President Trump said Monday he would defer to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on whether to release video of a controversial military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, shifting his stance from last week. ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott asked Trump whether he
The latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) gives the Pentagon more time to use firefighting foam that contains “forever chemicals.” Lawmakers on Sunday released a negotiated version of the annual defense authorization bill that resolves differences
President Trump on Monday lashed out at an ABC News reporter after she pressed him on his comments about controversial military strikes on alleged drug boats, marking the latest instance in recent weeks of the president criticizing a female journalist. ABC's Rachel Scott asked
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) leads among young Democratic voters in a hypothetical 2028 presidential primary, according to a new survey. The Yale Youth Poll, released on Monday, shows Ocasio-Cortez with a double-digit lead over former Vice President Kamala Harris,
More American newborns are not receiving vitamin K shots, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study found that from January 2017 to December 2024, 3.92 percent of the more than 5 million newborns in a U.S.-based
A 31-year-old social worker was stabbed to death inside Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital late last week, a tragic incident that some officials have criticized as “predictable and preventable.”
President Trump’s former lawyer and interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba is stepping down from her role in the wake of a 3-0 Appeals court ruling that found she was “unlawfully” serving in the position. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit agreed with a
The Teamsters, one of the nation’s largest and most diverse unions with 1.3 million members, unveiled a Substack newsletter Monday, becoming the first major union to use the online forum to reach people outside traditional media. The move was spearheaded by Sean O’Brien, the
Bruna Ferreira, the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, is pushing back on the “disgusting” narrative from the Trump administration that she’s an absent mother and a criminal. Ferreira — who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Separate Senate Republican contingents are floating competing proposals on health care, as the party struggles to unify behind a plan to stop looming premium hikes. GOP leaders are faced with a political dilemma: Either they extend the subsidies and endorse ObamaCare, which
Alina Habba, the former personal attorney to President Trump, is stepping down from her contested position atop the federal prosecuting office in New Jersey after federal courts ruled she was unlawfully appointed. She said in a post on X that she’ll continue to serve the
It’s not looking so good for former Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter—or any Democratic appointees at federal agencies. While hearing arguments Monday in a case challenging Slaughter’s removal earlier this year, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed primed
The Department of Transportation (DOT) on Friday rescinded an $11 million penalty on Southwest Airlines imposed during the Biden administration. The order from DOT amends its 2023 directive, which fined Southwest $140 million, $35 million of which was due to the U.S. Treasury
President Trump has been quite upset over six Democratic legislators telling members of the military that they have to refuse illegal orders, calling the lawmakers seditious and saying their statements are “ punishable by DEATH .” But as it turns out, Attorney General Pam Bondi
Cinnabon said, in part, that it does "not condone this behavior."
A conservative advocacy group led by former Vice President Mike Pence on Monday praised provisions in the annual defense bill that called for increased military spending and stripped out a proposal covering in vitro fertilization (IVF) for active-duty military members.
For Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping, events in America could not be more to their liking.
Congressional leaders on Sunday released the text of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a compromise defense policy bill that fully repeals sanctions on Syria, seeks to put restrictions on withdrawing service members positioned in Europe and provides some
Rep. Ilhan Omar is speaking out regarding massive welfare fraud allegations in Minnesota, her home state, under the watch of Gov. Tim Walz. Because the vast majority of the fraudsters are Somali, and because Ilhan Omar is herself a member of that community, she appeared on
Congress's annual defense policy bill does not include a provision expanding coverage of assisted reproductive technology for military members, including in vitro fertilization, sparking the ire of lawmakers and advocates. Currently, service members’ Tricare insurance only
GOP Representative Brian Fitzpatrick sat down with CNN’s Manu Raju on Sunday and directly criticized the recent policy decisions of President Trump and the Republican Party in general, further emphasizing the various internal rifts on the right. The Pennsylvania representative
12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here. It’s Monday. Welcome back! This week has already started with a bang. Let’s get into it. In today's issue: • Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros. • Supreme Court hears major Trump case • MTG’s fiery ‘60
The Trump administration is attempting to slash housing funding and punish homelessness, which will result in over 4,000 formerly homeless people in Louisiana being forced back onto the streets, and will not address the real driver of homelessness, which is the soaring cost of
President Trump is expected Monday afternoon to announce $12 billion in aid to farmers in the U.S. Farmers, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins are expected to join the president at the White House for the announcement. Watch the
Talk about a bad beat, or was it? The Denver Broncos took care of their AFC West rival the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, but the end of the game left some fans and sports bettors scratching their heads. Denver, which was a seven-and-a-half-point favorite at kickoff, led the game
The military's strike on drug boats has brought into light the need to define what a war crime is, as the standard of conduct should be maintained at all times, even in the worst of conditions, and the responsibility for this restraint must come from the top.
