Former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean Sr. (R) attempted on Friday to assuage concerns about the health of his son, GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr., as the New Jersey lawmaker remains mysteriously absent from the campaign trail and halls of Congress. “He’s hopefully coming back soon, and he’s
The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist accused of spying for Iran, who defected to the country nearly a decade ago. Monica Witt was indicted in February 2019 by a
A veterans advocacy group is suing the Trump administration over its ban on abortion care and counseling at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Minority Veterans of America said it brought the lawsuit on behalf of all its members harmed by the ban, including one
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday shut down Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) effort to penalize the dozens of Democratic legislators who fled the state last summer in an attempt to block a rare mid-decade redistricting effort. Abbott asked the all-Republican court in an emergency
Republican lawmakers on Friday grilled Army leaders over the Pentagon’s seemingly last-minute decision to cancel the temporary deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland, with House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) saying the panel is “not happy.” “We don’t know
House Speaker Mike Johnson still doesn’t know anything about what Donald Trump is saying. Johnson has spent the bulk of his time atop the House dodging attempts by reporters to pin down his opinion on the Trump administration’s various machinations. That remained true during a
America is heavily reliant on imported minerals, but its own resources remain undeveloped due to complex and lengthy permitting processes, making the country vulnerable to global shocks and price increases.
Department of Homeland Security officials are plotting to proceed with the construction of ICE’s mega-prisons in Texas and Maryland, despite the ongoing legal challenges, local pushback, and a federal watchdog investigation. An internal ICE memo revealed that staffers are
Hispanic entrepreneurs are focused on growing their businesses, hiring workers, and creating opportunity in their communities, and Republicans have acted to protect them from tax increases and strengthen policies that help them succeed.
Texas Children's Hospital will create the nation’s first “detransition clinic,” fire five physicians and pay the state $10 million under an unusual settlement announced Friday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). The clinic would focus on providing medical care to
Democrats and at least one powerful Republican still have concerns about Mullin’s leadership of the department.
President Trump in an interview that aired Friday said he wants China and Taiwan to “cool down,” while saying Taiwan should feel neither more nor less secure following his visit to China. Trump suggested nothing fundamental has changed in the U.S. relationship with Taiwan or
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the man accused of shooting and killing two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, the Department of Justice informed a federal judge Friday. Justice Department leaders had long signaled they
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. This week, despite our best hopes, we still don't have our phone - but we do have some fresh doubts about the company's patriotic
Presented by Google Cloud {beacon} PRESENTED BY Happy Friday! Today is Jerome Powell’s last day as chair of the Federal Reserve. Now we get to see if *this* is what he actually means by keeping a low profile. 😂 See, even the Fed has jokes! Saturday is the season finale of
You can debate ideology all day long. But if critics think there’s a better way to make life more affordable, strengthen public services, and deliver measurable results, spare us all the constant criticism of Mamdani and offer up your own solutions.
Taiwan responded to President Trump’s hesitation Friday to back a U.S. arms sale to the island following two days of meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The island’s foreign affairs ministry emphasized the U.S.’s “long-standing and consistent policy toward Taiwan” in a
Would it be legal for President Donald Trump to effectively order a major U.S. government agency to hand over huge piles of taxpayer money to a group of his political allies? We may be about to find out. ABC News reports that Trump is likely to drop his $10 billion lawsuit
MAGA Representative Jim Jordan got caught in his own lie while trying to argue that it was actually no big deal that Americans are experiencing skyrocketing gas prices and inflation at the hands of President Trump. Jordan was questioned by CNN’s Kaitlin Collins on how the
President Trump on Friday slammed what he described as “treasonous” media coverage of the U.S. conflict with Iran, accusing New York Times reporter David Sanger of misrepresenting the military operation. “I had a total military victory, but the fake news, guys like you, write
Donald Trump says China agreed to buy 200 jets from Boeing. He crowed about it on Fox News Thursday night. But funny thing: A spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was asked specifically about the jet deal after Trump spoke, and he said nothing about any such
President Trump said Friday he discussed "working together" on artificial intelligence guardrails with Chinese President Xi Jinping as policymakers in Washington debate how to manage the risks of the emerging technology. "We talked about possibly working together for
Cohen’s Memphis-based district was recently dismantled in a Republican gerrymandering effort.
