The Democrat-dominated California legislature convened a special session Monday aimed at approving $25 million to make the state "Trump-proof," as Gov. Gavin Newsom positions himself as the leader of the resistance ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's second term.
A new report by the Heartland Institute, a free-market think tank, reveals that nearly every candidate endorsed by prominent socialist organizations in the U.S. emerged victorious in the 2024 election. No, really.
In a shameful end to a pathetic political career spanning over half a century, President Joe Biden announced he would be pardoning his son, Hunter Biden, the erstwhile crack-addicted purveyor of prostitution described by the president as “the smartest man” he knows. “It is clear that Hunter was treated differently,” Biden declared in a statement. […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is the first person to hit a million followers on the social platform Bluesky, according to the platform. Other than Bluesky’s own account, Ocasio-Cortez’s follower landmark is a first for a user, the platform told The Hill on Monday. Democrats and those on the American left have migrated to Bluesky from...
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Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Justices unconvinced of arguments against FDA's flavored vape ban Supreme Court justices appeared unswayed by arguments advanced by companies seeking to overturn the Food and Drug Administration's ban on flavored vapes, which the agency says are too risky...
A former House staffer is facing charges for unlawful possession of ammunition after “officers found four ammunition magazines and eleven rounds of ammunition” in his bag at the Cannon House Office Building, according to the U.S. Capitol Police. Capitol Police said in a statement emailed to The Hill on Monday that the ex-staffer, Michael Hopkins,...
President-elect Trump announced on Monday that investment banker Warren Stephens would serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom. “Warren has always dreamed of serving the United States full time. I am thrilled that he will now have that opportunity as the top Diplomat, representing the U.S.A. to one of America’s most cherished and beloved...
The Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments about the federal regulation of flavored e-cigarettes, in a case pitting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) against two vaping companies. Justices weighed whether the agency acted lawfully when it denied the applications of the companies to market fruity and dessert-flavored liquids for their electronic nicotine products....