Republican Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) said Monday that President Trump changing marijuana’s classification would be ill-advised. “I think rescheduling marijuana is wrong. The fact is, marijuana is a gateway drug. Most of the people who end up using hard substances start out on
The Pentagon is escalating its preliminary review into Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) over his participation in a video where he and other Democrats told U.S. service members to disobey “illegal orders.” A Pentagon official told The Hill on Monday that Defense Secretary Pete
The U.S. military continued its campaign against alleged drug-trafficking boats, blowing up three vessels in the eastern Pacific on Monday and killing eight “narcoterrorists” in total. All three vessels were operated by designated terrorist organizations and were targeted in
President Trump on Monday filed suit against the BBC, calling the way it edited a clip of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech to supporters before the U.S. Capitol attack was “false, deceptive, and defamatory.” The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Southern Florida, says that the
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) put a ring on it. Greene, who is departing Congress next month, confirmed her engagement Monday to Brian Glenn, the chief White House correspondent for conservative outlet Real America’s Voice. Glenn posted a photo of Greene wearing an
Vulnerable members have agitated for a vote to extend Obamacare subsidies. But that appears unlikely to happen.
Police in Providence, R.I., and the FBI released new photos and video of a person of interest in Saturday’s deadly shooting at Brown University, as the manhunt for the gunman passes 48 hours. In one video, the individual, donning a dark green and gray jacket, dark shoes, dark
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said any voter, regardless of party affiliation, is welcome to support her campaign to be one of the Lone Star State’s senators. “I’m a Texan, and so at the end of the day, I think people are trying to say it has to be one [party] or the other,
President Trump caused a political storm Monday by saying the deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife were related to politics, calling them “reportedly” the result of “Trump derangement syndrome.” The remark, made in a Truth Social post, drew notable shock and quick
The Senate on Monday cleared a key procedural hurdle as it looks to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) before lawmakers leave town for the holidays at the end of the week. Senators voted 76-20 to put the annual defense policy bill a step closer to final
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Wright optimistic that power prices will stop rising soon Energy Secretary Chris Wright expressed optimism that electricity prices will soon stop rising. © Associated Press “Very soon, you’ll see a stop of the
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story A deadly weekend attack in Syria Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday vowed that the U.S. will “avenge … with overwhelming force” the two Iowa
A new Gallup poll found that the percentage of respondents using artificial intelligence (AI) at work ticked up during the third quarter of this year. The survey, released Sunday, found that 45 percent of U.S. employees reported using AI to complete tasks at work last quarter,
The United States, Ukraine and major European countries have reached consensus on 90 percent of terms for a deal to end Ukraine's war with Russia, two senior U.S. officials said Monday, but they added questions of territorial control have yet to be resolved. The comments came
Outgoing New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Sunday said he hasn’t taken a 2028 presidential run “off the table,” but suggested the public shouldn’t hold their breath for it, either. “I haven't taken anything off the table ... but I wouldn't put a lot of money on that,” Murphy
President Trump blamed Brown University for the delay in locating the suspect in the fatal mass shooting on the school’s campus in Rhode Island on Saturday. “You’d really have to ask the school a little bit more about that because this was a school problem,” Trump said when
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday vowed that the U.S. will "avenge ... with overwhelming force” the two Iowa National Guard members killed in an ambush in Syria. Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown,
It sounds like President Donald Trump’s administration is looking for a repeat of America’s disastrous invasion of Iraq—no, seriously. Trump announced Monday that he planned to sign an order classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, practically paving the way for an
The editor-at-large of Christianity Today magazine on Monday sharply condemned Donald Trump’s deranged post about the murders of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele. Russell Moore, formerly the magazine’s editor in chief, called out Trump’s post blaming Reiner for the murders
President Trump said Monday his administration is “considering” reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, days after The Washington Post reported he is expected to sign an executive order telling agencies to pursue reclassification soon. Such a move would continue
Jared Kushner, private equity firm manager and son-in-law to President Trump, has ended his efforts to redevelop a Serbian historical monument into a luxury hotel complex after weeks of protest and controversy . “Because meaningful projects should unite rather than divide, and
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CBS News just wouldn’t stop posting content of Bari Weiss’s weird photo op with Erika Kirk amid a weekend full of high-profile stories of bloodshed around the world. Kirk, who now leads Turning Point USA, her late husband’s conservative youth organization, appeared on a CBS
An agreement between moderate Republicans and GOP leadership in the House to allow a vote on extending expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies is on the rocks as the two sides squabble over the contents of the amendment. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and other GOP
