The incumbent president lost the election and then tried to overturn the results, concluding with his supporters invading government buildings in the nation’s capitol . A few months later, he was barred from seeking elective office . Prosecutors filed charges against him fairly
President Trump reupped his call for NATO members to stop buying Russian oil amid a wider sanctions push in hopes of forcing Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt the war in Ukraine. The president said Saturday morning he is “ready” to impose “major” sanctions on Russia
For the millions of Americans expecting a check from the $725 million Facebook privacy settlement, the wait is nearly over.
Cracker Barrel is enduring a public relations crisis, but contrary to what some claim, it’s not about “going woke.” Unlike Bud Light or Target, whose recent controversies were deeply enmeshed in cultural politics, Cracker Barrel’s struggles derive simply from a management team
President Trump met with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani on Friday, days after Israel struck Doha in hopes of killing Hamas leaders. The White House confirmed the two leaders had dinner late Friday in New York, but did not offer further details.
: If TikTok is truly a national security threat, why is the government stretching out the deadline while simultaneously launching new official accounts on the platform?
Slowing apartment construction and surging demand for rental units have allowed landlords to raise their asking prices, especially in 10 major metro areas, according to a new report from Redfin.
New York mayoral candidate and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo made his catwalk debut this week. Politicians from across New York, including former Gov. David Patterson (D) and Republican mayoral competitor Curtis Sliwa, joined Cuomo for the second annual "Style Across the Aisle"
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) on Friday addressed a question both Republicans and Democrats were asking on the heels of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's death: Will the tragic event finally mark a turning point? “This is our moment: Do we escalate or do we find an off-ramp?” an
Donald Trump was lustily booed at the U.S. Open in New York, and his excursion to one of D.C.’s despots’ club restaurants was interrupted by chanting protesters . But the opposition to the president extends well beyond the Acela corridor. As CNN’s Harry Enten noted this week ,
The assassination of Charlie Kirk has united the parties in a sense of dread that the country has arrived at a dangerous place. How it got here, however, remains very much in dispute. President Trump wasted no time blaming the “radical left” for the death of Kirk, a prominent
Missouri Democrats see turning to the public as the best way to stop a new GOP-friendly congressional map from taking effect despite their minority status in the state legislature. Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) is poised to sign the new map into law for the 2026 midterms after the state
Raphael Lemkin, a Polish Jewish lawyer, introduced the concept of genocide in his 1944 book, Axis Rule in Occupied Europe, probably in response to Winston Churchill’s statement in 1941 as the Nazis were embarking on the mass murder of the Jewish population of Europe: “We are in
Charlie Kirk’s widow on Friday said she will work to preserve the legacy of the conservative activist and carry on the mission of Turning Point USA. “To everyone listening tonight across America, the movement my husband built will not die. It won't. I refuse to let that happen.
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pentagon ‘tracking’ employees who mock, celebrate Kirk death Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is warning civilian and military employees that the
"The whiff of stagflation is getting stronger," Harvard economics professor Jason Furman wrote Thursday.
