The day after the FBI raided an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, last week, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard arranged a call between the agents on the scene and President Trump. The New York Times reports that Gabbard called the president on her cell
The Veterans' ACCESS Act would build off the success of the VA MISSION Act, add transparency, put more control in veterans' hands, and provide accountability for VA staff to ensure veterans can get the health care they have earned.
The father of a 5-year-old boy detained in Minnesota is denying claims from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that he abandoned his son. In an exclusive interview with ABC News that aired Monday, Adrian Conejo Arias denied deserting his son after officers arrived in
The 2026 NDAA and defense appropriations bill provide funding for naval shipbuilding and facilitate trilateral cooperation among the US, Australia, and the UK, while also addressing the need for increased workforce capacity and streamlined technology sharing to meet the US
GOP Rep. Carlos Gimenez (Fla.) said the Trump administration has been too slow to alter the way it conducts immigration enforcement operations, warning it could cost Republicans politically. “We thought that there should have been a course correction a long time ago, and now I
Please seek a wide range of advice, particularly from someone who will say that this is a very bad idea.
GOP strategist Karl Rove on Sunday criticized President Trump for touting the economy in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. In the lengthy op-ed published on Friday, the president argued that his tariff policies have “created an American economic miracle, and we are quickly building
Attorneys representing victims of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein are appealing to federal court to get the federal government to take down millions of documents related to Epstein, saying that the government failed to properly redact victims’ information. In a letter to New
The White House’s horrible, AI-doctored photograph of a Minnesota protester was used as evidence Monday that Donald Trump’s administration is acting in “nakedly obvious bad faith.” In a four-page filing , attorney Jordan Kushner argued that the court should modify conditions
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) on Monday endorsed Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) as her successor, wading into the closely watched Minnesota Senate primary. “I know that right now there is no one that I trust more to stand with Minnesota than Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, and that
President Trump announced a trade deal with India on Monday after he said the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to buy U.S. and “potentially” Venezuela oil, and not oil from Russia. Trump wrote in a TruthSocial post that it was “an honor” to speak to Modi on
A Brazilian influencer who openly backed President Trump’s hard-line immigration policies was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Saturday. Junior Pena, whose Instagram account boasts almost half a million followers, was detained in New Jersey after missing a
Imagine telling any other group that their basic services disappear the moment they step across a border. That’s the reality everyday for the disability community.
Plus: House digs out of another shutdown, a new Nancy Mace report
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) started a Substack on Monday as speculation swirls about a potential 2028 presidential bid. In her first post on Monday, titled "The Way Forward in 2026," the governor acknowledged the “heavy” state of the country and said she began the page
A partial shutdown affecting much of the federal government began Saturday, but it is unlikely to last long. The shutdown is hitting huge parts of the government, including the Pentagon, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security.
Authorities in Arizona say they are conducting a criminal investigation at the home of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing over the weekend. "We believe now, after we processed that crime scene, that we do in fact have a crime
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday said two additional arrests were made in connection to a church disruption led by protesters in Minnesota last month. The Justice Department has promised to crack down on a group that stormed into a church in St. Paul, Minn., where a local
With Iran in crisis, Moscow and Beijing may be starting to hedge.