President Trump on Monday lashed out at Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) over Tina Peters, his latest remarks focusing on the case of the state election official who was convicted of multiple felonies after breaching voting equipment in the 2020 election. Trump held an event in
An NBC News Decision Desk survey released Sunday found that over eight in 10 respondents are satisfied with their health insurance coverage, just weeks before Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies are set to expire. The poll, powered by SurveyMonkey, found that 34 percent of
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order to designate fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction,” dramatically escalating his fight against the drug. Trump hosted an event in the Oval Office to award the Mexican Border Defense Medal to members of the military who
President Trump dug in on his comments criticizing director Rob Reiner following his death over the weekend, telling reporters in the Oval Office he thought Reiner was “very bad for our country.” “I wasn’t a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is
Donald Trump stood firm Monday on his disturbing comments about Rob Reiner hours after the famed Hollywood filmmaker’s murder. Only a handful of loyal MAGA-ites ( such as George Santos ) have defended Trump’s claim earlier Monday that Reiner would not have been murdered if he
Adam Parkhomenko, a longtime Democratic operative, met legendary director Rob Reiner the way much of Washington and Hollywood interacts these days: online. It was the dark days of the pandemic in the summer of 2020, and Parkhomenko, who at the time was putting out a slew of
Hunter Biden was disbarred in Connecticut on Monday after facing complaints about his convictions on gun and tax charges, for which his father, former President Biden, later pardoned him. The former president's son consented to being disbarred and admitted to attorney
North Carolina Senate candidate and former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley announced Monday that President Trump will visit the battleground state of North Carolina on Friday. “I’m excited to welcome President @realDonaldTrump to Rocky Mount this Friday,”
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee alleged that the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) of Washington, D.C., under the leadership of outgoing police Chief Pamela Smith, manipulated crime statistics. The new report, released Sunday, accuses Smith of pressuring
Several Republican lawmakers publicly rebuked President Trump on Monday for suggesting that the reason director Rob Reiner was killed alongside his wife, Michele, this weekend was because of Reiner’s disdain for the president — what Trump terms “Trump derangement syndrome.” The
Stephen Miller made an odious threat on X Monday against “the violent fifth column of domestic terrorists” after the Department of Justice announced it had stopped a bombing plot in California. “Following the issuance of NSPM-7 vast government resources have been unleashed to
Nine Jewish members of the Senate Democratic Caucus expressed horror over Sunday's killings at a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach in Australia, where at least 15 people were killed by two shooters. “We are horrified by the brutality of this attack, which comes at a time when
Cable news channel NewsNation has hired political analyst and commentator Katie Pavlich to host a show during the channel's 10 p.m. hour, the network announced Monday. Pavlich, formerly a political contributor and analyst for the Fox News Channel, will begin her hosting duties
North Carolina’s Randolph County chose to dissolve its entire library board rather than allow a book about a trans child to sit on the shelves. Last week, the county Board of Commissioners voted 3–2 to dismiss every single member of the library board, just weeks after they
Republicans in key swing states are peeling away from Donald Trump amid national backlash over his remarks about Rob Reiner’s murder. Reiner was found stabbed to death in his Los Angeles home Sunday alongside his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner. Their son, 32-year-old Nick
The Army announced Monday the names of the two Iowa National Guard members killed in an ISIS ambush in Syria over the weekend. Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, died Saturday in Palmyra, Syria, “of injuries
Former New York City Police Department Deputy Commissioner John Miller said he sees “friction” between local police and the FBI over the handling of the “person of interest” in the Brown University shooting who was subsequently released because of insufficient evidence. In an
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said on Monday that his state has the right to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) despite President Trump’s executive order last week that seeks to institute a national AI standard by pushing back on state laws. DeSantis noted that the
Trinidad and Tobago’s government announced on Monday that it would open up its airports to U.S. military aircraft in the coming weeks as tensions between Venezuela and the U.S. escalate. Trinidad and Tobago’s foreign ministry said it has “granted approvals” to U.S. military
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said her son, a U.S.-born citizen, was targeted by ICE agents on Saturday after he stopped at a Target store. She said her son was pulled over but then was allowed to move on after he provided his passport. “Yesterday after he made a stop at Target,
President Trump on Monday afternoon is scheduled to participate in a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation. The medal was established to recognize service members deployed to the U.S. international border with Mexico. Watch the presentation, scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Monday he is hiring two former top officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who were pushed out by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or resigned in protest of his policies. Susan
FBI Director Kash Patel is reportedly crippling the FBI’s counterintelligence capabilities, former bureau agents have told The Bulwark . On Attorney General Pam Bondi’s first day in office in February, she terminated the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force in order to “free
