Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said the Trump administration turned the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool “into a swamp,” comments that come in the wake of algae growth in the structure's water. “I mean, when you defund science research, when you de — when you don't
The Florida-funded and operated migrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” is one step closer to closing permanently.
While the court still hasn't signed off on the massive settlement resolving Epic's antitrust lawsuit against Google for having a monopoly over Android's app store with Google Play, the tech giant says it will start rolling out changes to the way it handles billing for
Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn on Tuesday lost his bid to succeed retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) to Maryland state Del. Adrian Boafo (D). Boafo, Hoyer's former campaign manager, won 32 percent of Democrats' votes in the primary race, while Dunn trailed in third
Soldiers wounded in the deadliest attack of the war on Iran have accused the Pentagon of minimizing their injuries, according to CBS News . Chief Warrant Officer Rodney Bearman and Sergeant First Class Cory Hicks were both pierced with multiple pieces of shrapnel from the March
The administration is expected to seek about $80 billion to cover the costs of the Iran war.
With one strike of the gavel, a federal judge has reversed the SNAP restrictions states have been slowly rolling out since the start of the year.
The resolution from the Black, Hispanic and progressive caucus chairs comes in response to the recent narrowing of the Voting Rights Act.
The federal government has settled a water pollution case against Chemours, which makes and uses toxic “forever chemicals.” The Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency and state of West Virginia announced on Wednesday that Chemours would pay an estimated $450
A federal judge has killed most of President Donald Trump’s first executive order changing election rules. U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper permanently banned the administration Wednesday from implementing most components of the president’s 2025 order , which required
The expensive, $27 million political proxy war between Anthropic and OpenAI came to a draw last night when Alex Bores, a New York state Assemblyman whose popularity surged after being targeted by a pro-AI super PAC, narrowly lost the Democratic primary to represent New York's
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday appeared flabbergasted when asked about why President Trump chose to cancel his signing of a bipartisan housing bill that easily cleared both chambers of Congress. “I'm sorry, if you're asking me to get into Donald Trump's head and
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) expressed frustration with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) for endorsing a group of democratic socialists for statewide races following his victory last November. “Some of the candidates that he has supported are individuals
Senate Republicans expressed shock and bewilderment over President Trump’s threat not to sign a highly touted bill to address housing affordability, describing the move as “inexplicable” and making “no sense” at a time when voters are worried about rising costs. GOP senators
The vote revealed a party-line fracture within the House over how far to go in clamping down on lawmakers' use of the prediction markets.
Democratic Senator John Hickenlooper is calling for President Donald Trump to refund taxpayers out of his own pocket for the millions spent on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, HuffPost reports . “For weeks, Americans have watched a national embarrassment unfold on the
U.S. Central Command (Centcom), the military arm that oversees American forces in the Middle East, last week killed a senior Islamic State leader in an airstrike in northwest Syria, according to a Wednesday announcement. The June 19 strike killed Ali Husayn al-‘Ulaywi “and is
The NO FAKES Act has been introduced in Congress to protect individuals from misuse of their image and voice, and to hold violators accountable.
An affiliate group of the conservative Club for Growth Action rolled out a new ad Wednesday attacking Republican Kansas gubernatorial candidate Vicki Schmidt ahead of this summer's primary. “Hard work, no handouts. That’s the Kansas way. So why did Vicki Schmidt vote the wrong
Democratic socialists racked up wins in New York state Legislature primary elections on Tuesday with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) sparking the blue wave with his political endorsements. Democratic socialists achieved victory in two state Senate races and four state
This year’s election cycle has already seen eight congressional incumbents lose their primaries, with impacts to both parties. In the upper chamber, Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy (La.) and John Cornyn (Texas) lost their primaries to challengers endorsed by President Trump. The
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Washington and Tehran have signed the Islamabad memorandum to release $24 billion in frozen Iranian reserves, but the debate has shifted to whether the money should be returned to the Iranian people or used to fund the regime's oppression, aggression, and terrorism, with a
Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton said Wednesday that Tucker Carlson is avoiding political hardship with his recent denouncement of the Republican Party. “If he felt that they were in a position to do some of the things he believed, he wouldn't be saying it. Or if he had
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially ended its Hantavirus response Wednesday, more than a month after the first Americans were evacuated following an outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the North Atlantic. The wind-down comes after the final 42-day
The Supreme Court term finale is here, and the justices have yet to hand down many of their most anticipated decisions. Join The Hill's legal affairs reporters Zach Schonfeld and Sophie Brams for a discussion about tea leaves at the court that signal what may come. They will
A scheduled procedural vote is now on ice as Speaker Mike Johnson figures out next steps.
