Trump thrashes European leaders in wide-ranging interview: ‘I think they’re weak’

In an interview with POLITICO, the president offered no reassurance to America's allies about Russia and vowed to reshape their politics.

Hegseth Defense Collapsing as Fresh Leaks on Strikes Grow More Damning

Pete Hegseth’s defense of the killing of two men clinging to an incapacitated boat is falling apart on multiple fronts. Lawmakers who saw video of this horror are letting it be known that the two men were waving before their execution, suggesting they were either surrendering

Charlamagne tha God criticizes Mamdani's messaging on Trump: 'That's actually how you normalize fascism'

Charlamagne tha God criticized New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s (D) messaging around President Trump, with whom Mamdani recently had a cordial meeting. “If you're, you know, Joe Biden, and you say, Donald Trump is a threat to democracy, but then when Donald Trump wins

Cheryl Hines: RFK Jr. 'not going to run for president' in 2028

Cheryl Hines, the wife of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said her husband is “not going to run for president” in 2028. “Cheryl, is your husband going to run for president in 2028, and if so, are you ready for that?” NewsNation’s Elizabeth

Why Senate Republicans aren't uniting behind a health care plan

Voting on any alternative to Democrats' Obamacare extension is likely to highlight the divisions in the GOP.

Crockett's Senate launch video highlights audio of Trump insulting her

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Monday posted a Senate campaign launch video that features audio of President Trump insulting her. “Texas, let’s win this thing. #JasmineForUS #TexasTough,” Crockett wrote in a post on the social platform X on Monday. Crockett’s post also

Breaking down the tech provisions in (and out) of the NDAA

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Breaking down the tech provisions in (and out) of the NDAA Two key AI provisions were left out of the final text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after failing to overcome Republican divisions, while a pair of

Indiana Senate panel advances new House map, teeing up final vote

An Indiana Senate panel has advanced a new House map that aims to give Republicans two additional pickup opportunities next year, though questions remain on whether it has enough support to be passed by the full chamber. The Indiana Senate Committee on Elections passed an

Texas Rep. Marc Veasey to drop his reelection bid

Court rejects Trump’s pause on wind approvals

A federal judge on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s effort to halt approvals for all new wind energy projects — dealing a blow to the president’s efforts to hamper renewable energy. Judge Patti Saris, appointed by former President Clinton, ruled that moves from the

ABC extends Jimmy Kimmel's contract for another year

ABC has extended comedian Jimmy Kimmel's contract an additional year. Kimmel signed a one-year extension with the Disney-owned broadcast network this week, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill on Monday, clearing the way for his "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

Trump backtracks on releasing boat strike video

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump backtracks on releasing boat strike video President Trump on Monday shifted his position on publicly releasing video of a September boat strike that Democrats have

It’s ACA subsidies week

Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY COALITION TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE The Big Story It’s ACA subsidies week Lawmakers this week are scrambling to pass some kind of legislation that deals with

Burchett teases annual event: '15 minutes is all you need for a dadgum Christmas party'

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) teased his annual Christmas party in a social media post Monday. “Everybody's asking about the Christmas party and asking, ‘This legit?’ You can Google it. It's 15 minutes long this year. Last year, it went to 16, but we thought it dragged on too

Defense bill allows for longer use of PFAS-based foam

{beacon} Energy & Environment The Big Story Defense bill allows for longer use of PFAS-based foam The latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) gives the Pentagon more time to use firefighting foam that contains “forever chemicals.” © Photo Credit

Vance’s Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal Immigration

Vice President JD Vance has exaggerated the increase in home prices during President Joe Biden’s time in office and has misleadingly pointed to illegal immigration as a primary cause of a rise in prices. The post Vance’s Misleading Claims on Housing Prices and Illegal

Young voters more likely to self-identify as liberal: Survey

Young voters are more likely to identify as liberal and are increasingly critical of President Trump's job performance, new polling conducted by the Yale Youth Poll found. Forty-six percent of voters younger than age 30 self-identified as liberal, the Monday poll shows. This

