New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) in a recently released interview signaled an openness to reparations for slavery in the city. “We often think about slavery and the complicity in slavery as being exclusively to certain geographic areas of the country. Here in New York
The Supreme Court deadline to request a reconsideration on President Trump’s birthright citizenship order passed on Tuesday without a filing from the Department of Justice. The Trump administration had 25 days to petition the court for a rehearing regarding the president’s
What's next for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients now that the Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration? Can the government deport them? Could some of the plaintiffs still have a case? Join The Hill's Zach Schonfeld and Rebecca Beitsch as they break it
“$40 trillion in debt, seems to me, should get our attention,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
An OpenAI agent compromised a customer of another technology company, the New York-based firm Modal Labs announced Wednesday. In a technical timeline posted Tuesday, the tech startup Hugging Face explained how an OpenAI agent escaped the AI firm's isolated testing sandbox and
Research conducted by Next American Era and Morning Consult indicates that despite political polarization, a vast majority of American voters prioritize pragmatic, results-oriented leadership over ideological conflict ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
While Republican leadership attempts to pin millions of Covid-19 deaths on Dr. Anthony Fauci, some party members are zeroing in on his dismissal of their alternative “cures” to the virus. Peter Navarro, who is currently serving as a senior counselor to President Donald Trump,
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Wednesday said his scheduled meeting with attorney general nominee Todd Blanche was canceled and that he's "not prepared to vote yes" on advancing Blanche out of the Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Cornyn, who has been pressing for a resolution to
A group of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse are going door-to-door on Capitol Hill to deliver the government’s files to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The survivors gathered for a press conference at the National Mall Wednesday to launch the Donald J. Trump and
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) warned Wednesday he does not currently see 50 Republican votes for advancing a budget resolution, after President Trump renewed his call for the Senate to advance a budget framework to fund the war in Iran and perhaps raise the
The federal government’s investigation into former FBI Director James Comey has taken some extremely bizarre steps. Comey was charged with allegedly threatening violence against President Donald Trump in April with an Instagram post of numbers spelling out “86 47” in seashells.
Videos obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) show federal immigration officers using racial slurs to refer to Latinos they encountered at traffic stops. The ACLU SoCal included the videos along with text messages and other
Critics argue that proposed government ownership stakes in the artificial intelligence industry would compromise market neutrality by making regulators also shareholders in the sector.
The letter comes as the White House and its allies are trying to build pressure on Republican senators.
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, a dramatic about-face for someone who has been an unflinching supporter of the president for years. Jones based his demands on Trump’s war on Iran, which many on the MAGA right
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) lobbed an expletive at Dr. Anthony Fauci during a Senate hearing Wednesday on the origins of and government response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in which the former White House chief medical adviser invoked his Fifth Amendment right. Moreno said he
The Trump administration on Tuesday said it would move to end a Biden-era Medicare premium subsidy program, alleging it benefited insurance companies more than enrollees. As a result, Medicare Part D subsidies will expire at the end of the year and no longer be offered in
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When AI developers can’t contain their own creations, they need to stop — end of story.
“Maybe they think I'm just going to give up or, you know, go along, but they're mistaken,” the GOP senator said.
