The lawyers for a Chicago woman who was shot five times by a U.S. Border Patrol agent accused the Trump administration on Wednesday of spreading lies about the shooting and of mishandling the investigation. Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen, was in her car in October when a Border Patrol agent shot her. The Department of...
A handful of Democratic senators on Wednesday launched a probe into a private group that is co-leading America’s 250th anniversary celebration. The Freedom 250 group is working alongside the America250 commission, which was congressionally authorized more than a decade ago to plan a nonpartisan, civic-focused commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. “Recent...
CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins credited White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt for allowing her to cover an event last year involving President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman despite pushback from Saudi officials. During an interview published Wednesday with Heather McMahan on the “Absolutely Not” podcast, Collins recalled when the White House press...
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are accusing the Department of Justice (DOJ) of spying on them as they reviewed the unredacted Epstein files on DOJ computers, tracking the documents they examined. Attorney General Pam Bondi was photographed during a congressional appearance before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday flipping to a document titled “Jayapal...
Trump's retribution campaign is hitting a losing streak.
The Kremlin on Thursday said it is discussing options with Cuba to provide assistance to the island in the face of a President Trump threatening tariffs on any country providing oil to Havana. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said it is “impossible to discuss these issues in such a public manner,” according to Russian state news outlet...
Massie takes the view, however that anyone who associated with Epstein after 2018 is fair game. Is that fair? You be the judge.
Senate Democrats voted Thursday to block a motion to advance a House-passed bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, putting Washington on the brink of a partial government shutdown that will affect more than 260,000 federal employees. The motion, which required 60 votes, failed to advance by a vote of 52-47. Centrist Sen. John Fetterman...
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) signed an executive order Wednesday banning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from undertaking operations on state property. Sherrill’s order makes an exception for immigration operations authorized by a judicial warrant, reflecting a broader push from Democrats in the House to have the agency require a judge’s approval for ICE...
Because the effort isn't city-sanctioned, organizers say they're working directly with willing homeowners and local businesses, placing the sirens on private property rather than going through city permitting channels.
At the heart of the issue is a dwindling cattle supply.
The Trump administration on Thursday repealed the landmark 2009 legal finding that climate change poses a threat to the public — and axed climate rules for cars and trucks that were regulated under the finding. The repeal is an aggressive escalation in the administration’s efforts both to deny climate change’s impacts and to remove environmental regulations that...
A federal judge in Florida who is presiding over President Trump's lawsuit against the BBC denied a motion Wednesday to delay discovery in the case and set a trial date for next spring. U.S. District Judge Roy Altman, who was appointed by Trump during his first term in office, in his ruling signaled the outlet's...
The FDA should make more safe drugs available for over-the-counter purchase, starting with albuterol, in order to reduce costs and increase access to medicine.
Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby on Thursday called for NATO to be based on “partnership rather than dependency” ahead of talks with the military alliance’s defense ministers in Brussels. “Now it’s time to march out together, to be pragmatic,” he told reporters, calling for a “3.0 NATO” that’s “based on partnership rather than dependency, and...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday that it is not “appropriate” for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to track the searches of members of Congress viewing unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files, adding that he guessed any such surveillance was an “oversight.” “My understanding is that there are computers set up where the DOJ was allowing access...
Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) on Thursday questioned why Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would be banned from polling places ahead of midterm elections. “Why should you ban ICE from being at polling places? Because illegals aren't supposed to vote in this America,” Smith said during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “I mean, like, it...
United States troops withdrew from a key military base in southeastern Syria as the Syrian army took control, shedding the U.S. presence in the country deployed to fight against ISIS. Through coordination between Syrian and U.S. forces, the interim government military took over the al-Tanf base and its surroundings and began deploying along the nation’s...
President Trump is nominating a food service and hospitality executive to lead the National Park Service (NPS). Trump’s pick to lead the U.S.'s national parks, Scott Socha, is Delaware North’s president of parks and resorts, as well as president of Delaware North Australia. Delaware North has contracted with the NPS. According to Delaware North’s website, its parks and resorts subsidiary provides...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he is skeptical that a quality deal can be reached with Iran that neuters its threats to the region, but put support behind President Trump’s efforts to reach an agreement. Netanyahu made the remarks following a meeting with Trump at the White House on Wednesday. After that...
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Pentagon’s efforts to censure Sen. Mark Kelly and lower his retirement rank in the wake of a video in which the Arizona senator and other Democrats called on service members to reject unlawful orders. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, noted the military principal that servicemembers enjoy weakened First...
President Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin are set to announce plans Thursday to repeal the landmark 2009 legal finding that climate change poses a threat to the public. The move marks a significant escalation in the administration’s fight against green policies and its efforts to deny climate change. The legal finding, known...
12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here. ???? Plus: Investigators DNA test glove found near Guthrie’s home {beacon} It’s Thursday. These Winter Olympics could not have come at a better time. This has been such an intense start to 2026. It’s nice to rally around something so universally loved. (Though even with the...
A better question is: Can we do more to make parenthood easier for people who want to have children?
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of some of the Venezuelan men it sent to an El Salvador prison last year by invoking the Alien Enemies Act. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled the government must pay to fly back or accept at a port of entry any...
