A shooter at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump. What's next for the suspect, and are the tables turning in the legal challenges to Trump's White House ballroom? Join The Hill's Legal Affairs
Retired four-star Army Gen. Jack Keane predicted on Wednesday that Iran would continue delaying negotiations with the U.S. to end the 60-day conflict in a bid to exert pressure on President Trump, as the prospects of a peace deal appear fraught. “I think it's pretty evident
The world urgently needs new antibiotics, yet the market routinely punishes companies that take on the long, risky and expensive work of developing them.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) on Tuesday celebrated the Supreme Court ruling striking down Louisiana’s congressional map that created a second-Black majority district. “Today’s decision is a victory for the Constitution and the principle that every
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday said the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey was "not an audition" for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) top job, and that he was "absolutely, positively not" directed to pursue the indictment at President Trump's
The European Union's executive branch accused Meta of violating its sweeping digital rules that require technology platforms to minimize the risks of harm for users, including children and young people. The European Commission, in a report released Wednesday, said Meta has
The Supreme Court’s liberal justices called their colleagues’ decision clawing back race-based redistricting on Wednesday a “now-completed demolition” of the Voting Rights Act. In a 48-page dissent, Justice Elena Kagan held up the landmark 1965 law as helpful to the nation’s
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Wednesday said he hopes the Justice Department has stronger evidence against former FBI Director James Comey than “just the picture in the sand." Comey was indicted with a second round of charges on Tuesday for allegedly threatening to harm
Pam Bondi may think that being fired as attorney general gets her out of a congressional subpoena, but the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform disagrees. After missing her scheduled deposition April 14, Bondi will now testify before the committee on May 29, the
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to render the Voting Rights Act obsolete. Louisiana v. Callais was first brought to the court in 2025 by a group of white voters, who argued that a congressional map drawn to create a Black-majority district in Louisiana was
Russia’s war chest will only accelerate in its rate of replenishment, not in spite of U.S. policy, but because of it.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Tuesday took a shot at the British royal family for a list of “do’s and don’ts” that she said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) gave members ahead of King Charles III’s address to Congress. Before the British monarch’s speech, when reporter
The Pentagon’s acting chief financial officer told members of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that the U.S. war against Iran has cost $25 billion so far. “So approximately, at this day, we're spending about $25 billion on Operation Epic Fury. Most of that is
Assistant Secretary of Defense Jules Hurst finally revealed the Pentagon’s estimated price tag for the U.S. military onslaught in Iran—and it’s a doozy. “We’re spending about $25 billion on Operation Epic Fury,” Hurst said during a hearing before the House Armed Services
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are set to visit the 911 Memorial in New York City on Wednesday afternoon as part of their swing through the U.S. It also marks the first trip to the Empire State by a reigning British monarch since Queen Elizabeth II visited in 2010. The king
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) will conduct a review of the Department of Justice’s compliance with Congress’s mandate to release the Epstein files, the congressional watchdog confirmed Wednesday. The review would be the second into the DOJ’s handling of the files,
The Virginia Supreme Court will allow a lower court order temporarily blocking the commonwealth from certifying the results of a redistricting referendum to remain in place, dealing a blow to Democrats who sought to challenge the ruling. The high court on Tuesday denied a
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said Tuesday that Republicans would lose midterm elections if voting took place next month, urging GOP lawmakers to campaign collectively as the party of affordability and peace. “If the election were in May, Republicans would lose,”
Justice Department attorneys are decamping from the Trump administration, leaving behind an enormous staffing void within the nation’s top law enforcement agency. Thousands of experienced attorneys and staff have left the DOJ since Donald Trump returned to office, choosing a
The man charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump last weekend took a mirror selfie just before the shooting, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday. The photo was included in a memorandum supporting pretrial detention filed by the DOJ, which said that
This likely marks the first time the Big Boy locomotive has traveled east since rolling out of the plant that created it in 1941.
Attention Costco shoppers, a classic menu item is getting a change.
Seven families of victims injured or killed in the Tumbler Ridge school shooting in Canada have filed lawsuits against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, accusing the company and its leadership of negligence after they failed to alert police to the suspected shooter's ChatGPT activity.
