A federal judge put a stop to the State Department's plans to fire some employees, ruling late Thursday that the new stopgap spending law passed by Congress to end the shutdown last month prohibits any reductions in force.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pushed back on President Trump’s claim that grocery prices are falling, arguing that affordability — an issue she believes contributed to GOP election losses this week — is a problem for many Americans. “I go to the grocery store myself,” Greene told CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Thursday. “Grocery prices remain...
Airline passengers are grappling with an increase in flight delays and cancellations after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced new flight reductions to boost safety across airports that are severely understaffed amid the government shutdown. All commercial airlines have been impacted by the FAA’s directive requiring the companies to scale back flights by 4 percent...
The government shutdown hits Day 38 on Friday, and flight cancellations are rippling across U.S. airports as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) looks to ease the burden on unpaid air traffic controllers. The Department of Transportation announced it would start by cutting 4 percent of flights on Friday, ramping up to as much as 10...
More than 1,000 flights across the country were canceled as of Friday morning, as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and airlines look to deal with staffing shortages exacerbated by the ongoing government shutdown. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced earlier this week that flight reductions were necessary to ensure safety amid the lapse in funding. The...
Democrats have been blissed out since Tuesday’s romp in the off-cycle elections in New Jersey, Virginia, New York City and state legislative and local elections from coast to coast. After a year of raising canes, they were finally raising Cain this week, and it no doubt felt very good for them. But does it mean...
the most highly educated voters picked 34-year-old democratic socialist Mamdani, who promised gullible followers free stuff to make life in the Big Apple more affordable. His socialist-based ideas have never succeeded in the real world, but somehow he conned the most “educated” among us into believing that this time would be different.
Most Americans are unaware of just how empty the promises have been to keep bad actors from slipping in and ensure that those permitted to live and work in the U.S. are thoroughly vetted.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) is exploring a potential presidential run in 2028, and his distinguished military and astronaut careers, along with his political experience, could make him a formidable candidate in the Democratic primary.
Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: ▪ Airports cutting capacity due to shutdown ▪ Trump meeting with Hungary's Orbán ▪ ‘Sandwich guy’ acquitted ▪ Uncertainty on Trump nuclear tests Many of the country’s largest airports are set to operate at reduced capacity starting Friday as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) takes steps...
Democratic support for a potential deal to reopen the government has crumbled because of deep mistrust among Senate Democrats over whether they can trust President Trump to act in good faith to extend health insurance subsidies or to stop firing federal workers. Senate Democrats on Thursday rejected an emerging proposal to reopen the government that...
Several people at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland fell ill and received medical treatment after a "suspicious package" was delivered to the military base just outside Washington, D.C., CNN reported late Thursday. A building on the base — where President Trump frequently travels through on official business — was evacuated after an individual opened the...
Justice Amy Coney Barrett had a simple message for conservative women in law school attending the Federalist Society’s gala Thursday night: don’t be afraid to defy stereotypes. “Being a conservative woman in a law school, particularly, takes a lot of courage and independence and in many ways shows more feminism than just falling into some...
