Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Wednesday that the city has resorted to piling snow at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium amid growing frustration over the slow response to the storm. “Ice and snow are not melting—so crews are hauling them to the RFK site,” Bowser wrote in
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) fired back at Vice President Vance on Wednesday after he criticized her line of questioning at a Senate hearing, comparing her to the fictional character Forrest Gump, who is portrayed in the film as having a physical and intellectual disability.
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump, Iran escalate war of words Both President Trump and Iranian diplomats sent strongly-worded warnings as the arrival of the U.S. armada ramps
Following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis last weekend, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) condemned President Trump’s comments that he will personally oversee the investigation into the 37-year-old's killing. Trump told reporters at the White House
Kid Rock on Wednesday called for a price cap on resale tickets for live music and sporting events, arguing that fans and artists have been “getting screwed” by a system that drives up prices and offers little benefit to performers. “I’m here because hardworking Americans who
{beacon} Technology The Big Story Trump, tech giants seek to change data center narrative President Trump and major tech companies are attempting to change the narrative around data centers, as rising electricity costs linked to AI infrastructure face growing local
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) visited a 5-year-old and his father at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Dilley, Texas, where they are both being held following their arrests in Minnesota. “I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our
Violent attacks in the last week against Reps. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) have amplified already high concerns about the safety of lawmakers, as deepening political polarization and incendiary rhetoric further escalate the dangers members face. Omar was
House Republicans are warning the Senate against making any changes to a government funding package that includes funds for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), saying any reforms sought by Democrats would not clear the House and would lead to a government shutdown at the
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story FEMA eyes cuts to half its staff, lawsuit alleges The Trump administration is advancing plans to cut down the workforce at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), unions and public interest groups
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday called on President Trump to authorize $34 billion in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) aid to help the California communities ravaged by the Palisades fire recover more than one year after the disaster struck. Blumenthal,
The president’s decision to wield U.S. troops against American cities has cost taxpayers a pretty penny. A report published Wednesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the numerous deployments cost Americans nearly $500 million over the last year.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico fiercely denied a Politico report that said he was “shocked” by President Trump’s state of mind during his visit to Mar-a-Lago in Florida this month. Politico, citing five unnamed European diplomats, reported that Fico told European Union
Attorney General Pam Bondi has started sharing the names and photographs of protesters arrested in Minneapolis—in violation of Department of Justice rules. Bondi took to X Wednesday to share the names and photographs of 16 protesters who had been arrested for allegedly
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that oil companies were not tipped off ahead of the Trump administration’s incursion into Venezuela, appearing to contradict past statements from President Trump. “The oil executives were not involved whatsoever in any of the
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk said her organization will match the federal government’s $1,000 deposits in new “Trump Accounts” for the children of its employees. Kirk wrote Wednesday on social platform X that her husband, the late conservative activist and Turning Point
Families and organizations have begun to identify the six victims killed in a Sunday plane crash in Maine. Passengers were on board a Bombardier Challenger 600 that erupted in flames after an engine fire. Lakewood Church employee Shawna Collins died on the aircraft, a church
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) will speak to reporters Wednesday evening, a day after she was sprayed with an unknown substance during a town hall in her home district. Omar has taken a defiant tone against the Trump administration's surge in federal agents to Minnesota in the wake
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday urged patience on U.S. efforts to rehabilitate Venezuela’s oil industry and eventually return the country to democratic governance. The secretary’s remarks came during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio’s
The mayor of Portland, Maine, said he wants to personally speak with the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as the agency expands operations in his city and state. “That’s a person just like me, nothing special, but we took an oath to be responsible,”
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday criticized Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s assertion that the U.S.'s capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was not an act of war. During testimony in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio reiterated the Trump
The FBI is taking over the investigation into the attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) at her town hall event on Tuesday, the Minneapolis Police Department confirmed Wednesday. A spokesperson for the department confirmed the FBI would be taking over but did not provide further
A group of Republican senators is open to splitting the Homeland Security appropriations measure off from a six-bill government funding package that needs to pass by Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown that would affect the Pentagon and other major departments. Sen.
