President Trump said late Wednesday that he is designating the far-left activist movement Antifa as a terrorist organization. “I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST
President Trump on Wednesday celebrated ABC's move to pull comedian Jimmy Kimmel off the air indefinitely over his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Calling the decision "Great News for America," Trump announced on his Truth Social
Senate Democrats on Wednesday evening unveiled an ambitious proposal to fund the government past Sept. 30 that would restore the nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid made by President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which could cause scores of rural and smaller hospitals
House Republicans passed two more bills on Wednesday to overhaul the criminal justice system of Washington, D.C., a day after adopting two pieces of legislation that will restructure how juvenile cases are handled in the nation’s capital. The House greenlighted the District of
Preparing to tank the Republican plan to avert a funding lapse on Oct. 1, Democrats are offering their own proposal.
President Trump’s approval rating dropped to its lowest level of his second term in the YouGov/Economist poll released Tuesday. In the weekly survey, conducted this past weekend, 39 percent of surveyed Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the presidency, down from the 41
ABC is taking Jimmy Kimmel off the air “indefinitely” over comments the late-night host made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to multiple reports. The decision, announced Wednesday, came just minutes after Nexstar Media Group said its
The comptroller general of the Government Accountability office will step down in a few short months, leaving a void atop the agency that has found the White House guilty of violating congressional spending law.
If you already dread changing the clocks, a new study from sleep researchers with Stanford Medicine may have you researching a move to Hawaii or Arizona, the two states that do not observe daylight saving time.
Former President Obama’s assertion that the nation is in the middle of a “political crisis” is one of his strongest interventions in recent times — and is itself a demonstration of how much American reactions to the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing have split along predictable
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story CDC vaccine panel vote has lawmakers, former staff on edge Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s remade CDC vaccine advisory panel is set to meet Thursday and Friday. Changes to the
The House on Wednesday voted to table a resolution brought forward by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) to formally reprimand Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and remove her from her committee assignments after Mace alleged she “smeared Charlie Kirk and implied he was to blame for his own
Democratic senators say that unless Republicans scrap their plan to advance a “clean” seven-week continuing resolution, they don’t see any option other than defeating it as a way to send a “message” to President Trump. Doing so would almost certainly trigger a government
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) press office said President Trump was “making things up again” after Trump made a claim about low-income housing in an area of Los Angeles destroyed by wildfires. On Tuesday, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that he had “just learned,
House Republicans on Wednesday advanced a funding stopgap to avert an end-of-month government shutdown, teeing up a final vote on the continuing resolution (CR) later this week and setting up a showdown with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Democrats.
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Susan Monarez testified for more than three hours Wednesday about her ouster as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after less than a month on the job, accusing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of putting politics over public
{beacon} View Online Technology Technology The Big Story American tech giants ramp up AI investments in UK Top U.S. tech firms, including Microsoft, Nvidia and Google, have unveiled billions of dollars’ worth of new artificial intelligene (AI) investments in the United
The Trump administration says it will defend a Biden era-rule that is expected to keep polluters on the hook to clean up toxic “forever chemicals.” The rule in question designated two types of these chemicals as “hazardous substances,” giving the Environmental Protection Agency
After years of waiting, millions of Americans are beginning to receive their portion of the massive $725 million Facebook privacy settlement. But was it worth the wait?
In response to the Trump administration repeatedly saying otherwise, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine on Wednesday issued a report that emphasized that climate change’s harms are “beyond scientific dispute.” The report from the National Academies,
The FBI director took oncoming during two days of oversight hearings on Capitol Hill.
