Paolo Zampolli—the man who introduced President Donald Trump to his wife Melania—requested that ICE detain and deport his ex-girlfriend in an effort to win a custody battle over their son, The New York Times reported Friday. Zampolli denies the reporting. When Zampolli, a
Chadwick Boseman’s cancer returned in 2019, and he died August 2020.
ABC stuns Bachelor Nation with a last-minute shakeup no one saw coming. Just three days before its highly anticipated premiere, the network has reportedly pulled the entire season of The Bachelorette—leaving fans confused, frustrated, and searching for answers. Read More: Live
The Senate will stick around Washington for an uncommon weekend session, as conservatives work to get the SAVE America Act, and other legislative priorities, passed. Lawmakers are voting Friday on whether to advance funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which
The Israeli military announced Friday that the top spokesperson for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed by airstrikes as part of the U.S. and Israel's joint military offensive in the Middle East nation. The Israeli military, in a post on social platform
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Friday signed a bill that suspends the state gas tax for 60 days, marking the first state-level action aimed at bringing relief at the pump as fuel prices soar amid the war with Iran. The bill, which temporarily waives Georgia’s 33-cent-per-gallon
A co-founder of Super Micro Computer and two others have been charged with attempting to smuggle advanced AI chips to China in violation of U.S. export restrictions, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw, who served as a board member and senior
House Republicans leaders will not bring a “clean” reauthorization of foreign surveillance powers up for a vote next week as they had hoped, a source familiar with the schedule confirmed to The Hill, as opposition to the program in both parties prevents swift passage. House GOP
It will be the third attempt to pass Homeland Security appropriations.
President Trump has had differing statements on the Iran war and the end goal. And his administration’s talking points have often shifted in real-time, with the U.S. war aims a constantly moving target. Trump initially said the strikes constituted “major combat operations” that
The Trump administration is once again suing Harvard University, contending that “for several years, Jewish and Israeli students endured a hostile educational environment” at the Ivy League school. The lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts federal court on Friday and first reported
🌹 Plus: Why ABC suddenly yanked ‘Bachelorette’ season 3 days before premiere {beacon} Happy Friday! Drop everything at 1:35 p.m. for the battle of the iced teas. Arizona plays Long Island in the men’s March Madness tournament. 🍹Also, today officially marks the first day of
GOP hard-liners have threatened to tank a clean extension of the law.
Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) suggested Friday that the Iranian regime should be the one to fulfill a $200 billion supplemental funding request from the Pentagon for its ongoing military operation, not Congress, arguing the country that “started the war” ought to foot the bill.
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss and President Tom Cibrowski announced Friday that the outlet will cut 6 percent of its staff and shut down CBS News Radio after almost 100 years in operation, multiple outlets reported. "We recognize that this is a difficult time for those
The Pentagon is planning to keep a National Guard presence in Washington, D.C., through the end of President Trump’s second term, a guard official confirmed Friday to The Hill. The plan — which is in the final stages and awaiting a final approval from Defense Secretary Pete
Imagine, if you will, U.S. military aircraft about to touch down in Greenland ahead of a forced annexation of the island. Suddenly, BOOM! The runway flippin’ explodes. Airplanes and helicopters are forced to pull up as fire and smoke fill the air—it’s like something out of
Iran has used its cyber capabilities to launch an attack on Stryker Corporation, demonstrating its ability to conduct asymmetric warfare and highlighting the need for American companies to prepare for further attacks.
Chuck Norris, a martial artist who starred in several blockbuster action movies, has died at the age of 86, according to a Friday announcement from his family. “It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the sudden passing of our beloved Chuck Norris yesterday morning,” the
ATLANTA — Republican nominee for Illinois governor Darren Bailey is vulnerable as he enters the race for a second time. Bailey has once again secured the GOP nomination and will face Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker in November in a rematch. Pritzker won in 2022 by 12 points.
