Wow: Gov. Kathy Hochul is embracing Mayor Zohran Mamdani's universal-child-care scheme even as the Minnesota scandals expose how readily unscrupulous operators can abuse such programs.
President Donald Trump on Sunday told reporters that U.S. national security officials have determined that Ukraine did not target a residence belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack last week, disputing Kremlin claims that Trump had initially greeted with deep concern.
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday underscored the importance of safeguarding Venezuelan sovereignty after U.S. forces captured President Nicolás Maduro and took control of the country’s governance. Speaking in St. Peter’s Square during his Sunday prayer, the first American pope weighed in on the world events and called for the Venezuelan people’s interests to be put...
It seems unlikely that former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel could capture the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028. The guy who as Barack Obama’s first White House chief of staff had a gag nameplate on his desk that read “Undersecretary for Go [F] Yourself”; the guy who enthusiastically played the heavy for Obama and the Clintons...
Americans are angry about the cost of living, and Democrats are busily exploiting that anger to win elections — even if it means lying to the public yet again. Not content with undermining President Trump’s first four years in office with their Russiagate fable, or pretending that Joe Biden was perfectly fit to serve four more years in the Oval Office, Democrats...
Democrats can use President Trump's own words against him in order to win back Congress, from his mockery of the word "affordability" to his statement that "tariffs don't cause inflation; they cause success".
Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: ▪ Democrats demanding more info from Hegseth ▪ Trump housing official under investigation ▪ House, Senate tee up health care votes ▪ First phase of Gaza ceasefire nears completion President Trump scored a major win in the national redistricting battle on Thursday, as...
Republican senators, who are growing increasingly exasperated with the proliferation of high-profile controversies at the Pentagon, are not expressing much confidence in Pete Hegseth’s leadership — but they say it’s up to President Trump whether to keep him in the Cabinet. Many GOP senators have been careful not to provoke Trump’s anger by publicly criticizing...
The Trump administration on Wednesday restored library grants after a judge determined attempts to defund and dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) were unlawful. “Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersedes any prior notices which may have been received related to...
An anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) group on Wednesday sued the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) for excluding non-Hispanic students from funding opportunities. The American Alliance for Equal Rights alleged the HSF was violating the Civil Rights Act of 1866 by not offering benefits to all. According to the lawsuit, the group has awarded more than...
The U.S. military blew up another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Thursday, killing four male “narco-terrorists" and continuing its lethal counternarcotics campaign as scrutiny over the Trump administration’s early September operation intensifies. The boat on Thursday was struck in international waters and was operated by a designated terrorist organization, U.S. Southern Command...
A graduate instructor at the University of Oklahoma was placed on leave after giving a student a failing grade for rejecting the notion that someone's identity can fall outside of the two genders assigned at birth. Samantha Fulnecky, 20, received zero points out of 25 total on a 650-word essay assignment requiring students to respond...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story New details on boat strike on survivors after Navy commander briefs Congress Navy Adm. Frank Bradley appeared on Capitol Hill on Thursday to brief bipartisan lawmakers in both chambers on the details of a September attack...
