President Trump on Thursday suggested the United States will “very soon” take action against alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers on land after weeks of repeated strikes in the Caribbean. “In recent weeks, you’ve been working to deter Venezuelan drug traffickers, of which there are many," Trump told military personnel in remarks on Thanksgiving. "Of course, there...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) opened up in a revealing Wednesday interview alongside his wife Kelly, sharing some of the challenges he has faced since taking the reins of the lower chamber amid Republicans' razor-thin majority. Johnson in an interview on The Katie Miller Podcast said his life was a daily “triage” packed with constant...
War Secretary Pete Hegseth and wife Jennifer spend Thanksgiving serving meals to Navy sailors supporting Southern Spear, a mission targeting narco-terror networks across Latin America.
A federal judge has asked the Justice Department to provide information on what materials are subject to protection and how it will protect victims of the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as documents get released.
Charlamagne Tha God is criticizing Democrats for not having leaders who "meet the moment," saying House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) sounds like "Chuck E. Cheese Obama" and might deserve to "get primaried." The nationwide "No Kings" rallies earlier this month showed that "the country is angry," Charlamagne said while guest-hosting Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" on Wednesday. "People...
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Thursday accused the Trump administration of excluding Democrats from a recent briefing on the U.S. strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. Warner will speak with reporters Thursday afternoon, a day after issuing a forceful statement condemning the reported partisan briefing as “indefensible" and raising concerns about a lack of...
President Trump said the issues of Taiwan, Russian oil and Nvidia's advanced Blackwell chip weren't raised during his wide-ranging meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday. “Taiwan never came up. It was not discussed actually,” Trump said when asked by reporters on Air Force One. However, the president noted that Russia’s war in...
President Trump said Thursday that China has agreed to purchase soybeans and other agricultural products from the U.S., a major breakthrough after many American farmers had faced hardship amid a trade standoff with Beijing. Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping authorized the sale of soybeans, sorghum and "other farm products" during their meeting in South...
Congress can continue funding the system as it is — expensive, opaque, and insulated from scrutiny. Or it can seize the opportunity to make a basic correction that should have happened years ago.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, blasted the Trump administration following reports that his Republican counterparts were briefed on the unilateral strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. In a forceful statement, Warner condemned the reported partisan briefing as “indefensible,” expressing concern about the “troubling precedent” that such...
President Trump announced an agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping to ease their trade war following a meeting Thursday, with the U.S. scaling back tariffs and China delaying export controls and resuming some soybean purchases. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he agreed to cut fentanyl-related tariffs on Beijing in half, down to...
Sixty-three years later, a new Cuban Missile Crisis is in the making. Team Trump is building up a vast array of military forces in the Caribbean. Significantly, more than 10 percent of the U.S. naval fleet is either already on station or, as with the U.S.S. Gerald Ford strike group and U.S.S. Gravely guided-missile destroyer, headed toward...
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Trump hails 'truly great' Xi meeting ▪ Signs of life on ending shutdown ▪ MTG irks Republican colleagues ▪ Far-right gets setback in Dutch elections President Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on a wide range of subjects during their much-anticipated meeting Thursday, including...
The tobacco industry's influence on public health policymaking in the U.S. is growing according to the latest report by the anti-smoking organization Action on Smoking & Health (ASH). ASH's Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2025, provided first to The Hill, found that the U.S. scored an 89 out of 100 on the Global Tobacco Industry Interference...
