The Trump administration suffered one of its most embarrassing legal setbacks so far on Tuesday, when a grand jury in the District of Columbia rebuffed a request to indict six Democratic lawmakers. The case was taken over a video the lawmakers released in November noting that
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday the housing market has improved in defense of the economy under President Trump. “President Trump is laser-focused on the housing market, and things have gotten better. Last month, we hit a three-year low in mortgage rates. The
January’s delayed jobs report gave President Trump a badly-needed spot of good news on Wednesday, showing the economy gained 130,000 jobs, a number well ahead of expectations. Economists expected the U.S. to have added roughly 70,000 jobs in January, with the unemployment rate
The Sandcastle Man had been building sandy creations outside a Southern California hotel for nearly 20 years.
The leaders of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics determined on Wednesday that the chair of its organizing committee, Casey Wasserman, will remain in his role amid uproar over his past exchanges with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and associate Ghislaine Maxwell. "The [LA28]
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said calls for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to resign for misrepresenting his previous interactions with Jeffrey Epstein are “absurd.” “It’s absurd. Howard Lutnick is a great Commerce Secretary. He’s done an extraordinary job for the
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said Tuesday that he expects the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis to end in a matter of days. Walz told reporters that he spoke with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles earlier that morning and with White House border
Gallup will no longer track presidential approval rating after nearly nine decades of doing so, stating that the move “reflects an evolution in how Gallup focuses its public research and thought leadership,” according to The Hill . “This change is part of a broader, ongoing
The U.S. will participate in the World Health Organization's (WHO) upcoming meeting on the composition of the influenza vaccine despite officially withdrawing from the global group last month. The WHO will meet on Feb. 26 in Turkey to discuss the composition of the 2026-2027
Attorney General Pam Bondi stomped and raged her way through her hearing before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday, but her refusal to answer one particularly heated line of questioning inspired Bondi to accuse a Jewish lawmaker of antisemitism in an apparent attempt to
The Pentagon and Department of Agriculture signed a Wednesday memorandum of understanding to partner on securing American farmland vulnerabilities. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins both signed the MOU allowing the department to expand its
The government is flirting with shutdown drama, immigration policy is in chaos, and Congress is struggling to pass basic, functional legislation. But sure — let’s launch a federal inquiry into Bad Bunny’s half-time show.
Attorney General Pam Bondi got called out Wednesday for using a cheat sheet of personal attacks against Democratic lawmakers in order to dodge tough questions and—ironically—offered a pathetic comeback. During a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Florida Representative Jared
A key official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) indicated Wednesday that he believes the nation’s threshold for the declaration of major disasters is too low as various changes loom for the agency under the Trump administration. During a congressional hearing,
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) brief restriction of airspace above El Paso, Texas, and southern New Mexico resulted from the Pentagon planning to test anti-drone technology despite the FAA’s reservations, according to multiple reports. Earlier Wednesday, a Trump
President Trump on Wednesday afternoon will hold an event at the White House to tout his administration's support for coal mining. Trump in his second term has made moves to nix climate change rules and restrictions on power plants that use coal and other fossil fuels, despite
Turning Point USA’s YouTube channel added 1 million subscribers after its alternative half-time show Sunday. It’s a big win, regardless of whether you personally liked Kid Rock’s performance.
As one variant of the flu virus starts to decline, another is rising to take its place.
