Local officials in Kerr County continue facing public scrutiny after days of seeming to deflect questions about their preparedness and response to the July 4 flash flood that left dozens dead.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) Senate campaign said on Friday it raised $2.9 million in the second quarter of 2025. Paxton is challenging incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) for his seat in the 2026 midterms. Cornyn, who is considered a GOP fundraising giant, has not
Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) called a reported Department of Homeland Security policy that Secretary Kristi Noem personally approve significant purchases “one of the stupidest decisions and policies I’ve ever heard of” as questions swirl about the federal response to deadly flash
Elon Musk’s brilliance is undeniable, but his political instincts need a course correction.
As college tuition continues to climb and AI transforms the workforce, many Americans are reconsidering the traditional four-year degree path. Last week, we looked at how over a third of Gen Z college graduates are pursuing blue-collar work, and on a similar theme, Resume Now
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Friday will head to Texas Hill Country, the scene on July 4 of devastating flooding that killed at least 120 people, with dozens still missing. “That was a terrible event. Terrible event,” Trump told reporters Monday when he
A new study ranked Bend, Oregon, the best job market in the U.S. Here's who else made the top 10.
The White House is capitalizing on the premier of the new "Superman" movie to cast President Trump as a powerful hero for the country. The administration posted an image to social media late Thursday with a depiction of Trump wearing Superman's outfit, complete with a red cape,
President Trump praised Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem for the federal response to the recent deadly floods in Texas that have killed at least 120 people, amid scrutiny over the speed of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) action in the
Chancellor Merz may find it difficult to maintain the generous social welfare regime that Germans have benefitted from for decades.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday met with his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of a major Asian conference in Malaysia as President Trump's tariffs roil U.S. partners in Asia. Rubio described his conversation with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as “constructive
Dr. Marty Makary discussed the agency's initiative to phase out artificial food dyes.
On the menu: Carry them back to old Virginny; Big mad mood; GOP senators fret about Musk; Liberian lingo; Reaching the checkered flag There’s “testing the waters” and then there’s going off the high dive — for instance, announcing a visit to the Iowa State Fair by posting a
The economist is ripping Republican’s “cruel” efforts to rein in out-of-control Medicaid spending, even though he himself participated in one of the biggest welfare reforms of our lifetime.
President Trump said late Thursday that a deal was struck with NATO to send weapons to Ukraine, with the military alliance bearing the brunt of the cost. “We’re sending weapons to NATO, and NATO is paying for those weapons, 100 percent," he said in a phone interview with NBC
“We weren’t adversaries," a former North Vietnamese Air Force pilot said. "We were just wearing different uniforms, taking orders from different a--holes.”
Several Planned Parenthood locations posted notices alerting patients Medicaid coverage would no longer be accepted.
The country music icon told Khloe Kardashian that she is taking a backseat from writing following her husband's death March 3.
This is not just about child-inappropriate books or curricula. It is about trust.
