Clueless Bernie Sanders stumped at Stanford Union, pushes data center pause

Sanders said that “we” should have a degree of control over what the tech CEOs are building. And that sounds nice, but let’s be clear on  something — who is “we”?

Watch live: Democrats hear from ICE whistleblower

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) are expected to hear from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) whistleblower at a public forum on Monday. The Democrats say the former ICE employee will for the first time publicly "discuss new

Johnson: Gonzales must address affair allegations in ‘appropriate way'

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday said Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) must address the allegations that he had an affair with one of his congressional staffers, who died last year after setting herself on fire, but added that it is “too early to prejudge" the situation. “I

US endorses AI declaration without binding rules

The U.S. signed onto a non-binding declaration Saturday with dozens of other countries following India’s AI Impact Summit, committing to a “shared global vision” on the technology. It was one of 89 countries and organizations to sign the document, which laid out seven key

Congress shouldn't be playing political football with aviation safety and security

Congress is considering legislation to ensure that air traffic controllers, TSA officers, and CBP agents are paid during government shutdowns, in order to prevent the chaos and economic harm caused by the previous shutdown.

House scrambling to host hockey teams at State of the Union, Johnson says

FBI Told New York Police to “Stand Down” After Arresting Epstein

Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on July 6, 2019. Five days later, federal authorities told New York detectives to “stand down” in their investigations into the child sex trafficker. Recently released documents from the Justice Department’s Epstein files reveal a new chronology of

Former UK ambassador arrested amid scrutiny over Epstein ties

Former U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson was arrested Monday as he faces scrutiny over files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, multiple outlets have reported. London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement obtained by both the BBC and the Financial

It’s beginning to feel a little like Sarajevo in June 1914

If the U.S. does strike Iran, does that suggest a 21st-century Sarajevo and a prelude to a wider war?

Senate Democrats unveil Trump tariffs refund legislation

Senate Democrats introduced legislation Monday requiring the Trump administration to refund up to $175 billion collected through tariffs that the Supreme Court ruled were invalid. The bill would require the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to pay refunds of

Kash Patel's Olympic outing sparks scrutiny

12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here. 🚨Plus: Americans in Mexico urged to shelter in place {beacon} It’s Monday. I have never been more ready for a winter to end. The groundhog sure wasn’t joking around this year. In today's issue: Patel’s Olympic

Here's how we're stopping DIY use-of-force investigations in Ohio

Ohio has taken the lead in investigating its own agents' use of deadly force by using an independent, competent, complete, and transparent process, which has helped to rebuild trust between law enforcement and the public.

DNC’s 2024 Election Autopsy Blames Kamala Harris’s Stance on Gaza

The Democratic National Committee’s secret report on why Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election has reportedly found that the Biden administration’s approach to Israel’s massacre in Gaza cost her key votes . DNC personnel who worked on the report met with the pro-Palestinian IMEU

Supreme Court to hear oil companies' effort to toss local climate suit

The Supreme Court will consider a bid from oil companies to toss out a locality’s suit blaming them for climate change. The justices decided to take up a request from ExxonMobil and Suncor to toss a suit brought against them by the city and county of Boulder, Colo. Their

FDA proposes new treatment approval pathway for ultrarare diseases

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new proposal Monday for flexible drug approval pathway treatments addressing ultrarare diseases. The FDA unveiled draft guidance on a proposed regulatory pathway for individualized therapies, treatments for rare conditions that

American Olympians are supposed to speak their minds

Eileen Gu and Alysa Liu are two young women at the top of their respective sports, both children of Chinese immigrants, who have been used as pawns in the US-China rivalry, with Gu facing criticism for taking money from the Chinese government to compete for China and Liu being

Blood test could predict when Alzheimer's symptoms will begin

A new study conducted by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis researchers found that a single blood test could predict when someone is likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. The study, published last week in Nature Medicine, determined that a test to find the

Kristi Noem “Completely Made Up” Story of ICE Deporting a Cannibal

Surprise, surprise: Homeland Security Kristi Noem completely made up that far-fetched story about deporting a cannibal, multiple federal law enforcement officials told The Intercept . Speaking to Fox News’s Jesse Watters in June, Noem recounted a terrible tale she claimed to