Actor Molly Ringwald condemned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for “brutalizing people” after the killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti. “There's something horrible, horrible going on in our country right now. And we have one of the greatest countries — had one of the
President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops across major U.S. cities has cost taxpayers nearly half a billion dollars through the end of 2025, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Since June, the administration has deployed the
The Supreme Court scheduled President Trump’s petition seeking a review of the jury verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll for the justices’ Feb. 20 meeting, according to a new docket update. At the closed-door conference, the justices will
Local officials in Springfield, Ohio—the subject of Vice President JD Vance’s racist smears about Haitian immigrants—are bracing for a 30-day ICE surge. In a message obtained by the Springfield News-Sun , Springfield City School District Superintendent Bob Hill said that local
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Wednesday laid out three major reforms to immigration enforcement operations under the Trump administration that he said would be necessary to earn Democrats' votes to pass a Homeland Security funding bill and avoid a government
Rock legend Bruce Springsteen has released an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) song in the wake of weeks of tension in Minnesota over President Trump’s immigration agenda and two shooting deaths involving federal law enforcement. “I wrote this song on Saturday,
The blowback is not slowing down for Representative Tom Suozzi, in the wake of his vote to continue funding ICE. Several strategically placed activists appeared at an event in Suozzi’s district Tuesday night, wielding a diaper, kneepads, and some harsh words for the Long Island
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio raised the potential for the U.S. forces to conduct preemptive strikes against Iran and emphasized that the country’s regime is at its weakest point in decades during a Wednesday hearing in the Senate. Rubio told senators that the Trump
A group of local, elected prosecutors from around the country is launching an effort to hold federal agents liable for abuses of power. They’re calling it the Fight Against Federal Overeach , or “FAFO” for short. The name FAFO turns “fuck around and find out,” a term Defense
Virginia Democrats on Wednesday appealed a judge’s ruling that blocks a redistricting amendment from going before voters this spring as they look to pick up House seats ahead of the midterms. “Today, we followed through on our commitment to appeal the Tazewell ruling," top
Researchers found that “night owls had a 79% higher prevalence of having an overall poor cardiovascular health score.”
Rock and roll legend Bruce Springsteen released a protest song Wednesday condemning the violence occurring at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol in Minneapolis. The song , titled “Streets of Minneapolis,” denounces “Trump’s federal thugs,” the
While the Trump administration insists that it is targeting the "worst of the worst" in its immigration enforcement, it has not provided information to substantiate that, and the data that is available suggests the claim has become less accurate over time. The post As ICE
The federal agents who fatally shot Alex Pretti were placed on administrative leave Saturday, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official told NewsNation, the Hill’s sister network. A Border Patrol agent and a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer shot and killed
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) warned the Trump administration on Tuesday that the state "will not be intimidated" by the administration's surge in federal immigration enforcement. “Today, I say to the people of Maine: We will not be intimidated. We will not be silenced," Mills
An internal review of the Alex Pretti shooting, reviewed by multiple news outlets, does not mention that he brandished his weapon before being shot, as at least one Trump official initially claimed. The preliminary review by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said two
A new Gallup survey found that the share of respondents who reported feeling actively engaged at work last year was down 5 percent from its high in 2020. The poll, released Wednesday, found that 31 percent of employees said they felt actively engaged at work in 2025, the same
FBI agents on Wednesday executed a search warrant at the Fulton County, Ga., elections office south of Atlanta. Agents executed "a court authorized law enforcement action" at the county's main office in Union City, according to an FBI statement obtained by NewsNation, The
The Federal Reserve declined to cut interest rates Wednesday, holding steady amid President Trump’s battle to exert more influence over the independent central bank. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 10-2 to keep its baseline interest rate range unchanged at 3.5
The man accused of spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with an unknown substance during a town hall in her district Tuesday has a lengthy criminal history and appeared to show support for President Trump on social media. Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, was tackled to the ground after
Sen. Susan Collins (R), who faces a competitive reelection contest in Democratic-leaning Maine, says she is talking to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about pausing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Maine and has declined to join some GOP Senate
South Africa reveals itself in layers that are political, cultural, spiritual and deeply personal. Long before the landscapes and safaris come into view, the country’s global imprint is already evident. In the early 1990s, Cape Town quietly shaped the worldview of a young
Grok, the large language model of Elon Musk's social platform X, came in last place in a new ranking of AI chatbots’ ability to counter antisemitic and extremist content. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said in a report released Wednesday that it ran six popular chatbots