Masters Tournament champion Scottie Scheffler was detained by police Friday morning while trying to drive into Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., where the PGA Championship is taking place this week. Traffic around the area had been stopped for about a mile in both
What if the conventional path to career advancement and leadership didn't insist on the pivotal, yet frequently ill-suited role of people management? The truth is, not every employee is cut out for—or interested in—people management. It turns out, exceptional individual
New predictions for the summer season, released by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center this week, show weather is likely to heat up in almost every corner of the United States.
Regardless of which party forms the next British government, it will find that actually restoring the country’s defense posture will take more than promises made during the election season.
The Constitution wasn’t designed to make everything easy for the government.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said he was flabbergasted that Speaker Mike Johnson made an appearance at former President Trump’s hush money trial in New York this week, slamming House Republicans who showed up as greedy for power. Schiff was asked by MSNBC’s Alex Wagner Thursday
His March primary, his weak potential opponents, and the obscure nature of his alleged crimes make his survival highly likely.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said that he laughs at the term “America first,” an increasingly common phrase heard in the Republican Party regarding U.S. foreign policy that he finds “disorienting.” Romney said during an interview with MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle”
On cue, just like an episode of “The Apprentice,” Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy all showed up to audition for the man accused of covering up his affair with a porn star.
Joe Biden has no choice but to debate Donald Trump.
The U.S. military said the first aid shipment was driven across the new U.S.-built Gaza pier on Friday, ramping up the delivery of humanitarian assistance for Palestinians who are facing deprivation and hunger in Gaza. U.S. Central Command said trucks hauling humanitarian aid
Rather than go “back to the future” after Xi (who may yet rule for decades), China is unlikely to liberalize.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s post-inauguration cabinet reshuffle and military purge has raised speculation that he’s looking to consolidate power as he prepares for a much longer war in Ukraine. Putin named economist Andrei Belousov as Moscow’s defense chief, replacing
President Biden is entering a critical phase of his presidency and his campaign. House Republicans want to make it more difficult. Conservatives in the House on Thursday used a bill that will go nowhere in the Senate to showcase uncomfortable divisions among Democrats over
At a rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, on Saturday, former President Donald Trump gave a 90-minute stemwinder in which he praised Hannibal Lecter—a fictional cannibalistic serial killer, mind you—as a “wonderful man,” and, in nearly the same breath, disparaged immigrants as
Most of us, I suspect, have occasionally found ourselves lying wide awake at 4 o’ clock in the morning as a festival of regrets flashes before the inward eye. I am comparatively lucky since in my predawn melancholy I am not mourning a lost love, a foolish refusal to study
Louisiana has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. The procedure is banned with very few exceptions, which do not include rape or incest. And yet, legislators there are hard at work trying to further restrict the procedure. This week, they added a
With democracy itself on the line, the 2024 election will almost certainly be the nation’s most consequential since 1860. It will also be the weirdest. There are two fundamental facts about this campaign that do not appear to be making much of an impact on what, at least today,
Imagine if we were to lose the tremendous medical advances of the past century. If people began to routinely die from what we now consider minor infections. If the surgeries we’ve come to take for granted suddenly got much, much riskier. This isn’t that far-fetched. The growing
Senate Republicans are on a collision course with Democrats who are insisting that nondefense spending programs receive equal treatment with defense programs. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) says he won’t accept Democrats’ demand to give nondefense programs the
Senate Republicans say former President Trump is making a mistake in setting too-low expectations for President Biden at their initial debate next month as he argues his successor at the White House “can’t put two sentences together.” They say Trump risks lowering the floor for
The prospect of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. qualifying for the Texas ballot is fueling speculation that he could hurt Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) reelection chances. Kennedy announced earlier this week he gained more than enough signatures to compete in the Lone Star State, a major
As the dust settles and the number of pro-Palestinian student encampments dwindle, claims of “outside agitators” among the protesters are being put under the microscope as colleges say those unaffiliated with them caused most of the trouble, an accusation dismissed by critics
This week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, dropped a bomb: She announced a donation of another $8 million to his campaign. That’s substantially more than her initial $2 million, and suggests much more is coming. Which is a reminder: It’s still very
A House Oversight Committee hearing devolved into chaos Thursday night as Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) clashed after the firebrand Republican accused Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) of wearing “fake eyelashes.” The comment — which
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) went after his GOP colleagues who traveled to New York City to appear at former President Trump’s criminal trial this week. The California Democrat specifically took it to his colleagues who skipped a hearing Thursday over whether to hold Attorney
A bill in California that sought to ban the sale of anti-aging skin products to young kids failed to advance through the California State Assembly on Thursday. The bill, introduced by Assemblymember Alex Lee, prohibited kids under 13 from buying over-the-counter anti-aging
Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham applauded Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker on Thursday after he gave controversial speech including remarks on women in the workforce. Butker’s commencement speech at Benedictine College made clear his conservative politics, including
Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro (Texas) on Thursday accused Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) of having an "alliance with white nationalists" after he pardoned an Army sergeant who was previously convicted for shooting and killing a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protester in 2020. “Before
A group of moderates are set to raise money for Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) on Saturday as his Senate race against Kari Lake heats up, Gallego’s campaign confirmed to The Hill. Prominent donors to the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and outgoing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.)
The Port of San Diego has declared a local emergency due to the spread of an invasive algae species in South San Diego Bay. The algae, called Caulerpa prolifera, was first discovered in the bay in September 2023, with additional patches popping up within and adjacent to the
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Conservative justices split on CFPB ruling The Supreme Court’s most conservative justices were divided this week over a decision to preserve the Consumer
Sixteen House Democrats voted to undo President Biden’s pause on some weapons shipments to Israel on Thursday, breaking with the White House and party leadership, who urged its members to oppose the GOP-led bill. The chamber approved the legislation in a 224-187 vote, a rebuke
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) doubled down on claims Thursday that drug cartels are operating in the state with connections to Native American tribes, after multiple tribes in the state banned her from their lands over the comments. Noem said in a NewsNation interview that
Michael Cohen endured his roughest hours on the witness stand to date on Thursday as former President Trump’s hush money trial reached its 18th day. This week has been dominated by testimony from Cohen, Trump’s erstwhile attorney turned enemy. Thursday saw the most sustained
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Biden proposes barring new federal coal at mining hub The Biden administration is moving toward barring new coal leasing on public land in a major hub
In an interview with Time, former President Donald Trump was asked if states should monitor women's pregnancies and/or prosecute women who get an abortion in violation of state law. Trump said “they might,” but that’s for each state to decide. President Joe Biden, however, has
Former President Trump delivered remarks Thursday following a day in court for his criminal hush money trial, saying Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting to do “damage” while he’s been sitting "in an icebox.” “President Xi of China, I know
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Biden announces DOJ marijuana move The Justice Department (DOJ) took a major step towards rescheduling marijuana, formally starting the process to move the drug to a less restrictive
Former President Trump on Thursday pointed to recent remarks from a CNN legal analyst to bolster his argument that he should not be found guilty in his hush money trial in New York. Trump, speaking with reporters following a day in court, listed off a series of news outlets and
Joe Biden’s support for Israel’s brutal war on Gaza has drawn protests across the country, from college campuses to public streets, and has even led to the president minimizing events that could potentially be interrupted by protesters. To his top donors, though, Biden’s stance
