A group of Democratic senators are demanding that the White House fire its election security director, citing the time constraints of his temporary appointment to this role. “The public record is clear that Mr. Kurt Olsen’s service as a special government employee (SGE) … has
ATLANTA — Jahmiel Jackson, one of the youngest congressional candidates in the country, is looking to reshape politics during the 2026 midterm cycle. While he started out in the race as a Democrat, he recently announced he's running as an Independent, having left the Democratic
President Trump’s decision to endorse Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race has left many Republicans fuming. Paxton, Texas’s scandal-plagued attorney general, is in a runoff in the state’s Republican primary against incumbent John Cornyn, who has the support of many of his
There is a quiet internal negotiation over what the next version of the progressive movement looks like, who defines it, how broad it gets, and whether its future looks more like 2016, or 2020.
Eighteen survivors of millionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein accused acting Attorney General Todd Blanche of lying under oath on Tuesday during a Senate Appropriations hearing, claiming he met with the survivors and their lawyers when he never did. “Acting Attorney General
Prince William took over the estate in 2022 when King Charles ascended the throne.
Video footage of a disturbing incident has gone viral on social media. It shows a group of teenagers trashing a Chipotle restaurant, hurling chairs at each other, and causing chaos as frightened customers hide in the corner. It’s all the more disturbing for me because it took
In an interview on Fox News, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin blamed Democrats’ refusal to fund ICE for the mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday and said places of worship should “hire their own security.” “President Trump has assemblied [ sic
A jury ruled that Live Nation-Ticketmaster is a monopoly in violation of federal and state antitrust laws, and the states that brought the case should use their leverage to press for a settlement that locks in real consumer protections and opens up the marketplace to more
Senate Republicans on Tuesday vented their frustration and disappointment over President Trump’s decision to endorse state Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn (R) in the Texas Senate Republican primary, a move that deals a crushing blow to Cornyn’s hopes of
President Trump said Monday that he is ordering the Justice Department to investigate mail-in ballots in Maryland after the state’s election board reported some voters received the wrong ballot for the upcoming primary elections. “In Maryland, they sent out 500,000 Illegal
Former New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio (D) put California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) at the top of his list of Democrats likely to enter the next presidential race. He told The Hill’s broadcast partner, NewsNation, on Monday that Newsom “has played his cards the best for 2028.”
Former FBI Director James Comey on Monday said he guesses he'll "be in line" for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) $1.776 billion compensation fund for individuals who believe they have been targeted for investigation or prosecution. He told CNN's Jake Tapper that he first
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche can’t handle the heat created by his own office. The Justice Department chief immediately lashed out while getting grilled on Capitol Hill Tuesday, accusing Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of lying about a very real case in which a
Every now and again, a billionaire doesn’t get what he wants. On Monday, Elon Musk was handed a rare loss when a federal jury in San Francisco unanimously threw out his lawsuit against OpenAI’s top leaders, including CEO Sam Altman. Musk had alleged that Altman illegally
Now that Donald Trump has created his very own political slush fund with $1.8 billion in taxpayer money to hand out to allies, the very least that Democrats can do right now is this: Do everything possible to force Republicans to vote on it—over and over again. Make them defend
In mid-May 1996, eight climbing guides, Sherpas, and their paying clients lost their lives on Mount Everest. A brutal storm contributed to the tragedy, as did the guides' decision to continue to the summit too late in the day. But in his book "Into Thin Air," mountain climber
Presented by Tokyo Electron {beacon} PRESENTED BY In today's issue: It’s Tuesday. I can’t get over the viral video of 🎥 children teaching the pope how to do the 6-7 trend. This is so 2026. Blanche says new DOJ fund could pay Trump allies Trump shows off ballroom
Vice President Vance will brief reporters from the White House on Tuesday afternoon as U.S.-Iran negotiations appear to falter amid the shaky ceasefire. President Trump on Monday said he would hold off on fresh strikes against Tehran at the request of Gulf allies — though he
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Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) said on Tuesday that "the time is now" to push for breakthroughs in psychedelic treatments given President Trump's recent support for this field of research. At The Hill's "Rethinking Psychedelic Treatment for America's Mental Health Crisis" event
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared to be panicking during a Senate Appropriations hearing Tuesday as he tried to justify President Trump’s “ Anti-Weaponization Fund ” and his own visit with convicted child sex offender and Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) criticized Senate Democrats on Tuesday for pushing Republicans into a reconciliation process to fund immigration agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “The process Democrats have forced us into is an imperfect one,” Paul, the chair
President Trump has endorsed state Attorney General Ken Paxton in Texas' Senate race, snubbing incumbent senior Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) ahead of next week's GOP primary runoff.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday had to go on defense over the Justice Department’s new “anti-weaponization” fund, a coffer he told lawmakers would be available to Trump campaign donors and those convicted of attacking police. Blanche appeared Tuesday before a
This workforce and the home and community-based care system that supports them is in crisis.
