The United States government has intensified its efforts to counter Hamas worldwide. Recently, that has included sanctions on entities based in Turkey. The focus is warranted. The government in Ankara offers material support to Hamas in a variety of documented ways: office space, citizenship to its key leadership, and financial support. The government of Turkey has also enabled Hamas to establish […]
Nigerian Christians continue to be butchered daily for their religious beliefs, but you will be hard-pressed to find a media outlet willing even to mention it. For three straight days last month, from Dec. 23 to Christmas Day, 198 Nigerian Christians were brutally murdered with “heavy weapons” in what were considered by the Nigerian state […]
The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a lower court order Monday that prohibited United States Border Patrol agents from destroying barbed wire owned by the state of Texas on the U.S.-Mexico border. It was a stunning decision that calls into question the sovereign rights of states. The ruling was 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and […]
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story SEC hack result of 'SIM swap' attack, agency says The hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) account on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, earlier this month was the result of a "SIM swap" attack, an agency spokesperson said...
President Biden on Tuesday directly blamed former President Trump, his likely general election opponent, for the erosion of abortion access across the country and warned supporters another Trump presidency would further curtail reproductive rights. Biden, speaking at his first campaign rally of the year, put the focus squarely on reproductive rights, an issue he and...
The U.S. on Tuesday said it struck three sites used by Iranian-backed militia fighters in Iraq as part of a defensive response to repeated attacks on American forces in the Middle East. President Biden ordered strikes on three Iraqi facilities used by Iranian-backed militant groups, including Kataib Hezbollah. The statement did not say exactly where...
Senate conservatives Tuesday vented their frustrations with Senate GOP leaders over an emerging border security deal that is slated to come to the Senate floor in the next few weeks, warning that an agreement with President Biden may wind up being worse than doing nothing at all. Republicans including Sens. Mike Lee (Utah), Ron...
President Biden was met with people protesting the war in Gaza at a rally promoting abortion access, with chants from the crowd interrupting his speech nearly a dozen times. When his speech started, he was immediately heckled by a protester carrying a Palestinian flag and shouting, “How many kids have been killed?” Within seconds, the...
If Congress cuts home energy assistance funds, 1.5 million families could lose benefits, a group representing state-level officials is warning. In a press release on Tuesday, the National Energy Assistance Directors Association called for Congress to maintain base funding for the energy assistance program and also an additional $2 billion that was added last year....
Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) — North Dakota's sole congressman in the House — launched a bid for the state's governorship Tuesday, one day after Gov. Doug Burgum (R) announced he would not seek a third term as governor. Armstrong's announcement marks the first formal declaration in what's expected to be a competitive race among Republicans for...