Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro was arrested Saturday and deemed a flight risk for an alleged attempt to avoid his 27-year prison sentence related to his efforts to stay in power in 2023. The preemptive arrest was conducted after Brazilian Supreme Court Justice
When Tucker Carlson released his interview with antisemitic provocateur Nick Fuentes, MAGA infighting exploded. It’s not the first time MAGA has turned on itself over U.S. support for Israel. In June, clashes over Trump’s Mideast policy pushed him to speak out, declaring:
President Trump renewed his attacks on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) early Saturday, just hours after Greene announced she is resigning from Congress in January. Trump in a post online suggested Greene is leaving her seat because of fallout from the president pulling his
Boasberg's separation-of-powers concerns seem strangely selective, depending on whose powers are being usurped.
Former die-hard Trump supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene announced her resignation from the House of Representatives on Friday night, saying that neither party is focused on helping everyday Americans. Greene, a representative from Georgia, has recently been at odds with many of
Across states, the pattern repeats: capable students complete hands-on programs, but the labor market fails to absorb them. That disconnect isn’t because students lack ability or ambition. It’s because we’ve failed to build bridges between their training and the industries that
The latest report from SmartAsset looked into the annual price parents have to pay for raising a child in every state across the country, and it is not cheap.
Not every state has enshrined the right to hunt and fish.
President Trump announced late Friday that he is ending legal protections for Somali residents living in Minnesota "effective immediately." "Minnesota, under [Gov. Tim] Waltz, is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "I am, as President of
Vice President Vance on Friday defended President Trump's 28-point peace plan to bring an end to the more than three-year war in Ukraine, pushing back on criticism he said is not based on "critical reality." Vance, in a post online, outlined three things needed for a successful
The protective systems lining America’s roads are not ready for the next generation of vehicles.
(NEXSTAR) – Fall brought a glimmer of hope for home shoppers this year, as the number of buyer's markets in major U.S. cities continues to grow as mortgage rates retreat slightly, according to Zillow. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate, which was above 7% at the start of
A playpen sold on Amazon has been recalled for the risk of serious injury or death from suffocation and entrapment hazards, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Friday.
On the ground in Ukraine, all of my sources are giving indications it is highly tense, and they do not like where the conversation is going between the Kremlin and White House.
Colorado Springs Rep. Jeff Crank said the Trump administration told him the move won't be as bad as he originally feared.
Senate Republicans are venting their frustration over Attorney General Pam Bondi’s management of thousands of records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and, more recently, mistakes made by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in handling a controversial indictment
House Republicans are throwing cold water on the idea of making discharge petitions harder to execute — and threatening to launch even more of the rarely used gambits to circumvent leadership. The heightened interest in the rarely used tool comes after Democrats teamed up with
For former national security adviser John Bolton, a trial is a long way off. At a hearing in his criminal case Friday, a federal judge made no attempt to set a trial date on the allegations of mishandled classified material, forced instead to grapple with a pretrial schedule
This week, we all moved a couple steps closer to finally getting a peek at what’s been the year’s biggest political MacGuffin: the Epstein files. The long-delayed swearing in of Arizona Representative Adelita Grijalva allowed the pro-disclosure caucus in the House to finally
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said that the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell will “plead the Fifth” against congressional investigators. “Her lawyers have replied that she’s not going to
Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed an expedited motion seeking the release of the grand jury transcripts in the Jeffrey Epstein case amid an aggressive push by lawmakers to release all files related to the late convicted sex offender. Bondi filed the motion in the U.S.
President Trump on Friday night said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) announcement that she is leaving Congress in early January is "great news for the country" — perhaps pouring salt on the wound one week after pulling his support from her. The president told ABC News's
“The serious harms that AI chatbots have inflicted on children are well-documented."