In a brilliant metaphor for the state of our country, billionaire and septuagenarian President Donald J. Trump stood next to a massive hole in the White House lawn to give a press conference on Tuesday. Trump is attempting to have an enormous ballroom for himself built in the
New Jersey Republican Representative Thomas Kean Jr. hasn’t voted on a single bill since March 5, but his constituents might be none the wiser. Kean’s office has been blasting out cheery newsletters, written in the congressman’s voice, despite his long-standing absence. “In
Republican senators on Tuesday tabled an amendment introduced by Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) that would bar the Trump administration from creating its $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday established the fund as part of a
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President Trump’s grasp of the Iran war is becoming more unhinged. Speaking to the press outside of the White House Tuesday with his prized ballroom under construction behind him, Trump bragged about the economy in his first presidential term, claiming that it was “the best
President Trump defended the construction of the White House ballroom in remarks to reporters on Tuesday. “All of this paid for by myself,” Trump told reporters during impromptu remarks from the construction site of the ballroom, referring to it as a “gift” that will not be
Students at Texas Tech and UT Austin are staging mock funerals to protest the restrictions on academic freedom being imposed by the boards of regents, in honor of Homer Rainey, a former UT president who was fired for defending academic freedom.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Monday said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's appearance in Kentucky to stump for retired Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein was a sign that the Republican challenger's campaign is "imploding." Hegseth, who along with President Trump has overseen the U.S.
As Stone reemerges in politics, a former employee accuses him of discussing retribution and possibly violence in texts.
That decision, however, is up to President Donald Trump.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he’s “not a big fan” of the Trump administration’s decision to set up a $1.8 billion legal compensation fund for MAGA allies who were targeted by the Biden-era Department of Justice, questioning the “purpose” of the fund. "Not a
The State Department “strongly” urged U.S. citizens on Tuesday against traveling to several nations impacted by a growing Ebola outbreak. The department advised Americans not to visit Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan and Uganda “for any reason.”
Nearly a dozen recalls have been issued for various products this month, all linked to the same potentially contaminated ingredient.
This is the new face of Iranian warfare: moving from online incitement to offline violence without ever deploying a single sovereign agent.
Iran wants an end to all hostilities against it and its proxy group in Lebanon, U.S. forces to withdraw from areas near Iran and reparations for damage caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on the regime, according to Tehran’s latest peace proposal. Tehran also wants lifted sanctions
Republicans are still trying to salvage funding related to President Donald Trump’s ballroom project.
With early voting underway in the Texas GOP Senate primary runoff, incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) appeared Monday to have given up hope of receiving an endorsement from President Trump. “I think that ship has finally sailed,” Cornyn said after voting in Austin, Texas,
As the Department of Justice launches a $1.776 billion fund to pay damages to the president and his allies, Democrats in Congress are launching an investigation into the man overseeing the whole thing: acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Senators Adam Schiff, Dick Durbin, and
Trump could have agreed with the entirety of Xi’s remarks about Taiwan as a determinant of regional stability and U.S.-China relations, then noted that neither Taiwan nor the U.S. has made threatening statements or military moves against China. Instead, Beijing may well view
A law requiring social networks to quickly remove sexual deepfakes and other nonconsensual imagery is now fully in force. But experts warn the policy could do little to help victims - and at worst could facilitate censorship online. Last May, President Donald Trump signed the
Noah Wyle is taking on the real-life role of advocate — "The Pitt" star is making a return trip to Capitol Hill to lead a rally pushing for bipartisan legislation focused on healthcare workers. The 54-year-old actor, who plays Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch on the hit HBO Max
The legislation would target antisemitism on college campuses and online, as well as boost funding for Jewish communities.
The Senate parliamentarian is a nonpartisan referee for the legislative branch, a role that has quietly existed for almost a century . So of course Donald Trump is mad at the current one. Trump pressured Senate Majority Leader John Thune in a private phone call Monday to fire
