Senate Republicans are set to change the upper chamber’s rules, enabling the majority to confirm a slate of executive branch nominees by a single vote instead of going through a laborious floor vote for each nominee. While the impending rule change has been made necessary by the historical intransigence of Senate Democrats, it marks yet another regrettable diminution of Senate power […]
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) called on tech billionaire Elon Musk to remove graphic videos of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination from social platform X. “I am calling on @elonmusk, @finkd and @tiktok_us to remove the horrifying videos of Charlie Kirk’s murder. He has a family, young children, and no one should be forced to...
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will attend a ceremony Thursday morning commemorating the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon. Earlier Thursday, a large American flag was draped across the west side of the building — marking the area that was struck by American Airlines Flight 77. According to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum,...
Inflation accelerated in August, according to data released Thursday by the Labor Department, complicating the Federal Reserve's efforts to balance interest rates amid intense political and economic pressure. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.4 percent last month, up from a monthly gain of 0.2 percent in July, and 2.9 percent over the past 12...
The at-large assassin who shot and killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk Wednesday likely fired from a nearby rooftop during an event at Utah Valley University (UVU), according to local officials. “The shooting is believed to be a targeted attack," Utah's Department of Public Safety (DPS) said in a statement. "The shooter is believed to have...
The U.S. will honor the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, during an annual remembrance ceremony Thursday morning at Ground Zero in New York City. According to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, 2,977 people died during the terrorist attacks — including 2,753 in New York City, 184 at the Pentagon and 40 on Flight 93 that crashed...
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday will travel to Salt Lake City to pay his respects to the family of Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed a day earlier, a source familiar told The Hill. Second lady Usha Vance will join him. Kirk, a conservative activist and leading voice in the MAGA movement, was...
The nation on Thursday marks the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which killed 2,977 people in three locations. Memorials will take place in the shadow of the brazen killing of political commentator Charlie Kirk, who was gunned down Wednesday on a Utah college campus. The shooting suspect remains at large. A person...