Republicans can’t catch a break at the minute, and it’s all due to their mad, senile king. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump refused to sign a bipartisan housing bill, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act , which passed both the House and Senate with flying colors—catching
"Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David on Tuesday said the "UFC Freedom 250" event on the White House lawn last week made him "embarrassed to be an American." David spoke with Variety about the fights while at the premiere of his sketch HBO series "Life, Larry and the Pursuit of
American soldiers are being tracked in real time by adversaries using data purchased from commercial smartphone providers, despite warnings to the Pentagon more than a decade ago, and Congress must act now to protect them.
U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver could face up to 17 years in prison if the Justice Department gets its way. McIver, 40, was charged with assaulting immigration agents outside the notorious Delaney Hall immigration detention center in New Jersey last May. On Wednesday, her
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) brushed off concerns that the primary wins of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's three progressive picks Tuesday could hurt Democrats and their brand ahead of November. “No, Donald Trump has a working relationship with the mayor of
One of the ransom notes claims Nancy Guthrie was "buried with nature."
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said he is aiming to push the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act through a third budget reconciliation bill. Johnson’s remarks came shortly after President Trump canceled a signing ceremony for a sweeping bipartisan
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . You can read a transcript here . The swing districts in the midterms this year aren’t just suburban areas with lots of white college graduates and rural and exurban
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency signaled Wednesday that its inspectors will be part of the oversight of Iran’s nuclear facilities, a key component of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) to end the war between the U.S. and Iran. Rafael Grossi,
Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, lost his congressional bid on Tuesday for the open congressional seat in the heart of Manhattan to New York State Assemblyman Micah Lasher (D). Schlossberg finished third in a crowded field of Democratic
President Donald Trump abruptly canceled the signing of a bipartisan housing bill Wednesday, insisting that he would not make it law without his voter ID legislation, the SAVE America Act. But not everyone on Capitol Hill got the memo that the housing reform effort was a dud.
The “fraud, waste, and abuse” narrative has been seriously overworked, and does not fit the facts.
President Trump will return to the Washington Hilton on Friday for the first time since the White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooting earlier this year. Trump will address the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual Road to Majority Conference at the hotel. The
Former Maryland state Del. Dan Cox (R) is set to face Gov. Wes Moore in a rematch for the governor's mansion in Maryland this November, Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) projected. Cox won 45.2 percent of the Republican gubernatorial primary vote over businessman Ed Hale Sr. in second
Speaker Mike Johnson and others said the far left's ascendance would help their own party.
State and national Republican groups have developed a new midterm strategy after the left’s big wins in New York City on Tuesday: fearmongering about communism and the death of the nuclear family. (Oh, wait, that’s actually not a new strategy at all.) The chair of the National
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking member on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is demanding answers about the renovation work at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, after algae bloomed and paint peeled shortly after the project’s completion.
House Democratic leaders will give remarks Wednesday morning in the wake of New York's primaries, when two hopefuls backed by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) were defeated by more progressive candidates. The victors were backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani
President Trump has canceled the signing of the largest housing affordability bill in decades unless Congress passes his voter-suppressing SAVE Act . “Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA
The world has changed since the 1973-1974 oil embargo.
The U.S. lifted its naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz last week, but the returning commercial trade has not been a return to normal—and Americans are still feeling it at the gas pump. In a Truth Social post addressing the discrepancy, Donald Trump announced late Tuesday
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pushing back on allegations the company’s full self-driving software was involved in a recent crash that killed a Texas woman. Martha Avila, 76, died after a Tesla drove through the front of her home in Katy, Texas, last Friday. Both police and the driver
The president said he wouldn't sign the bipartisan legislation until the SAVE America Act was passed.