Netflix boss dismisses Trump's demand for Susan Rice to be fired

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos brushed aside a demand by President Trump that the company fire former Democratic diplomat Susan Rice from its board. Sarandos was discussing Netflix's tentative deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's sprawling movie and television studio, a potential $70

Howard Lutnick Exposed for Even More Lies About His Epstein Ties

Newly reported components of the Epstein files reveal that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was much more involved with Jeffrey Epstein than he had previously let on. Last year, in an interview on t he New York Post ’s Pod Force One podcast, Lutnick claimed he cut off all

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Exxon’s Case to Stop Climate Lawsuits

On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy’s appeal against a lawsuit attempting to hold them liable for their contributions to climate change. The suit, initially brought by the city of Boulder, Colorado, and Boulder County, argued that Exxon’s

Abbott urges Texans to 'stay alert' amid chaos between US, Mexican drug cartels

Gov. Greg Abbott urged Texans to stay alert for federal travel warnings from the U.S. Department of State amid the ongoing chaos in Mexico following Sunday’s killing of infamous drug lord Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Oseguera Cervantes, of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

After Trump, the US needs a Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Without a complete record of the Trump years, history will be written by those empowered by Trump.

Appeals court sides with Louisiana on Ten Commandments in schools

The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday in favor of a Louisiana law that says the Ten Commandments must be displayed in every public school classroom. The appeals court said a preliminary lower court injunction against the law, which was challenged on free

Anthropic CEO to meet Hegseth amid dispute over military use of Claude

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday at the Pentagon as the company continues discussions with the department around the terms of use of its AI model Claude, a Pentagon official confirmed to The Hill on Monday. The AI firm has

Greenland PM says thanks but no thanks to Trump hospital ship offer

Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen is turning down an offer from President Trump, who has openly sought to acquire the island from Denmark, to send a Navy hospital ship to his country. “It’s going to be a no thank you from here,” Nielsen wrote on Facebook.

The Supreme Court Blew Trump’s Budget to Smithereens

The Supreme Court’s tariff decision creates two revenue problems for President Donald Trump. The more obvious one has commanded most of the attention: Trump has to give back more than $175 billion in revenue already collected through the insta-tariffs he imposed, illegally,

68 percent say Trump focused on wrong problems: Poll

Almost seven in 10 Americans say that President Trump is focusing on the wrong problems in the U.S., according to a new poll released ahead of his State of the Union address on Tuesday. In the CNN poll, published Monday, 68 percent of respondents said that the president "hasn't

For Trump, corporate profits are more important than American lives

When the Industrial Revolution came to the United States more than a century ago, it promised unprecedented prosperity for the American people. The revolution delivered. But it involved a Faustian bargain.

Hegseth says he'll order random pizzas to throw off monitoring app

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth jokingly said any surge in takeout deliveries to the Pentagon — a phenomenon that has accurately predicted the start of major geopolitical events — could be him ordering pizza “just to throw everybody off.” Asked about the “Pentagon Pizza Report,”

US evacuating non-emergency personnel from Beirut

The State Department has ordered the departure of non-emergency personnel from the U.S. embassy in Beirut, as President Trump has directed a major military buildup in the region for potential strikes against Iran. A State Department official confirmed to The Hill the mandatory

The State of the Union is dire: What Trump won’t say at his address

The state of the union under Trump is in disrepair and disarray.

Mar-a-Lago Gunman Was a Trump Supporter and Angry About Epstein Files

The 21-year-old man shot dead after entering Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun and gas canister on Sunday was an “outspoken” Christian, a strong Trump supporter, and obsessed with the cover-up of the Epstein files, according to people who knew him. Austin Tucker Martin of Moore County,

Kennedy doubles down on defense of Trump glyphosate order amid MAHA backlash

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doubling down on his defense of President Trump's executive order boosting a controversial pesticide, which drew fury from members of the Make America Health Again (MAHA) movement. MAHA movement, spearheaded by

