A Trump appointee to the federal Commission of Fine Arts proposed adding three arches to the nation’s capital instead of one, alleging that it aligns with the original L’Enfant plan for the city. Rodney Mims Cook Jr. has been helping President Trump prepare for America 250
White House Budget Director Russell Vought told senators Thursday that the White House is still working on a request to send Congress to fund the military conflict with Iran, which is estimated to cost more than $10 billion per week. Asked by Senate Budget Committee Chair
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) on Thursday approved the project to construct President Trump's proposed 250-foot Triumphal Arch, to be located between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, forward. The commission reviewed the Interior Department's
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said during a recent podcast appearance that President Trump had an “unkind” response when she messaged him about receiving death threats against her and her family after she resigned from Congress. Greene told the “Piers Morgan
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has caused a major supply shock in the global energy market, disproportionately affecting energy importers, and the IMF has the power to provide relief by issuing hundreds of billions of dollars worth of liquid reserve assets called Special Drawing
Two years ago, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested that Black children prescribed depression or ADHD medication should be “re-parented.” When confronted with that statement on Thursday by Representative Terri Sewell—a Black Democrat from
National Public Radio is getting a new injection of funding from private donors months after President Trump's administration pulled federal dollars from the public broadcaster. NPR announced Thursday a total of more than $113 million in philanthropic investments — including
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas lamented a breakdown in civility among younger generations with ideological differences, raising concerns during a public appearance Wednesday that it will “infect” the judiciary. While speaking at the University of Texas at Austin, a
The health secretary told the Ways and Means Committee he’s bringing on new members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Donald Trump may be forced to throw Pete Hegseth under the bus for the Iran war fiasco, as his talking points are not sticking with voters and his own supporters.
White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought told senators at a Budget Committee hearing Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is “disintegrating” because Congress has not funded the department since its appropriations lapsed Feb.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Wednesday defended President Trump’s criticism of Pope Leo XIV, after the twomen got into a public spat over the weekend about the U.S. operation in Iran. “I don't want to see the Pope as a politician. The president — we know his leadership
A new MoneyGeek study finds the 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are becoming less deadly.
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said that the ouster of the Army’s chief of staff, Gen. Randy George, is a “real loss” for the military during a hearing with Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. "I just want the record to reflect how much we regret. I personally regret, at least he's no
Former Rep. Eric Swalwell's (D-Calif.) suspension of his bid for California governor has shaken up the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in the Golden State, new polling shows. An Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media Group survey of California voters found Republican
Vice President JD Vance endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for reelection in last Sunday's parliamentary elections, despite the administration's efforts to secure his victory, Orban lost by a large margin to opposition leader Peter Magyar.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth quoted the fake Bible verse from Samuel L. Jackson’s monologue as Jules Winfield in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction , apparently believing it was completely real. The moment came at one of Hegseth’s Pentagon sermons on Wednesday morning. “They
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday complained about an “endless stream of garbage” from the media in its coverage of the Iran war, comparing the Pentagon press corps to the Pharisees, the biblical Jewish group that often clashed with Jesus. “As I just can't help but
Donald Trump reportedly discussed the AI-generated image depicting him as Jesus Christ with an adviser before he posted it to Truth Social. The president sparked national outrage among his base on Sunday when he shared an image of himself as a haloed messiah cupping light into
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday morning to discuss President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request. Trump is seeking to boost investment in U.S. businesses as part of the administration's "America First"
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is delaying his special session on redistricting, issuing a proclamation on Wednesday that the state legislature would convene between April 28 and May 1 instead of next week. The rescheduled special session will also focus on issues related to
Pope Leo XIV continued preaching a message of peace Thursday, telling an audience in Bamenda, Cameroon, that “the world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters.” The pope is touring Africa, and
Is President Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz working? What do Republicans think about his prediction that gas prices may be higher in November and how nervous are they about the war? What are the prospects for a budget reconciliaton bill to reopen the Department of
Rama Duwaji, the wife of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, has apologized in an interview published Wednesday over tweets she made as a teenager. Duwaji was criticized after old tweets unearthed in March showed her using the n-word and a gay slur, and hurling insults at Israel.
