When the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776, the Founders launched a radical experiment: a republic built on equality, natural rights, and the consent of the governed. No nation had ever sustained such a system. Two hundred fifty years later, America has succeeded beyond the Founders’ imagination. Its birthday deserves celebration, but […]
Democratic lawmakers affirm pride in American democracy and freedoms while voicing concerns about the administration ahead of the 250th Independence Day.
President Trump declared communism the greatest threat facing the USA and vowed the country would never become a communist nation in his Mount Rushmore speech.
President Trump on Friday issued a “fierce rebuke” of communism as part of his Independence Day kickoff speech, injecting partisan rancor into remarks commemorating America’s 250th birthday with Mount Rushmore as the backdrop. Speaking in Keystone, South Dakota, Trump declared that “such doctrines can be given no quarter,” issuing a thinly-veiled dark threat against less...
The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was tested after the Islamic regime fired missiles at Israel on Sunday, an incident President Trump has been briefed about, a U.S. official told The Hill's broadcast partner NewsNation. Iran launched ballistic missiles on northern Israel, with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) stating on the social platform X...
House Democrats want 2029 to be the year of reckoning for Trump administration officials. Democrats have long accused top members of President Trump's team of violating laws across a wide range of activities, from deadly immigration raids and strikes on alleged drug boats, to financial self-dealing and targeting Trump’s political enemies for prosecutions. The Department...
President Trump, in a wide-ranging and sometimes testy interview with NBC News’s Kristen Welker that aired Sunday, touched on a variety of topics as the 18-month mark of his second term approaches. On "Meet the Press," the president discussed ongoing negotiations with the Iranian government, defended his administration’s short-lived “anti-weaponization” fund and again called on...
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, on Sunday called the appointment to make Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) head Bill Pulte the acting director of national intelligence the "worst and most dangerous" appointment made by President Trump. Himes is among several bipartisan lawmakers who have slammed Trump's appointment, saying...
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Sunday criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for making “inappropriate” remarks during a speech for the 82nd commemoration of D-Day. “I think it should have been about their sacrifice, their service to their country, and what they did to protect the free world at a time of great peril against Nazi...
On Sunday, two independent Senate candidates, Seth Bodnar and Dan Osborn, advocated for the independence of their upper chamber bids. “I’m going around this state, I’m saying, ‘Hey, I’m Seth Bodnar, I’m running for U.S. Senate as an independent. I’m not going to work for either of these parties, I'm going to work for you.’...
A lawsuit filed Saturday is seeking to block the Trump administration’s UFC fight scheduled to take place at the White House next week on President Trump’s birthday, June 14. Plaintiffs' attorneys argue the event is “deeply corrupt” and have accused Trump of benefitting from the event financially, citing reporting that says the president purchased up...
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday said the latest accusations about Maine oyster farmer and Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) were not "a surprise" to Pine Tree State voters. Khanna appeared on CBS News's "Face the Nation," where host Margaret Brennan pressed him about Platner, whom he supports. She asked about reporting from The New...
President Trump has appointed Bill Pulte, an unqualified individual with no experience in intelligence or national security, as Acting Director of National Intelligence, prioritizing his own self-interest over America's national security.
Days after Earth was impacted by several coronal mass ejections, forecasters say a recent solar flare could be directed at us, potentially sparking another chance at the northern lights.
A judge in Washington, D.C., on Friday dismissed a lawsuit that the Kennedy Center filed against a jazz musician for canceling a performance after the center’s board added President Trump’s name to the building. Associate Judge Tanya Jones Bosier wrote that the Kennedy Center failed to prove that Chuck Redd had signed a contract to...
On Sunday, former "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley told The New York Times that his former employer, CBS News, "is on fire" under its current leadership. The Times interviewed Pelley after he was fired for blasting the new "60 Minutes" executive producer, Nick Bilton. He stressed his hope that the leadership at Paramount — CBS...
President Trump abruptly ended his interview with NBC News’s Kristen Welker on Friday, after the two discussed his unfounded claim that the California gubernatorial primary was “rigged.” During a lengthy interview in Wisconsin that aired Sunday on "Meet the Press," Trump repeated his false claim that the 2020 presidential election was rigged and said “it’s...
