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Carville criticizes CNN, ABC, NBC for not airing Trump speech
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville on Friday criticized major television networks for not airing President Trump’s speech on election security the previous night, saying that it was a mistake for CNN, NBC and ABC not to provide “blanket coverage” of what he sees as
Appeals court says NJ's AR-15, high-capacity magazine bans violate Second Amendment
A federal appeals court invalidated New Jersey’s ban on "assault" firearms and high-capacity magazines in a 10-5 vote on Friday, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment. The decision by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hands gun rights advocates one of their biggest
Sheriff leading Nancy Guthrie case wins dismissal of $1.35M lawsuit
The lawsuit was brought by an inmate at the Pima County Jail who alleged his constitutional rights were violated.
Better weather is Americans' top reason for moving out of state
Nice weather is a bigger draw than lower living costs for those planning an out-of-state move, Redfin found.
House GOP leaders unveil stopgap funding bill ahead of expected vote next week
House Republican leaders are preparing to bring a stopgap measure that would keep federal agencies funded through Dec. 4 to the floor next week, kicking off a high-stakes effort to avert a potential government shutdown before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. Republicans
Republicans Ditch Trump’s Biggest Ask in Attempt to Pass Budget Bill
House Republicans released a much-anticipated continuing resolution Friday—and it omits Donald Trump’s biggest ask. Despite Trump specifically ordering his congressional allies to include his unpopular voter restriction bill in the government funding mechanism during a late
Shots fired at ICE building in Phoenix, FBI says; no injuries reported
One or more people fired at the Enforcement and Removal Operations building at 2035 N. Central Avenue.
House GOP releases bill to fund government until after the midterm elections
A vote on the House floor is expected next week, months ahead of the funding deadline.
US dramatically shortening visas for foreign journalists
The Trump administration announced Thursday it will reduce the length of visas issued to foreign journalists working in the U.S., while imposing an even shorter limit on reporters from China. The new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule replaced a long-standing “duration
Graham to be remembered with Washington, South Carolina services starting July 28
Memorial services for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will be held at the end of this month, his office announced Friday. The late senator’s communications director, Taylor Reidy, shared that services will start in Washington, D.C., on July 28, followed by memorials in
Lake Powell could plunge near lows that threaten power production next year: Federal study
Lake Powell, a Colorado River reservoir that serves as a source of hydroelectric power, is in danger of reaching very low levels, according to a new federal analysis. A study released by the Bureau of Reclamation this week projects that at the end of March 2027, Lake Powell’s
Maine’s New Senate Candidates Sound a Lot Like Graham Platner
Whatever distinctions may exist between the eight candidates to replace Graham Platner as Maine’s Democratic nominee for the Senate, they weren’t on display in the first and likely only debate on Thursday night. The candidates ranged from political neophytes to longtime civil
Trump Caused Millions in Damage After Freedom 250 Oil Spill
The government shelled out almost $2 million in a no-bid emergency contract to clean up a diesel spill that occurred under the watch of Freedom 250, the shadowy organization through which President Donald Trump is administering semiquincentennial celebrations. In May, Freedom
Airline group opposes year-round daylight saving time. Why?
Airlines for America is against a permanent switch to daylight saving time — unless its rollout is delayed by up to two years.
DHS Sec. Threatens to Jail State Officials Who Defy Trump’s Demands
The Trump administration has promised to stonewall federal grants unless states “scrub” their voter rolls and to imprison state officials who refuse to comply. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced during a press conference in Washington Friday that state
Alan Dershowitz cancels on House Oversight ahead of planned Epstein interview
The committee is now looking to reschedule the planned meeting.
Explosive diarrhea, smoke and heatwaves, oh my
Click in for The Hill's midday newsletter with all the latest news. {beacon} Happy Friday! The World Cup Final is happening on Sunday! I’m going to miss all the soccer and the comradery that has come with it. Oh and exciting news for gymnastics fans, the 2026 U.S. Classic is
GOP lawyer: 'Still no evidence of a result of any election being incorrect'
Republican election lawyer Ben Ginsberg disputed President Trump’s revived claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential race during his primetime address Thursday evening. The White House touted “breaking news” on the state of election security in the U.S. ahead of
Trump’s Favorite News Show Totally Ignores His Election Fraud Speech
President Trump’s rant to the nation about election fraud Thursday night was full of inaccuracies , previously known information, and claims unsupported by evidence. On the biggest conservative TV network, Fox News, which Trump watches regularly, no one is giving it much
DDHQ releases midterm forecast early at Hill Nation Summit as midterm polling sneak peek
White House correspondent Julia Manchester; The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon; and Decision Desk HQ's (DDHQ) director of data science, Scott Tranter, discuss DDHQ's midterm forecast at the Hill Nation Summit. The forecast shows Democrats are in
ICE officer in Maine shooting should have never been given badge, gun, relatives say
Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for answers about the agency’s vetting and training for immigration enforcement officers after the recent fatal shooting by an officer in Maine. David Brouillette, the Immigration and Customs
How one moderate Democratic leader is bracing for Israel politics in the next Congress
Rep. Brad Schneider insists his fractured party can come together on Israel.