DC police chief stepping down amid Trump National Guard push

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith announced Monday she is stepping down at the end of this year, a little more than two years after starting the D.C. role. “I am deeply humbled, grateful, and deeply appreciative of my time with the District of Columbia,”

DC pipe bomb mystery begins to unfurl

The most elusive mystery of the days surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack has for years been the two pipe bombs planted outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee offices on the eve of the riot. Clues emerged, like the suspect’s height and the distinctive

Trump says he will allow Nvidia to sell H200 chips to China

President Trump said Monday that he will allow Nvidia to sell its H200 chips to China in a key win for the chipmaker. “I have informed President Xi, of China, that the United States will allow NVIDIA to ship its H200 products to approved customers in China, and other

Two Inept Male Trump Officials Talk About Nursing Babies

For some strange reason, two members of President Trump’s Cabinet, both men, spoke about the benefits of breastfeeding at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, Monday afternoon. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert

Mace rails against House GOP leadership in New York Times op-ed: 'Why am I even here?'

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) took a swing at House Republican leadership in a new opinion piece for The New York Times. “I came to Congress five years ago believing I could make a difference for my constituents, for South Carolina and for a country I love deeply. I was the first

European powers rally behind Ukraine after Trump lashes out at Zelensky

European powers rallied behind Ukraine on Monday after President Trump lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a day prior, accusing him of not reading the U.S.-proposed peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. "We stand with Ukraine," British Prime Minister Keir

House GOP leaders plan Wednesday NDAA vote

Trump blames stalled US attorney nominations on GOP, blue slips after Alina Habba's exit

President Trump cast blame on members of his own party Monday for halting some of his U.S. attorney nominations — most recently for his former personal lawyer, Alina Habba. Habba announced earlier Monday she would step down as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor after a panel

Trump Pulls a Sudden 180 on Releasing Boat Strike Video

Five days after he promised the American public that they would be able to see drone footage from the September 2 airstrike in the Caribbean, Donald Trump has decided to walk it all back. The president scolded a reporter during a White House roundtable Monday, berating her for

Trump Asks Random Farmer Which Countries to Tariff Next

President Donald Trump revealed Monday just how clueless he is about his own tariff policies, and appeared to improvise new rice tariffs on the fly after speaking with one rice farmer. During a roundtable to unveil a $12 billion bailout package for American farmers, Meryl

Dimon: 'Inflation is there and maybe not going down'

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said inflation may persist through the coming year, but that the stock market could remain at near-historic highs as well. Dimon gave his assessment of the “broader macro story” for the 2026 economy in an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning

Lawmakers seek to tie Hegseth’s travel budget to seeing boat strike footage

Congress is trying to amp up the pressure on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over operations conducted against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean by threatening to withhold a portion of his travel budget unless he turns over videos of the strikes to the Armed Services

DeSantis: Trump’s AI order ‘can’t preempt’ states from taking action

As President Donald Trump eyes a federal top-down AI “rulebook," the GOP governor maintained it should be up to Congress, not the president, to establish such a sweeping policy.

Crockett launches Texas Senate bid, shaking up Democratic primary

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a rising star within the Democratic Party, on Monday launched a bid for Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) hotly contested seat. Crockett entered the primary field Monday evening, releasing a campaign video on the social media platform X and linking to

Republican Bruce Blakeman planning to enter race for New York governor

His campaign would complicate Rep. Elise Stefanik’s path. Trump praises both.

Trump on Netflix, Paramount war: 'None of them are particularly good friends of mine'

President Trump on Monday demurred when asked about an ongoing war between Netflix and Paramount for moviemaker Warner Bros. and said he has not spoken with his son-in-law Jared Kushner about his reported role in helping Paramount win the company's board over. "I don't know

Trump Loses His Mind When Asked About Flood of Retiring Republicans

President Trump on Monday lashed out at a reporter who asked about impending GOP House resignations. “There’s at least 20 House Republicans who have either said they’re going to retire or not run again—” “And Democrats, and Democrats also. And Democrats also,” Trump chimed in.

