Law enforcement agencies are executing multiple search warrants in Minnesota on Tuesday in connection with alleged fraud in the state’s welfare programs, according to federal officials. “Homeland Security Investigations in cooperation with our law enforcement partners
🥗 Plus: Meet the man who ate his salad during WHCA shooting {beacon} It’s Tuesday. Washington is buzzing today for King Charles and Queen Camilla’s visit. I love watching all of the color at the state dinners. In today's issue: Gas prices jump to record high King Charles
At a moment when the United States needs a diplomatic corps built for crisis, the department is signaling something else.
The average cost of gas in the U.S. on Tuesday reached its highest level in four years — a result of skyrocketing energy prices triggered by the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. The national average reached $4.18, a 40-percent jump since the conflict began on Feb. 28, according
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) refuted the federal government’s allegation that the civil rights organization obscured details about its paid informant program in new court filings on Tuesday, following last week's grand jury indictment. In two motions submitted to a
President Trump joked Tuesday that his mother, Mary MacLeod, used to have a crush on young King Charles III. Trump, during his remarks on the White House's South Lawn during the arrival ceremony of King Charles and Queen Camila, said his mother "loved the royal family and she
Dramatic body-worn camera footage of a deadly shootout last year in Baldwin Park, California, shows the moment a police officer was killed and another wounded in an incident that also left an innocent bystander dead.
A federal judge is tapping out of the Trump administration. Donald Trump appointed Judge Alan Albright in 2018, but last week, the Texas-based judge announced his sudden resignation, revealing that his time on the bench will come to a close in August. The reason seems to be
The rapid development of data centers to support AI has sparked a grass-roots political backlash, threatening to result in extreme measures such as the ban on data center development imposed by Maine, and is being fueled by rising power bills, politically tone-deaf proposals,
Roughly a dozen of the cases are among children younger than 5.
Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor and the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, may proceed with her lawsuit alleging the Trump administration fired her for political reasons, a judge ruled Tuesday. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman came over the
The Trump administration has detained a staggering number of Cuban immigrants while denying them permanent residency, which could have consequences for Republicans in November. The Miami Herald , citing an analysis from the libertarian Cato Institute, reports that ICE arrests
A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's policy of detaining almost all those it is seeking to deport, determining they must be given the chance to seek bond amid their pursuit to remain in the country. Figures of those being held in detention have swollen to
Allies of President Trump are upset over a post by former President Obama about the motives of the suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. On Sunday, Obama posted on the social media platform X that “although we don’t yet have the details about
More than 1,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have departed amid the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the department said this week. DHS wrote Monday on the social platform X that more than 1,000 TSA officers “have been
Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Tuesday said it was “fascinating” to him that the suspect accused of targeting Trump administration officials at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner over the weekend appeared to make “no effort whatsoever to
Democrats are winning races — and even redistricting battles — but some in the party worry they’re not yet winning the argument. Join The Hill's Amie Parnes and Editor in Chief Ian Swanson for a discussion Tuesday afternoon on Democrats' messaging and political fallout from the
The Trump administration is moving to radically expedite the removal of immigrant children, impeding the work of immigration advocates, CNN reported Tuesday. Immigration hearings for children are being moved up by weeks or even months, making it increasingly difficult for
CBS News’s 60 Minutes cut out large portions of its interview with President Trump in which he rambled about his ballroom, how hot his Secret Service agents are, and how the No Kings protests are just like the Ku Klux Klan. An analysis by Decoding Fox News revealed that many
It’s time for lower-level government officials and executives at Russian companies that aid and abet child abductions to face consequences.
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, is leading both of his potential Republican opponents in hypothetical head-to-head match-ups ahead of the general election, according to a new poll. In the Texas Public Opinion Research survey, conducted in
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcome King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the White House on Tuesday morning. Watch the welcome ceremony live here.
One man who did not panic after shots were fired in the vicinity of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday was Michael Glantz. Glantz, an agent at the Creative Artists Agency, was captured on CNN calmly sitting at his table and eating salad in the
If Trump fails again to seize the moment and bring the country together, it will raise serious doubts as to whose side he is on in the existential struggle between the authoritarians and the West.
Conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly is calling for late night host Jimmy Kimmel to be taken off the air for a joke he made days before the shooting at the White House Correspondents Association dinner over the weekend. “He shouldn’t be on the air, of course,” the
Democrats are growing increasingly optimistic and Republicans increasingly gloomy about the midterm election outlook, as polls move against President Trump and redistricting wars between the parties look like they won’t make a huge difference in the results. Against that
A top White House aide is blasting late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel for a joke he made last week about first lady Melania Trump, comments that have sparked both she and President Trump to call for his firing. "Jimmy Kimmel is a s--- human being for: Making a disgusting joke
A Russian-flagged superyacht sailed through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, one of only a few private vessels to pass through the blockaded waterway since the start of the U.S. conflict with Iran, according to maritime traffic data. Data from the MarineTraffic platform
Several former Federal Communications Commissioners and staffers across parties are urging a federal appeals court to force a vote on the FCC's news distortion policy, which they argue should be repealed after being abused by Republican Chair Brendan Carr. On Tuesday, a group
Job cuts attributed to AI may be more about investment than worker replacement.
President Trump said Tuesday that Iran told the U.S. that it is collapsing and wants the Strait of Hormuz opened. “Iran has just informed us that they are in a ‘State of Collapse,’” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “They want us to ‘Open the Hormuz Strait,’ as soon as possible, as
Americans have expressed increasing disapproval of the government, with only 10 percent approving of Congress and 17 percent trusting the government to do what is right, due to polarization, lack of checks and balances, and broken promises.
New Jersey Representative Tom Kean Jr. has finally addressed the public regarding his multiweek absence from Congress. “I want to thank my constituents and colleagues for their patience as I address a personal medical issue,” Kean said in a statement posted on X Monday evening.
A federal judge has rejected the Department of Justice’s attempt to dismiss former U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey’s lawsuit challenging her wrongful termination. Comey alleged that she’d been improperly terminated in July “solely or substantially” because her father is former FBI
The Defense Department can demand reporters be escorted on Pentagon grounds while the Trump administration appeals a judge’s decision from earlier this month that compels the agency to restore access for journalists, an appeals court ruled Monday. The majority opinion on the
The mission is the 13th collaboration between NASA and Elon Musk's SpaceX under the Commercial Crew Program.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said Monday the U.S. might be at a point where the president and other top officials cannot be in the same ballroom after Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. “Are we at a point where it's no longer smart to have
President Trump is facing opposition to his ballroom from within his own party. Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida doesn’t think taxpayers should foot the hefty bill for the White House addition, telling NBC News that the project should be privately funded. “I don’t know
House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (Calif.) and other top Democrats will give remarks Tuesday morning amid the redistricting battle. Last week's victory in Virginia, when voters approved a redistricting referendum that favors Democrats, added new momentum for the party
Rep. Rob Menendez (D-N.J.) on Monday criticized a push from some Republicans to use taxpayer money to fund the construction of the White House ballroom, slamming his counterparts for “doing whatever they can to appease” President Trump. “They’re so misaligned with what the
Unfortunately for Kim, Trump is taking America’s nuclear nonproliferation policy seriously.
Nexstar's Basil John will be hosting wraparound coverage of King Charles III's speech to Congress on Tuesday, joined by The Hill's Sarakshi Rai and Nexstar's Vinay Simlot. Coverage will start at 2:30 p.m. EDT and is expected to run until 4 p.m. EDT. King Charles's speech
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday morning on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request, as the space agency eyes a return to the moon. The administration is seeking $18.8 billion for NASA in fiscal 2027, a
Federal agents returned to Minneapolis to raid day cares early on Tuesday morning. “Today the FBI with federal, state and local law enforcement is involved in court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of an ongoing fraud investigation,” said a Justice Department
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) on Monday said lawmakers "can discuss" the need for a new $400 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House being pushed by President Trump. The president and his allies have made a renewed push for the ballroom following a shooting at the
Education Secretary Linda McMahon will testify before a Senate Appropriations Committee panel Tuesday morning on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request for the mostly shuttered Education Department. The department has been on the chopping block since Trump returned to the
The president is losing his grip over his proposed White House ballroom. The Justice Department filed a bizarre legal motion Monday, taking on a tone—and punctuation—more akin to one of Donald Trump’s sprawling social media rants than a formal court document from the top law
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the country’s government said on Tuesday. The country will officially exit OPEC and its broader OPEC+ association on May 1 following the government's internal review of its
Accountability for abuse is anathema to state suicide protocols.