Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said Iran attempting to use U.S. politics, specifically rising energy prices and its impact on Americans, will not pressure President Trump and lead him into a "bad" peace deal. Rubio offered the remarks during an interview with NBC
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension to a temporary ceasefire agreement between the two countries amid the Iran war, according to the State Department. Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott announced in a statement on Friday afternoon that U.S. officials hosted
The wife of a U.S. Army soldier has been released from federal custody after spending a month in an immigration detention center. Deisy Rivera Ortega, married to Sgt. First Class Jose Serrano, was arrested at an immigration office in El Paso, Texas, on April 14. Sen. Tammy
The Trump administration wants another 1,500 National Guard troops deployed to the streets of Washington part of a “summer surge” of law enforcement to the nation’s capital ahead of America’s 250th birthday, Justice Department officials announced Friday. U.S. Marshals Service
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has invited the leaders of four major technology companies to appear before lawmakers next month for a kids safety hearing after a pair of landmark court decisions against two of the firms. Grassley, in a post Friday,
President Trump's son Eric Trump said Friday he will sue MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, and host Jen Psaki after a monologue on her show questioned whether his business interests, combined with traveling with his father on a high-stakes trip to China, was a conflict of interest. Psaki
Republicans are furious with the Trump administration after its decision to cease all troop deployment to longtime U.S.-ally Poland. The decision is the latest of Trump’s anti-European defense tendencies, coming just a month after the Pentagon removed 5,000 troops from Germany
A charisma-less Vice President JD Vance was met Friday with humiliating silence when he tried to transform a memorial event into a political stump speech. Speaking at a memorial service outside the U.S. Capitol for the Fraternal Order of Police’s National Peace Officers, Vance
Former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean Sr. (R) attempted Friday to assuage concerns about the health of his son, GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr., as the New Jersey lawmaker remains mysteriously absent from the campaign trail and halls of Congress. “He’s hopefully coming back soon, and he’s
The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist accused of spying for Iran, who defected to the country nearly a decade ago. Monica Witt was indicted in February 2019 by a
A veterans advocacy group is suing the Trump administration over its ban on abortion care and counseling at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Minority Veterans of America said it brought the lawsuit on behalf of all its members harmed by the ban, including one
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday shut down Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) effort to penalize the dozens of Democratic legislators who fled the state last summer in an attempt to block a rare mid-decade redistricting effort. Abbott asked the all-Republican court in an emergency
Republican lawmakers on Friday grilled Army leaders over the Pentagon’s seemingly last-minute decision to cancel the temporary deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland, with House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) saying the panel is “not happy.” “We don’t know
House Speaker Mike Johnson still doesn’t know anything about what Donald Trump is saying. Johnson has spent the bulk of his time atop the House dodging attempts by reporters to pin down his opinion on the Trump administration’s various machinations. That remained true during a
America is heavily reliant on imported minerals, but its own resources remain undeveloped due to complex and lengthy permitting processes, making the country vulnerable to global shocks and price increases.
Department of Homeland Security officials are plotting to proceed with the construction of ICE’s mega-prisons in Texas and Maryland, despite the ongoing legal challenges, local pushback, and a federal watchdog investigation. An internal ICE memo revealed that staffers are
Hispanic entrepreneurs are focused on growing their businesses, hiring workers, and creating opportunity in their communities, and Republicans have acted to protect them from tax increases and strengthen policies that help them succeed.
Texas Children's Hospital will create the nation’s first “detransition clinic,” fire five physicians and pay the state $10 million under an unusual settlement announced Friday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). The clinic would focus on providing medical care to
Democrats and at least one powerful Republican still have concerns about Mullin’s leadership of the department.
President Trump in an interview that aired Friday said he wants China and Taiwan to “cool down,” while saying Taiwan should feel neither more nor less secure following his visit to China. Trump suggested nothing fundamental has changed in the U.S. relationship with Taiwan or
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the man accused of shooting and killing two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, the Department of Justice informed a federal judge Friday. Justice Department leaders had long signaled they
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. This week, despite our best hopes, we still don't have our phone - but we do have some fresh doubts about the company's patriotic
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You can debate ideology all day long. But if critics think there’s a better way to make life more affordable, strengthen public services, and deliver measurable results, spare us all the constant criticism of Mamdani and offer up your own solutions.
