Attorney General Pam Bondi tussled with Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Wednesday as he pressed the head of the Department of Justice (DOJ) over foreign influence concerns related to President Trump’s meme coin dinner. Merkley has repeatedly voiced concerns about Trump’s involvement in the crypto space, including the dinner the president hosted for the...
An American Airlines flight was diverted to Las Vegas due to a smoking engine on Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement obtained by The Hill’s sister network NewsNation that an American Airlines flight "returned safely" to Harry Reid International Airport early Wednesday morning Pacific time after "an engine issue" was reported....
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller tore into the city of New York on Wednesday after Zohran Mamdani pulled off a major upset in its Democratic mayoral primary, emerging with a commanding lead over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who conceded late Tuesday. Mamdani, a 33-year-old member of the Democratic Socialists of...
The House on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the shootings in Minnesota earlier this month that left a state lawmaker and her husband dead and two others wounded. The resolution cleared the chamber in an overwhelming 424-0 vote, a strong, bipartisan show of disapproval for the attacks that shook Minnesota and Washington, putting a spotlight on...
Former MSNBC host Joy Reid criticized the Democratic Party on Tuesday, slamming it for being "too orderly." “I’ve been a Democrat since I was old enough to vote, but I’m barely hanging on, honestly, because at this point the party is not bigger than the future of my kids…,” Reid said during an appearance on...
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) has endorsed Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City after the 33-year-old state legislator stunned former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) in the Democratic primary on Tuesday. Nadler likened Mamdani’s victory to that of former President Obama’s in 2008, calling it a “seismic election.” The endorsement was first reported by The...
Senate Republicans including Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) say a new proposal to create a $15 billion relief fund for rural hospitals is not adequate to make up for tens of billions of dollars in federal Medicaid funding cuts included in the Senate megabill to enact President Trump’s agenda. Collins told reporters Wednesday that the $15...
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s newly remade federal vaccine advisory panel will examine the cumulative effect of the childhood and adolescent vaccine schedule, the panel’s chair said Wednesday. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will also weigh recommendations for vaccines that have long been on the market, including those...
President Donald Trump's nominee to fill an appellate court seat appeared before the Senate Wednesday for a hearing and forcefully rejected criticisms he was the president's "enforcer."
Senate Republicans call on Governor Hochul to evacuate New Yorkers from Israel, highlighting New York's significant Jewish population and responsibility to act