In seismic shift, more than 100 House Democrats vote to end Israel aid
The amendment to block military assistance failed, but partisan split cemented the increasingly polarized view of the U.S. ally.
The amendment to block military assistance failed, but partisan split cemented the increasingly polarized view of the U.S. ally.
Nearly every member of the House Democratic Caucus signed onto a letter demanding an independent investigation into two fatal shootings carried out in the span of a week by officers at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “We are calling for immediate independent
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared to have a verbal slip-up about his role during his confirmation hearing for attorney general on Wednesday. In the hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) asked Blanche if he has a friendship with President Trump. “I'm his lawyer — was
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) introduced a bill Wednesday that would require prediction markets and online sportsbook to use facial recognition to verify users' ages to avoid minors from placing bets or trading on platforms. The New Jersey Democrat announced the bill alongside
Bedrock civil rights milestones are at risk of withering away under the Trump administration—including in the physical sense. Hot conditions in a new National Park Service exhibit under the Lincoln Memorial are imperiling rare 1860s copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and
Vice President J.D. Vance is suggesting Republicans have a relatability problem with voters. The second in line to the presidency said as much during an appearance on Joe Rogan's popular podcast this week, arguing more voters find Democrats "cool" than they do Republicans.
House Democrats on Wednesday slammed Russell Vought over his tenure as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), heralding his upcoming departure. It marked Vought’s first appearance before Congress in his role leading the consumer watchdog agency,
The U.S. military conducted a second wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, targeting Tehran’s ability to threaten ships attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, as President Trump mulls attacks against the nation’s bridges. The strikes, which began at 3 p.m. EDT, come
Mexico has formally asked U.S. state attorneys to open criminal investigations into the deaths of Mexican migrants who died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. At least 17 Mexican nationals have died
Wildfires burning in Canada and Minnesota sent smoke blowing over a huge swath of the U.S. on Wednesday, giving the sky an apocalyptic haze. The smoky skies are likely to linger – and even worsen – in the next couple days before there's a chance of improving.
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), the most vulnerable Senate Democrat up for reelection this year, took Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, to task over the administration's focus on debunked claims that the 2020 elections were fraudulent. In a
A trio of Democrats are raising alarm that a bipartisan sanctions bill targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine gives President Trump unacceptable tariff authorities. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee,
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) will join with survivors of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to voice their opposition to President Trump's nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve full-time
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday threw cold water on the idea of launching a bid to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in the Senate. “There’s going to be a primary in South Carolina, and I will not be in it,” Bessent told the Washington Examiner in an
On Thursday, Chipotle hopes to do what at least one other U.S-based Mexican chain has failed at – open a successful location in Mexico.
President Trump will participate in a roundtable at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit on Wednesday afternoon. The event comes as the Pentagon has ramped up its military operation against Iran in recent days after a temporary ceasefire with the Islamic Republic fell
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) on Wednesday hammered Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought over the Trump administration's budget cuts, invoking faith and Vought's past writings to excoriate him and President Trump's "reckless policies." Speaking to the OMB
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) urged caution to the media over President Trump’s upcoming speech about election integrity. “I don't think that we should be contributing to any platforming of lies about our election," Ocasio-Cortez told journalist Pablo Manríquez in a
The campaign arm for House Republicans announced on Tuesday that it has added seven new candidates to its program aimed at flipping seats this fall. The new additions build out a slate of 24 “MAGA Majority” candidates hoping to win in highly competitive House districts across
Carr says a rule preventing a company from owning too many stations is holding journalism back.
President Donald Trump’s protracted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool saga may not be ending anytime soon. Records first reported Wednesday by The Independent offer a clue as to how long the public’s view of the monument may remain obstructed by fencing that currently surrounds
The Trump administration is being sued over its sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Two American nonprofits, Democracy for the Arab World Now, or DAWN, and the Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide, or TAAG, sued White House officials in federal court Wednesday. The
The White House has found a novel way to ensure Donald Trump’s nominees ascend to power. Federal judges in the Western District of Washington swore in former King County Superior Court Judge Roger Rogoff as U.S. attorney Wednesday morning. Within 54 minutes, Trump fired him.
