The State Department has paused visas for Afghan nationals after two National Guard members from West Virginia were shot close to the White House. “The Department of State has IMMEDIATELY paused visa issuance for individuals traveling on Afghan passports. The Department is taking all necessary steps to protect U.S. national security and public safety,” the...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday defended the U.S. military's recent strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in response to a recent report from The Washington Post. “As usual, the fake news is delivering more fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory reporting to discredit our incredible warriors fighting to protect the homeland,” Hegseth said Friday evening in a...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) says that U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was a “peacekeeper” who showed courage and honor as she served the nation. Beckstrom, a member of the West Virginia National Guard, died Thursday at the age of 20. She was one of two guard members ambushed in what...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) suggested he should file a complaint with the federal government over the editing of an interview President Trump gave to "60 Minutes," which aired on Sunday night. "Maybe I should file a complaint with the FCC against the Trump White House for editing his unhinged 60 Minutes interview," Schumer wrote in a post...
A defense attorney in Michigan is pushing back on the FBI’s allegations that his client and a group of young men arrested on Friday were planning to carry out a violent attack over the Halloween weekend. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrests of multiple individuals on Friday that he said were plotting a “potential...
The Senate on Monday will return to Washington, where it will convene this afternoon on Day 34 of the government shutdown. Both Democrats and Republicans are looking for an off-ramp as the government's closure inches toward the longest in U.S. history. A group of moderate Senate Democrats have even been quietly gathering to plot how...
Bill Gates is correct to call for greater effort to alleviate human suffering. However, that neither requires nor justifies less effort to protect the atmosphere and the other environmental assets that support all life.
President Trump said he’s “not really” considering providing Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles, after reports indicated the Pentagon gave the White House its approval to send the weapons. “No, not really,” Trump told reporters Sunday on Air Force One, when asked if he’s considering sending the missiles. “Could happen,” he added. “I could change, but at...
After years of managing crises that tested our foundations, across the European Union, there’s a renewed sense of purpose: Europe is back, and it means business. Last year’s European elections saw a political shift that demanded a return to basics. First, people desire economic stability. They want systems that work, and which they understand —...
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Parties look for shutdown exit ▪ Dems shore up support in VA, NJ ▪ Takeaways from Trump's '60 minutes' intervew ▪ Heritage president draws conservative backlash Members of both parties are looking for a way to end the monthlong government shutdown after weeks...
Voices in both parties say Democrats and Republicans alike are looking for a deal that would allow them to save face while ending a shutdown that’s causing increasing pain to Americans across the country. The difficulty is finding a sweet spot that reopens the government and allows both sides to walk away telling their bases...
At least eight moderate Senate Democrats are meeting in hopes of finding a deal to end the monthlong government shutdown, but sources familiar with the closely held conversations say they will need strong assurances from the GOP before voting to reopen the government. The eight Democrats, who include Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) and Jon Ossoff...
Two-thirds of the American public say the country has gotten off on the wrong track, according to a new poll from ABC News, The Washington Post and Ipsos. The survey, conducted last week, shows 67 percent of respondents say the country has “gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track” while 32 percent say things...
President Trump returned to “60 Minutes” on Sunday for his first sit-down interview with the program and with CBS News since its parent company earlier this year settled a lawsuit with the president. Correspondent Norah O’Donnell sat down with Trump on Friday at his Mar-a-Lago estate, where there was a passing mention of the contentious history between...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday that the weapons testing that President Trump ordered last week will not include nuclear explosions. “I think the tests we're talking about right now are system tests. These are not nuclear explosions. These are what we call noncritical explosions,” Wright said on Fox News’s “The Sunday Briefing.” “So...