The FAA briefly closed the airspace over El Paso, Texas, after the military used a high-powered laser to shoot down what appeared to be a drone but was actually just a party balloon. CBS reports that the Pentagon wanted to use the technology to practice shooting down drones
The federal deficit and national debt are expected to grow by trillions of dollars over the next decade, according to 10-year projections from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The CBO projected that the U.S. budget deficit will reach $1.9 trillion in fiscal
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ended a two-and-a-half hour meeting on Wednesday with no agreement on how to move forward with Iran. "There was nothing definitive reached other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is endorsing Democrat James Talarico in the Texas Senate primary, making the first Senate endorsement in his race against Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). Heinrich told Semafor that Talarico is “running a really smart campaign” and making a “very
House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would fund every agency under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) except Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the
As the search for Nancy Guthrie stretches into its second week, the FBI said Wednesday that they are now examining roadways along the Catalina Foothills in Arizona. The federal agency’s Phoenix bureau said its agents are “conducting an extensive search” of this area, looking
Donald Trump is considering blowing up the USMCA free trade agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Bloomberg reports that the president is asking staff why he shouldn’t withdraw from the agreement, which he signed during his first term as president, according to
Attorney General Pam Bondi was unable to maintain her composure as GOP Representative and Epstein Files Transparency Act co-sponsor Thomas Massie pressed her over the Justice Department’s mistakes and complicity in obscuring the Epstein files. “Behind me I have three documents
In addition to providing regular comic relief, President Trump’s eruptions over imagined slights provide opportunities for his advisers to engage in rank, devious manipulation. This may be happening with Trump’s latest tirade against Canada, in which he threatened to block the
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily closed the airspace over El Paso, Texas, and southern New Mexico on Wednesday morning, prompting disruptions for travelers and questions from lawmakers. The FAA initially imposed a 10-day stoppage, effective at 1:30 a.m. EST
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday said she is ending a task force launched last year to target politicization within different U.S. intelligence agencies, a task force she said was meant to be temporary. "The Director's Initiatives Group (DIG) was
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the six Democrats who participated in a video urging service members to disobey illegal orders last fall “should be indicted,” even as a grand jury on Tuesday refused to do so. “I think that anytime you’re obstructing law enforcement and
Close to three-quarters of Americans back some form of change to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an agency that has been mired in controversy in recent weeks. In an NBC News Decision Desk Poll released Wednesday, 72 percent of respondents supported abolishing or
Attorney General Pam Bondi once again relied on a cheat sheet of personal attacks against Democratic lawmakers in order to dodge questions during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday. As Democratic lawmakers posed tough questions about Donald Trump’s ties to Jeffrey
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) said “something needs to be done” on the issue of affordability in America or Republicans will be imperiled in the upcoming midterm elections. “Fiscal conservatism has not been talked about at all during this administration,” Haley
The House on Wednesday advanced a Republican-backed voting requirements bill and three other measures, rebounding from a minor GOP revolt that had derailed the passage of a procedural rule a day earlier. The lower chamber voted 216-215 to pass the rule, which tees up debate and
The Federal Aviation Administration’s overnight closure of the airspace over El Paso International Airport and subsequent decision to lift the restrictions roughly eight hours later caused “chaos and confusion" in Texas's sixth-largest city, the city’s mayor said Wednesday. El
A pair of Senate Democrats on Wednesday warned that the Justice Department’s attempt to indict six members of Congress who reminded active duty military members they are able to refuse unlawful orders represents a “master alarm flashing for our democracy.” Sen. Mark Kelly
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance was a celebration of America's cultural diversity, which was a defeat for Team MAGA in the culture wars, as evidenced by the failure of the Melania Trump documentary and the controversy surrounding Kid Rock's lyrics.
Rep. Mark Alford (R-Mo.) is suggesting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) investigate pop star Bad Bunny over his halftime performance during Super Bowl 60 on Sunday. "On the Bad Bunny bad performance at the Super Bowl ... we're still investigating this. There's a lot
12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here. 🔎 Plus: New movement in Nancy Guthrie search {beacon} It’s Wednesday. Who else has the Olympics streaming while they work? 🙋♀️ In today's issue: Authorities question man in Nancy Guthrie case Bondi on Capitol Hill
Over half of people in a new poll said they disapprove of how President Trump is handling one of his central campaign promises: immigration enforcement. The NBC News poll found that 60 percent of respondents said they disapprove — either “strongly” or “somewhat” — of the way
Representative Ted Lieu accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of lying under oath Wednesday, catching the Trump official in a bind after she claimed no evidence existed of young girls at parties attended by the president. The California lawmaker highlighted that, under Bondi’s
TMZ founder Harvey Levin said Wednesday that he received a letter claiming to know the identity of Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapper. “So, an hour and a half ago, we got kind of a bizarre letter, an email from somebody who says they know who the kidnapper is and that they have tried
Implementing a 10 percent cap on credit card interest rates would result in a significant reduction in credit availability, leading to an affordability crisis, reduced small business demand, and a potential economic recession.
Two co-founders of Elon Musk’s xAI resigned with little explanation, leaving the AI company with half of its original dozen co-founders. Tony Wu announced early Tuesday that he had resigned from xAI, saying it was "time for my next chapter” and thanking Musk “for believing in
President Trump is considering sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East to beef up U.S. military presence in the region as he threatens to authorize strikes on Iran if diplomacy falters. "We have an armada that is heading there and another one might be going," the