Slowing America's migrant and drug crises starts with helping Guatemala

As Central America’s largest nation, a free Guatemala can serve as a beacon of liberty in a region ruled by authoritarian governments.

MIT no longer requiring diversity statements from prospective faculty

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced Monday they will no longer require diversity statements from prospective faculty. The school says the decision was directed by President Sally Kornbluth “with the support of the Provost, Chancellor, Vice President for

Federal investigators ask Tesla for information on Autopilot fix

Federal investigators are asking Tesla for more information on the Autopilot fix, which was instituted in the wake of a 2023 recall of more than 2 million Tesla vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking for more information from the auto

Pro-Palestinian protesters retake MIT encampment

Pro-Palestinian protesters retook their encampment on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus Monday evening, just hours after mostly vacating the area. The group of tents had been almost entirely emptied out by the 2:30 p.m. deadline set by administrators

Nikki Haley, we still have a ‘country to save’ — please file for write-in candidacy

If, very soon, No Labels does not regain its footing and present a plausible unity ticket, the only alternative for the millions of voters who reject the Trump-Biden choice will be to write in Nikki Haley’s name in November.

Garland contempt vote scheduled for next week

House impeachment investigators will meet next week to vote on whether to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt as part of their quest to gain access to an audio recording of an interview conducted with President Biden during his classified documents probe. House

Conservative federal judges say they won't hire Columbia graduates

A group of right-leaning federal judges sent a letter to the president and law dean of Columbia University saying they won’t hire graduates of their school after the unrest that has taken over campus the last few weeks of the academic year. “As judges who hire law clerks every

Feds close prison dubbed the ‘Rape Club,’ but accountability is needed

The Bureau of Prisons just can’t be trusted to police itself. Congress is finally moving to impose outside oversight on the runaway agency.

Biden campaign hits Trump on anniversary of family separation policy at border

President Biden’s reelection campaign is hitting former President Trump with a new digital ad on the anniversary of the Trump administration’s family separation policy. The 50-second ad, entitled “Ripped Apart,” aims to target Latino voters across battleground states, according

Trump removes Truth Social post complaining about next hush money trial witness

Former President Trump appeared to delete a social media post Tuesday morning complaining that his legal team did not have adequate time to prepare for the next witness in the hush money criminal trial, within an hour of initially posting it. In his statement posted at 7:30

Kevin Spacey endorses RFK Jr.

Kevin Spacey is throwing his support behind Robert F. Kennedy Jr., praising the independent presidential candidate for sticking by him when the "world turned its back" on the actor amid his legal troubles. "There's a lot I can learn from this man," Spacey wrote of Kennedy in a

Have liberals forgotten that the government can’t fix everything?

Central policy planning sounds easy but, in fact, is exceedingly difficult.

Johnson, Greene set for another pivotal meeting on future of speaker ouster efforts

Attorney says Stormy Daniels expected to testify Tuesday in Trump's hush money trial: Live updates

An attorney for Stormy Daniels confirmed to The Hill that the porn actor at the center of former President Trump's hush money trial is expected to take the witness stand Tuesday in Manhattan. Her attorney, Clark Brewster, first told The Associated Press that his client was

First manned Boeing Starliner launch scrubbed over valve problem

Boeing's first astronaut launch was scrubbed Monday due to a valve problem, further delaying the company's historic takeoff. The company's attempt to send its Starline capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) was halted by The United Launch Alliance (ULA) over “an

If Israel wants peace, it must break away from Netanyahu’s ‘Clean Break’ doctrine

Where does Israel’s policy of violent coercion rather than cooperation and an ever-widening reliance on military force come from?

Bipartisan opposition builds to Biden’s plan for military space personnel

The Supreme Court just quietly handed a huge win to veterans

The Supreme Court made the right decision in this case for veterans, for the Constitution, and for the betterment of our country as a whole.

Israel takes control of Gaza side of Rafah crossing

Israel's military seized control of the Rafah border crossing in Gaza Tuesday, according to officials. The Israeli Defense Forces’ (IDF) tanks rolled into the southern city of Gaza, which houses around 1.3 million people early Tuesday. The seizure of the border crossing,

Matthews: How the president hides his policy agenda from the public

The Biden White House constantly warns that “democracy” is on the ballot this fall. Given the administration’s fondness for rulemaking-by-guidance, and its desire to ignore accountability and the normal legislative process, the administration itself may be the biggest threat to

How serious are they? Colo. leftists sold out their climate commitments for a paltry $140M

How serious are Colorado Democrats about climate change? They gave up their climate agenda for the laughably small sum of $140 million in annual production fees.

Congress should stop aviation regulators from holding back DC's closest airport

It goes without saying that DCA is a pivotal part of the local economy, and that strengthening affordable air travel to our region is key.

Morning Report — Will Israel and Hamas agree to a cease-fire?

