President Trump is hosting an event at the White House on Thursday afternoon centered on health care affordability. Trump is expected to announce a new deal with pharmaceutical company Regeneron, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, as part of his "Most
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) on Thursday accused conservative media personality Tucker Carlson of engaging with a "dangerous" campaign of "misinformation" after recently saying he regrets supporting President Trump. Huckabee Sanders told CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin on
National Urban League President Marc Morial on Thursday slammed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as a “nakedly political” move to strike civil rights advancements made by the organization. Acting Attorney General Todd
House Republicans grumbling about the structure of a “skinny” reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement — and their skepticism about prospects for passing another GOP-only funding package this year — are creating hurdles for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he aims to
Spotify, a Sweden-based company founded in April 2006, is the largest music-streaming platform of them all.
The United States did not always have a Department of Justice. President Ulysses S. Grant founded it in 1870 to help suppress the Ku Klux Klan in the Southern states and enforce federal civil-rights protections for formerly enslaved Americans. On Tuesday, Justice Department
The proposed reauthorization of the so-called Section 702 law includes some new oversight and penalties for abuses of the spy authority.
Are we starting to blur the line between national security and personal sensitivity?
For the first 13 months of the Trump administration, no major personnel changes occurred. But since the middle of March, at least five Cabinet, intelligence or military officials have left the administration. The latest departure occurred Wednesday, when the Pentagon announced
The White House press corps should respond to every assertion made by President Trump with two questions, "How do you know that?" and "What does that mean?" to make evasion visible in real time and hold the president accountable for his words.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is warning that House Democrats might not back an extension of the government’s warrantless spy powers as long as FBI Director Kash Patel remains atop the agency. Jeffries has long portrayed Patel as a partisan conspiracy theorist
The pro-artificial intelligence (AI) network Leading the Future, which has poured in millions of dollars for congressional primaries this year, is now setting its sights on state legislative races as it looks to shape policy at the local level. Leading the Future, a network of
Republican strategist Karl Rove said Wednesday there are three Democratic presidential hopefuls — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Sen. Cory Booker (N.J.) — who each "have elements of a winning formula." Rove wrote in an op-ed in The Wall Street
Our wildfire prevention and suppression policy remains stuck in the past.
Outbound Republican Senator Thom Tillis has warned that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is in “dangerous waters.” The retiring North Carolina lawmaker promised early Thursday to stand in the way of Blanche’s confirmation if he’s tapped to take over the lead Justice
The U.S. military said Thursday it had seized three tankers carrying oil from Iran, including one in the Indian Ocean overnight. American forces boarded the M/T Majestic X, which the Pentagon described as a “sanctioned, stateless vessel,” according to a post on social platform
Conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly said Wednesday that President Trump "needs to win" the U.S. conflict with Iran, when asked about the war's negative impact on Trump's approval ratings. “See, if he wins in Iran, the equation changes because he becomes the victor, and to
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is criticizing fellow Democrats and the media for not showing more support for military operations against Iran, quipping that “Iran must be so excited” that the Democratic Party and leading media outlets are putting pressure on President Trump to
Back in February, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was desperately trying to get Cabinet officials to lock in. Politico reported Wednesday that amid uproar over Donald Trump’s unpopular tariffs and the havoc wrought by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across the
Fuel has been expensive lately, but you may have noticed the prices at very specific stations are up to 25 cents cheaper. But how?
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The Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General says it will audit the department’s compliance with a law mandating the public release of the Epstein files. The audit, initiated by the acting official running the office, comes amid complaints on both sides of the aisle
Key leaders met Thursday morning to assure wary Republicans that another party-line bill is in the offing.
Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi was hit with a red liquid Thursday after departing from a press conference in Berlin. Footage of the incident went viral. Recordings show security guards attempting to remove what appeared to be the protester who splattered Pahlavi’s
Students and families deserve an honest account of what different pathways actually deliver.
The advocacy group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence is pushing back on the Trump administration’s reported plan to rescue Spirit Airlines, becoming the latest conservative voice to oppose the idea. In a new memo first obtained by The Hill on Thursday, Advancing
Kid asks Jeffries, ‘Why do voters view Democrats so poorly?’
