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WATCH: GOP senator unloads on ‘creature of Washington’ challenger in critical Senate showdown

Jon Husted says Sherrod Brown's 32 years in Washington produced nothing but higher energy prices and liberal votes out of step with Ohio voters.

Historian blasts Smithsonian’s activism shift after first visit in over a decade: ‘Completely different place’

Dr. Jody Edward Ginn says the Smithsonian National Museum of American History abandoned education for activism after visiting for the first time since 2012.

El-Sayed touts endorsement from pastor who praised notorious antisemite infamous for calling Jews ‘termites’

Abdul El-Sayed's campaign paid $75,000 in consulting fees to a Detroit pastor who once praised Louis Farrakhan's leadership at a 2013 gathering.

GOP party fissures exposed in battle for SC Senate seat to replace Graham: ‘I don’t like hearing that’

Five GOP candidates clashed over the filibuster, the Iran war and data centers in South Carolina's heated Senate debate to fill Lindsey Graham's seat.

Why Trump is downplaying reports Russia and China are helping Iran

Trump says he'll ask Putin directly about satellite imagery allegations as experts warn Russia and China are quietly aiding Iran against U.S. forces.

Iran welcomes foreign leaders for Ayatollah Khameinei’s state funeral

A stream of foreign dignitaries, officials and mourners gathered in Tehran on Friday to pay their respects to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28 that triggered the war. Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, a key mediator in the U.S.-Iran talks to end the war, joined mourners...

Connecting flight? Good luck.

For passengers without connections, late arriving flights are a nuisance and inconvenience. For passengers with connections, late arriving flights may be highly disruptive. Transparency is needed.

Justice Department defends decision not to release, unredact more Epstein files

The Justice Department (DOJ) declined on Thursday to release additional unredacted records from its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, telling a federal judge that it has already adequately complied with the law. The DOJ’s response came in the final hours of a court-ordered deadline to remove redactions in at least a dozen documents...

Christie: GOP headed for ‘monumental defeat’ in midterms

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) predicted during a podcast appearance this week that Republicans are headed for a “monumental defeat” in the upcoming midterm elections that could force a reckoning within the party. The assessment came after comedian Hasan Minhaj asked Christie if GOP voters “want the truth,” referring to the former governor’s...

UK’s military decline will pose a major challenge for its new prime minister

Spending on Britain's forces is unlikely to survive other budgetary demands.

Iran threatens response without ‘full implementation’ of US deal

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned of an Iranian response if the U.S. and Israel breach the interim peace deal, as Tehran prepares to bury its former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “We strongly demand full implementation of the agreements, and if the US and the Zionist regime fail to fulfill their commitments, Iran...

FOR INSIDERS | Whole Hog Politics: A revolutionary reader

[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 am EDT at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] It is my devoted prayer that the last thing you, gentle readers, are interested in today is the crummy politics...

How taxes on groceries are driving American families to hunger 

Hunger in America is not inevitable. It is the sum of choices — including the quiet, routine choice to tax the most basic necessity of all. 

Democrats stand for liberalism, not socialism

Socialist gains thus far have been confined to cities and college towns that already are Democratic bastions.

America at 250: Why 1776 still matters: Join Friday’s Whole Hog

The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon, and political editor, Chris Stirewalt, mark the 250th Independence Day with a look at the revolutionary promise of 1776. From Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln to Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King Jr., join Whole Hog Politics for a discussion on liberty, equality and the enduring...

Dem CO gov nominee calls out DSA candidate for antisemitism comment

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D), who defeated Sen. Michael Bennett (D) in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, said he would confront congressional candidate Melat Kiros (D) for refusing to condemn the deadly 2025 firebomb attack on Jewish activists in Boulder as antisemitic. Kiros, a democratic socialist and former attorney, scored an upset against incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette...

Jack Smith says DOJ ‘can’t do its job’ because of judges’ distrust of prosecutors

Former special counsel Jack Smith warned that the U.S. is facing an “attack on the rule of law” under President Trump, saying he is “very concerned” about the integrity of future elections and accusing the administration of weaponizing the Justice Department. Smith, the special counsel who brought charges against Trump following his first term, argued that...

Extreme heat advisory delays National Mall July 4 event, organizers say 

Entry to the National Mall for a record-breaking fireworks show celebrating July 4 has been delayed as Washington, D.C. braces for extreme heat, Freedom 250 organizers said Thursday. President Trump insisted he would still deliver a lengthy speech at Saturday’s “Salute to America 250 Celebration & Fireworks” event, despite forecasts that temperatures will climb to 107 degrees....

Cruise ship docked in San Francisco hit by norovirus outbreak

A Princess Cruises cruise ship docked in San Francisco has seen an outbreak of norovirus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC said that 102 out of the over 3,000 passengers onboard the Ruby Princess have been affected, along with 23 crewmembers.

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