Young men are more concerned with religion than women in the same age group, according to new polling data from Gallup released on Thursday. The survey found that 42 percent of adult men between 18 and 29 years old indicated that religion is “very important” in their lives during telephone surveys conducted between 2024 and...
President Trump told reporters on Thursday that he held a meeting on unconfirmed reports of missing nuclear scientists. “I just left a meeting on that subject,” Trump told reporters, referring to it as “pretty serious stuff.” Questions have grown in the scientific community over unconfirmed reports about the deaths and disappearances of various nuclear scientists....
President Trump on Thursday announced Erica Schwartz, who served in a senior health role in his first administration, as his third pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) more than six months after the last director was fired. "It is my Honor to nominate the incredibly talented Dr. Erica Schwartz, MD,...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and the leaders of several major labor unions warned Thursday about the risks AI poses to workers amid concerns about the technology’s ability to replace jobs. Sanders, who is pushing for a moratorium on data center construction, argued that AI could displace both blue-collar and white-collar workers. “How the hell do...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has introduced legislation to bar lawmakers convicted of sexual abuse from receiving federal pensions, a proposal that will get a lot of attention after former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) was accused of sexually assaulting a former staffer. "Right now, a member of Congress can be convicted of sexual abuse and still...
President Trump will host a roundtable event Thursday in Las Vegas highlighting his administration's "no tax on tips" law, just a day after the IRS's tax filing deadline. The law, which was part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act enacted last summer, covers more than 60 jobs, including service industry workers such as bartenders...
An arrest warrant is out for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer accused of brandishing a gun at two people on a highway during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, prosecutors said Thursday. Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. was charged with two counts of second-degree assault in connection with the Feb. 5 incident in the Twin...
The "limited scope" recall of the commonly-prescribed drug may not impact your prescription at all.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) over allegations of sexual misconduct, a source familiar confirmed to The Hill. Five women have come forward so far with allegations of sexual assault or misconduct they said occurred over the last several years. The district attorneys for Los Angeles and Manhattan have...
International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol on Thursday warned that Europe will run out of jet fuel in "six weeks or so" if the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drags on. Birol told The Associated Press that the strait's closure has caused "the largest energy crisis we have ever faced." The closure...
President Trump defended his comments pushing back on Pope Leo XIV’s statements against the Iran war, saying he has a right to disagree with the pontiff and that he felt no need to meet to iron out their differences. “I have a right to disagree with the pope. I have no disagreement with the fact...
Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, declined to give senators an estimate of the cost of the military operations against Iran when pressed on the issue during a hearing Thursday. Vought said the White House is working on a request for additional defense funding but declined to offer an...
President Trump told reporters on Thursday that he might visit Islamabad, Pakistan, if a deal is reached there between the U.S. and Iran. “I would go to Pakistan,” Trump said when asked if he would visit the country, which has played a mediating role between the U.S. and Iran, to seal the deal. “Pakistan has...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) have proposed a new tax on property owners who have second homes in New York City worth more than $5 million, in an effort to narrow the city's budget deficit by targeting the ultrawealthy. The “pied-à-terre tax” would be an annual...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday repeated an air rescue group's prayer that borrows from a scene in Quentin Tarantino's film "Pulp Fiction." During a Pentagon service, Hegseth said the prayer — called CSAR 25:17, an apparent reference to Ezekiel 25:17 in the Bible — was recited during a mission to recover the pilot of...
Damon Jones, the former NBA player charged in connection with an illegal sports gambling ring, is expected to plead guilty to charges in New York. Jones, who played for 10 teams in 11 seasons from 1999 to 2009, is expected to plead guilty to charges of money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy, The New...
U.S. Secret Service agents detained a man on Thursday morning after he attempted to breach the White House perimeter on foot. Secret Service communications chief Anthony Guglielmi said the incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. EDT, when the man jumped over a construction bollard by the Treasury Building on the northeast side of the presidential complex...
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) slammed evangelical leader Franklin Graham on Thursday for defending President Trump’s since-deleted post depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure. Graham, a close Trump ally, said in a statement on the social platform X that he did not believe Trump would knowingly depict himself as Jesus Christ, referencing Trump’s explanation...
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday criticized those who “manipulate religion” for political and military gain amid a feud with President Trump. “Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth,” the pontiff said in Cameroon,...
Officials from the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) non-immigration enforcement agencies will testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday afternoon amid the record-long partial government shutdown. The heads of the U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday afternoon on the White House's fiscal 2027 budget request and the Trump administration's health policy. President Trump requested additional funding for the administration's "Make America Healthy Again" agenda and proposed "eliminating bloated, woke, and inefficient programs...
This isn’t just about Trump or Iran. It’s about precedent. Because every time Congress chooses not to assert its authority, it becomes easier for the next president — Republican or Democrat — to bypass it, too.
The poll, conducted late last month, found the president's approval rating among Catholic voters has dropped to 48%.
CLT Airport says the incident is under investigation.
Gavin Newsom is not thrilled with California’s remaining choices for governor.