The Justice Department is attempting to open criminal investigations into Colombian President Gustavo Petro—one of the Americas’ most outspoken opponents of President Donald Trump, as well as Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. The New York Times
I don’t understand why everyone is so upset about Donald Trump’s invocation of Pearl Harbor during his tête-à-tête with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. I mean, we learned that Trump actually knows who bombed Pearl Harbor. Shouldn’t we just take that W? All right. Yes,
The Swiss government is blocking its weapons companies from selling to the United States, declaring neutrality in response to the U.S.-Israeli joint war on Iran. “The export of war materiel to countries involved in the international armed conflict with Iran cannot be
The Washington Post revealed Thursday that the Trump administration altered a Social Security report to make call wait times appear shorter than they actually were. The report , produced in December by the Social Security Administration’s inspector general, portrayed the
President Donald Trump is reportedly realizing that his sweeping, murderous “mass deportation” policy might not be a good idea. The Wall Street Journal wrote Thursday that after speaking with advisers—and his wife—Trump has begun to cool on the draconian campaign. He’s
The proposal to encode federal laws document follows jockeying between the administration and the Hill over plans to establish federal rules governing the technology.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the media that the families of troops killed in the war on Iran offered their full support, telling him to “finish the job.” The father of one of the U.S. service members told NBC News that that was an outright lie. “What I heard through
Lawmakers will remain in town to continue debating the GOP's partisan elections bill and advance nominees.
Black victims are usually forgotten footnotes of history.
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Hegseth goes after allies, media ▪ Trump says no boots on ground in Iran ▪ SAVE America Act votes coming ▪ Education Department portfolio moves Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken on the role
It has been more than a decade since artificial intelligence and military experts were calling AI and autonomous weaponry “the third revolution in warfare,” after gunpowder and nuclear weapons. Now, with the joint U.S.-Israel operation in Iran, codenamed Operation Epic Fury by
This is a lightly edited transcript of the March 19 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: So I want to start by framing this in maybe a positive way. We’re almost three weeks into this
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . You can read a transcript here . The United States and Israel’s war against Iran has now been going on for about three weeks. President Trump sounds increasingly
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the March 20 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic , produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Everything we’re learning
Is MAGA changing its tune on solar energy? Since the start of the year, a dizzying array of social media posts and news reports have pointed to the possibility, even as the administration continues to double down on its anti-wind policies and rhetoric. Why solar? And why
What can be said about Trump’s war with Iran that isn’t already abundantly obvious? The answer: not much. It is not going well, and it probably won’t end well. But having spent time in the salt mines of Trump punditry, I can tell you that we’re going to endure a difficult round
One year after President Trump signed an executive order calling for the shuttering of the Education Department, the agency has taken its biggest step yet toward self-elimination. On Thursday, the department announced that it would seek to move its $1.7 trillion student loan
In recent weeks, Trumpian excesses have—finally—provoked some visible setbacks: These include his firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem; the scaling back of the grandiose “regime-change” goal of his Iran war; and the grudging acquiescence, at least purported, in
Even before Ida (Jessie Buckley) becomes a black-bile-spewing revenant, you wouldn’t call her a proper lady. At a shady gin joint in Chicago, 1936, she’s vacant-eyed, slurring, and lurching in her seat when she launches into a tirade against the local Mafia . The gangsters
The Senate is planning to debate and vote on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, called the SAVE America Act, through this weekend as Senate conservatives warn that a failure to make significant progress on President Trump’s No. 1 legislative priority could result in
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) formally voted to oppose reauthorization of the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, a move that could signal difficulty for a House GOP tasked with meeting President Trump’s demand for an 18 month extension of the program. It is
Voters used to say they wanted a president they could have a beer with. Now, would-be presidential candidates are chasing that authenticity in a different way: appearing on podcasts, sports shows, and other new media platforms where politics almost takes a back seat. “Folks
Everything we’re learning now strongly suggests that Donald Trump’s war is about to get worse. First, officials leaked word to The Washington Post that the Pentagon and the White House are likely to demand $200 billion more from Congress. Trump sort of confirmed this in remarks
The U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, is urging American citizens to avoid large crowds amid reports of “anticipated pro-Cuban regime and anti-U.S. policy protests and rallies” in the coming days. The Embassy issued an alert shortly before 7 p.m. EDT on Thursday, citing the planned
Callers hoping to voice complaints about federal animal testing with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) earlier this week instead reached what sounded like the voicemail for a popular pizza chain after a “rogue” staffer changed the phone’s outgoing message. The