel is perfectly free to spew his left-wing atrocities, but ABC is also free to decide...
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Anna Gomez said Thursday that the independent regulatory agency does not “have the authority” to retaliate against broadcasters over what they choose to run on air. “That's exactly the point, because we don't have the authority to do this, because it's against the law, we would not be able to...
For two decades, China’s strategy in Africa was straightforward: shower the continent with opaque and corrupt loans to build roads, ports, and power plants, securing influence and natural resources for itself. But that lending boom is winding down and the bills are coming due. As China shifts from serving as Africa’s ATM to its debt...
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Reactions to Trump's media threat ▪ Partisan tensions reach boiling point ▪ CDC panel shifts vaccine guidance ▪ Senate Dems back Palestinian state The fallout from Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension and President Trump’s battle with media outlets is spreading as the president suggests licenses be...
There is a time for everything. Now is the time for the Department of Veterans Affairs to go opioid-free. When I first began practicing medicine at the VA, it was common to “prescribe” alcoholic beverages to veterans. Many VA hospitals even listed whiskey, wine, and beer on their formularies to make patients “more comfortable.” Although...
Texas A&M University’s president Mark Welsh will step down on Friday after turmoil ignited over a gender identity lesson, the Texas A&M University System said on Thursday. Welsh, a former Air Force pilot and Joint Chiefs of Staff member, has received blowback from Republican lawmakers in recent days over a viral video where a student...
A group of Senate Democrats are calling on the United States government to recognize a demilitarized Palestinian state alongside a secure state of Israel. The nonbinding resolution was introduced Thursday by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), the first of its kind in the Senate, as the pressure rises on Israel over its nearly two-year military siege...
Four members of Congress called attention to the bipartisan work their staffers put in on Thursday. The lawmakers, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Reps. James Comer (D-Ky.), Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), honored the work of their staff at The Hill’s third annual Notable Staffers event. During a panel moderated by The Hill’s...
President Trump slammed Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Somalia on Thursday, a day after a resolution to formally reprimand the Minnesota Democrat and remove her from committee assignments failed in the House. “I think she's terrible. I think she should be impeached. I think she's terrible,” the president told reporters aboard Air Force One on...
The upcoming memorial honoring the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Arizona will have Super Bowl-level security, according to officials familiar with the matter. The memorial for Kirk, who was killed while speaking at a college event in Utah last week, will be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., where the NFL’s Arizona...
