TikTok has settled a lawsuit accusing it and several other social media companies of designing addictive platforms shortly before the landmark case headed to trial Tuesday, according to an attorney for the plaintiffs. It is the latest company to settle the case and avoid trial,
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Senate Homeland Security Committee Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says the Border Patrol agents involved in the fatal shooting of 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis should be put on administrative leave immediately. “Local police routinely put officers involved in deadly
Over 6,000 people have been killed amid the Iranian government's crackdown on recent protests in the country, an activist group said on Tuesday. The protests began on Dec. 28 in response to the plummeting value of the rial, Iranian currency. The government responded to the
Judge Novak gave a brutal master class to Halligan on how federal prosecutors should behave.
House Homeland Security Committee Democrats have threatened to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem if she does not resign or is not fired, following backlash over the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal immigration authorities.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Monday that he is launching a review of TikTok following allegations that the app’s new owners were suppressing content critical of President Trump. Newsom’s office said it had received reports and “independently confirmed instances” of
12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here. It’s Tuesday. Shoutout to all the parents whose schools and day cares are closed for another day. I have a little helper assisting me today, so if any references to Disney’s “Cars” snuck their way into today’s
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced on Tuesday that she is mourning the death of her father Richard Whitmer, a behind-the-scenes power player in state government and health care who, she says, set her on a path to the governor’s office.
Martha Stewart has waded into the debate over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown after receiving a not-so-subtle push from her granddaughter. The award-winning TV personality shared an Instagram post on Monday featuring a text her granddaughter, Jude, sent her
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The Department of Homeland Security has labelled Renee Good as a domestic terrorist and Alex Pretti’s actions as an act of domestic terrorism, simply because they opposed how ICE was operating in their community.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday that U.S. immigration officers will remain under the purview of Italian officials at the upcoming winter Olympic games. Officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is a branch of DHS, will assist with
The online retail giant is preparing to close some of its in-person grocery stores.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is facing criticism from the U.S. Holocaust Museum after he compared Anne Frank hiding from the Nazis in Germany to the current experience of children in Minnesota amid Operation Metro Surge. “Anne Frank was targeted and murdered solely because she
Former President Biden on Tuesday praised Minnesotans protesting federal immigration enforcement operations in the wake of two recent shootings. "What has unfolded in Minneapolis this past month betrays our most basic values as Americans," Biden wrote in a statement on the
The world slipped further toward the abyss over the past year, with the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists on Tuesday moving the hands of the famed Doomsday Clock four seconds closer to midnight, at 85 seconds. The 80-year tradition of the Doomsday Clock is meant to serve as an
Fox News host Sean Hannity said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials should not be conducting raids at Home Depot or other businesses. “Now, is ICE perfect? They're not. Can they do a better job? They can," he said during an episode of "The Sean Hannity Show" on
The Trump administration is being sued by the families of two people killed in U.S. military boat strikes. Civil rights attorneys filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts federal court on behalf of the families of Chad Joseph, 26, and Rishi Samaroo, 41, both of Las Cuevas, Trinidad.
A senior Greenlandic official dismissed President Trump’s desire for the U.S. to gain sovereignty over the land on which its military base sits. Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland’s minister of industry, raw materials, mining, energy, law enforcement and equality, told USA Today on
The Trump administration's use of administrative warrants and rough-and-tumble ICE enforcement tactics are creating negative voter perceptions and raising questions about the Fourth Amendment, which could be a political gift to Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections.