Mullin threatens states as DHS launches widespread review of elections
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin went further than President Trump in an address on election security Friday, asserting foreign adversaries could hack voter machines, threatening states that refuse to partner with his department and saying he would use “maximum
And Now, MAGA—and MTG, Even!—Have Joined the Anti–Data Center Movement
The mass mobilization against data centers is coming to a boil this week, and the tech aristocracy is turning paranoid. No wonder: The AI zealots of Silicon Valley have staked their souls on President Trump’s commitment to blitz-scaling these rural facilities . On Tuesday, New
DOGE Gutted the Office Researching the Explosive Diarrhea Parasite
Donald Trump promised federal cuts under the Elon Musk–led Department of Government Efficiency would “drive out the massive waste.” Indeed, waste is now being expelled on an incredible scale, across the country: A diarrhea-causing parasite, cyclosporiasis, has sickened
Appeals court sides with Pentagon on escort policy for journalists
A panel of three federal judges ruled that the Pentagon’s policy requiring journalists in the building to have government escorts will stand, overturning a lower court judge’s decision. In a Thursday evening order, two of the three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Darline Graham is considering running for her brother's Senate seat in South Carolina
Lindsey Graham’s sister had been expected to be a caretaker who would fill his old seat until the end of the term in January.
Florida man arrested for allegedly stealing over $200,000 in crypto using Steam game malware
Federal authorities have arrested a Florida man suspected of stealing at least $220,000 in crypto through malware-infected Steam games, as reported earlier by local news outlet Local10. In the complaint, officials accuse 21-year-old Zyaire Wilkins and co-conspirators of
WATCH: Helicopter rescues kids from Texas floodwaters
In one of the videos, a game warden can be heard saying, "It's a child, we're bringing her in."
Kentucky Governor Warns He Got Calls “Suggesting” Mitch McConnell Died
Despite recent evidence to the contrary, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear isn’t so sure that Senator Mitch McConnell is actually alive. Speaking with journalist Katie Couric in an interview published on YouTube July 15, Beshear explained why he had requested a formal update from
House Democrat: Trump 'lied to the American public' in primetime address
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, accused President Trump of misleading the country in his Thursday evening speech about the state of election security in the U.S. “The president of the United States lied to
Parent advocates urge Senate panel to subpoena Zuckerberg, Google CEO
Parents RISE and ParentsTogether Action said the companies’ top leaders must testify to help other parents understand the impact of technology they say harms children.
ICE Agent in Fatal Maine Shooting Has History of Terrifying Violence
New details are emerging about the ICE agent who shot and killed 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero on Monday. David Brouillette has a history of violent and abusive behavior, his relatives told the Associated Press , including attacks on the women and girls in his
My fiancee stood by Voice of America. America must stand by her.
If the U.S. government stays silent while Ulviyya remains locked away, it would send a message far beyond Azerbaijan.
Trump’s Delusional Election Fraud Speech Sparks 25th Amendment Calls
Democrats across the country questioned the president’s fitness after his baseless, incendiary prime-time Thursday night speech accusing foreign agents of tampering with our last three elections—all to push his restrictive SAVE America Act. “This is a 25th Amendment moment,”
No President Has Embarrassed This Country the Way Trump Did Last Night
First of all, I could barely stay awake. It was only a 25-minute speech, and it’s not like 9:25 p.m. is my bedtime, but President Donald Trump’s affect was so strained, his rhetoric so ploddingly predictable, and his “evidence” so vaporous that my mind started wandering at
Jill Biden accuses press of double standard in coverage of husband and Trump
Former first lady Jill Biden accused the media of applying a “double standard” in its coverage of her husband, former President Biden, when compared with President Trump. While promoting her memoir last month, the former first lady was asked during a Q&A session about media
US targets Iranian bridges, energy sites in latest wave of strikes
The U.S. military hit bridges and energy sites in Iran in its latest round of strikes against the Middle Eastern country early Friday morning. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) responded with attacks on U.S. bases in the Gulf region, including in Kuwait, Bahrain and
Epstein Victims Slam “Demoralizing” Meeting With Todd Blanche
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s meeting with several Epstein survivors was a major bust. The Thursday meeting was an obvious gambit for Senate support for Blanche’s potential promotion to permanent attorney general. The encounter was arranged hours after Republican
Israel must stay out of the latest Iran-US fighting
Netanyahu must face down his own right-wingers as his predecessor did 35 years ago during the Gulf War.
Senate GOP Is Pissed JD Vance Keeps Ditching Them to Promote His Book
Republicans in Congress are reportedly souring on Vice President JD Vance, feeling abandoned as he’s put media appearances before his duty to help resolve the intraparty strife bogging down the GOP’s agenda. With midterms fast approaching and divisions in the ranks of a thin
Watch live: Mullin delivers remarks on election security ahead of midterms
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin will speak with reporters Friday morning on election security and integrity, hours after President Trump's primetime address on the topic. During his speech, Trump made another push for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act,
Ty Cobb: Trump 'a 2-year-old who lost his toy'
Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb compared President Trump to a toddler whining about losing a toy, arguing the president's election fraud claims are rooted in his refusal to accept his 2020 defeat. Cobb, in an appearance on MS NOW ahead of Trump’s primetime address, said
Coons: ‘No concrete evidence’ foreign actors changed election results
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said President Trump produced “no concrete evidence” during a primetime address to the nation Thursday that the Chinese government or any other foreign actors changed the results of the 2020
Trump's betrayal of Maria Corina Machado won't end well
The U.S. has squandered a singular, time-sensitive and rare opportunity.
Not everyone supports permanent daylight saving time. Here's why
The U.S. could make daylight saving time permanent soon. Is that a good thing?
Texas flash floods leave at least 2 dead in region devastated a year ago
Some spots of the Guadalupe River rose by more than 30 feet.
National Democrats, stay out of it: Let Mainers pick Platner's replacement
Dems outside of the state would be wise to mind our own business until the general.
Intel Docs Declassified by Trump Expose All His Election Fraud Claims
President Trump’s wild claims of election fraud made in a speech to the nation Thursday night contradict the findings from the declassified documents his administration released. In his 27-minute speech, Trump complained that the 2020 election was “rigged,” and accused China of