Kansas City Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub brushed off President Trump’s criticism of the National Football League’s (NFL) new kickoff rule, saying Trump has “no idea what’s going on.” “He doesn’t even know what he’s looking at,” Toub said at a Thursday press
A federal judge has blocked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from handing over the home address information of taxpayers who may be undocumented to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued a 94-page ruling Friday in a
The former Trump loyalist said she will step down Jan. 5.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced on Friday that she is resigning from Congress, saying she refused to be a “battered wife” following her public fallout with President Trump in which he un-endorsed her and called her a “traitor.” The decision comes one week after
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has threatened to revoke nearly $75 million in federal funding from Pennsylvania for “illegally” issuing commercial driver’s licenses to “ineligible and unqualified foreign drivers.” Duffy announced the possible withholding of funds on
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade said that President Trump and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani had gotten along “fantastic” during their Friday meeting and that J.D. Vance was “jealous.” “I think J.D. Vance is jealous,” the "Fox & Friends" host said. “I think the president
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily reinstated Texas's congressional map that adds up to five GOP pickup opportunities until the high court rules on the state's emergency appeal. Alito's order, known as an administrative stay, does not reflect the
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Russia hawks not pleased with Trump plan for Ukraine Two of the Senate GOP's biggest Russia hawks panned President Trump’s proposal to end the
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said President Trump was “trying to take a little of the shine that Zohran Mamdani has” after a friendly meeting between the president and New York City’s mayor-elect. “Is it any surprise that Trump wants to stand next to Zohran Mamdani and say,
Presented by the American Association for Cancer Research — {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Kennedy says vaccines will be covered Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a group of governors Thursday that even if he initiates the removal of specific
The oddest of political couples had a startlingly positive meeting Friday afternoon when President Trump came face-to-face with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) in the Oval Office. The vehement attacks that each man has lobbed against the other in the recent past —
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) asked the Supreme Court on Friday to revive the state’s congressional map that would add up to five pickup opportunities for Republicans in the midterm elections. Without the Supreme Court’s intervention, the map will remain blocked for next year
Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, panned President Trump’s proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war as rewarding Russian President Vladimir Putin and as detrimental to U.S. interests. The 28-point plan,
The House Committee on Ethics is reviewing a complaint against Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) and his chief of staff Brandon Phillips. In brief notices published Friday, the committee announced that it would come to decisions regarding the complaint against the Georgia Republican
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Cammack pushes back on industry criticism of app store bill Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) is defending her App Store Freedom Act from industry criticism, as House lawmakers ramp up efforts to consider a suite of kids' online safety
Former FBI Director James Comey has urged a federal judge to dismiss his case without a trial over “fundamental errors” in the grand jury process that resulted in his indictment. In a 29-page motion Friday, his attorneys argued that the errors — spanning a procedural misstep
Changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) webpage on vaccines and autism were made at the direct request of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., he told The New York Times in an interview published Friday. The agency late Wednesday walked back its
Addressing a meeting of McDonald's restaurant owners, President Donald Trump distorted his predecessor's record on employment, falsely claiming that government jobs were increasing while "real jobs" were declining. The number of private-sector jobs increased every year under
President Trump told New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani that he could “just say yes” when Mamdani was asked if he had affirmed he believed the president is a fascist. “He asked about your comment calling President Trump a fascist and your answer was, ‘Both President
Rep. Jason Crow (Colo.), one of the six Democratic lawmakers President Trump suggested should face punishment "by death” for alleged acts of sedition, reported the leader’s social media post to U.S. Capitol Police. Crow’s office said the president’s Thursday statement on Truth
President Donald Trump’s fawning over Zohran Mamdani Friday may have just detonated Republicans’ strategy for the 2026 midterm elections. Since Mamdani’s stunning success in the New York mayoral primary in June, Republicans have rushed to paint him as the face of a more
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Eastern Gulf drilling plan draws Floridian ire Florida Republicans are fuming as the Trump administration proposes to open up new drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. © Greg Nash “The new maps released today
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Bureau of Labor Statistics cancels October inflation report due to shutdown BLS said it will not release an update to the consumer price index (CPI) for October
President Trump said Friday he did not agree with Rep. Elise Stefanik's (R-N.Y.) past description of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as a "jihadist" following his meeting with Mamdani at the White House. Trump was asked about the description from Stefanik, who is
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday said air traffic controllers with perfect attendance throughout the government shutdown would receive a $10,000 bonus for their service. A total of 311 air traffic controllers and 423 technicians are expected to receive
Zohran Mamdani appears to have charmed Donald Trump. The president was nearly unrecognizable beside the mayor-elect of New York City, who traveled to the White House Friday for their first meeting. After privately discussing the Big Apple’s affordability crisis, the duo
The Indiana State Police is investigating multiple incidents of swatting against Indiana state legislators, including some who have refused to support state redistricting amid GOP pressure. “While the motives for this type of activity may vary, we are working diligently with