The Air Force has fired the top official overseeing the costly Sentinel nuclear missile program, which is currently under a Pentagon review for ballooning costs. The commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Maj. Gen. John Newberry, fired Col. Charles Clegg, The Hill
Paris Hilton says she will "not stop until America's youth are safe," delivering emotional testimony against residential treatment facility abuse at a Wednesday House Ways and Means hearing. "While my experience was not through the foster care system, I know from personal
A group of prominent Israelis is urging congressional leaders to revoke the invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint meeting of Congress, calling it a "terrible mistake." In an op-ed published Wednesday in The New York Times, six individuals
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $375 million in funding for renewable energy projects, predominantly through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The funding, announced by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, includes $275 million through the Powering Affordable
President Biden and former President Trump are virtually tied in a hypothetical 2024 general election matchup in Wisconsin, according to a poll released Wednesday of registered and likely voters in the key battleground state. The Marquette Law School poll, conducted on June
There’s a persistent, distracting argument among Democrats about whether the party should move left or right. The correct answer is that Democratic candidates should simply fit their electorates.
Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story Squad, Trump endorsements suffer primary blows Two vastly different groups – former President Trump and progressives – shared a rough Tuesday night when they both saw their
Only 21.4 percent of mid-level Senate staffers are people of color, despite people of color making up more than 41 percent of the total U.S. population, according to a new report. The report, conducted by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, found that African
💵 Plus: The Energy Dept. announces more funding for clean technologies {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability The Big Story Prosecutor outlines homicide case against Big Oil As climate-fueled disasters kill thousands of Americans each year, state and local prosecutors have
Financial secrecy, estimated to hold over $50 trillion across more than 70 jurisdictions, is a system that benefits wealthy elites at the expense of the rest, and is used to conceal wealth and avoid taxes, undermining democracy and allowing adversaries to use our financial
Former President Trump has a 4-point lead over President Biden nationally, according to a new poll. The Quinnipiac University survey, published Wednesday, found that Trump garnered 49 percent support to Biden’s 45 percent. That’s a significant improvement for the former
CNN anchor John Berman pushed back on Wednesday at former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s suggestion that terms of the first presidential debate on Thursday will give President Biden an unfair advantage over former President Trump. In an interview on “CNN News
The Supreme Court is poised to allow Idaho doctors to resume performing abortions in medical emergencies, according to Bloomberg, citing a draft opinion accidentally posted online Wednesday morning. In a brief statement, the court acknowledged that a document had been
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is set to join President Biden’s reelection campaign as a senior adviser, the campaign confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. Bottoms worked as senior adviser for public engagement at the White House from 2022 to 2023 and has served as
If the jury was acting on political grounds, surely acquittal was in store for Hunter Biden. Yet the jurors were unanimous for conviction.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lauded Sen. John Fetterman during the Pennsylvania Democrat's visit to the country Wednesday. “We’ve been through dark times in these months of anguish, war. During that time, I can say that Israel has had no better friend than Sen. John
The Biden administration formally accused Cuba of profiting from forced labor on Monday, two months after President Biden signed a spending bill that requires the State Department to impose sanctions on third-country officials who hire Cuban work brigades. That determination
Representative Lauren Boebert celebrated winning her new Colorado district’s Republican primary wearing a MAGA hat and an admittedly counterfeit pair of Donald Trump’s golden sneakers. The tacky, reflective gold “Never Surrender” high-tops were first launched in February as a
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) took a jab at former President Trump over his past remarks about Chinese President Xi Jinping, showing a "Trump ❤️ Xi" poster during a hearing Wednesday. “The enemies of constitutional democracy and freedom seek to destabilize the American government.
Country music singer-songwriter Randy Travis and other music industry figures are slated to testify Wednesday on the role of radio stations in paying royalties to recording artists before a House Judiciary subcommittee. The “Forever and Ever, Amen” singer and SoundExchange CEO
Granting clemency embodies much more than mercy — it's about mitigating injustice and prioritizing people over punishment.
Donald Trump Jr. shut down talk of a last-minute push for his father to choose Nikki Haley as his running mate. “Nikki Haley, who served as the puppet of Democrat billionaires and warmongerers, would be a wonderful choice [if] my dad wants to get impeached within about 7
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is slated to deliver remarks Wednesday on security at the southern bother in Arizona. The event is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Watch the video above.
Fox News and Jesse Watters are pushing a bizarre conspiracy theory ahead of Thursday’s presidential debate: that Joe Biden is part of a plot to install Kamala Harris in a “DEI presidency.” On The Five Tuesday evening, Watters claimed that the debate was part of progressives’
The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to temporarily protect the right to abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho, according to an opinion that was briefly posted to the court’s website Wednesday morning, before promptly being taken down, according to Bloomberg . The opinion
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said he thinks former President Trump should avoid calling the 2020 presidential election “stolen” during the debate on Thursday. In an interview slated to air Wednesday night on NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Leland Vittert asked Johnson how
President Biden's "parole in place" program, which allows undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens to adjust their status to that of lawful permanent residents, could face legal challenges due to its potential to enable marriage fraud and its lack of congressional approval.
Racial healthcare disparities persist in every state in the nation despite two decades of attempts to improve health outcomes for minorities, according to a new report released Wednesday. The report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine found that
The Supreme Court issued a surprising decision on Wednesday, finding that complaints that the Biden administration had forced censorship on conservative social media users were unfounded. In its 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court laid a death blow in particular to the conspiracy
Donald Trump is sometimes euphemistically described as “transactional,” when in fact the correct word is “corrupt.” Nowhere is this truer than with his efforts to woo the plutocratic class with veiled threats and something akin to naked solicitations of bribes. In recent days,
An independent watchdog says the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) delays in resolving identity theft cases are “unconscionable.” A mid-year report to Congress from The National Taxpayer Advocate, an independent watchdog within the IRS, found that while the 2024 tax season
The Congressional Budget Office has declared that current federal law, which enshrines the direction of almost all future spending at levels increasingly above projected revenues, is unsustainable and must be reformed.
Presented by Working Forests Initiative — 'Squad' member Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s loss is sending shockwaves through progressive circles {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Wednesday. The gymnastics Olympic trials begin tomorrow, and I can’t contain my excitement. If you haven’t been
A rising push to pull energy from the world’s forests is heating the planet — despite industry claims otherwise, a new report argues. The report from Princeton researcher Timothy Searchinger and Yale economist Steve Berry cuts against the idea at the core of the growing wood
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) is continuing to defend his Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB), claiming the "establishment" is trying to discredit him after the Army revised his military record to show he did not qualify for the badge he often wears on his lapel. "I don't have to
Instagram accidentally changed users’ settings to limit political content automatically, even if those users had turned the option off, the company confirmed Thursday. Several Instagram users spoke out after noticing their settings had been changed to limit political content,
The Israeli Supreme Court has ruled that the government must start drafting Haredi men immediately, and the Haredi population is projected to be 20 percent of the overall Israeli population by 2030.