Taiwan responded to President Trump’s hesitation Friday to back a U.S. arms sale to the island following two days of meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The island’s foreign affairs ministry emphasized the U.S.’s “long-standing and consistent policy toward Taiwan” in a
Would it be legal for President Donald Trump to effectively order a major U.S. government agency to hand over huge piles of taxpayer money to a group of his political allies? We may be about to find out. ABC News reports that Trump is likely to drop his $10 billion lawsuit
MAGA Representative Jim Jordan got caught in his own lie while trying to argue that it was actually no big deal that Americans are experiencing skyrocketing gas prices and inflation at the hands of President Trump. Jordan was questioned by CNN’s Kaitlin Collins on how the
President Trump on Friday slammed what he described as “treasonous” media coverage of the U.S. conflict with Iran, accusing New York Times reporter David Sanger of misrepresenting the military operation. “I had a total military victory, but the fake news, guys like you, write
Donald Trump says China agreed to buy 200 jets from Boeing. He crowed about it on Fox News Thursday night. But funny thing: A spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was asked specifically about the jet deal after Trump spoke, and he said nothing about any such
President Trump said Friday he discussed "working together" on artificial intelligence guardrails with Chinese President Xi Jinping as policymakers in Washington debate how to manage the risks of the emerging technology. "We talked about possibly working together for
Cohen’s Memphis-based district was recently dismantled in a Republican gerrymandering effort.
President Trump touted new business deals with Beijing as he departed a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. "I think a lot of good has come from [this visit]. We've made some fantastic trade deals, good for both countries," he told a reporter during
Someone is using Russia’s own propaganda tactics to counter the Kremlin in Africa.
The search for Nancy Guthrie hit the 100-day mark Tuesday.
Rep. Steve Cohen (Tenn.), a liberal Democrat in his 20th year on Capitol Hill, announced Friday that he will retire at the end of the term, becoming the earliest casualty of the Republicans’ redistricting campaign ahead of November’s midterms. Cohen, who will turn 77 later this
The Justice Department is arguing that President Trump’s proposed ballroom will be a “gift to the American people,” and that anyone opposed to the vanity project simply has “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” The latest Justice Department filing from acting Attorney General Todd
A Tennessee lawmaker is retiring because his district will no longer exist after this year. Democratic Representative Steve Cohen announced Friday that he will not be representing Tennessee’s 9th congressional district after his term expires due to the state legislature’s
Donald Trump’s blatant corruption just got even more outrageous. A recent financial disclosure revealed that the president bought and sold millions of dollars worth of stocks in tech companies and government contractors, including Palantir and Nvidia, NOTUS reported Friday. On
Frank Bruni, a New York Times opinion writer, argues that while Graham Platner has many flaws, he is still a better choice than moderate Republican Susan Collins, as Platner is a Democrat running against a Republican and Trump is an "extreme danger" to the United States.
Cuba’s top diplomat in the U.S. said the country is sticking to its red lines amid faltering negotiations it says have made “no progress,” and a looming threat from President Trump to invade the nation. Lianys Torres Rivera sat down with The Hill at a critical 24-hour period
Cuba’s top diplomat in the U.S. said the country is sticking to its red lines amid faltering negotiations it says have made “no progress” and a looming threat from President Trump to invade the nation. Lianys Torres Rivera sat down with The Hill at a critical 24-hour period for
Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota are staging a sit-in inside the state House chambers following the party-line defeat of a motion Thursday to bring a gun reform measure to the floor. The protest is expected to last until members return for business at noon Saturday at
Before Dr. Brian Christine was tapped to lead America’s public hantavirus response, he was an Alabama-based urologist who specialized in penile implants, CNN reported Friday. Christine currently serves as the assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and
History shows us exactly why the Founders rejected government involvement in religion.
Democratic Rep. Greg Stanton (Ariz.) cast doubt on the suggestion that China would place pressure on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as President Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. When asked by NewsNation, The Hill’s broadcast partner, on Thursday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — For America's 250th birthday, the U.S. Postal Service is releasing special edition stamps featuring one of the nation's icons: the bald eagle. The stamps unveiled Thursday at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minn., showcase the bird across five
The House on Friday passed its first appropriations bill for fiscal 2027 with bipartisan support, marking an early step in the annual government funding process and sending the measure to the Senate for consideration. The military construction and Veterans Affairs
The U.S. Navy has never before operated a nuclear-powered battleship.