Florida will be providing the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) with 500 confiscated Chinese drones to be used as target practice at its headquarters in Tampa. The quadcopter drones will be used next month over a three-day period to train elite U.S. troops on how
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-S.D.) assertion that a bill to expand Russian sanctions would start in the House came as a surprise to him, countering the Senate Republican leader by saying it would be “simpler and quicker” to advance
President Trump on Friday argued he wasn't threatening Democratic lawmakers when he called them traitors and accused them of "seditious behavior," but he said those members are in "serious trouble." “I’m not threatening them, but I think they’re in serious trouble. I would say
In a country where the cost of living skyrockets while wages remain low, where a few broken bones can leave you in financial ruin, and where the young feel they have no chance at any upward mobility, 86 House Democrats joined Republicans to pass a resolution denouncing “the
Three Republican-led states have challenged the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of a generic form of the abortion pill mifepristone earlier this year, arguing the agency’s decision had ignored the “dangerous effects of mifepristone on pregnant women and girls.”
Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.
Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is seriously investigating absurd claims that Venezuela rigged the 2020 presidential election. Two people pushing the conspiracy theory, Gary Berntsen and Martin Rodil, have been in frequent contact with the U.S. attorney for Puerto Rico, W.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) on Friday said he has submitted a discharge petition to force a vote on bipartisan legislation imposing punishing sanctions on countries enabling Russia’s war against Ukraine. The move comes as President Trump is putting intense pressure on Kyiv
For the first time since the beginning of the government shutdown in October, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has published information about the thousands of immigrants detained in facilities across the country—and the new data is a doozy. President Donald Trump previously
“I remember every single name and every single place of every single son and daughter I’ve found,” Juan Heredia said.
With the rise of AI, scammers are using the images of stars and influencers to trick fans.
President Trump had some words for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani ahead of their Friday afternoon meeting at the White House. “Well, I was hitting him a little hard too, in all fairness. I don’t know exactly what he means by ‘turn the volume up,’ because ‘turn the
A quartet of bipartisan House members on Friday unveiled legislation to extend ObamaCare's enhanced subsidies for two years along with some changes to try to assuage conservatives’ concerns about fraud. The bill from Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), Josh
“It’s time to bring back civility and manners when we travel," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
A man who deputies say broke into a home, attacked a homeowner and killed a dog has been charged with three felonies.
Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) announced Friday he is not planning to launch a bid for Ohio governor, leaving an opening for former state health director Dr. Amy Acton to become the Democratic nominee. “After careful consideration, much prayer and reflection, and after long
House Speaker Mike Johnson is outraged—absolutely outraged —that Democrats dared to suggest in that viral video this week that military and intelligence professionals should be wary of following illegal orders. “That was a wildly inappropriate thing for so-called leaders in
A 55-year-old mystery about a Canadian woman who seemingly fell off the face of the Earth was partially solved earlier this month with the announcement that human remains found in the desert more than half a century ago had finally been identified.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced Friday that it would not produce its highly anticipated monthly inflation report for October after being unable to collect key data during the government shutdown. BLS said it will not release an update to the consumer price index
A federal district-court judge in Texas released one of the strangest dissents in recent legal history on Wednesday, effectively accusing one of his colleagues of judicial misconduct and making a series of personal attacks on legal groups and political figures over the state’s
Veteran Democratic pollster and strategist Mark Mellman died this week, according to a statement released by the Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI). The group, which Mellman founded and led, said Friday it was "devastated" to learn of Mellman’s death, referring to him as “a
Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-Va.) on Friday said a bipartisan push would be required to force President Trump to release a transcript of a 2019 call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the wake of the murder of The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. However,
President Trump has signed a bill requiring the release of the Epstein files, but his demand for an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's associates could delay the release and allow him to avoid criticism for hiding evidence of sex crimes.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is pushing back forcefully on a CNN story suggesting a shake-up of President Trump's Cabinet could be coming. The story, published Friday, cited several anonymous sources who told the cable news channel a number of federal agencies,
The Department of Justice (DOJ) signaled Friday that former national security adviser John Bolton could face additional charges in his criminal case over allegedly mishandled classified documents. Thomas Sullivan, the lead prosecutor on Bolton’s case, indicated at a hearing
President Trump's announcement of a potential tariff-funded $2,000 check for Americans fueled wave of excitement, but for those people already thinking about the bills, necessities or holiday expenses on which to spend it, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a different
Watching the bill to release the Epstein files go from a stalled discharge petition with 217 signatures to passing both houses of Congress by a combined vote of 527-1 has got to be one of the most dramatic events in American political history.
12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here. Happy Friday! Who’s planning to see Wicked: For Good this weekend?! In today's issue: • Trump hosts Mamdani • White House gives Ukraine new deadline • Johnson, Thune out of sync • DOJ says grand jury reviewed Comey
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick wants to pair an extension of Obamacare subsidies with new flexibility for health savings accounts.
Here’s where my unpopular opinion comes in — Mamdani and Trump are a lot more alike than either of them wants to admit. And that’s exactly why this meeting has real potential.
Nancy Pelosi's legacy is the increased presence of women in politics, which she achieved by creating a pipeline for women to run and hold office, and by actively recruiting and funding women candidates.
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot is getting a little overzealous about its creator. Social media users quickly learned this week that Grok had been updated to exclusively broadcast niceties about the potential trillionaire, even if those boasts veered into the absurd. In a series of
The U.S. Department of Transportation is hoping the public will help usher in a “Golden Age of Travel” — and it apparently means dressing up before you head to the airport.
The U.S. peace plan presented to Ukraine appears to have been translated from Russian. The syntax of certain phrases are more common in the Russian language, such as the third point of the 28-point plan: “It is expected that Russia will not invade neighbouring countries and
President Trump's federal immigration crackdown with move to New Orleans next week with 250 troops set to take part in operations in the city. The operation, which starts Dec. 1 and is dubbed "Swamp Sweep," will be led by Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino, The
The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal is warning that a failed effort by Republicans to gerrymander congressional districts in Texas could cost the party in the long term. "President Trump’s insistence that Texas Republicans redraw their House map before the 2026
On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that oil prices could go down “if something happens down in Venezuela.” “I am very confident about job growth and the momentum that we’ve got for next year,” Bessent told Laura Ingraham on Fox News. “Capital expenditure is
The White House's decision to withhold October's employment and inflation data is a policy rupture with profound implications, as it moves from transparency to tactical informational control and risks eroding trust in the country's economic data.
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) on Friday slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for not condemning President Trump’s recent post suggesting six Democratic lawmakers should be put to “death” for urging military members to defy what they classified as “illegal orders." “The
A federal judge called out federal officers in Chicago for producing unreliable use-of-force reports—noting that at least one had used an AI chatbot to write a report for them. In a 223-page injunction ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis cited body-worn camera
The Alabama Public Library Service Board of Directors voted Thursday to remove books about transgender people or that state there are more than two genders from the children’s section of public libraries. The new rule says books about “transgender procedures, gender ideology
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned his countrymen Friday that they must choose between losing U.S. support or a quick conclusion to their 11-year war with Russia “without dignity” and “without justice.” The U.S. unveiled a peace plan earlier this week that spans 28
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said Thursday Democrats need to be "more open" to people like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — after she broke with President Trump on a number of issues. Greene's criticism of House Republican leaders during the record-long government
Canada is not turning away from the United States but is reinforcing the northern shield that protects both continents.
President Trump indicated he was giving Ukraine until next Thursday to agree to a peace proposal from the U.S. to end the war with Russia. Trump was asked during an appearance on the "Brian Kilmeade Show" on Fox News Radio about reports that the administration was giving