Some House Republicans are floating a two-month extension of the nation’s warrantless spy powers as the clean, 18-month extension requested by President Trump hits a wall within the right wing of the GOP, according to three sources familiar. The two-month extension would buy
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials will testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday morning as the partial government shutdown stretches into its 9th week. The hearing will focus on the White House's fiscal 2027 budget request — which includes
A Republican group tasked with growing its majorities in state legislatures announced Thursday its list of priority states ahead of the November midterms, highlighting how some races could impact redistricting over the next decade in a memo shared first with The Hill. In a memo
Whether it is punitive tariffs, aggressive immigration tactics or ill-conceived military actions, Congress has been remarkably obsequious in permitting President Trump to do anything he wishes — even when such actions blatantly violate the Constitution. The Speaker of the
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll will testify before a House Appropriations Committee panel on Thursday morning over President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request, which seeks 1.5 trillion in funding for the Pentagon. Driscoll's appearance on Capitol Hill also comes as tensions
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought will testify before the Senate Budget Committee on Thursday morning on President Trump’s fiscal 2027 White House budget request. The request calls for $1.5 trillion in defense spending — roughly 42 percent higher than
What is it with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and roadkill? The guy can’t seem to get enough of the stuff! A new biography called RFK Jr.: The Fall and Rise, by Isabel Vincent, includes a journal entry describing an instance where the health secretary left his kids in the car so he
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun is reportedly throwing cold water on a statement by President Trump announcing direct talks between Beirut and Jerusalem, another front line in the U.S., Israel war against Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Aoun on Thursday and
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) killed his wife and himself in an overnight murder-suicide at their home in Fairfax County, police said Thursday morning. Fairfax Police Chief Kevin Davis told reporters that Fairfax fatally shot his wife, Cerina Fairfax, in their
President Donald Trump is demanding an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without changes.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro on Wednesday created a tipline for information related to sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who resigned from Congress after several women came forward over the past week. "If you hear
Central to this plan is the Departmental Autonomous Warfighting Group, which is getting a 24,000 percent budget increase.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday said President Trump spoke to him “seriously” about filling a hypothetical Supreme Court vacancy in his first term but maintained that his priority is policy fights instead of ruling on legal battles. “In the first Trump term, the president
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is once again helping President Donald Trump’s campaign of retribution. The ODNI’s general counsel on Wednesday referred the whistleblower who led to Trump’s first impeachment, and the inspector general who found the complaint
The Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, provided an update on the U.S.-imposed blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, saying that so far 13 ships have turned around and not passed through the passage. “The captains of all these ships made the wise decision not to
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face questioning before the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday morning on the Trump administration's "Make America Healthy Again" policies and President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request. The hearing marks
There’s a deeper issue at play: credibility.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is preaching from the Pentagon pulpit again. In the midst of an Iran war briefing Thursday, Hegseth delivered a sermon from the Defense Department’s press room dais, scolding the American press for its “relentlessly negative” coverage of the Trump
Tax refunds for 2026 may be higher, but they are falling well below President Trump's expectations after his "One Big Beautiful Bill" was signed into law last year, ensuring new tax breaks for Americans. The average check going to Americans is up 11 percent, at $3,462, from
The Trump administration continues to endorse energy waste, even as its Mideast war drives up oil and gas prices.
Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine told reporters on Thursday morning that 13 ships have turned around at the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. As the war nears the seven-week mark and the ceasefire hits nine days, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Iran
A bomb threat occurred at the home of the brother of Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday night, police in Illinois confirmed.
Republicans eager to install Kevin Warsh as Fed chair with Jerome Powell’s term ending next month are joining the call for the Trump administration to end its probe of Powell.
By any reasonable strategic measure, the divergent nature of U.S. policy toward Iran and Pakistan defies logic. Both are Islamic republics. Both are authoritarian in structure. Both have had links to transnational terrorist networks. And both have long had fraught relationships
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Wednesday said President Trump should apologize to Pope Leo XIV following their public spat over the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran, adding that "when you're wrong, you're wrong." "To say soft on crime or soft on the border, that’s what you say to an
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine will brief reporters Thursday morning on the U.S. military operation in Iran, just over a week into the fragile ceasefire between the Trump administration and Tehran. President Trump imposed a blockade on