FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Monday made an appearance on the “Peace 2025” stage in Egypt. “We have Gianni,” President Trump said during the Middle East peace ceremony in the coastal resort area of Sharm el-Sheikh. “We’re going to the World Cup, I can tell you that.” The
Former Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner has launched a challenge against the city’s current mayor, Karen Bass. “I'm running for LA Mayor. After 17 years in public life, I've learned how to get things done and how special LA is. But our city is
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday derided media outlets that said their reporters would not sign the Pentagon’s restrictive new press policy, using a goodbye handwave emoji in responding to social media posts announcing their decisions. The Associated Press, Reuters,
Former President Biden on Monday lauded President Trump’s recent peace effort for Israel’s war in Gaza after all 20 living Israeli hostages were returned by Hamas. “I am deeply grateful and relieved that this day has come – for the last living 20 hostages who have been through
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump wants to pay the troops without Congress. Can he make it happen? President Trump has directed the Pentagon to pay service members by utilizing previously appropriated
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and former President Clinton gave President Trump credit for the ceasefire in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages by Hamas. “Today is a wonderful day. Finally, finally, finally, the last living hostages brutally held by Hamas
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Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Obama urges private sector to stand up to Trump Former President Obama criticized law firms, universities and businesses that have changed course during the Trump
President Trump directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday to pay service members by utilizing previously appropriated funds during the ongoing government shutdown, seeking to sidestep gridlock in Congress. The move also takes some pressure off House Speaker Mike
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story What to know about growing AI bubble concerns A growing chorus of voices is warning there could be an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble, as companies whose fortunes are closely tied to the technology see their valuations
The North Carolina General Assembly will consider a new congressional map for the state next week, Republican leaders said Monday. President Trump has urged GOP-controlled state legislatures across the country to redraw their maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. “We will
Conservative political organizations are launching a national campaign tied to the 250th anniversary of the country and aimed at reaching Latino voters. The Libre Initiative and Americans for Prosperity, political organizations that are part of the Koch family network, are
“The View” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin on Monday praised President Trump, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner for brokering a deal between Israel and Hamas. “Whether you like Trump or not, I think he, I think Steve Witkoff, and I think
In an early taste of CBS News’s editorial direction under its newly anointed editor in chief, the anti-woke pundit Bari Weiss, the storied outlet elevated a hit piece on Zohran Mamdani, the progressive New York City Democratic mayoral nominee. CBS News on Friday published a
Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy thinks that those who attend No Kings protests this weekend are members of antifa. “The ‘No Kings’ protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters, it begs the question who’s funding it,” Duffy told Maria
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday that President Trump hasn’t granted House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republicans "permission" to negotiate about the government shutdown, which is in its 13th day. “Speaker Mike Johnson and I have not met because
Related video — DC Bureau: Shutdown firings begin Vice President Vance said Sunday that subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) fuel waste and fraud in the insurance industry, as Republicans refuse Democratic demands to extend the tax credits ahead of open
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Monday his intention to nominate President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in brokering the historic ceasefire and hostage agreement between Hamas and Israel. The nomination would mark the second time in a matter
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill Monday placing new guardrails on how artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots interact with children and handle issues of suicide and self-harm. S.B. 243, which cleared the state Legislature in mid-September, requires developers of
Antifa be warned: The Trump administration is coming for you, but first they have to speak with some podcasters. Conservative podcaster Glenn Beck insisted Monday that the FBI was turning over “every single stone” to locate members of the famously decentralized anti-fascist
President Trump potentially supplying Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine could “end badly” for everyone, Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev warned Monday. Medvedev, the Russian Security Council deputy chair, wrote on Telegram that it is impossible to distinguish
Co-anchor of CNBC's "Squawk Box” and New York Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin predicts that the stock market could see a major crash, mimicking the infamous 1929 Wall Street crash that was an instrumental trigger for the Great Depression. “I'm anxious that we are
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy claimed Monday that the upcoming “No Kings Day” protests are “part of” the antifascist movement known as antifa. “The ‘No Kings’ protest, Maria, really frustrating. I mean, this is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question, who's
A new Goldman Sachs analysis says American consumers will shoulder 55 percent of the costs from President Trump’s tariffs this year. American businesses and foreign exporters will take on 22 percent and 18 percent of the costs, respectively, while 5 percent of the costs will be
