Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Friday called on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to give them copies of the orders issued to strike boats in the Caribbean that the Trump administration says were trafficking drugs. They released two letters addressed to
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Friday sided with civil rights groups that sued the Trump administration over an executive order requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly wrote in her decision that the responsibility
The Pentagon has given approval to the White House to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, potentially fulfilling President Volodymyr Zelensky's desire for more weapons in his country's war with Russia if President Trump provides the final green light, CNN reported
In on the joke, Vice President Vance on Friday shared a photo of himself wearing a wig, resembling the viral online meme where he is depicted as bloated and smiling. The photo, shared in a post on the vice president's profile on X, is a close-up of Vance's face, with curly
President Trump sat down with CBS News’s Norah O’Donnell on Friday for an interview that will air Sunday on “60 Minutes.” The interview, which took place at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, will air Sunday at 7:30pm ET on Sunday. The sit-down is the first time Trump
The U.S. launching strikes within Venezuela is looking increasingly likely as the Trump administration continues to bolster the buildup of military assets in the region, turning up the pressure against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, whom U.S. officials have characterized
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President Trump indicated Friday he would fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) if given "the appropriate legal direction" after a federal judge ordered officials to spend an emergency fund for the program. SNAP benefits are set to lapse Saturday amid the
States are resorting to last-ditch efforts to preserve access to groceries for their residents as the federal government was ready up until its Oct. 31 deadline to stop sending out food benefits while the government shutdown drags on. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Nvidia chief embraces Trump as chip giant reaches new heights Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is embracing President Trump with new zeal as the chipmaker seeks to balance complicated geopolitical tensions while maintaining its dominant
Charleston County Aviation Authority police officers filed an incident report in connection with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Thursday after she allegedly went off on law enforcement in a profanity-ridden tirade at Charleston International Airport in South Carolina. Police were
A civil war over the direction of the conservative movement and who should be considered part of it erupted after Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts posted a video Thursday defending Tucker Carlson for interviewing white nationalist Nick Fuentes. The statement sparked
President Trump told reporters Friday they would “find out very soon” when asked to clarify if he plans on resuming underground nuclear detonation tests following his announcement this week that he is directing the Pentagon to restart nuclear weapons tests. "You’ll find out
The White House on Friday announced it would no longer allow members of the media to freely access a part of the West Wing that houses the press secretary's office and other staff members. The White House issued a memo that prohibits journalists from accessing "Upper Press,"
Actor Harrison Ford on Friday blasted President Trump over his lack of policies toward combatting climate change, suggesting that the president has "whims" instead. "It scares the s‑‑‑ out of me," Ford told The Guardian. "The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy.
President Trump said Friday that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney apologized for an ad that used former President Reagan's criticism of tariffs in an attempt to tweak the White House's trade policies. The Ontario ad aired during the World Series game between the Toronto Blue
Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back on a report Friday that the Trump administration had decided to strike military installations in Venezuela. "Your 'sources' claiming to have 'knowledge of the situation' tricked you into writing a fake story," Rubio posted on social
The conservative think tank behind Project 2025 has joined the Republican civil war over Tucker Carlson’s softball interview with a neo-Nazi.
The United States has not tested nuclear weapons since the 1990s.
The U.S. won’t be sending any “high level” representatives to this year’s United Nations climate summit, a White House official told The Hill on Friday. The summit, known as COP30, will be held in Brazil next month. Traditionally at such meetings, nations discuss their plans
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) and other Democrats slammed the Trump administration Friday after a judge ordered the federal government to release emergency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) amid the government shutdown. A federal judge on Friday
The family of Virginia Giuffre praised the stripping away of Prince Andrew's titles over his alleged ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "This normal girl from a normal family has taken down a prince," Sky Roberts, Giuffre's brother, said on "BBC Newsnight" on
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put four companies on notice for marketing “unapproved fluoride-containing ingestible drugs” for use by children under the age of 3 or children at low or moderate risk of tooth decay. “This Halloween, the FDA is driving a stake through
The fruit was sold at Kroger-owned stores and Trader Joe's locations across the country.