President Trump touted new business deals with Beijing as he departed a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. "I think a lot of good has come from [this visit]. We've made some fantastic trade deals, good for both countries," he told a reporter during
Someone is using Russia’s own propaganda tactics to counter the Kremlin in Africa.
The search for Nancy Guthrie hit the 100-day mark Tuesday.
Rep. Steve Cohen (Tenn.), a liberal Democrat in his 20th year on Capitol Hill, announced Friday that he will retire at the end of the term, becoming the earliest casualty of the Republicans’ redistricting campaign ahead of November’s midterms. Cohen, who will turn 77 later this
The Justice Department is arguing that President Trump’s proposed ballroom will be a “gift to the American people,” and that anyone opposed to the vanity project simply has “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” The latest Justice Department filing from acting Attorney General Todd
A Tennessee lawmaker is retiring because his district will no longer exist after this year. Democratic Representative Steve Cohen announced Friday that he will not be representing Tennessee’s 9th congressional district after his term expires due to the state legislature’s
Donald Trump’s blatant corruption just got even more outrageous. A recent financial disclosure revealed that the president bought and sold millions of dollars worth of stocks in tech companies and government contractors, including Palantir and Nvidia, NOTUS reported Friday. On
Frank Bruni, a New York Times opinion writer, argues that while Graham Platner has many flaws, he is still a better choice than moderate Republican Susan Collins, as Platner is a Democrat running against a Republican and Trump is an "extreme danger" to the United States.
Cuba’s top diplomat in the U.S. said the country is sticking to its red lines amid faltering negotiations it says have made “no progress,” and a looming threat from President Trump to invade the nation. Lianys Torres Rivera sat down with The Hill at a critical 24-hour period
Cuba’s top diplomat in the U.S. said the country is sticking to its red lines amid faltering negotiations it says have made “no progress” and a looming threat from President Trump to invade the nation. Lianys Torres Rivera sat down with The Hill at a critical 24-hour period for
Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota are staging a sit-in inside the state House chambers following the party-line defeat of a motion Thursday to bring a gun reform measure to the floor. The protest is expected to last until members return for business at noon Saturday at
Before Dr. Brian Christine was tapped to lead America’s public hantavirus response, he was an Alabama-based urologist who specialized in penile implants, CNN reported Friday. Christine currently serves as the assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and
History shows us exactly why the Founders rejected government involvement in religion.
Democratic Rep. Greg Stanton (Ariz.) cast doubt on the suggestion that China would place pressure on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as President Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. When asked by NewsNation, The Hill’s broadcast partner, on Thursday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — For America's 250th birthday, the U.S. Postal Service is releasing special edition stamps featuring one of the nation's icons: the bald eagle. The stamps unveiled Thursday at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minn., showcase the bird across five
The House on Friday passed its first appropriations bill for fiscal 2027 with bipartisan support, marking an early step in the annual government funding process and sending the measure to the Senate for consideration. The military construction and Veterans Affairs
The U.S. Navy has never before operated a nuclear-powered battleship.
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) will give remarks Friday morning, just days after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed a new GOP-friendly map into law that carved up his district. Cohen has vowed to take legal action after the Memphis-based 9th Congressional District — the state's
Trump is dropping his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS regarding the 2019 leaking of his tax returns, and is instead having them create a $1.7 billion “weaponization” fund to dole out taxpayer money to his supporters who feel they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden
President Trump on Friday announced the location of his long-anticipated "National Garden of American Heroes," one of several projects the administration is undertaking to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday. Trump posted on Truth Social that the future statue garden will be
This week, a trio of video game cabinets emblazoned with pixel art of Donald Trump and a number of other government officials' faces suddenly appeared at the DC War Memorial. Looking at the cabinets from a distance, it's easy to get the sense that Operation Epic Furious: Strait
The most important foreign trip of President Trump’s second term to date concluded on Friday as he flew back to Washington from China. Trump had been met with great pageantry as he arrived for his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but the warmth of the welcome was
U.S. staff and the traveling press ditched of all materials handed out by the Chinese during President Trump’s trip to Beijing before departing on Air Force One on Friday. According to the White House press pool, U.S. staff took every item Chinese officials handed out,
The Senate parliamentarian on Thursday ruled that several elements of the Republicans’ budget reconciliation package to provide $70 billion in immigration enforcement funding failed to comply with the Byrd Rule and could subject the entire package to a 60-vote threshold if left