Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s targeted blocks on the promotions of officers in the Navy and Air Force have intensified scrutiny from former military leaders, who call the moves unprecedented and a corrosive abuse of his power. A disproportionate number of the nine stalled promotions in the Navy were reportedly women or minorities, coming a few...
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) will give remarks Friday morning, just days after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed a new GOP-friendly map into law that carved up his district. Cohen has vowed to take legal action after the Memphis-based 9th Congressional District — the state's only majority-Black district — was gutted amid Republicans' efforts to...
President Trump told reporters on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him he was seriously considering releasing imprisoned Pastor Ezra Jin following calls for his release. “I think he’s giving very serious consideration to the pastor,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “He said he’s giving very serious consideration to that.” Jin was...
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll will testify before the House Armed Services Committee on Friday morning about President Trump‘s fiscal 2027 budget request, as tensions with Iran simmer. The White House is seeking $1.5 trillion for the Defense Department next year for the construction of a Golden Dome defense system among other priorities. That ask will...
Democratic anger grows as court rulings dampen midterm prospects. Plus, are Republican candidates fading in the California governor's race? And will Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) be primaried out of a job this weekend? The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon, joins NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt to discuss the latest political hot topics and national news in “Whole...
President Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Friday that he “made no commitment” on the issue of Taiwan during his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week. “On Taiwan, he feels very strongly, I made no commitment either way," Trump told reporters while en route back to Washington. The comments...
[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 a.m. EDT as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] It is easy — indeed, too easy — to see the damage that the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns did to America’s young...
China’s foreign ministry said on Friday that it saw “no point” for the U.S. conflict with Iran to continue, as President Trump claimed he reached agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping on key issues in the war, such as reopening the Strait of Hormuz. “There is no point in continuing this conflict which should not...
Seven candidates running for California’s top office engaged in a fifth and final debate on Thursday evening that largely centered around the issue of affordability. The candidates were asked to provide their closing pitch to voters to address a growing number of cost of living concerns, including rising gas, grocery and housing prices in the...
President Trump late Thursday invoked his predecessor in attempting to explain comments by Chinese President Xi Jinping as the two leaders meet during a high-stakes visit, blaming former President Biden and his administration for the U.S.'s "decline." "When President Xi very elegantly referred to the United States as perhaps being a declining nation, he was...
