The Trump administration has opened investigations into three medical schools, saying it has concerns about potential race-based discrimination in admissions. Stanford University, the Ohio State University and the University of California San Diego received letters Wednesday
The U.S., Israel and Argentina on Wednesday voted against a United Nations resolution led by Ghana to label the international slave trade as the "gravest crime against humanity" and call for reparations. The resolution received 123 votes from the U.N. General Assembly in favor
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk’s social platform X against a coalition of advertisers that organized a boycott against the social media company. U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle found that X did not suffer any antitrust injury and that the
The House passed a GOP-backed bill Thursday to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for a third time, as lawmakers struggle to find a deal to end the 41-day partial government shutdown. The lower chamber approved the bill in a 218-206 vote, with four Democrats
The State Department is reallocating $1.2 billion in foreign aid funding to President Donald Trump’s war criminal-filled Board of Peace, Semafor first reported Thursday. Officials took $1 billion from international disaster assistance, $200 million from peacekeeping operations,
Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed confidence Thursday regarding reopened negotiations with Iran. Rubio told reporters at Joint Base Andrews that “progress has been made” after the U.S. sent over a draft peace proposal to Tehran this week. “There's a growing amount of
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s attorney argued that Caracas should pay legal fees for him and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a Thursday hearing, arguing that the two cannot afford legal representation on their own. Maduro and Flores were captured by the U.S.
“We're definitely preparing to move forward," the speaker said Thursday.
Russia is taking advantage of the war in Iran by “pouring” increased oil revenue into its war effort in Ukraine, according to the commander of Sweden's armed forces. In an exclusive interview with The Hill on Thursday, Gen. Michael Claesson said the influx of oil money for
President Trump will host a Greek Independence Day celebration Thursday afternoon at the White House. "As America marks 250 glorious years of independence, we draw inspiration from the example of the Greek people who refused to surrender their sovereignty and preserved the
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) said Wednesday that Iran found out restricting access in the Strait of Hormuz is its “nuclear option,” with the U.S.-Israeli conflict against the Middle Eastern country nearing a month. “If you go back, Anderson, the real reason we were all
Another popular product has been included in the mass recall affecting millions of pounds of food sold at Trader Joe's locations throughout the United States.
Trent Sweeney is in the Air Force, having served in the munitions squadron in 2020.
Donald Trump isn’t too happy with Vice President JD Vance’s attempts to distance himself from the president’s reckless war in Iran. Trump has been making “snide, annoyed comments” about Vance’s and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s apparent lack of enthusiasm
Senate Republicans expect President Trump to announce an executive action as early as Thursday afternoon to solve the shutdown of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which has caused long security lines and chaos at airports around the country. A growing number of
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that if Democrats retake the majority in Congress, they will seek to reinstate and expand green tax credits that were wiped out by Republicans. Schumer, as he laid out his environmental vision for a Democratic majority on
At that point, this stops being just about long security lines or even immigration policy. It’s about how far federal and local governments are willing to go to assert control.
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is poised to unveil legislation that combines funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with tougher rules for federal immigration enforcement officers. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), the leaders of
There's a real problem on X right now: foreign accounts that portray themselves as American, with names like Pro Western Civilization or Proud Heritage American or White MAGA Patriot.
In recent months, we’ve reached the stage of President Donald Trump’s second term where some of his greatest problems are the result of misguided solutions to his previous screwups. We are spending millions on farm bailouts to cover Trump’s devastating tariffs. We’re in a war
A federal judge Thursday ordered the Trump administration to preserve all records after the Department of Justice (DOJ) said it made a “factual error” in a case challenging the ability to arrest migrants as they appeared for immigration court hearings. Justice Department
The man, who deputies say was intoxicated, claimed he had recently attended an AA meeting but soon began drinking and using cocaine.