Ousted MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd said MSNBC bent its knee to a “right wing media mob” after the outlet fired him over comments he made on air about the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “The Right Wing media mob ginned up, went after me on a plethora of
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) on Friday urged the public not to focus on the political alignment of the suspected Charlie Kirk shooter but to focus on mental well-being instead. “What f****** difference does it make if this murderer was left or right. Pull yourself together,
Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, will speak out publicly on Friday for the first time since her husband's killing. Charlie Kirk, the fiery conservative activist and father of two, was shot and killed at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. The suspected shooter, Tyler
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said he’s received threats over his Thursday statement urging the Trump administration to help cool the nation’s political temperature after the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “My office has received an extraordinary number of
Presented by International Justice Mission {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Chatbots, whistleblower concerns renew kids online safety push Recent revelations about how artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are interacting with and affecting children are colliding
FBI Director Kash Patel reportedly criticized subordinates in a tense Thursday morning meeting over their handling of the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killer. More than 200 agents joined the online call, which was first reported by The New York Times. An official
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story States prep for COVID-19 vaccine upheaval Vaccine policy is rapidly fracturing along party lines under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and states are prepping for
Reviving an unfounded claim he has made for several years, President Donald Trump on Sept. 5 overstated the number of Americans who died in 2024 of drug overdoses, saying that he believed 300,000 or "350,000 people died last year from drugs." A spokesperson for the Centers for
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health this week reported the death of a school-aged child due to a rare complication occurring from a measles infection experienced as an infant. In a statement Thursday, the health department said the child had become infected
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump proposes to cut emissions reporting program The Trump administration is proposing to repeal requirements for companies to report their emissions of planet-warming gases — allowing them to keep the
More than 70 reproductive groups are asking the Trump administration to call off the planned destruction of roughly $10 million of usable birth control products. Planned Parenthood is leading the most recent charge to save the contraceptives and sent a letter Friday to
Since the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, social media users have shared posts showing, quoting or paraphrasing remarks the posts attribute to the conservative activist. Many readers have asked us to provide the facts on whether Kirk, the founder of the youth
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, called on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to publicly support the whooping cough vaccine as Louisiana experiences one of the worst outbreaks in recent
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group, is demanding that The Wall Street Journal retract its reporting incorrectly linking the shooter in conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination with the transgender community. Kirk, the 31-year-old
As details began to surface about Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, MAGA partisans online scapegoated the higher education system, which they claimed must have radicalized the alleged gunman. Robinson was
Ghislaine Maxwell has spent years attempting to distance herself from Jeffrey Epstein. Although she’s currently serving 20 years in the clink for recruiting and grooming women for Epstein’s sexual abuse, the well-connected British socialite has insisted that she too was a
FBI Director Kash Patel is taking heat over his handling of the manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s assassin from key figures in the MAGA movement in which he initially became a star. Patel stumbled in the early hours after the shooting when he indicated on X that a suspected shooter
A midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy was injured Thursday after mistaking law enforcement for an active shooter due to online misinformation. After concerns of an active shooter were posted anonymously on a chat platform, the campus in Annapolis, Md., was placed on lockdown
Actor Sean Penn reflected on meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in a Thursday interview with late night host Jimmy Kimmel amid rising tensions in eastern Europe. Penn and Putin crossed paths during the Moscow International Film Festival in 2001 during a dinner with
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) issued a rare public rebuke Friday against fellow Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over Abbott's recent executive order aimed at regulating the sale of THC products in the state. Abbott's executive order on Wednesday directed state agencies to stop
Utah Governor Spencer Cox expressed regret on Friday that he was unable to blame Charlie Kirk’s assassination on an immigrant. At a press conference, the Republican governor spoke about the ongoing investigation into the conservative activist’s death. “For 33 hours, I was … I
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, while speaking at the University of Notre Dame Friday, addressed Charlie Kirk's killing and stressed the need to "learn to have disagreements in a civil and collegial way.” At the start of her appearance to promote her new book,
Trump administration health officials are planning to link the deaths of more than two dozen children to the Covid-19 vaccine based on information from a database of unverified reports, The Washington Post reported Friday. Health officials plan to include the deaths of 25
Utah's governor is seeking to lower the temperature amid heightened fears over rising political violence {beacon} SPENCER COX made an impassioned plea for the nation to “choose a different path” and end the scourge of political violence in the wake of the killing of
The Trump administration is proposing to repeal requirements for companies to report their emissions of planet-warming gases — allowing them to keep the government and public in the dark about how much they are contributing to climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency
With his feverish fantasies about occupying Chicago dashed, President Donald Trump on Friday announced he’s moved on. He now plans to send federal troops to Memphis, with the blessing of Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. “We’re going to Memphis,” Trump told Fox and Friends , calling
Boeing could receive a $3.1 million fine from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over a series of safety violations. The agency on Friday announced the penalty, citing a 2024 midair emergency as well as failures to meet aircraft worthiness inspections. These incidents
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Democrats worry they could stumble into shutdown Centrist Democrats fear their party could blunder into a government shutdown this month as leadership takes a
White House border czar Tom Homan is threatening to detain more immigrants than Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has beds for. “We’re almost at capacity,” Homan told reporters at the White House on Tuesday, after announcing raids in Boston and Chicago earlier this week.
Former Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-Colo.) has decided to end her comeback bid for her old House seat, citing stigmatization of mental health struggles she has faced. Caraveo, who represented Colorado’s 8th Congressional District for one term before narrowly losing reelection last