President Trump did not pardon or commute the prison sentence of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, despite his promise on the campaign trail to commute his sentence on "day one."
Hours after his inauguration, President Trump, in front of thousands of supporters jammed into a Washington D.C. arena, signs an avalanche of day one executive orders, fulfilling many but not all campaign promises
President Trump's second inauguration day included various notable moments, from his inaugural speech bashing the Biden-Harris administration to Biden's preemptive pardons.
Immigration groups came out swinging against President Trump on Monday with a lawsuit asking a federal judge to overturn his executive order blocking illegal immigrants and other temporary visitors from obtaining birthright citizenship for their babies born on U.S. soil.
Having wrested the federal government away from big government advocates, DOGE should harness the bureaucracy it retains to enforce reform, not simply peremptorily discard it.
Neil Cavuto, a staple of Fox News and Fox Business programming for years, is leaving the network after nearly three decades. Fox News confirmed Cavuto's departure; his last day on air will be Thursday. Cavuto's contract with the network is up next week. A source familiar told The Hill the network offered a new deal,...
Sheldon Gilbert will be the next president and CEO of The Federalist Society on Jan. 2, 2025, succeeding Eugene B. Meyer and becoming only the second president of the influential conservative and libertarian legal organization in its 40-year history. Gilbert is currently senior lead counsel for strategic initiatives at Walmart and was previously vice president...
A majority of Americans disagree with President-elect Trump’s plans to use the military for mass deportations and his efforts to issue pardons to Jan. 6 rioters, a new survey found. According to the survey, conducted by the Washington Post and the University of Maryland, more than half of Americans oppose several of Trump’s recent statements....
Murder doesn’t help raise awareness about important problems. Murder doesn’t start a national conversation. Murder doesn’t get justified — ever, for any reason — in a society with a moral compass and its priorities in order.
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) criticized President-elect Trump for allowing SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to “govern” through a series of social media posts that effectively helped to delay passage of a stopgap funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown ahead of the holidays. “It's one thing when you have Donald Trump governing by tweet, as...
Democratic strategist David Axelrod poked fun at President-elect Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk for their public dialogue after the duo pushed back against House Republicans' bill to avert a government shutdown ahead of Friday's deadline. “What was confusing to me is Musk sends out one of his tweets, and he says no one should...
Russian President Vladimir Putin is doubling down on his war with Ukraine by deploying North Korean troops and threatening NATO, while the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reports that at least 30 North Korean soldiers have been killed and wounded in weekend battles.
In today’s issue: A lot can change in 24 hours. That was Wednesday’s lesson for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who had on Tuesday night unveiled a sprawling, 1,500-page stopgap bill to fund the government ahead of a Friday deadline. Barely 24 hours later, Johnson is pivoting to plan B, axing his original plan in favor...
