Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Monday rebuked the Defense Department’s threats to court martial or arrest Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) over the senator's response to President Trump's sedition allegations. “Amateur hour once again at the Department of Defense," Bacon, a retired
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Tuesday afternoon will participate in the annual turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House, continuing a 78-year tradition. Two turkeys are eligible for a pardon ahead of Thanksgiving: Gobble and Waddle, both raised in North
A federal judge on Monday dismissed charges against former FBI Director James B. Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that Lindsey Halligan, the prosecutor in both cases, had been unlawfully appointed to her position, and therefore the indictments she
The Trump administration is ordering immigration officers to review all refugees admitted into the country under the Biden administration, threatening to revoke protections for those who have fled danger and persecution. An internal memo reviewed by The Hill directs officers at
Republican Representative Elise Stefanik is scrambling to recover her gubernatorial campaign’s messaging after President Donald Trump had a cozy meeting with her political foil New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Stefanik’s already botched bid to become governor of New
The BBC may well argue that Trump inspired, energized and then celebrated a violent attempt to thwart an election.
Donald Trump is on a legal losing streak. The president’s defamation lawsuit against The Guardian fell apart Monday when a Florida judge granted motions to dismiss , crushing his latest attempt to peel money out of a media institution. The case was brought in 2023 by Trump
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) warned Monday there will be "consequences" if the military punishes his fellow Arizona Democrat, Sen. Mark Kelly, after the Pentagon said it was investigating Kelly in connection with a video in which he and other Democratic lawmakers urged service
If Democrats want to win in 2026, they should stop treating flexibility as a perk and start treating it as campaign infrastructure.
Authorities continue to search for a missing Southwest Virginia football coach who was last seen Thursday.
Ukraine has agreed to the core components of a U.S.-backed peace plan, as efforts to end Russia's more than three-years-long war gain momentum. Rustem Umerev, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, also signaled that President Volodymyr Zelensky intends
It’s now in America’s interest to rescue Lai.
Ukraine has agreed to the core elements of a peace proposal brokered by the Trump administration, with some details still to be worked out, a U.S. official confirmed Tuesday to NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer. Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) had a conversation with Tucker Carlson about the former Fox News host’s interview with antisemitic commentator Nick Fuentes, saying it was a “big mistake.” “I spoke briefly with Tucker about that, and I think it's a responsibility. He has a lot of
Republicans have successfully blocked Democrats' efforts to reauthorize the Affordable Care Act's enhanced subsidies, and are now looking to introduce their own health care reforms, such as large HSAs, health insurance deregulation, and allowing ObamaCare to become a high-risk
Former White House attorney Ty Cobb said Lindsey Halligan should have never served in an assistant U.S. attorney position, a day after her appointment was ruled unlawful by a federal judge. In an interview on CNN’s "OutFront,” host Erin Burnett asked Cobb “what happens” to
As former Public Trustees for Social Security and Medicare, we are very concerned with the failure for more than ten years to fill the two public trustee positions for Social Security and Medicare, and the lack of progress regarding the need for Social Security and Medicare
Misoprostol-only abortion is an inferior protocol that fails in nearly one-fourth of cases.
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Comey, James cases dismissed ▪ Mike Johnson facing internal divisions ▪ Trump delays health care proposal ▪ Stephen A. Smith discusses presidential speculation Former FBI Director James Comey
Andy Webb says Martin Bashir manipulated Charles Spencer as part of a scheme to gain access to Princess Diana.
If you purchased a nasal spray from Walgreens, you might want to check the bottle.
Solomon Ray was entirely created by artificial intelligence.