President Trump praised Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) ahead of his contentious Senate hearing featuring former chief White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday. “THE MASSIE MASSACRE in the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky has had a really great impact on Senator Rand
A record number of respondents in a new poll say they think President Trump is not paying enough attention to the most important problems Americans face daily. CNN's survey released Wednesday found 73 percent of American respondents accused Trump of not prioritizing the top
We must connect the work to our national interests.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) rejected the idea of immediately replacing Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin, saying on Tuesday it “would put far too much at risk.” “Ken Martin is going to be the leader of the DNC in the very least through these elections,”
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has banned imports of foreign-produced humanoid robotic devices and power inverters, citing “national security” as its primary concern. The devices were added to the FCC’s covered list, meaning the products posed an “unacceptable risk
A federal judge Tuesday tossed FBI Director Kash Patel’s $10 million lawsuit against a blogger who called him a “googly-eyed Kremlin bitch.” In his final order , Nevada Chief District Judge Andrew Gordon dismissed Patel’s lawsuit against Jim Stewartson, finding that he did not
President Trump’s approval rating among Republicans has dropped, with 1 in 5 party members affirming they are enthusiastic about the rest of his term, according to a new CNN poll. CNN found that 19 percent of self-identified GOP voters are enthusiastic about the next two years
President Donald Trump drew a racist backlash from his supporters on his own social media platform for endorsing a congressional candidate in Michigan. “It is my Great Honor to endorse Amir Hassan, who is running to represent the fantastic people of Michigan’s 8th Congressional
The Democratic National Committee was scammed out of nearly $29,000 by an email from someone pretending to be Chair Ken Martin last year, according to reporting from NOTUS. This most recent blunder comes amid growing calls for Martin’s resignation after The New York Times’
Alex Jones, the former owner of InfoWars, on Tuesday said President Trump must be impeached over the Iran conflict, describing the situation as “absolutely out of control” and warning that the administration is preparing for a national draft. “The big issue is how to stop
Anthropic and OpenAI backed an employee-led initiative on Tuesday asking the U.S. government to "deliberately pace" frontier AI development. More than 1,200 employees have signed on to the statement, which underscored that the world's leading AI companies could be close to
Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) accused the GOP chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of “relitigating the past” with his decision to call Dr. Anthony Fauci before Congress on Wednesday to testify about his oversight of the U.S. COVID-19
Israel today is America's best friend — and at times, its biggest frustration.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, ordered security to remove one of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s attorneys from the committee's hearing room on Wednesday after the longtime infectious disease expert invoked his Fifth
President Trump on Wednesday issued a forceful response to Iran’s surprise attack overnight targeting U.S. forces in Jordan, vowing to “beat the f---ing s--- out of them.” Trump made the comment in an interview with Fox News, adding that the U.S. will be hitting Iran “hard.”
Former FBI Director James Comey asked a judge late Tuesday to dismiss the case against him over sharing a photo of seashells spelling “86 47,” arguing it amounts to a selective and vindictive prosecution ordered by President Trump. Another late-night filing also asks for a
White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson is leaving for a role at OnMessage Public Strategies. “President Trump is the greatest President of my lifetime – it’s been a tremendous honor to work for his Administration and alongside such talented colleagues on behalf of
Ideological violence in the United States continues to evolve in ways that make ordinary Americans increasingly vulnerable.
Anthony Fauci will not testify before Congress Wednesday. The former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was subpoenaed to testify before a Republican-led Senate committee regarding his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. But he won’t—instead,
President Trump slammed Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday, not long before the former White House chief medical adviser began his testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. "Many more people died of Covid under the Biden Administration than
President Donald Trump sees Senate Majority Leader John Thune as one of his “biggest headaches,” despite insisting that their relationship is “fine” publicly, according to reporting from The Atlantic . The president’s displeasure with Thune has been brewing for some time, as
Anthony Fauci, former chief White House medical adviser, invoked his Fifth Amendment right on Wednesday when he appeared before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing held by the committee's chair, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). In his opening remarks,
If this is what Republicans think thriving looks like, Detroit’s beleaguered automakers would like to get off Mr. Trump’s Wild Ride.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Tuesday challenged CNN to call Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) live on air to prove that the lawmaker is alive and well after being absent from Congress for more than 40 days following a medical emergency. On July 7, CNN contributor Scott
President Donald Trump personally intervened to block disaster aid to four Democratic-led states, overriding his own government agencies. Politico reported Wednesday that Trump blocked aid to New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York after regional Federal Emergency
President Trump and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are petitioning the Supreme Court to review writer E. Jean Carroll’s $83.3 million defamation award she won after accusing the president of sexual assault. The administration wants to invoke a law that allows the federal
Nicaragua represents a metastatic cancer that, if ignored, could spread to other countries in the Americas.
U.S. and Saudi forces launched strikes on Iranian proxies in Iraq overnight, spiking energy prices and fueling fears of a wider conflict as the war with Iran hits the five-month mark. Saudi Arabia responded to a streak of drone strikes from Iran-backed militias that targeted
We will not end the evils of racism and sexism by pretending they primarily victimize white men today.
If Larry Lessig gets his way on Wednesday, it will mark the beginning of the end of super PACs. The Harvard Law School professor and onetime presidential hopeful wants a Maine ballot measure he championed to spur a watershed moment for the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v.