A coalition of civil rights leaders on Tuesday announced plans for a march on Washington next month in response to recent court rulings they say weakened long-standing protections for minority voters. The coalition is led by Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network and joined
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Joe Gruters on Wednesday said the political left is in a “death spiral” with “mini-Mamdanis” running and winning Democratic primaries across the country, referring to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D). “Keep on electing them
Second lady Usha Vance on Wednesday launched her summer reading challenge's prize website, where children can choose rewards after submitting their reading logs. “The Second Lady's Summer Reading Challenge seeks to combat summer learning declines and encourage childhood
The incoming Budget Committee chair is a veteran fiscal hawk.
Bryan, a food broker from Michigan, wasn't sure if he'd be able to make it to urgent care in time. He started feeling off on Thursday, and by Saturday, he was having to use the bathroom every 15 to 30 minutes. "It's no joke about the explosive diarrhea," Bryan, who asked that
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is demanding “testosterone deficiency” testing for U.S. soldiers to ensure they’re masculine enough to be a part of his anti-woke military. Hegseth unveiled the new screening, which will be mandatory for service members over the age of 30, in a
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.), the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, said his panel is conducting oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after its officers fatally shot two individuals over the last week. Garbarino told The Hill's Rebecca Beitsch
President Trump bashed New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) over the state's first-ever statewide freeze on new "hyperscale data centers," calling it a "terrible decision." Trump, in a lengthy post on Truth Social Wednesday, alleged Hochul decided to enact the first-in-the-nation
President Donald Trump has instructed House Republicans to reach $1.5 trillion in Pentagon spending
President Donald Trump said at a June faith conference that “religion is back in our country, bigger and stronger than it has been in many, many years” and “it’s going up." The statement is misleading, as multiple surveys show lower religious affiliation and engagement than in
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed released his 2025 federal tax returns on Wednesday following pressure from primary opponent U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens.
Argentine Vice President Victoria Villarruel on Wednesday invoked her country’s long history of tensions with England in a social media post ahead of the World Cup semifinal. Villarruel, in a post on social platform X, criticized the English national team as “invaders” and
The House Budget chair says he won't call a budget vote if it's going to fail.
The former Goldman Sachs executive is sitting for an interview with the House Oversight Committee.
Suno data obtained in a hacking incident has exposed that the AI music generator was trained by scraping millions of songs and lyrics from online audio platforms, including YouTube Music, Deezer, and Genius, 404 Media reports. Given that Suno has avoided revealing what's in its
The New Jersey Democrat got into a heated exchange with the nominee for attorney general.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Health Committee, grew angry with President Trump's nominee to lead the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday over a misleading social media post about the
Former President Biden on Wednesday revealed plans for a new memoir reflecting on his single term in the White House, with the book set to hit shelves just weeks after the midterm elections. The memoir, “Promise Me, America,” will offer his first-person account of the defining
Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, faced sharp questions from Democratic senators Wednesday about Trump’s attempts to revive investigations into the 2020 election. Clayton’s confirmation is essential to reauthorizing the U.S.’s foreign
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced a new effort to annually screen service members’ testosterone levels and offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), framing it as a way to keep troops on the “leading edge of lethality.” The screening, added as part of
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr said Wednesday California could drop its joint lawsuit against Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery if CNN is spun off as its own media entity. “There was a story that broke a couple weeks ago that
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Wednesday expressed concern about the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI). “I am still freaked out by AI, and it’s actually accelerated much more quickly than I thought possible,” the fourth-ranking House Democrat told The Hill’s Miranda
Congress recently enacted the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan law designed to modernize financing tools and remove regulatory barriers to address the national housing affordability crisis.
The Pentagon has barred the release of a government watchdog report on the F-35 fighter plane program, the Defense Department’s (DOD) most costly weapon system that has been riddled with performance issues and increasing costs. The report from the non-partisan Government
The New York City Bar Association on Monday issued a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee opposing the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Addressed to Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-N.Y.), the letter asserts that, "Mr. Blanche has taken
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Wednesday expressed concern about the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence. “I am still freaked out by AI, and it’s actually accelerated much more quickly than I thought possible,” the fourth-ranking House Democrat told The Hill’s Miranda
GOP leaders are looking to put a long-stalled measure on the floor next week.