Family members of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. airstrike last October have sued the government, alleging wrongful death and extrajudicial killing amid the Trump administration's campaign of boat strikes off the coast of Venezuela. It's the first federal lawsuit filed
District of Columbia Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), 88, announced Tuesday that she’s retiring after her current term in Congress, just days after her campaign filed a termination report without explanation. “The privilege of public service is inseparable from the
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), slammed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday, saying the agency "cannot exist" and "needs to be abolished" after tensions between the Trump administration and local leaders in Minnesota escalated following the fatal shooting of Alex
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he hides his naps from President Trump during flights together, according to a new New York magazine report. “There’s an office with two couches, and I usually want to sleep on one of those two couches,” Rubio said, telling the magazine’s Ben
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) in a new opinion piece says Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) “should reassess their current tactics” after the killing of Alex Pretti Saturday in Minneapolis. In an opinion piece published by The New
Melania Trump’s new documentary, Melania , is looking like an opening-week box office flop—after Amazon’s MGM studios paid tens of millions of dollars for the rights to it. The documentary detailing the first lady’s return to the White House is projected to make just $1 million
A former president of FIFA is suggesting President Trump's foreign policy moves are grounds for a boycott of this year's World Cup, which will hold several matches in major U.S. cities during competition. Sepp Blatter, in a social media post on Monday, referenced an interview
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Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) announced Tuesday that he’s retiring after almost two decades in Congress, making him the third Florida Republican to opt against seeking reelection in the House. “I came to Congress to solve problems, to fight for working families, and to help
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are expected to help with security at next month's Milano Cortina Winter Games in Italy. Agents will join the international band of law enforcement securing the Olympics, according to two officials at the U.S. Embassy in Rome,
President Trump on Monday announced that White House border czar Tom Homan was headed to Minnesota following another deadly shooting in the state at the hands of federal immigration authorities. “I am sending Tom Homan to Minnesota tonight. He has not been involved in that
A federal judge in Minnesota ordered acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons to appear in court, threatening him with contempt proceedings. Writing in a three-page order Monday that his “patience is at an end,” Chief Judge for the District of
Jon Stewart is ripping President Trump for focusing on the construction of the White House ballroom and a NFL rule amid the "weekend of bloodshed" in Minneapolis after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti. "The crazy thing is, the right has jettisoned the entire integrity and
Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Jonathan Fahey said Monday that President Trump may have to “take the next step” if local and state leaders in Minnesota don’t “show that they’re committed to law and order” amid protests over several recent
The American people deserve to know exactly why the person charged with overseeing 18 intelligence agencies was not included in one of the most consequential operations conducted by the Trump administration so far.
The president’s favorite TV network still has some sway with the Oval Office. On Monday morning, Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade floated a novel idea on air: Solve the collapsing environment in Minnesota by introducing border czar Tom Homan into the situation. Kilmeade
Following the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents over the weekend, the cell phone Pretti was holding moments before his death has disappeared into federal custody. The New York Times reports that the FBI initially collected evidence from the shooting, including Pretti’s
President Trump’s approval ratings on immigration have dropped to a record low, according to a new poll. The Reuters/Ipsos survey results come during the Trump administration’s massive immigration crackdown operations in Minnesota, where tensions have risen to a boiling point
Customs and Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino may be on his way out after delivering a full-throated defense for killing a U.S. citizen in broad daylight. Bovino has reportedly been removed from his position as commander-at-large. He will depart Minnesota for his
The DATA Act of 2026 offers a way to enable the electricity buildout required by modern industry while protecting consumers and guarding against blackouts by allowing entrepreneurs and private investors to establish new, private utilities and new grids free from the regulations
Some Border Patrol agents are leaving Minneapolis, Minn., after the deaths of two local residents at the hands of federal immigration enforcement agents, which Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw (D) said is a “great first step” to deescalating tensions. Greg Bovino,
First lady Melania Trump called for unity in Minnesota on Tuesday amid growing outrage over the presence of federal agents in the city following the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti over the weekend. “I’m calling for unity," she told “Fox & Friends" in an interview. "I
Chris Madel, the attorney who ended his GOP campaign for Minnesota governor Monday after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent, slammed the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations. “There are people right now that are living in fear, that
If Callais is decided unfavorably, all levels of government will rush to redraw their maps in discriminatory ways, disrupting the 2026 primary elections.
Republicans are appealing a ruling that throws out Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’s (R) seat in New York and orders the creation of a new House map ahead of November. Attorneys representing several members of the New York State Board of Elections, in addition to Malliotakis and a
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency was only formally created in 2003. But as author Jessica Pishko explains, the U.S. government has for decades had
A federal judge in Minnesota is ordering the head of ICE to appear in court Friday to defend why his agency is ignoring court orders and the due-process rights of countless detainees. Bush-appointed Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz on Monday called on acting Director Todd Lyons to
