A federal judge threatened to sanction Hunter Biden’s attorneys for making “false statements” in their motion asking to dismiss his criminal charges in California. U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi issued an order Wednesday asking Hunter Biden’s attorneys to “show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for making false statements in the motion.” Scarsi wrote...
House Republicans on Wednesday passed what is expected to be the final government funding bill before August recess, proposing steep cuts for the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget for fiscal year 2025. The annual Department of Interior and EPA funding bill passed 210-205 late Wednesday. Democrats have come out in staunch opposition to the measure over...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exchanged gifts during the longtime Israeli leader’s visit to Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Netanyahu came to Washington to deliver an address to a joint meeting of Congress — his fourth since 1996 — a controversial speech that divided Democrats and inflamed political tensions, despite the prime minister’s...
The House on Wednesday formally authorized a task force to investigate the assassination attempt against former President Trump, centralizing the chamber's probes into the attack. In a display of bipartisanship on Wednesday night, House lawmakers voted unanimously to approve a resolution to create the task force. The panel is set to have 13 members, with 7...
Fighter jets intercepted Chinese and Russian bombers off the coast of Alaska from China and Russia, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) announced Wednesday. NORAD said it detected and tracked two Russian TU-95 and two Chinese H-6 military aircraft that were operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday. NORAD said its fighter jets...
President Biden, in an address from the Oval Office, said he decided to end his reelection bid when it became clear that was how he could unite Democrats after weeks of intraparty chaos and mounting pressure to step aside. The president had firmly declared there was nothing short of a higher power that could get...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Netanyahu urges unity, but stirs a firestorm inside and outside Capitol Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a fiery speech to Congress on Wednesday that elevated the partisan fight over Israeli-Palestinian relations that promises to continue...
President Biden addressed the nation Wednesday evening for the first time since bowing out of the 2024 presidential race, saying it's time to pass the torch to a "new generation."
The Democratic Party is all about testing candidates through primary contests and giving voters a voice, but Kamala Harris is doing an end-run around...