Feb. 2, 1776 Two days after receiving a letter from Gen. George Washington, British Gen. William Howe writes back, refusing Washington’s request for the release of James Lovell. Lovell was a teacher at the Boston Latin School, where his father had been headmaster for nearly 40 years. Lovell parted ways with his father, a loyalist, when […]
Hollywood convened on Sunday night for its latest gathering of decadence and self-indulgence at the 68th annual Grammy Awards. Recognized throughout the entertainment industry as music’s biggest night, the annual awards show honors the music industry’s top performers over the last year. It’s tradition for those in the industry to get together and tell one […]
You have to give it to Wall Street: It really knows how to work the media. Just look at the response to President Donald Trump’s proposal this month to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes. He called for this reform on Jan. 8, followed by an executive order on Jan. 20. From the start, there has […]
They were lies. Not honest errors in the fog of war. Not spin. Lies. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lied when she said of the Alex Pretti incident, “This looks like a situation where an individual arrived at the scene to inflict maximum damage on individuals and to kill law enforcement.” Noem also lied by […]
It’s Groundhog Day, and just like in the eponymous 1993 movie, presidents are singing the same tune on trade, over and over. “For decades, our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, and plundered by nations near and far, both friend and foe alike,” President Donald Trump said last year. Before Trump, President Joe Biden said, “Companies took their jobs […]
Editor's note: The piece that follows and some of its links contain explicit material. Reader discretion is advised. Next week, PBS viewers will come across the new documentary “The Librarians.” Released in 2025 with Sarah Jessica Parker as executive producer, the film portrays America’s librarians as soldiers defending democracy from so-called “book bans” and other attacks on...
The Trump administration is pushing for a $12 billion minerals stockpile, a White House official confirmed to The Hill on Monday. The stockpile is expected to involve rare earth elements, other minerals that the government considers “critical” and additional materials whose prices may fluctuate. Bloomberg first reported on the stockpile, called Project Vault; the White House aide confirmed...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Sunday it has locked down the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas amid a measles outbreak. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network, that the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) confirmed Saturday that two detainees at the center had contracted measles....
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is warning a Democratic candidate’s victory in a Texas state Senate race could have implications for the Republican Party in the upcoming midterm elections. In a shocking win Saturday evening, Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss by 14 percentage points, garnering more than 13,000 more votes than his opponent,...
Professional boxer Ryan Garcia is retracting support for President Trump amid ongoing questions over his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. "This is my public declaration and announcement, I’m reclining my past support for Donald Trump," the 27-year-old boxer wrote in one social media post. "Anyone that was involved in any thing to do...