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) is blaming his party’s loss in Saturday's special election for a Texas state Senate seat on a winter storm in the Lone Star State. Democratic candidate Taylor Rehmet handily defeated his Republican opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, in the Saturday
Donald Trump was mentioned more than 38,000 times in the latest batch of Epstein files, according to a New York Times review of the Justice Department’s Friday public release of some three million pages from the sprawling investigation into child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Aides for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard attacked the Wall Street Journal over a Monday article spotlighting a whistleblower report accusing the Trump Cabinet official of wrongdoing. The Journal reported the whistleblower's complaint is so "highly classified"
Editor's note: The piece that follows and some of its links contain explicit material. Reader discretion is advised. Next week, PBS viewers will come across the new documentary “The Librarians.” Released in 2025 with Sarah Jessica Parker as executive producer, the film portrays
Donald Trump’s botched takeover of the Kennedy Center is drawing criticism from America’s most prominent political family. After a board of Trump loyalists voted to add Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center in December, the president announced on Sunday that the prestigious
The Trump administration is pushing for a $12 billion minerals stockpile, a White House official confirmed to The Hill on Monday. The stockpile is expected to involve rare earth elements, other minerals that the government considers “critical” and additional materials whose
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Sunday it has locked down the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas amid a measles outbreak. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network, that the Texas Department of State
In its latest release of files relating to Jeffrey Epstein, the Department of Justice included several unredacted nude photos of young women, some of whom may have been underage when the photos were taken. The government is required by law to redact sensitive information and
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is warning a Democratic candidate’s victory in a Texas state Senate race could have implications for the Republican Party in the upcoming midterm elections. In a shocking win Saturday evening, Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh
Professional boxer Ryan Garcia is retracting support for President Trump amid ongoing questions over his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. "This is my public declaration and announcement, I’m reclining my past support for Donald Trump," the 27-year-old
South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace used to make her staffers go on late-night booze runs, clean her house, and boost her on forums discussing the “hottest women in Congress”—and that was all before things got really bad. In a sweeping profile published Monday in New York
A private Catholic high school in California's Bay Area is dealing with an outbreak of tuberculosis, according to city health officials and multiple media reports.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report last week estimating the Education Department spent at least $28 million on an attempted reduction in force (RIF) at its Office of Civil Rights (OCR) last year. The report focused on RIFs that were conducted in
Multiple members of the Kennedy family are criticizing President Trump for announcing that the Kennedy Center will close in July for a two-year renovation. Jack Schlossberg, a grandson of former President Kennedy, wrote Sunday evening on the social platform X that “Trump can
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) warned protesters in Minnesota against doxing federal immigration agents amid the Trump administration’s crackdown in the state. In an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Briefing,” the Pennsylvania Democrat defended agents wearing masks during the
There will be no place to hide from the well-deserved contempt of their fellow Americans or the judgment of history.
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) on Sunday condemned the Trump administration’s decision to close the Kennedy Center for renovation this summer, citing concern for employees and contracted artists. “Once again, Donald Trump has acted with total disregard for Congress. The Kennedy
Donald Trump has decided to close the Kennedy Center entirely. Starting in July, for the next two years, the performing arts space will undergo “construction, revitalization, and complete rebuilding,” according to a Trump Truth Social post Sunday evening. The decision follows a
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz and other officials on Monday will announce an initiative addressing mental health and addiction. It comes after President Trump last week signed an
The real estate deal of the century is looking less like a whim and more like a calculated move for national survival.
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said President Trump’s Make American Great Again slogan was a “lie,” saying his first year back in office was focused on obliging wealthy supporters. “I think people are realizing it was all a lie. It was a big lie for the people. What
The Department of Justice made a lame attempt to cover up Donald Trump’s face in a photo in the latest trove of Jeffery Epstein files. The photo appears to be of Trump making a speech at an event. Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon sent it in a text message to Epstein in 2019.
Despite a historically high number of firings in his first term, President Trump is refusing to fire any of his current Cabinet officials, even those who have been accused of wrongdoing and are hurting him with voters ahead of the midterm elections.
A whistleblower’s lawyer accused Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard of burying their client’s complaint about her, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. In a letter sent to Gabbard’s office in November, attorney Andrew Bakaj accused the director of preventing a
Billie Eilish, Bad Bunny, and other stars spoke out against Trump's immigration policies and ICE at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, with some wearing pins saying "ICE Out" and others using orange whistles to honor activists in Minneapolis.
Donald Trump threatened to sue comedian Trevor Noah for daring to mention his long-standing connection with child sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Practically everyone at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards jabbed and sneered at the president and his administration, but the South
Americans are protesting. It’s unclear who first called the protests “No Kings” rallies, but they nailed it.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday said the Department of Justice (DOJ) review of files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein is “over” after months of scrutiny regarding their release. “This review is over,” Blanche said during an appearance on ABC’s “This
The House returns Monday to Washington, where lawmakers will seek to end the partial government shutdown that began over the weekend. The lower chamber's Republican leaders face an uphill battle as they work to get the funding package across the finish line. Democrats have said
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says he “saw no evidence” to back the claims of senior Trump administration officials that Alex Pretti was attempting to assault law enforcement officers and instead “saw a man that was retreating” when he was shot and