President Trump is constantly ignoring democratic norms and the rule of law here at home, from sending the National Guard to U.S cities to having prosecutors file charges against his political enemies. But right now, some of his most alarming, unhinged moves have a target
President Trump’s germinal proposal to extend ObamaCare subsidies has created new headaches for GOP leaders on Capitol Hill. Since 2010, when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted by former President Obama, Republicans have hammered the law as a government takeover of the
Ukraine and its allies are scrambling to address President Trump’s renewed push for a settlement with Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is under pressure to quickly formulate a deal that protects Ukraine without antagonizing Trump. Over a weekend of furious
This is a lightly edited transcript of the November 24 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: Good morning. I’m Perry Bacon. I’m the host of The New Republic show, Right Now . I’m
It is typical for certain congressional hearings to garner the reputation of being media circuses. Often held in Washington by the various subcommittees of Congress, the congressional hearing is a tool for Congress to conduct fact-finding missions and investigate problems in
Senate Democrats said they were forced to file a public records request after the Trump administration rebuffed their questions about the White House’s acceptance of a Qatari jet. The request, spearheaded by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), seeks information from the Justice
President Trump's heated rhetorical attacks on Democratic lawmakers, whom he called out as “traitors” who deserve to be jailed, have left his Republican allies in Washington dumbfounded and skeptical about any bipartisan dealmaking at the end of 2025. Republican lawmakers and
We know too much about Olivia Nuzzi’s personal life. There’s her initial firing by New York magazine over an undisclosed affair with then-presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. around the time she published a profile of him; the public falling-out with her fiancé,
Any praise—even if it is equivocal—of Marjorie Taylor Greene requires a lengthy disclaimer, so let’s get this out of the way. She’s a bigot , a political extremist , and a conspiracy theorist . Even by the standards of Republicans who have entered politics after the rise of
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has long been an exquisite paranoiac. In November, 2017, she posted a video to Facebook . “There’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take this global cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles out,” she said on the now-deleted video, adding, “I
Can one eulogize a federal agency that never existed? The question has the quality of a Zen riddle. But Reuters informs us that the phantasm known as the Department of Government Efficiency, a.k.a. DOGE, n’existe plus. “That doesn’t exist,” Office of Personnel Management, or
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . You can read the transcript here . The Trump administration and the broader conservative movement is using anti-Black ideas and tropes to further their agenda, says
This weekend, President Trump raged over a video from Democrats that warned against carrying out “illegal orders.” That led him to get his defense secretary to launch an investigation of one of those Democrats, senator and former Navy Capt. Mark Kelly. But things kept spiraling
President Trump on Monday praised quarterback Shedeur Sanders of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns. “Shedeur Sanders was GREAT. Wins first game, career start, as a pro (for Cleveland). Great Genes. I TOLD YOU SO!” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform early Monday. Trump’s
Chauncey Billups, the head coach of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, pleaded not guilty in a case involving rigged poker games, according to The Associated Press. Billups on Monday pleaded not guilty to charges that he made money via poker games that were fixed and featured
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday the price of this year's Thanksgiving turkey is set to rise a “whopping 40 percent." “So, we're coming up on Thanksgiving, and it's as good a time as any to try to take stock of Donald Trump's promise to reduce costs for the American
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pentagon goes after Mark Kelly The Pentagon said Monday that it has received “serious allegations of misconduct” against Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) stunning decision to resign from Congress sets off a political grenade for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he works to keep his grip on an already delicate GOP majority in the House. Greene’s decision comes at a pivotal moment for Johnson,
Myanmar is the latest country to have its temporary protected status terminated this year by the Trump administration
The Georgia Republican said she won’t endorse in next year’s special election, avoiding a proxy war with Trump.
Democratic strategist James Carville is pushing Democrats to run on “pure economic rage” in an opinion piece for The New York Times. “It is abundantly clear even to me that the Democratic Party must now run on the most populist economic platform since the Great Depression,”
Lawmakers just have a few weeks left to reach a deal to avoid a massive premium spike for ACA enrollees.
Senate Democrats are asking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi to declassify and publicly release the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel’s classified, written opinion outlining the legal basis for the Trump administration's strikes
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story State lawmakers resist AI preemption push More than 200 state lawmakers are urging Congress to reject a potential provision in an annual defense bill that would preempt state laws regulating AI. © Mariam Zuhaib, Associated Press
After six congressional Democrats released a video advising members of the U.S. military and national security community to "refuse illegal orders," President Donald Trump said the lawmakers should be tried in court for "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!" But legal
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Ron Johnson shoots down tariff checks Republican Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), a leading fiscal hawk in the Senate, says the country “can’t afford” President Trump’s
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order establishing the "Genesis Mission," a new endeavor to expand AI resources for scientific research. The Genesis Mission, which the administration is comparing to the Apollo program that sent Americans to the moon in the late