Political influencer Hasan Piker lashes out at OFAC subpoena over his Cuba trip, calling it an "intimidation operation" with a chilling effect on speech.
President Donald Trump's emerging deal to end the Iran war is drawing heavy criticism from some fellow Republicans who favor a harder line against the government in Tehran and fear a lost opportunity to finally rein in a longtime Mideast nemesis.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio shot back at Republican criticism of a possible deal with Iran as “absurd,” adding that “our preference is to address this through a diplomatic means.” “The idea that somehow this president, given everything he’s already proven he’s willing to do, is going to somehow agree to a deal that ultimately...
The Ebola outbreak spreading throughout Central Africa is the first major outbreak since the Trump administration demolished its global health programs and largely withdrew from the world stage last year. Experts say the absence is palpable. While the U.S. is sending resources and teams of experts overseas, public health and infectious disease experts say President...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Democrats worry they could stumble into shutdown Centrist Democrats fear their party could blunder into a government shutdown this month as leadership takes a hard line on the funding package that needs to pass by Sept....
Former Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-Colo.) has decided to end her comeback bid for her old House seat, citing stigmatization of mental health struggles she has faced. Caraveo, who represented Colorado’s 8th Congressional District for one term before narrowly losing reelection last year, said in a statement Friday she didn’t make her decision lightly as she...
A Utah student who asked conservative activist Charlie Kirk a question on Wednesday, right before he was shot and killed, said he wished he would have asked something different. “I had been fluctuating between different ones. Now that I know, for sure I would’ve asked a different one. I just would’ve. 100 percent," Hunter Kozak,...
Missouri Senate Republicans on Friday passed a new set of congressional lines that aims to add one pickup opportunity for the GOP in the U.S. House ahead of 2026, sending it to Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) for his signature. The Missouri Senate advanced a new House map that would break up Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is funding a study on the widely debunked idea that vaccines cause autism, according to a government funding notice. While numerous large studies have disproved a connection between autism and vaccines — a cornerstone of the anti-vaccine movement — Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...
Discord said Friday that the person accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk did not use the platform to plan the shooting or promote violence, after officials revealed he sent messages over the app. Law enforcement arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson after a multi-day search for Kirk’s killer. The suspect’s roommate shared Discord messages with...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is warning civilian and military employees that the Pentagon is “tracking” any comments from them that celebrate or mock the Wednesday assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “We are tracking all these very closely — and will address, immediately. Completely unacceptable,” Hegseth wrote Thursday on social media. Hegseth was responding to a...
FBI Director Kash Patel ended his update on the arrest of Tyler Robinson, the alleged assassin of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, with a message to Kirk that included a reference to Valhalla, prompting speculation online.
President Trump’s tariffs and massive GOP tax cuts are set to have competing effects on the economy, according to the latest outlook report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which shows an increased stagflationary mix for the rest of 2025. Tariffs are expected to rein in economic growth, while tax cuts are expected to boost...
The alleged killer of Charlie Kirk had inscribed messages on his ammunition that included several internet subculture references and memes, including "If you read this, you are gay LMAO," and the parody "Notices Bulge: OwO what's this?.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) said there was one person responsible for the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, encouraging Americans to not fixate on political identity. “There is one person responsible for what happened here, and that person is now in custody and will be charged soon and will be held accountable,” he said...
