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President Trump tells Netflix to fire Susan Rice or ‘pay consequences’

Trump demands Netflix fire board member Susan Rice or "pay the consequences" after she warned corporations not to expect Democratic forgiveness for their actions.

Why keeping lawmakers in DC during shutdown may have caused more harm than good

Congress left Washington without resolving DHS funding crisis because no deal was close, avoiding potential mayhem from keeping lawmakers idle during shutdown.

Congress must act so I can finally pray in peace

Every Saturday for the past 25 years, I’ve had to walk into my synagogue...

It’s time to fix a de Blasio era special-ed policy that’s killing NYC’s budget

“Due process” cases in NYC's Department of Education account for $1.54 billion of that...

Four years into the war on Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s bluff must be called 

With a weakened economy and battlefield casualties outnumbering new recruits, Putin is projecting false...

Friction emerges as gun rights groups clash with Trump officials over Minnesota shooting

Friction is growing between gun rights groups and some Trump administration officials over their comments following this weekend’s fatal shooting in Minneapolis by federal agents. Bill Essayli, the administration’s top prosecutor in Los Angeles, warned there is a “high likelihood” that law enforcement would be “legally justified” in shooting gun owners who approach them while...

Treasury cancels Booz Allen contracts

The Treasury Department on Monday said it would cancel 31 contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton, citing its failure to " implement adequate safeguards" after a past employee leaked tax data, including President Trump's returns, to media outlets. The decision to cut ties with the company was due in part to the misconduct of Charles Edward...

Appeals court won’t reconsider Habba disqualification, paving way to Supreme Court

A federal appeals court has declined to reconsider a three-judge panel's decision to uphold Alina Habba’s disqualification as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, paving the way for the Justice Department to take President Trump's fight to retain loyalist U.S. attorneys to the Supreme Court. In a terse order Monday, the U.S. Court of...

Schumer: Democrats will speed up non-DHS funding bills ahead of shutdown deadline

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) announced Monday that Senate Democrats are prepared to speed up passage of five government funding bills — but not funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) — to avoid a large swath of the government shutting down at the end of the week. “Senate Democrats have made clear...

Tariffs reward inefficiency. Here’s a better way.

The U.S. should adopt a temporary, rules-based program of price subsidies for small and medium-sized businesses to help modernize the industrial base, rather than relying on tariffs which reward inefficiency and lock it in place.

Majorities see education, housing as unaffordable: Survey

A new poll shows that more Americans view education and housing as unaffordable relative to other necessities. The survey from The New York Times and the Siena Research Institute, released Monday, found that 58 percent of respondents view education as unaffordable, with 26 percent saying it is somewhat affordable and just 8 percent saying it...

DHS says there’s body cam footage of Pretti shooting

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said multiple Customs and Border Protection officers were wearing body cameras during the fatal shooting of protester Alex Pretti on Saturday in Minneapolis. Camera footage from various angles is being reviewed by investigators, a DHS official told The Hill's partner network NewsNation. Outrage from lawmakers, former presidents and the...

Man arrested in Maxwell Frost assault at Sundance Film Festival

A man was arrested for allegedly assaulting Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) during a Friday night party in Park City, Utah. Christian Joel Young, 28, was charged with aggravated burglary and assaulting an elected official, according to the Associated Press (AP). The outlet, citing court records, noted that he was transported to Summit County Jail. Frost...

Live updates: Minnesota judge to hear arguments on legality of immigration actions

Another deadly shooting by federal immigration enforcement officials in Minneapolis has shaken the country, and it may push Washington to shut down part of the government later this week. The killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by a Customs and Border Patrol agent on Saturday has renewed uproar nationally, and Senate Democrats have said they will...

What Trump’s risking in the row over Greenland

Europe is not going to take his pressure campaign lying down.

Republican calls for deeper investigation into latest Minnesota shooting growing

A growing number of Republican lawmakers is calling for an impartial investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agent in Minneapolis on Saturday. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) wrote Sunday on the social platform X that the probe into the incident must be “thorough and impartial,” which is...

Racism is at the heart of Trump’s immigration agenda 

It’s time to confront some fundamental questions. What kind of country are we, and what do we want to be? Do we really believe that diversity “poisons our blood” rather than gives us strength?

When Tucker Carlson stops asking questions

In a recent interview with Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback (R), Tucker Carlson allowed a plainly false claim about constitutional law to pass without challenge. Fishback asserted that, under Florida law, public-university students could be disciplined or expelled for criticizing Israel. That claim is not merely controversial; it is factually and legally incorrect. The lapse...

Don Lemon is terrible, but what are we to think of those who employed him?

One must question what standards, if any, are being applied to the cushiest, best-paying jobs in media.

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