The prospect of a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas remains on a knife’s edge today, as the two sides have yet to reach consensus on multiple drafts of a potential deal. Hamas accepted a deal Mondat that seeks to halt the seven-month war with Israel in Gaza. The announcement

Why I’m Not Calling the Police on My Students’ Encampment

The encampment at Wesleyan University went up on the night of Sunday, April 28, during a planned rally in support of Palestinians. At the time, I was in an open meeting called by the student government to answer questions about how the university invests its endowment but also

Trump’s chaotic 2016 campaign crashes into 2024 bid

Former President Trump is reliving his chaotic 2016 campaign from a New York City courtroom as he seeks to return to the White House with a 2024 election victory. Trump's hush money trial in Manhattan has thrust back into the spotlight unsavory details about his first bid for

Trump-Biden race gets nasty: When they go low, let’s get lower

The gloves are coming off less than six months before Election Day. Former President Trump has compared the Biden administration to the “Gestapo,” the Nazi secret police, while calling Biden “grossly incompetent” and “crooked as hell.” “He's the Manchurian candidate,” Trump

Trump tests Senate GOP leaders on election fraud claims

Former President Trump's refusal to commit to accepting the results of the 2024 election is putting GOP lawmakers in a tough spot, especially Senate GOP Whip John Thune (S.D.) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who are running to become next Senate GOP leader and have pledged to

Trump looks to cut off oxygen to RFK Jr.

Former President Trump is taking concrete steps to deprive Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of oxygen as they compete for a portion of the same voters. Trump is going to the Libertarian Party national convention this month and criticized Kennedy, who is running as an independent but who

Trump baffles allies with endorsement of long-shot Utah candidate

Former President Trump’s allies fear the former president has given a boost to the moderate wing of the GOP in Utah by backing a long-shot conservative candidate in the race to replace retiring Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah). Trump endorsed Trent Staggs shortly before the Utah GOP

The Right Is Now Saying Biden’s Creating the Wrong Jobs

The Biden economy is in excellent shape, and that’s a problem for what my onetime boss Jacob Weisberg wittily labelled the Conintern . “Conintern” is a play on “Comintern,” the Soviet organization that imposed the international Communist Party line through the 1920s and 1930s.

The FTC Wants the Oil Industry to Be Competitive. Good Luck With That.

It was not Scott Sheffield’s job, as the former CEO of oil and gas company Pioneer Resources, to keep oil prices low. Neither is it the job of any of his colleagues, who run companies that, like all for-profit companies, are propelled by a single mission: to make money. Yet in

The Campus Crackdowns Show What Universities Really Value

In the spring of 1985, more than 100 Columbia University students blockaded Hamilton Hall for three weeks, protesting the university’s financial investments in South Africa. At the time, a school administrator stated that bringing police on campus to quash the student protest

Tackling racial justice with the voice of experience

Patrice Willoughby was always destined for service. Born in Ohio, her parents were heavily involved in politics and social justice. They were members of the NAACP, active members of their church and would often work on behalf of political candidates. “We always did things for

Single women are more likely to own homes than single men. Why?

Story at a glance Single women in the United States are outpacing single men in homeownership. A 2023 Pew Research Center survey using 2022 census data found that single women owned 58 percent of the nearly 35.2 million homes owned by unmarried Americans, while single men

How the US financial system helps shelter profits from environmental organized crime

Environmental organized crime is a massive global enterprise, bringing in hundreds of billions of dollars each year — and the U.S. financial system appears to be helping conceal its profits. Interpol estimates that environmental crime such as poaching and illegal logging

Here's where the Biden-Trump race stands 6 months out from the election

The rematch between President Biden and former President Trump is heating up as polls show the two rivals neck and neck six months out from Election Day. Polling is likely to fluctuate in the months leading up to the election, but for the first time since October, The Hill’s

Bottom Line: Planet Fitness lobbies up amid culture war controversy

Health Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck registered to lobby for Planet Fitness on policies and regulations related to health and wellness, data privacy, contracts, fees and subscriptions. One of the lobbyists on the account is Andrew ​Usyk, who previously worked on Capitol Hill

Biden looks to boost worker, consumer power as election looms

The Biden administration has issued a flurry of new rules over the past week aimed at increasing worker and consumer power as the president seeks to combat gloom about the economy ahead of what is expected to be a tight election. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted last

Biden faces key test over Israel’s military actions in Gaza

Editor's note: This article was updated to reflect the position of former State Department officials on U.S. policy toward Israel. President Biden is facing a key test this week in delivering a report to Congress on Israel’s conduct in Gaza, which has the potential to cut off

White House announces new steps to counter antisemitism, including on college campuses

The White House on Tuesday announced a handful of additional actions intended to curb antisemitism on college campuses and elsewhere amid a rise in discrimination toward Jewish people following the terrorist attacks in Israel last October. The Biden administration rolled out

Bombshells in Trump’s Trial Show How This Case Will Get Worse for Him

Donald Trump’s hush-money trial in Manhattan has already served up some extraordinary moments. On Friday, former Trump aide Hope Hicks’s tearful testimony undermined the defense that Trump’s legal team will attempt to mount. On Monday, new evidence tied the payments to mistress

Bipartisan group of lawmakers urge against proposed National Guard move to Space Force

A bipartisan group of House members and senators are calling on the Congressional Armed Services Committees to reject the Biden administration’s proposal to incorporate Air National Guard Service members into the Space Force, calling it “deeply flawed.” In a letter dated May 6

Alabama lawsuit over threat of prosecution for abortion help can move forward, court rules

A federal judge on Monday rejected an attempt to toss a suit challenging Alabama's attorney general's threat to prosecute those who help with out-of-state travel for abortions, paving the way for the case to move forward. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson, in a preliminary