The United Nations (U.N.) secretary-general decried the situation in Gaza as a “spiraling humanitarian nightmare” on the same day the U.S. blocked a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. “The people of Gaza are being told to move like human pinballs – ricocheting...
The Texas Supreme Court paused a ruling from a lower court allowing a pregnant woman to have an abortion. On Friday, the court said it was staying a Thursday ruling from a district court that allowed 31-year-old Katie Cox to have an abortion. Cox, who is 20 weeks pregnant, has a fetus that has been...
Washington is failing to compete with China — to push back not only on Beijing’s human rights abuses, military modernization, and coercive industrial policy, but also on the CCP’s canny, manipulative ability to fund those programs with American capital.
A new indictment of Hunter Biden became public on Thursday evening. President Biden’s son faces a total of nine charges — three felonies and six misdemeanors — in relation to tax evasion and other tax-related matters. Biden already faces gun charges, relating to allegedly lying about his use of illegal drugs in the process of...
Nikki Haley is seeking to rebound after a debate performance in Alabama that drew a mixed reception from Republicans a little more than a month out from the Iowa caucuses. Haley went into the debate, which was hosted by The Hill’s sister news organization NewsNation, with high expectations after several strong debate performances gave her a...
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) announcement that he is leaving Congress didn’t come as a shock — but his departure will have ripple effects for the House and the Republican conference. McCarthy is departing after a 17 year run in the House that took him to the highest levels of congressional power — only to be toppled...
The war in Ukraine has reached a stalemate, with even Ukrainian officials admitting the highly anticipated counteroffensive is unlikely to reach a breakthrough, putting Kyiv on what could be its toughest path yet in the war. Ukraine is fighting two battles: convincing a growing, skeptical West to continue arming Ukrainian troops despite an obvious stalemate...
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby mocked Russia's upcoming presidential election while speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One during a press gaggle.
The Texas Supreme Court issued a temporary stay on a lower court ruling that would have allowed a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis to receive an abortion.