A majority in a new survey says the Supreme Court is going out of its way to avoid making a ruling that President Trump might refuse to obey. The Marquette School of Law national poll released Thursday found that 57 percent of respondents said the high court is sparing Trump
Former national security adviser John Bolton said Thursday that Iran is the country benefitting from a ceasefire, doubling down on his past argument that pausing the war was a “mistake.” “The country that benefits from the ceasefire is Iran. They have been getting pounded, and
Donald Trump and the media have what could be most nicely put as a contentious relationship, as the president frequently fumes over journalists who dare to report on his many scandals. Ironically, Trump’s attacks on the press perhaps don’t get as much coverage as you’d expect.
The Texas Republican said he’d likely need to make a decision “soon” about joining the field — which already includes GOP Reps. Rob Wittman and Trent Kelly.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order under President Trump's direction on Thursday to reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug — a major change in U.S. policy. While the move does not legalize marijuana under federal law, it does
A pathway to freedom is slowly opening up for Ghislaine Maxwell, thanks to the work of several House Republicans. Conservatives on the House Oversight Committee are reportedly “split” over whether Donald Trump should pardon Jeffrey Epstein’s girlfriend and longtime accomplice.
Technology is a tool, and facial recognition does not solve a crime by itself.
The Pentagon denied a report in The Washington Post that it may take six months to clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines laid by the Iranian military. The paper reported Wednesday, citing three officials familiar with the discussion, that a senior Defense Department official
The Justice Department has settled a lawsuit from a 2016 campaign aide to President Trump who was targeted by surveillance as the FBI investigated Russian interference in the election, a court filing shows. Carter Page sued in 2020, alleging that a series of errors made by FBI
The U.S. government may have detained two Iranian women based on false information from well-known Islamophobe and bigot Laura Loomer. ICE arrested green card holders Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter, Sarina Hosseiny, at their home outside of Los Angeles earlier this
It's a major policy shift for marijuana – but what happens now?
First lady Melania Trump will host the 113th annual First Lady's Luncheon Thursday afternoon, where she is expected to speak on the Trump administration's push for foster care reform. Trump will also likely tout her "Fostering the Future" initiative, which is focused on
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday mocked Republicans complaining about their Virginia redistricting loss and said she looks forward to picking up additional House seats in midterm elections. Journalist Matt Laslo, founder of the Laslo Congressional Bureau
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) predicted on the Senate floor that his Democratic colleagues will find a reason to block funding legislation and trigger another government shutdown “right before the midterms” to sow chaos in Washington before Election Day. “I think my Democratic
It is little wonder the nation’s news consumers are struggling to make sense of the various narratives masquerading as journalism. War time is not the time for either liberal or conservative slants.
An overview of a new draft proposal to extend the nation’s spy powers includes reforms but stops short of adding the warrant requirement demanded by privacy hawks on the left and right. A section-by-section outline obtained by The Hill comes amid fluid negotiations among House
Warner Bros. shareholders on Thursday approved the company’s $81 billion sale to Paramount, in a massive merger that will seriously alter the media landscape and give Trump-backed billionaire David Ellison even more control over multiple large outlets. The deal will give
The board of Warner Bros. Discovery voted Thursday to sell the sprawling media company to Paramount, a key move that paves the way for the creation of a new company that would serve as one of the largest providers of entertainment, live sports and news in the world. The vote
Two super PACs associated with Republican and Democratic House leadership announced their midterm ad reservations, totaling more than $400 million altogether as both parties eye the House majority this fall. House Majority PAC, which is associated with House Democratic
The Trump family is not ashamed to bilk taxpayers in order to line their pockets. Eric Trump appeared on Fox Business Thursday morning, openly celebrating a $24 million defense contract his company won—through business with his father’s administration. The 42-year-old financier
Congress experienced a chaotic week as surprise resolutions and petitions disrupted the legislative schedule, leading to a flurry of votes on war powers, immigration, and surveillance laws.
Americans are growing more pessimistic about the state of the U.S. economy, according to a new survey. The Gallup poll, released Thursday, found that nearly half of the respondents, 47 percent, rated the economic conditions in the country as "poor." This marks a 10-point
Democrats are once again having hard conversations about their party’s gerontocracy, in the wake of Representative David Scott’s death on Wednesday. Scott was up for reelection, seeking his thirteenth term in Congress at 80 years old. His health issues on the job were first