The Education Department announced on Monday it is adding an earnings indicator at the end of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process to warn students about institutions with poor financial outcomes. During the FAFSA process, students indicate which
South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn (D) said Sunday he doesn’t think the U.S. is ready for a woman to be president. “If you look at the history, we demonstrated that we are not ready, these are incredible women who have run, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris,” Clyburn told NBC's
Prince Harry has maintained without property security he wouldn’t be able to bring his family back to the U.K. for safety reasons.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), the author of a bipartisan health care plan and a moderate Republican whose district voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024, said taking no action on the expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies is “not an option.” In an
Far-right activist Laura Loomer noted inconsistencies with the Trump administration’s justification of strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats off the coast of Venezuela. Loomer said Monday on the social platform X that while she has "no sympathy for narcoterrorists being
There could be a major switch-up at the Department of Homeland Security “really soon.” In a drastic turn of events, Donald Trump is reportedly considering replacing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem with outbound Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin. That could make Noem the first person
President Trump is almost certainly supporting Paramount’s hostile takeover bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, which includes CNN. After Netflix announced they were acquiring the media and entertainment company in an $83 billion cash-and-stock deal Friday, Paramount on
He may well win his case on First Amendment grounds, but that will not absolve him of antisemitism.
More than half of voters say President Trump is losing the battle against inflation amid concerns about affordability under his administration, according to a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released Monday. The poll found 57 percent of voters, including 21 percent of Republicans,
The online MAGA-verse were at each other’s throats more than usual this weekend, as right-wing commentators Benny Johnson, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Tucker Carlson were all points of controversy. The first tiff started on Saturday, when Yiannopoulos—who has made a name for himself
Vice President JD Vance offered up a defense for his own racism so baffling that it makes you wonder: What in the world are they teaching at Yale Law School? Vance slammed an X account for paraphrasing one of his anti-immigrant tirades as “completely dishonest”—before
This week, the 32nd Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) met in Vienna, but the U.S. ambassador’s seat sat empty.
CNN anchor Jake Tapper defended his colleague, Kaitlan Collins, after President Trump called her “stupid and nasty” for purportedly asking about his plans for the White House ballroom. In a post on the social platform X, Tapper corrected the spelling of Collins’s name and
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) poked fun at Notre Dame University for opting out of a bowl game Sunday. The Pop-Tarts Bowl, set for Dec. 27, reportedly invited the 10-2 Fighting Irish to face 11-2 BYU. Notre Dame, though, passed on the opportunity after it was not selected to
It’s the rich and powerful taking care of the rich and powerful.
Donald Trump threw a temper tantrum Monday, demanding an apology from Paramount after Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene bashed him on their network—and it’ll probably work. In an interview on 60 Minutes Sunday, Greene, a recent MAGA defector, exposed just how much
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pushed back on CBS News anchor Lesley Stahl when she was asked to address past controversial statements that the journalist suggested have “contributed” to a toxic political culture. In perhaps the most contentious moment of the “60 Minutes”
President Trump over the weekend acknowledged Netflix's bid to acquire WarnerBros. Discovery could face hurtles, an admission that came as Paramount sought to stymie the deal with a competing bid for the massive moviemaker and fellow entertainment giant. “There’s no question
A federal judge agreed Saturday to temporarily block Justice Department access to emails from a close associate of James Comey, issuing another roadblock as prosecutors weigh bringing a second case against the former FBI director. A different federal judge recently tossed the
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene still isn’t willing to admit her contributions to the toxicity in American politics. The onetime MAGA loyalist who has become critical of President Trump in recent months was interviewed by Lesley Stahl on 60 Minutes Sunday. When Greene
At least one Republican is encouraging the Defense Department to blow up boats in the Carribbean—even if the ships have no apparent plans to enter U.S. waters. New reports indicate that before the Pentagon double-tapped a boat on September 2, mercilessly killing a pair of
A whistleblower says a Maine health company, run by a Somali-American, charged the state for work it never did.
President Trump is slated to roll out a $12 billion farm aid package on Monday, according to a White House official. The aid includes $11 billion in one time payments to crop farmers as a part of the Department of Agriculture’s Farmer Bridge Assistance program. The remaining