White House border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers will continue wearing masks despite Democrats' push to see face coverings removed during immigration operations. “You want us to give up masks, well, you know what? No
President Trump held his 11th Cabinet meeting of his second term Thursday, with the war in Iran dominating most of the discussion. Unlike past Cabinet meetings, Thursday’s lasted just more than an hour and a half, with only a few secretaries taking time to speak instead of
Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated an amendment sponsored by Sen. Jon Husted (R), Ohio’s former secretary of state, to require voters to show photo ID when casting ballots in person or voting by mail, despite previous statements by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said Wednesday that President Trump has heavily pushed China to help with the Strait of Hormuz reopening amid the U.S. conflict against Iran. “Apparently, now, their primary goal is reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which, let’s be clear, was open
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday dismissed the idea that he and longtime ally former Vice President Kamala Harris do not like each other, calling it "preposterous." Newsom praised Harris in an interview with Axios's Alex Thompson, who asked the governor, "Why don't
Sen. Bernie Sanders recently conducted a policy interview with Claude, an AI assistant developed by Anthropic, which demonstrated the potential of AI to improve the quality of questions asked and the difficulty of evading them in congressional hearings.
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) is recovering after suffering a fall at his Washington, D.C., home on Wednesday evening, according to his office. A spokesperson for Wilson told The Hill that the 78-year-old lawmaker slipped in the bathroom and cut his head. “He received stitches, is
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche boasted Thursday about the number of firings at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI, saying the administration had “cleaned house” by ousting a number of agents who worked on cases involving President Trump. Blanche, a former defense
President Donald Trump was humiliated in a Cabinet meeting Thursday while trying to defend voting by mail in Florida’s special election earlier this week. When asked by a reporter why he voted by mail—a process he previously referred to as “mail-in cheating” just days
Donald Trump is pretty bad at keeping secrets. The president said on Tuesday that Iran had given the U.S. “a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money,” but wouldn’t say what the present (read: bribe) was at the time. Two days later, the president was unable to keep
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) is set to speak at a major Democratic Party fundraiser in New Hampshire next month, the state party announced Thursday. Clinton is set to be the keynote speaker at the New Hampshire Democratic Party’s (NHDP) annual McIntyre-Shaheen
Democratic Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick—who is accused of stealing $5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to use for her 2021 campaign—allegedly asked President Trump for a presidential pardon at the White House Christmas party last December. The
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he would welcome a U.S.-led negotiated peace deal with Iran, after President Trump indicated earlier this week that Hegseth was “disappointed” by the idea, but the secretary warned on Thursday that the Pentagon will keep “negotiating with
“We’re going to know soon,” the Senate majority leader said.
Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is seeking a new criminal probe into New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) after failing to convict her on mortgage fraud charges last year. Two criminal referrals submitted by Pulte and reviewed by NewsNation
The House Ethics Committee on Thursday afternoon will look into allegations against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), who is accused of stealing $5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Fund and using part of it to fund her successful 2022 congressional
A trio of top Senate Democrats led their colleagues in condemning a proposed rule by the Trump administration that would lift restrictions on the number of nonstandardized plans that insurers in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace can offer and promote catastrophic health
Donald Trump's low job ratings and personal scores, combined with his broken promises to reduce prices, provide a strong foundation for a winning Democratic midterm message.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris will appear at multiple state Democratic Party fundraisers across the South next month, CNN reported Thursday. Harris will reportedly appear at fundraisers for the Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina state parties the week of April
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) issued an indirect plea to President Trump on Wednesday to stop Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) from advising on the conflict with Iran, as the senator presses for a more aggressive approach to the war. “I want President Trump to take Lindsey Graham out of
President Trump says there's a national security component to the construction of the White House ballroom that was "supposed to be secret." "Now it's no secret, the military wanted it more than anybody," Trump said of the construction of the ballroom Thursday during a Cabinet
Plus: Trans women banned from women’s events in Olympics under new IOC policy {beacon} Happy Thursday. What do you think of the new Harry Potter trailer? It’s going to take me some time to get used to this new cast. Oh, and DC’s cherry blossoms reached peak bloom this
A majority of Americans say they do not approve of the U.S. military action in Iran and that attacking the country late last month was the wrong idea, according to a poll released Thursday. The Pew Research Center found 61 percent of respondents disapprove of President Trump's
The solar deployment industry has lost its bipartisan support due to the industry's dependence on Chinese supply chains, its framing as a symbol of climate ambition, and its failure to address Republican concerns about supply-chain security, unfair trade practices, and domestic
The swing-seat Pennsylvanian said he’s “never a fan of single-party bills.”
