WWII veteran looks back at a century of life and seeing the end of the war
“In September of ’43, we were attacked by over 100 Japanese planes, fighters, bombers, dive bombers, and torpedo bombers."
“In September of ’43, we were attacked by over 100 Japanese planes, fighters, bombers, dive bombers, and torpedo bombers."
A government watchdog group has asked two different bar associations to investigate Lindsey Halligan, a former personal attorney for President Trump whom he tapped to lead prosecutions of two of his foes. Halligan, who is currently serving as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern
Major League Baseball (MLB) and its gambling partners are setting limits on how much the public can wager on an individual pitch resulting in a ball or a strike, after a pair of pitchers were indicted over the weekend on charges of corruption and game rigging. The new policy,
A company that manufactures organic baby formula said Tuesday it is recalling all of its products nationwide amid a multi-state outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart initially recalled just two batches of formula last weekend after federal officials linked it to a multi-state
President Trump on Tuesday called in to “The Pat McAfee Show” on ESPN to mark Veterans Day and discuss various sports topics. McAfee, a former NFL punter, was hosting his show from Parris Island, S.C., which is home to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. It marked the first time
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defended herself on Tuesday after President Trump said the Georgia Republican has “lost her way” as her public criticism of the GOP on multiple issues has grown more frequent. “I haven’t lost my way,” Greene said in a statement, provided to The Hill
“This is a warning that we will all defend these buildings together,” one of the student protesters said. “We will be the human shield.”
Despite repeated calls from leaders across party lines to increase opportunities for national service, the U.S. has yet to take meaningful action, leaving it to individual veterans to take the lead in creating service networks in communities where AmeriCorps programs have been
think we need to face a really uncomfortable fact: antisemites increasingly feel empowered to express anti-Jewish animus in public.
Senator Tim Kaine says people are “overdramatizing” things.
A father from suburban Chicago said Monday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents sprayed him and his 1-year-old daughter while they were leaving a parking lot over the weekend. On Saturday, Rafael Veraza was with his family in their car in a Sam's Club parking
After serving in the Army for 26 years, a veteran found solace in his service animal Apollo, who helped him cope with the invisible wounds of war, and is advocating for the passage of the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans (SAVES) Act to expand access for veterans struggling with
Paramount lost hundreds of employees ahead of plans to bring staffers back to the office in person five days a week, according to a presentation for company shareholders presented this week. The directive, which will touch all departments at the sprawling media conglomerate,
I suspect that Sen. Cassidy knows in his heart that Means must not be confirmed.
12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox each weekday. In today's issue: • House lawmakers travel to Washington • Senate votes to end shutdown • Trump’s fiery Fox News interview • President defends 50-year mortgage • Ingraham asks if
A new lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of “political retribution” in its recent decision to cancel a slate of energy projects that are primarily located in blue states. The lawsuit, which was filed Monday by environment and energy-focused organizations, as well as the
Though the idea could face logistical obstacles, Trump has reiterated that dividends would be issued.
Former President Obama surprised a group of veterans and their families who flew into Reagan National Airport (DCA) ahead of Veterans Day. The former president, in a video he posted to the social platform X on Tuesday, walked onto the plane and thanked the veterans and their
A retired Coast Guard commander said she was “fearful for women in uniform right now.”
The U.K. does not want to be party to Donald Trump’s extrajudicial activities.
“This took 3,000 years to get to this point,” President Trump proclaimed last month as he heralded the agreement for a ceasefire in Gaza and the return of the last Israeli hostages. It was indeed a significant agreement, a long time coming. But whether it was an achievement for
A senior federal judge in Massachusetts, appointed by former President Reagan, said he resigned Friday in protest against President Trump. U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf wrote in The Atlantic that he stepped down because he "no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges
Democrats have scored another win over Republicans in the gerrymandering war.
The families of 15 victims who died in July amid the flooding at Camp Mystic in Central Texas sued the camp on Monday, accusing it of gross negligence. One lawsuit, filed by the parents of campers Margaret Bellows, Lila Bonner, Molly DeWitt, Lainey Landry and Blakely McCrory
Eight Senate Democrats just gave Republicans the right to sue Jack Smith.
The Pentagon’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, and its strike group arrived in the Latin American region on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Navy, as the Trump administration beefs up its military presence in the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) area and strikes
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a nonprofit organization over allegations it illegally registered people to vote.
The deal struck between Senate Republicans and Democrats to reopen the government allows for federal paychecks and other funding components to resume, with senators also set to hold a vote on health care tax credits. The Senate voted 60-40 on Monday to pass a bill to fund
Senate Democrats led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate what they say were “partisan messages released to the public” by federal agencies ahead of and during the government shutdown. The lawmakers say they
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) shot back at President Trump after he mocked her for quoting the Constitution and becoming involved in American politics. In an interview Monday on Fox News’s “The Ingraham Angle,” Trump invoked Omar when railing against the Democratic Party. “I look
Disney CEO Bob Iger did not address an ongoing carrier dispute the company is locked in with YouTubeTV that has left ABC, ESPN and other channels it owns off the streamer for several weeks during an appearance on ESPN's "Manningcast" on Monday. Iger visited with the Manning
Dallas has chosen accountability over expedience.
Donald Trump should take his concepts of a plan back to the drawing board.
What exactly does Donald Trump expect the National Guard to do about a shopping district?
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case challenging President Trump's tariff authority, with the Solicitor General arguing that the tariffs are regulatory and not revenue-raising, despite evidence to the contrary.
The creators of "South Park" say they are not feeling any pressure from Paramount, the massive media conglomerate that owns Comedy Central, to avoid making fun of or criticizing President Trump. “I know with the Colbert thing and all the Trump stuff, people think certain
Jon Stewart is shredding Democrats who voted to end the government shutdown, calling the move a "world-class collapse." "They f‑‑‑ing caved on the shutdown," Stewart said Monday while hosting Comedy Central's "The Daily Show." "Tonight's show will be brought to you by 'I can't
Donald Trump doesn’t seem to understand what the average mortgage looks like for Americans.
This year's parade features veterans from every generation of service since World War II.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Monday called for the Democratic Party to shake up its leadership as rage mounts toward Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other party members who voted to end the government shutdown. Khanna praised the "good news" that "there's a
President Trump is visiting Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday morning where he will deliver remarks and take part in a wreath-laying ceremony to honor veterans. The president's Veterans Day speech comes a day after the Senate advanced the stopgap funding bill to reopen the
The recent meeting between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping might as well have been called the walk-back summit. Both parties declared a mutual truce in what has been an ominous, gradually escalating trade war. Beyond exercising national self-restraint by not
The Fox News host made fun of where all those gold decorations came from—and the president was not pleased.
Democratic strategist David Axelrod predicted Monday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will not retain his leadership post after next year’s midterm elections. “I think he's been in trouble. I think he is in bigger trouble now,” Axelrod told CNN’s Anderson
Progressive group Demand Justice released a report Tuesday outlining what it called an “unprecedented” pattern from President Trump’s judicial nominees in which they repeatedly avoided directly affirming the results of the 2020 election. The 10-page report, which was shared
Protests erupted at the University of California, Berkeley as Turning Point USA held an event on campus two months after the assassination of its founder, Charlie Kirk.
Donald Trump clearly thinks voters are too stupid to understand what’s really happening.
The bad news is that the case was brought at all.
Bob Harshbarger had pleaded guilty to health care fraud and distributing non-FDA approved kidney drugs.