MAGA Senator Deletes Post Accidentally Comparing ICE to Cartel

Senator Mike Lee scrubbed his comments about ICE after he realized he had painted the agency as the baddies. The Utah Republican was excoriated by liberals Sunday after he posted an eyebrow-raising comparison on X in which he suggested that Democrats were OK with masked cartel

Trump Whines About Having to Invite Women’s Hockey Team to White House

Donald Trump was particularly happy to congratulate the U.S. men’s hockey team on their Olympic gold medal over the phone, gushing over their performance and inviting them to Tuesday’s State of the Union address as well as the White House. The women’s team? Not so much. Both

Patel sparks outrage partying with Team USA as MAGA cheers him on

FBI Director Kash Patel is at the center of an online firestorm after videos captured inside Team USA's men's hockey locker room on Sunday showed him chugging beers, singing a Toby Keith song and partying with the Olympic gold medal-winning team. Patel, a noted hockey fan, was

DHS reverses on TSA PreCheck amid shutdown; Global Entry suspended

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reversed course on Sunday and lifted a suspension on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) PreCheck program. DHS had announced a suspension of TSA PreCheck screenings set to take effect at 6 a.m. on Sunday, as the

Speaker Johnson to bring daughter of detained Uyghur doctor as SOTU guest

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will bring the daughter of a Uyghur doctor who has been imprisoned in China for more than seven years as one of his guests for Tuesday’s State of the Union address. Ziba Murat’s mother, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, has been detained in China since 2018.

Supreme Court won’t hear Boeing’s bid to end pilot union’s 737 Max suit

The Supreme Court on Monday turned away Boeing’s attempt to stave off a lawsuit over its 737 Max aircraft brought by the Southwest Airlines pilot union. In a brief order without any noted dissents, the justices left in place a Texas state court ruling that allows the case to

Women suffer heart attacks too: The risks, symptoms and how to save yourself

Be aware that heart attacks don’t happen like they do in the movies.

Cannon blocks release of Smith's report on Mar-a-Lago documents case

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon sided with President Trump Monday in a ruling barring the release of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report reviewing the Mar-a-Lago documents case. Cannon wrote that release of the report “would cause irreparable damage to former

Trump’s Favorite Judge Covers Up Jack Smith’s Classified Docs Report

She’s baaaaack: Judge Aileen Cannon just barred the Department of Justice from releasing the second volume of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump. In a 15-page order Monday, Cannon approved two motions to block the public release of Volume II of Smith’s

Trump Launches Fresh Attack at Supreme Court Over Tariff Ruling

president donald trump is having a totally teenagerish temper tantrum because the supreme court blocked his illegal tariffs . In a tirade on Truth Social Monday morning, Trump declared that he’d no longer capitalize the Supreme Court’s name “based on a complete lack of

Trump administration ending collections on tariffs deemed illegal

The Trump administration on Tuesday will stop collections on sweeping tariffs that were deemed illegal by the Supreme Court in a notable ruling last week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Sunday. CBP said that tariffs, which had been imposed through the

The challenge of the current generation of Black politicians

Black political power has reached a high point, with record numbers of Black members in the House and Senate, but Black voters are still asking what Black political power has done for them, as they face issues such as police brutality, income inequality, and Trump's undermining

Kash Patel Faces Backlash After Partying With U.S. Men’s Hockey Team

FBI Director Kash Patel is unapologetic after being caught celebrating with the U.S. men’s hockey team after their Olympic gold medal victory in Milan on February 22. Patel posted on X Sunday that “yes, I love America and was very humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold

Europe’s rearmament push recalls a chilling history

European citizens are right to worry about what life will be like as talk of rearmament becomes normalized once again on their continent. They have seen this before, and the results were devastating.

Live updates: DHS shutdown hits 10th day as Congress returns to DC

Lawmakers are making their way back to Capitol Hill, where they will grapple with stalled talks to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ahead of Tuesday's State of the Union address. The government has been partially shut down for 10 days now, and Democrats and

Violence Erupts in Mexico as U.S. Helps in Killing of Cartel Leader

Violence broke out in parts of Mexico on Sunday after government security forces killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, or “El Mencho,” the country’s most wanted drug kingpin—with “intelligence support” from the United States. El Mencho was killed in a shootout with