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here or using the box below: President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will visit west-central Texas today to pledge support to families of flood victims and officials who continue to search for at least 170 people
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 11 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Repub lic, produced and presented by the DSR network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Stephen Miller has been
The pendulum will swing back. It is a phrase invoked repeatedly, with variation, since Donald Trump’s reelection last November. Cable news anchor Chris Cuomo , Senator Angus King , and pollster Nate Silver have all invoked it to some degree. Presidential biographer Jon Meacham
The newly passed Republican bill slashing government spending and expanding tax breaks primarily for the wealthy has left the food banks that serve vulnerable populations all across the nation reeling, with leaders warning that cuts to food assistance programs and other
The Trump administration is ramping up its war with Harvard University despite the president having previously hinted a deal was in the works. The White House is pulling nearly every lever at its disposal to try to get Harvard to bend the knee to its demands, threatening its
President Trump is challenging his MAGA base on foreign policy, immigration and the truth behind Jeffrey Epstein's suicide, irking some supporters in the process and highlighting divisions within his movement. A big portion of MAGA does not back U.S. involvement in the
In the days since flash floods killed more than 100 people in Central Texas, various conspiracy theories have circulated on the right arguing that the storms were in fact the result of clandestine weather manipulation efforts. According to some—including former national
I do not wish to leave out an important branch of this subject, for it is a danger from which princes are with difficulty preserved, unless they are very careful and discriminating. It is that of flatterers, of whom courts are full, because men are so self-complacent in their
The Democratic Party's credibility with voters has plummeted even further since the 2024 election, raising alarm bells as the party looks to rebuild ahead of the midterms and the next presidential election, according to a new poll obtained by The Hill. The poll, which was
The new "Superman" movie is facing a steady wave of criticism from the right after the film’s director called out a political message he hopes viewers will take away from his reboot of the legendary DC Comics character. Star filmmaker James Gunn, who led the "Guardians of the
Republican senators say reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth froze weapons shipments to Ukraine without getting approval from President Trump raise serious questions about the level of coordination between the White House and Pentagon and warrants a closer review of the
Stephen Miller recently berated ICE officials in a private meeting, demanding that they hit supercharged new arrest quotas and steamrolling anyone who balked, reports The Atlantic. Yet in a surprise twist, the report also details that Miller’s demands for maximum arrests are
A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled to uphold a jury verdict that determined President Trump was guilty of sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. The three-judge panel issued a mandate to affirm the previous district court ruling despite the president's
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened an investigation into Minnesota to determine if the state, including the Minnesota Department of Human Services, has engaged in race and sex-based discrimination in its hiring practices. “Our investigation is based on information that
The State Department has notified its employees of upcoming mass layoffs as part of a reorganization plan to form a “more agile” department. Michael Rigas, the deputy secretary of state for management and resources, said in an internal email on Thursday that terminations to
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Thursday said the politics of New York Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani aren't those of the Democratic party. “I mean, so he’s not even a Democrat, honestly,” Fetterman said in an interview with Fox News, regarding Mamdani’s progressive
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President Trump announced Thursday his administration would impose a 35 percent tariff on all Canadian goods beginning next month. Trump posted a letter sent to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in which he outlined the upcoming tariffs. This week, Trump has posted letters to
President Trump’s former nominee to lead NASA, Jared Isaacman, said he’d be open to launching a congressional campaign after his nomination to join the second Trump administration was withdrawn. The billionaire said he'd run as a Republican and that he'd consider serving under
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he discussed a new idea for a potential Ukraine ceasefire during a Thursday meeting with his counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Rubio, who also serves as President Trump’s national security adviser, confirmed that Lavrov
President Trump on Thursday threatened to withhold his support for any Republican who opposes a rescissions package of roughly $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting. "It is very important that all Republicans adhere to my Recissions Bill and, in particular,
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{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Duffy takes the reins at NASA President Trump has tapped Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to lead the space agency on an interim basis after Trump yanked his original nominee for the post. © Greg Nash “Sean is doing a
Lawyer Alan Dershowitz on Thursday said he knows the list of names in the Jeffrey Epstein files regarding alleged clients in his international sex trafficking ring. “I know the names of the individuals. I know why they're being suppressed. I know who's suppressing them,”
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval on Thursday to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children, making it the first COVID shot for kids aged 6 months to 11 years old that is no longer administered under an emergency authorization. Infants younger than 6
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) defended ICE on social media, opposing the calls to abolish it and supporting immigration reform to protect undocumented workers.
A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official on Thursday testified under oath that the agency has not yet decided where Kilmar Abrego Garcia would be deported if he is released from criminal custody next week. "We don’t work cases not in ICE custody
President Trump is flaunting his bond with deep-red Texas ahead of a Friday trip to the state, where he will assess deadly flooding that took the lives of more than 120 people. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has heaped praise on the administration this week for the federal response to