A former adviser to President Trump during the COVID-19 pandemic said Sunday that the U.S. is equipped to handle an Ebola outbreak. “The U.S. right now does not have a confirmed head of the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)], it does not have a confirmed head of the [Food and Drug Administration (FDA)],...
Secret Service Director Sean Curran said Sunday that his thoughts were with the bystander shot amid an exchange of gunfire between officers and a gunman near the White House on Saturday. "I want to recognize the quick and decisive response demonstrated by our Secret Service police officers last night in confronting an armed gunman. Their...
Peter Mandelson, the United Kingdom's top diplomat in the U.S., signaled regret for his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday, saying he associated with Epstein "for far longer than I should have." "One, I feel a tremendous sense, a profound sense of sympathy for those people, those women who suffered...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday said the federal government is launching an investigation into the Charlotte transit system’s security protocols after the death of a Ukrainian woman made national headlines. The Department of Transportation said in a statement that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has requested information on the Charlotte Area Transit System’s (CATS) "actions...
President Trump’s approval rating on the economy fell to 36 percent, even as his overall approval ticked up 2 points to 42 percent, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos survey. The five-day poll, which concluded Tuesday, shows Trump’s approval on the economy slipped 1 point from 37 percent last month and 2 points from late July....
The Trump economy is struggling, with few jobs created in August and prices increasing, while the president's promise to reduce prices has not been fulfilled, making inflation a key issue for Democrats to focus on in the upcoming midterm elections.
The family of Iryna Zarutska, the Ukrainian woman killed last month on the light-rail in Charlotte, N.C., is now pressing the city's leaders for public safety reform following her violent death. “This could have been anyone riding the light rail that night,” the family told NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network, in a statement. “We are...
Qatar has accused Israel of violating international law with its airstrikes targeting Hamas leaders in a residential area of Doha, while Israel claims it attempted to minimize civilian harm and is justified in its actions against Hamas for initiating the October 7th massacre.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick indicated the Trump administration is looking to take a cut of the revenue generated by university patents developed through federally funded research. Lutnick in an interview with Axios published Wednesday discussed taking a portion of revenue from the patents, arguing it is unfair for the government to give universities the money...
At the start of President Trump’s first administration, Skye Perryman joined a small legal organization, without even a website, bent on holding power to account. Now, she runs the group — Democracy Forward — which is 53 lawyers strong and among the most formidable legal foes to Trump’s second term agenda. Since Trump returned to...
