The House Committee on Ethics is investigating Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) and his chief of staff Brandon Phillips for an ethics complaint it received against them. In brief notices published Friday, the Committee announced that it would come to decisions regarding the complaint
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Cammack pushes back on industry criticism of app store bill Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) is defending her App Store Freedom Act from industry criticism, as House lawmakers ramp up efforts to consider a suite of kids' online safety
Former FBI Director James Comey has urged a federal judge to dismiss his case without a trial over “fundamental errors” in the grand jury process that resulted in his indictment. In a 29-page motion Friday, his attorneys argued that the errors — spanning a procedural misstep
Changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) webpage on vaccines and autism were made at the direct request of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., he told The New York Times in an interview published Friday. The agency late Wednesday walked back its
Addressing a meeting of McDonald's restaurant owners, President Donald Trump distorted his predecessor's record on employment, falsely claiming that government jobs were increasing while "real jobs" were declining. The number of private-sector jobs increased every year under
President Trump told New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani that he could “just say yes” when Mamdani was asked if he had affirmed he believed the president is a fascist. “He asked about your comment calling President Trump a fascist and your answer was, ‘Both President
Rep. Jason Crow (Colo.), one of the six Democratic lawmakers President Trump suggested should face punishment "by death” for alleged acts of sedition, reported the leader’s social media post to U.S. Capitol Police. Crow’s office said the president’s Thursday statement on Truth
President Donald Trump’s fawning over Zohran Mamdani Friday may have just detonated Republicans’ strategy for the 2026 midterm elections. Since Mamdani’s stunning success in the New York mayoral primary in June, Republicans have rushed to paint him as the face of a more
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Eastern Gulf drilling plan draws Floridian ire Florida Republicans are fuming as the Trump administration proposes to open up new drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. © Greg Nash “The new maps released today
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Bureau of Labor Statistics cancels October inflation report due to shutdown BLS said it will not release an update to the consumer price index (CPI) for October
President Trump said Friday he did not agree with Rep. Elise Stefanik's (R-N.Y.) past description of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as a "jihadist" following his meeting with Mamdani at the White House. Trump was asked about the description from Stefanik, who is
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday said air traffic controllers with perfect attendance throughout the government shutdown would receive a $10,000 bonus for their service. A total of 311 air traffic controllers and 423 technicians are expected to receive
Zohran Mamdani appears to have charmed Donald Trump. The president was nearly unrecognizable beside the mayor-elect of New York City, who traveled to the White House Friday for their first meeting. After privately discussing the Big Apple’s affordability crisis, the duo
The Indiana State Police is investigating multiple incidents of swatting against Indiana state legislators, including some who have refused to support state redistricting amid GOP pressure. “While the motives for this type of activity may vary, we are working diligently with
More than half of Americans believe the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed "unjustified" criminal charges against President Trump's perceived political enemies, according to a poll released Thursday by Marquette University Law School suggests. Marquette found that 55 percent of
Ghislanie Maxwell, an accomplice of disgraced billionaire child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, will not cooperate with a House probe into Epstein and how the Department of Justice handled his case. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for child sex-trafficking
President Trump praised New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) in a closely watched meeting Friday in the Oval Office. Trump said he congratulated Mamdani on his victory, and the two men exchange pleasantries, adding they agreed on a lot of issues. “I think you’re going
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani refused to back down Friday for calling President Donald Trump a fascist—even when standing right next to him. Following what both men called a “productive” meeting at the White House, one reporter from the New York Post asked Mamdani
President Trump said Friday he would feel comfortable living in New York City while Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) is in office. “Yeah, I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting,” Trump told reporters. “We agree on a lot more than I thought. I want him to do a great
President Trump on Friday offered praise for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) after what the two called a “productive” meeting at the White House, a sharp shift from Trump’s previous attacks when he repeatedly derided Mamdani as a “communist.” “I think you’re going
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Arizona’s attorney general is pushing forward with her 2020 election subversion case against President Trump’s allies and the state’s so-called fake electors, her office announced Friday. Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) has asked a state court to review a lower court directive
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Trump administration will invest more than $2 billion in transportation projects across 45 states and Washington, D.C., that will support more than 2,400 buses nationwide. According to a Thursday press release from the Federal
