Two hundred fifty years ago this summer, our Founding Fathers created a new nation, as President Abraham Lincoln put it, “conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” This Memorial Day, we should remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice and made its unlikely existence possible. America’s success wasn’t […]
THE IRAN TALKS: HOW THE ADMINISTRATION SEES THINGS NOW. In the last couple of days the Iran war has been going through another one of the up-and-down news cycles — in which some sort of resolution seems imminent and then not so imminent — that have become a familiar story. In this case, President Trump, who […]
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...
The Murdoch family has agreed to settle a yearslong dispute over the family's trust and control of the sprawling media empire it owns, the two sides announced on Monday. The deal will hand control of Fox and News Corp. to Lachlan Murdoch, effectively protecting its conservative viewpoint for decades to come. Prue, Liz and James Murdoch...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine made a surprise trip to Puerto Rico on Monday, amid the Trump administration’s push to counter drug cartels in Latin America and the Caribbean Sea via the U.S. military. The visit — announced by Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón (R) in a social...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Congress looks to de-escalate shutdown standoff Congressional leaders are trying to de-escalate a standoff over the Sept. 30 government funding deadline, with both sides signaling they’d be open to a “clean” continuing resolution that would not...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is taking steps to address crime even as he emerges as a vocal critic of President Trump’s law-and-order crackdown, demonstrating how pressing the issue is for his party heading into 2028. Newsom criticized Trump’s decision to send the National Guard into Los Angeles earlier this year amid protests against Immigration...
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) has been named the top Democrat on the new select subcommittee to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, according to a Monday statement from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). “I am pleased to appoint Congressman Eric Swalwell to serve as Ranking Member,” Jeffries said in the statement. “As the...
Traffic fatalities decreased by nearly 13% in the first half of the year, with ten states and the District of Columbia seeing decreases of more than 20%.
The large-scale Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid at the Hyundai manufacturing plant in Georgia on Thursday has been touted by members of the Trump administration as the most ambitious enforcement action yet of President Trump’s tenure. But the raid — which saw hundreds of mostly South Korean citizens detained — has placed a strain...
A federal appeals court panel on Monday ruled against Democratic attorneys general who sued the Trump administration over its mass firings of probationary employees, finding the states do not have standing to bring the legal challenge. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in a 2-1 decision vacated a lower court's decision that...
Waiving the long-standing requirement that new agents possess a college degree is not just lowering the bar — it risks damaging both the bureau’s effectiveness and reputation.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened to punch Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte during a heated confrontation at a private dinner attended by administration officials and close advisers to President Trump, according to a report from Politico. The exchange between two top economic officials took place at the inaugural dinner at Executive Branch, an...
The STATES 2.0 Act is a bipartisan bill that would allow states to decide their own cannabis laws without federal interference, providing a states-first approach to cannabis reform that respects the will of voters, supports law enforcement, and advances public safety.
Senators Warren, Sanders, and Blumenthal are criticizing banks for charging overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees, but these fees are actually a form of short-term, high-risk loan that provides instant, unsecured credit to consumers in need.