President Trump on Monday completed a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to tout what he called an “historic dawn of a new Middle East” and formally sign a peace deal to end the fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. The trip was something of a victory lap for Trump, who
President Donald Trump humiliated himself Monday at a summit of world leaders gathered to sign a peace agreement between Israel and Hamas. The historic peace deal was signed in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, following the release of the remaining 20 Israeli hostages in Gaza, and the
Donald Trump is in Egypt celebrating a historic ceasefire arrangement between Israel and Gaza—but he can’t stop fixating on the imagined crime crisis he believes is taking place back on U.S. soil. Seated next to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Monday, Trump’s proud
At a meeting of world leaders Monday, President Donald Trump claimed he is “the only one that matters” while heaping praise on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. “We love Viktor,” Trump said onstage at a Gaza “peace summit” in Egypt, where he told the prime minister, “You
On Monday, all 20 living Israeli hostages were returned by Hamas, as the two sides carry out phase one of a peace deal backed by the Trump administration. Israel also released more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners Monday as part of the ceasefire deal, marking a major milestone
Singer-songwriter John Legend says President Trump will need to stop the “dictator s‑‑‑” if he wants to win the Nobel Peace Prize next year. In a video posted Sunday to Instagram, the award-winning artist addressed the president, who has openly sought the prize, saying he would
Donald Trump’s Cabinet has once again demonstrated that it is just as blindly devoted to the president’s cult of personality as his most ardent MAGA supporters are. “It’s about transforming the region,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in Egypt, right after stating that
While President Trump continues to tout his supreme international peacemaking abilities, Europe prepares for all-out war. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Poland has increased its military spending to the point that it is 4.7 percent of its entire gross domestic
GOP strategist Karl Rove predicted Saturday that deploying National Guard troops to Democratic-led cities, over the objections of their respective states’ governors, will ultimately be a losing issue for President Trump. In an interview on Fox News’s “The Journal Editorial
Last week, the White House bragged that a video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming the ongoing government shutdown on Democrats is “currently playing at every public airport in America.” But according to local reports, airports across the country—from Washington
House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed Monday he had no idea that President Doanld Trump’s sweeping layoffs of federal workers had gutted the department overseeing special education. During a press conference, Johnson was asked if he was “comfortable” with cuts that had reportedly
Some basic questions explain the magnitude of the difficulty of restoring Gaza even to a small degree of normality.
Naked, or nearly naked, bike riders pedaled through the streets of Portland, Ore., on Sunday, donned in wacky accessories like an inflatable frog, to protest against the Trump administration’s attempt to deploy the National Guard to the city. Protesters, who usually gather
Throw out the history books—even settled modern American history is up for MAGA revisionism. Despite the fact that he’s since won the 2024 presidential election and, presumably, has bigger fish to fry (see any rotating issue: the government shutdown , the rise in political
Onetime Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon is asking the Supreme Court to toss his contempt of Congress conviction imposed after he failed to comply with the demands of the now-disbanded Jan. 6 committee. Bannon served a four-month prison sentence for not appearing for a
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Some irreversible climate harms are already happening to the planet, researchers are warning ahead of this year’s global climate summit. In a new report, a group of researchers said that between 2023 and 2025, coral reefs saw their worst bleaching on record and that reefs’
The government shutdown has delayed the release of pricing data which determines the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for retirees. When will we know it?
The shift in American culture towards justifying violence based on grievance, rather than condemning it, is leading to a weakening of accountability and a corrosion of individual and societal growth.
Israel said it released more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners Monday as part of a ceasefire deal that also secured the release of the 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza. The exchange marked the first phase of the Middle East peace deal that President Trump announced late
The MAGA Republican said tariffs might be getting in the way of President Trump’s agenda, by driving up costs for manufacturers.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is touting an effort by the Texas Military Department to remove an unknown number of the state’s National Guard troops deployed to Chicago after a photo of seemingly overweight service members arriving in Illinois went viral. “Standards are back
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has announced the recall of a frozen spinach product that was distributed nationwide.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday the government shutdown is on its way to being one of the longest in history unless Democrats accept the House-passed, GOP-crafted stopgap bill to reopen the government. “We're barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American
Federal agents terrorized Chicago citizens over the weekend, as part of “Operation Midway Blitz,” President Donald Trump’s law enforcement crackdown on a major Democratic city. On Friday, Border Patrol agents violently arrested Deborah Brockman, a producer for Chicago