The Coast Guard is scrambling to insist it is not changing its policy after it was set to downgrade the swastika and noose to “potentially divisive” symbols before quickly reversing course and declaring they would still be considered hate symbols that are prohibited in the
Florida will provide the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) with 500 confiscated Chinese drones to be used as target practice at its headquarters in Tampa. The quadcopter drones will be used next month over a three-day period to train elite U.S. troops on how to
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. personally instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to abandon its long-held position that vaccines are not tied to autism. In an interview with The New York Times Thursday, Kennedy said he was responsible for the change
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-S.D.) assertion that a bill to expand Russian sanctions would start in the House came as a surprise to him, countering the Senate Republican leader by saying it would be “simpler and quicker” to advance
President Trump on Friday argued he wasn't threatening Democratic lawmakers when he called them traitors and accused them of "seditious behavior," but he said those members are in "serious trouble." “I’m not threatening them, but I think they’re in serious trouble. I would say
In a country where the cost of living skyrockets while wages remain low, where a few broken bones can leave you in financial ruin, and where the young feel they have no chance at any upward mobility, 86 House Democrats joined Republicans to pass a resolution denouncing “the
Three Republican-led states have challenged the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of a generic form of the abortion pill mifepristone earlier this year, arguing the agency’s decision had ignored the “dangerous effects of mifepristone on pregnant women and girls.”
Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.
Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is seriously investigating absurd claims that Venezuela rigged the 2020 presidential election. Two people pushing the conspiracy theory, Gary Berntsen and Martin Rodil, have been in frequent contact with the U.S. attorney for Puerto Rico, W.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) on Friday said he has submitted a discharge petition to force a vote on bipartisan legislation imposing punishing sanctions on countries enabling Russia’s war against Ukraine. The move comes as President Trump is putting intense pressure on Kyiv
For the first time since the beginning of the government shutdown in October, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has published information about the thousands of immigrants detained in facilities across the country—and the new data is a doozy. President Donald Trump previously
“I remember every single name and every single place of every single son and daughter I’ve found,” Juan Heredia said.
With the rise of AI, scammers are using the images of stars and influencers to trick fans.
President Trump had some words for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani ahead of their Friday afternoon meeting at the White House. “Well, I was hitting him a little hard too, in all fairness. I don’t know exactly what he means by ‘turn the volume up,’ because ‘turn the
A quartet of bipartisan House members on Friday unveiled legislation to extend ObamaCare's enhanced subsidies for two years along with some changes to try to assuage conservatives’ concerns about fraud. The bill from Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), Josh
“It’s time to bring back civility and manners when we travel," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
A man who deputies say broke into a home, attacked a homeowner and killed a dog has been charged with three felonies.
Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) announced Friday he is not planning to launch a bid for Ohio governor, leaving an opening for former state health director Dr. Amy Acton to become the Democratic nominee. “After careful consideration, much prayer and reflection, and after long
House Speaker Mike Johnson is outraged—absolutely outraged —that Democrats dared to suggest in that viral video this week that military and intelligence professionals should be wary of following illegal orders. “That was a wildly inappropriate thing for so-called leaders in
A 55-year-old mystery about a Canadian woman who seemingly fell off the face of the Earth was partially solved earlier this month with the announcement that human remains found in the desert more than half a century ago had finally been identified.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced Friday that it would not produce its highly anticipated monthly inflation report for October after being unable to collect key data during the government shutdown. BLS said it will not release an update to the consumer price index
A federal district court judge in Texas released one of the strangest dissents in recent legal history on Wednesday, effectively accusing one of his colleagues of judicial misconduct and making a series of personal attacks on legal groups and political figures over the state’s
Veteran Democratic pollster and strategist Mark Mellman died this week, according to a statement released by the Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI). The group, which Mellman founded and led, said Friday it was "devastated" to learn of Mellman’s death, referring to him as “a
Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-Va.) on Friday said a bipartisan push would be required to force President Trump to release a transcript of a 2019 call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the wake of the murder of The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. However,
President Trump has signed a bill requiring the release of the Epstein files, but his demand for an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's associates could delay the release and allow him to avoid criticism for hiding evidence of sex crimes.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is pushing back forcefully on a CNN story suggesting a shake-up of President Trump's Cabinet could be coming. The story, published Friday, cited several anonymous sources who told the cable news channel a number of federal agencies,