For decades, the Israeli, American Jewish and Christian Right forged what seemed like an ironclad alliance. If conservatives truly wanted to fight this battle, they would turn first to their own camp.
A Tucson, Ariz., man has been charged in connection with 764, a digital network of suspected predators using social media to blackmail children into hurting themselves and others for online bragging rights. Baron Cain Martin, 21, was charged with 29 counts, including conspiring
Just hours before the looming deadline, two judges ruled Friday that the federal government must continue funding SNAP during the government shut down. However, those expecting food assistance on Nov. 1 may still see delays.
Transportation Secretary and acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy pushed back against celebrity personality Kim Kardashian’s claim that the 1969 moon landing “didn’t happen.” “Yes, @KimKardashian, we’ve been to the Moon before… 6 times!” Duffy wrote on the social platform X,
The Senate minority leader says he’s still talking with Zohran Mamdani, despite the election being just days away.
Donald Trump gleefully posted photos of the all-marble bathroom, the day before food stamp funding is set to run out.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday called President Trump's move to restart nuclear weapons testing "acts of a weak person" and embarrassing. Speaking with NBC News's Kristen Welker, Newsom said "it's performative" on Trump's part to restart the weapons testing,
Two federal judges in different parts of the country ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds to pay for the nutrition program.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune's (R-S.D.) support for keeping the 60-vote threshold for passing legislation through the Senate remains “unchanged,” according to a spokesperson, despite President Trump’s demand that the GOP leader trigger the “nuclear option” and eliminate
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has lost another top campaign official after a series of controversies centering around old social media comments and an alleged Nazi-linked tattoo derailed his campaign’s momentum. Ronald Holmes, Platner’s national finance
Vice President Vance on Friday defended comments he made two days prior about his wife Usha Vance and their relationship dynamic as it relates to religion during a Turning Point USA stop at the University of Mississippi. The vice president told college students Wednesday that
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beginning this weekend because of the government shutdown, ordering officials to first spend an emergency fund. The roughly $5.25 billion fund is
A YouGov survey has found that Americans are more likely to oppose U.S. strikes against boats near Venezuela than support them after a month of attacks on vessels suspected of transporting drugs off the country’s coast. Americans also strongly opposed the U.S. military invading
Children born to mothers infected with COVID-19 while pregnant face an elevated risk of autism, along with other developmental disorders including speech and motor delays, according to a study released Thursday. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital analyzed more
Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday criticized Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts after he defended Tucker Carlson's recent interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Fuentes has denied the Holocaust on multiple occasions and made several
President Trump on Friday said he was not considering strikes within Venezuela following reports his administration had identified potential military targets within the country. Trump was asked aboard Air Force One while en route to Florida about those reports and whether he
President Trump showed off his renovations of the White House's Lincoln Bathroom on Friday, calling out the room’s previous art deco style as "inappropriate." “I renovated the Lincoln Bathroom in the White House. It was renovated in the 1940s in an art deco green tile style,
Remember the Southern Command admiral who resigned two weeks ago? Hill Republicans haven’t heard from him—and they don’t apparently want to.
Melania Trump's personal letter to Putin during the Alaska Summit in August helped reunite eight of the over 19,000 Ukrainian children abducted and forcibly removed from their home country by Russia since the start of the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Republican Representative Kevin Kiley, who hails from a blue state, isn’t a fan of the gerrymandering war his party instigated.
Republicans say funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits -- formerly known as food stamps -- will run out on Nov. 1 due to the federal government shutdown, and there's nothing they can do about it. Democrats say there's a contingency fund that
A Russian cruise missile whose secret development led President Trump to abandon a nuclear arms control pact with Moscow in his first term has been used to attack Ukraine in recent months, according to Kyiv’s foreign minister. Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha
The U.N. human rights chief called the strikes “unacceptable.”