CDC adviser: Newborn vaccine rollback 'wasn't based on data'

Joseph Hibbeln, a member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), said Monday that a vote to axe a recommendation that every newborn get the hepatitis B vaccine "wasn't based on data.” “I repeatedly asked for

Trump defers to Hegseth on releasing boat strike video in apparent shift

President Trump said Monday he would defer to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on whether to release video of a controversial military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, shifting his stance from last week. ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott asked Trump whether he

Very Stable Genius Trump Says Turning on a Lawn Mower Is Hard

Donald Trump’s latest attempt to appeal to American farmers involves imagining that he’s ever operated a piece of farm equipment. The country’s agriculture industry is in the toilet—largely thanks to the president’s volatile tariff plan, which has destabilized relationships

Defense bill delays phaseout of 'forever chemicals' in firefighting foam

The latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) gives the Pentagon more time to use firefighting foam that contains “forever chemicals.” Lawmakers on Sunday released a negotiated version of the annual defense authorization bill that resolves differences

Trump hits ABC reporter as 'obnoxious'

President Trump on Monday lashed out at an ABC News reporter after she pressed him on his comments about controversial military strikes on alleged drug boats, marking the latest instance in recent weeks of the president criticizing a female journalist. ABC's Rachel Scott asked

Indiana Statehouse Rocked by Protests as Republicans Try to Rig Maps

Protesters packed the Indiana Statehouse Monday to fight against Republican plans to redraw the state’s congressional maps to give their party an extra advantage and eliminate the state’s two Democratic congressional seats. President Trump has pushed for the redistricting,

Ocasio-Cortez early 2028 Democratic favorite among young voters: Poll

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) leads among young Democratic voters in a hypothetical 2028 presidential primary, according to a new survey. The Yale Youth Poll, released on Monday, shows Ocasio-Cortez with a double-digit lead over former Vice President Kamala Harris,

More Americans refusing vitamin K shots for newborns, new study finds

More American newborns are not receiving vitamin K shots, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study found that from January 2017 to December 2024, 3.92 percent of the more than 5 million newborns in a U.S.-based

Senate Judiciary plans hearings around Jack Smith probe

Patient accused of stabbing social worker to death inside California hospital

A 31-year-old social worker was stabbed to death inside Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital late last week, a tragic incident that some officials have criticized as “predictable and preventable.”

Alina Habba Resigns as Trump Loses Yet Another Totally Inept Nominee

President Trump’s former lawyer and interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba is stepping down from her role in the wake of a 3–0 appeals court ruling that found she was “unlawfully” serving in the position. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit agreed with a

Teamsters unveil new Substack newsletter to break through traditional media

The Teamsters, one of the nation’s largest and most diverse unions with 1.3 million members, unveiled a Substack newsletter Monday, becoming the first major union to use the online forum to reach people outside traditional media. The move was spearheaded by Sean O’Brien, the

Mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew pushes back on 'disgusting' narrative

Bruna Ferreira, the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, is pushing back on the “disgusting” narrative from the Trump administration that she’s an absent mother and a criminal. Ferreira — who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Senate Republicans float competing health care plans

Separate Senate Republican contingents are floating competing proposals on health care, as the party struggles to unify behind a plan to stop looming premium hikes. GOP leaders are faced with a political dilemma: Either they extend the subsidies and endorse ObamaCare, which

Alina Habba steps down as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey

Alina Habba, the former personal attorney to President Trump, is stepping down from her contested position atop the federal prosecuting office in New Jersey after federal courts ruled she was unlawfully appointed. She said in a post on X that she’ll continue to serve the

Supreme Court Sounds Ready to Give Trump a Terrifying New Power

It’s not looking so good for former Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter—or any Democratic appointees at federal agencies. While hearing arguments Monday in a case challenging Slaughter’s removal earlier this year, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed primed