One number is at the center of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest indictment of former FBI Director James Comey: 86. Last May, Comey posted on Instagram a photo of seashells arranged to form the numbers 86-47 and wrote, “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.” The grand
Former FBI director James Comey is expected to turn himself in to law enforcement Wednesday after facing new federal charges. A grand jury in North Carolina returned a two-count indictment against Comey for allegedly threatening President Trump with a photo he posted to
The Office of Management and Budget warned in a letter to lawmakers that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will run out of funds to pay employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other departments imminently if the House does not pass a DHS
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, struck down Louisiana’s congressional map on Wednesday that added a second majority-Black district, a decision that carries seismic implications for the future of the Voting Rights Act. Louisiana’s legal saga thrust
It offers meaningful gains and protections without jeopardizing its political viability.
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before Congress about the Epstein files on May 29 after she failed to appear for a previously scheduled deposition. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee confirmed the appearance, an arrangement made after
The Supreme Court just threw out Louisiana’s redrawn congressional map in a huge blow to the Voting Rights Act, an essential pillar of the Civil Rights Movement. In a 6–3 decision along ideological lines, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Louisiana’s redrawn congressional
President Trump on Tuesday discussed extending the blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz and how to minimize the impact to consumers during a meeting with energy executives at the White House, a White House official told The Hill. The development comes after the
The Supreme Court declared Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district an unconstitutional gerrymander on Wednesday, a 6-3 decision along ideological lines that weakens a central provision of the Voting Rights Act. Louisiana’s legal saga thrust the
Republicans are realizing most Americans don’t like President Trump using the Justice Department to persecute those he believes have personally wronged him. In the midst of a contentious midterm cycle, some on the right have politely suggested the man in the Oval Office focus
The Senate Banking Committee voted Wednesday to advance Kevin Warsh’s nomination to lead the Federal Reserve, just days after the Department of Justice (DOJ) said it was dropping its criminal probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The panel voted 13-11 along party lines to send
The number of President Donald Trump’s most enthusiastic supporters is dwindling, according to a recent poll. Only 18 percent of Americans strongly approve of Trump’s job performance, down from 34 percent at the start of his second term, according to an Economist/YouGov poll
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, President Trump posted a wild threat to Iran on his Truth Social page. “Iran can’t get their act together. They don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal. They better get smart soon! President DJT,” the post read, accompanied by a picture
The Supreme Court unanimously sided with a group of faith-based pregnancy centers on Wednesday in their fight with New Jersey’s Democratic attorney general, who is investigating allegations the centers may have misled donors to believe they support abortions. Justice Neil
Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) on Tuesday criticized former FBI Director James Comey after he was indicted by a grand jury in a new case brought by the Department of Justice, the second time DOJ has sought to prosecute him. The new lawsuit concerns a social media post Comey made last
Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Tuesday slammed the Justice Department (DOJ) for bringing charges against his former boss, James Comey, for a second time, arguing there are better uses of the department’s time and resources. “They actually have real work to do,”
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) on Wednesday defended comedian Jimmy Kimmel, who is facing calls for his firing over jokes he made last week about President Trump and first lady Melania Trump. "I don't want to cancel comedy. I believe in freedom of speech. I think that was, you know,
Is this just partisan politics levied against Chicago?
A Democrat at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is blasting the department for kicking off an early review process targeting several Disney-owned broadcast stations for license renewal. Commissioner Anna M. Gomez, a frequent critic of Chairman Brendan Carr, called
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Tuesday called the new indictment charges against former FBI Director James Comey "surreal and absurd." Comey's second indictment is connected to a social media photo he posted last May of several seashells on a beach in North Carolina arranged to
Publicly, Donald Trump has promised a quick and resolute end to the war with Iran—but talk of the conflict is entirely different inside his inner circle. The president has told his aides to prepare for an “extended” blockade of Iran and the Strait of Hormuz as negotiations with
The announcement comes as commitee Democrats had just announced a resolution to hold the ousted attorney general in contempt of Congress.
Nobody is buying the Department of Justice’s latest attempt to get revenge on former FBI Director James Comey—not even the president’s conservative allies in the media. In a scathing response published Tuesday in the National Review, Fox News contributor Andy McCarthy tore
The body blows to the First Amendment might never heal.
Allen is accused of trying to assassinate Trump and members of his Cabinet at the White House correspondents' dinner Saturday.
Fox News legal analyst Jonathan Turley said charging former FBI Director James Comey would amount to a free speech trap after the Department of Justice (DOJ) secured a second indictment against him. “Comey will now likely create a new category of protected shell speech,” Turley
Former White House attorney Ty Cobb on Tuesday criticized the Justice Department’s (DOJ) latest indictment against former FBI Director James Comey as “vindictive prosecution,” saying he expects it to be dismissed. “It’s specious. It’ll be thrown out. It’s classic, you know,