Tyson Foods said this week it plans to halt the use of high-fructose corn syrup in its products by the end of this year. The Arkansas-based food producer announced on Monday that, in addition to pausing its use of high-fructose corn syrup, it also plans to halt the use of
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday described a “curious balance” in the labor market, in which both supply and demand have sunk “sharply,” thanks to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and potentially his tariffs. Asked whether tariffs have created the
King Charles on Wednesday praised President Trump for his peace efforts at the United Kingdom state dinner, highlighting that the president is committed to finding solutions to global conflicts. “Our countries are working together in support of crucial diplomatic efforts, not
At least eight members of the military have been punished for comments made in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, and dozens more have been doxed and reported. Task and Purpose reports that at least five Army officers and one Air Force sergeant have been suspended, one Marine
News reports have indicated Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may point to Tylenol and folate deficiency in his promised announcement on the causes of autism. But neither Tylenol nor folate deficiency has been shown to cause autism. Some evidence has
President Trump should not be deploying the National Guard to cities without the permission of their mayors, says Justin Bibb, the mayor of Cleveland and the current president of the Democratic Mayors Association. In the latest edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon, Bibb
Joy Behar, a co-host on ABC’s “The View,” on Wednesday lauded Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) for standing up to the Trump administration. “He’s the one Republican that you can respect right now,” Behar told viewers. The hosts were discussing Massie’s support for the release of
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) is ahead of Republican New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli by 8 percentage points, according to a new poll. The Quinnipiac University poll found Sherrill garnering 49 percent support to Ciattarelli’s 41 percent among likely voters,
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and Apple CEO Tim Cook are among the business leaders invited to the United Kingdom state dinner for President Trump. The dinner at St. George’s Hall will include 160 guests, and Trump is expected to sit between King Charles III and Kate, Princess of
More than 100 Democrats on Wednesday signed on to a letter sent to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, calling on the agency to withdraw its proposed elimination of federal emissions standards for vehicles. In July, the EPA proposed rescinding its
House Republicans wouldn’t even let their Democratic colleague finish reading a motion to subpoena Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Wednesday for information about alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. During Kash Patel’s House
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said for the first time on Wednesday that Israel is committing “genocide” in its war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Sanders, among the most outspoken critics of Israel's government in Congress, said Israel has the
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump joined members of the royal family and a list of VIPs for a regal banquet on Wednesday evening at Windsor Castle in England. King Charles III and Queen Camilla hosted the couple, along with dozens of other guests, serving a menu of
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) apologized to ousted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez for questioning her "backbone" during her confirmation hearing in June. “You got over the qualifications bar easily, but my worries about the direction of HHS
The creators of "South Park" say they will delay a new episode previously scheduled for Wednesday until next week. "Apparently when you do everything at the last minute sometimes you don’t get it done,” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone said in a statement issued through
Andrew Kolvet, executive producer of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” said the late conservative activist would have wanted Comedy Central to continue airing a “South Park” episode that lampooned him. “Hey @paramountplus, as someone who can speak with some authority on this, Charlie
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted down four efforts from Democrats to subpoena records related to Jeffrey Epstein. Democrats began their effort with a motion to subpoena the financial transactions of Epstein, flagged as "suspicious activity
The Trump administration is taking its recent assault on alleged drug boats from Venezuela very seriously—not. Recalling a recent conversation he had with War Department Secretary Pete Hegseth about the unprovoked air strikes in the Caribbean, Vice President JD Vance joked
FBI Director Kash Patel said he would launch an investigation into the birthday note President Trump wrote Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th. The White House has claimed the image of the note released by the Epstein estate includes a fake signature by Trump. Under questioning from
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s lawyer is pushing back on reporting that the secretary had two principal residences, an accusation President Trump had also leveled against Federal Reserve board of governors member Lisa Cook as cause to fire her from the central bank.
A House Democrat has drafted articles of impeachment for Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel. A source familiar confirmed Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) has drafted the measures after making a social media post accusing both of lying. The articles come as Rep.
The new test is longer and includes an updated list of questions.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem shared Wednesday that conservative activist Charlie Kirk had texted her just hours before his assassination last week. “The last message he had texted me was the day before he passed away,” Noem said during an appearance on
Another seaside home along the Outer Banks in North Carolina collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean this week, the 12th collapse on the Seashore beaches over the past five years. The unoccupied house collapsed Tuesday evening during the high waves from the coastal storm. The Cape
A veteran pleaded not guilty Wednesday after setting fire to an American flag in a federal park outside the White House last month to protest President Trump’s executive order cracking down on flag burning. Jan Carey, 54, was arraigned on two federal misdemeanor charges, at his
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith said Tuesday he has “no problem” with President Trump sending the National Guard to Chicago. “In the city of Chicago, I don't give a damn what they say, I have no problem with sending in the National Guard. They were a problem before [former