“We fear nothing when we are with God. If we are killed while we are with God, we are blessed, and if we kill while we are with God, we are also blessed.” This is one of Islamic Republic founder Ruhollah Khomeini’s most famous quotes. In Khomeini’s interpretation of jihad, now the Islamic Republic’s interpretation […]
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is pushing back on Republican criticism that President Trump’s deal to acquire a 10 percent stake in Intel, one of the nation’s biggest chipmakers, is a step toward socialism and a major break with conservative free-market principles. Lutnick pushed back specifically against Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who called the deal a...
The Movement is a weekly newsletter tracking the influence and debates steering politics on the right. Sign up here or in the box below. Those who have long preached in favor of free markets and against socialism are being thrown for a loop with President Trump’s move to have the U.S. government take a 10 percent stake in struggling...
When California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) was asked about President Trump’s recent use of military force on MSNBC, he described the bombing in Iran as “An illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act.” That line really stuck out. Given Newsom’s track record on many issues, he seemed like the wrong messenger to deliver it. One...
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook doubled down on her vow not to resign from the Fed, after President Trump moved on Monday to fire the board member over mortgage fraud allegations. In a statement, Cook argued the president has “no authority” to remove her from her post. “President Trump purported to fire me ‘for cause’...
Trump signed an executive order to suspend the 'de minimis' rule, which has led many postal carriers worldwide to suspend package deliveries to the U.S.
I went to prison for defending the Constitutional separation of powers. John Bolton (an occasional contributor to The Hill) may well wind up in prison, too if investigators uncover evidence and prosecutors decide to bring charges over his alleged classified disclosures. When Bolton wrote his book, "The Room Where It Happened" — reportedly receiving a...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Monday that personal attacks from President Trump “are just evidence of a guy who’s still living in fifth grade” after Trump recently commented on Pritzker’s weight. “It takes one to know one on the weight question,” Pritzker said Monday. “And the president, of course, himself, is not in good...
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Monday went after his city’s current mayor, Eric Adams, and a recently reported incident involving a chip bag and a longtime Adams adviser. “We are speaking about allegations that none of us would have entertained as possible or plausible, that cash would be stuffed in an envelope...
President Trump on Monday moved to fire Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook over allegations she committed mortgage fraud. “I have determined that there is sufficient cause to remove you from your position,” Trump wrote in a letter to Cook, which was posted on Truth Social. Trump last week called for Cook, who was appointed by then-President Biden...
The Department of Defense (DOD) tech innovation chief stepped down from his role, the latest departure, coming just days after DOD Secretary Pete Hegseth ousted three top military officials last week. Doug Beck, who has led the California-based Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) since 2023, resigned on Monday, a U.S. official familiar with the matter and...
Former national security adviser John Bolton called President Trump's Ukraine strategy “incoherent” in an opinion piece published Monday. “President Donald Trump’s Ukraine policy is no more coherent today than it was last Friday when his administration executed search warrants against my home and office,” Bolton said in the opinion piece for the Washington Examiner, titled...
Exactly a week ago, Texas House Democrats returned to the state after fleeing to prevent Republicans from voting on President Donald Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Map.' Now, Republicans are trying to prevent them from leaving in the future.
