A Canadian resident was arrested this week over a terror plot against a Jewish Center in New York City that was planned for Oct. 7, the one-year anniversary of Hamas's initial attack on Israel which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza. The plotter, according to the Justice
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House Republicans on Friday unveiled their highly anticipated plan to avert a government shutdown that is sure to upset Democrats and has already drawn skepticism from some in the GOP. The 46-page plan would keep the government funded into March 2025, while tacking on language
Republican strategist Karl Rove indicated Friday that allowing sentencing to proceed in former President Trump's New York hush money case could have given Trump a boost in the polls. “I also agree with the notion that was offered up by several other of … your analysts. And that
Ahead of the month-end deadline, House GOP leaders are tying a non-citizen voting bill to a six-month funding patch.
Nikki Haley is now working in communications—and she’s going to tweet whatever she wants. On Friday, the failed Republican presidential candidate went deep in the archives to mock conservative pundit Lauren Chen, who was implicated this week in a Justice Department indictment
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story World sees record hot summer for second consecutive year Summer temperatures broke records again in 2024, according to the European Union agency that tracks global warming. © Getty Newly released data from the
The intelligence community has determined that no foreign adversary has yet attempted to impede government efforts to carry out the 2024 election, even as they otherwise seek to amplify U.S. divisions. “Our assessment is that it would be very difficult for foreign actors to
Former President Trump on Friday accepted the endorsement of the nation’s largest police union and indicated he would pursue policies in a second term to bolster police immunity and encourage the use of controversial practices such as stop and frisk. Trump addressed a gathering
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Treasury recovers $1.3B in unpaid taxes from wealthy Americans The Treasury Department has stepped up efforts to recover unpaid taxes from high-income Americans.
The Biden administration has taken the penultimate step in designating a new marine sanctuary off California’s coast. The proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary would recognize the Indigenous Chumash people’s connection to the region. Originally proposed by Fred
The Florida state agency in charge of running its Medicaid program as well as licensing and regulating health providers is publicly targeting a ballot measure that would restore and codify abortion rights in the state, a move that critics say is a blatant violation of state
Florida is reportedly sending police officers to the homes of people who signed a petition supporting an abortion rights ballot initiative. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s administration has begun investigating thousands of verified signatures that helped to put a state
Former President Trump welcomed a court ruling that could mean Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name will no longer appear on ballots in North Carolina, acknowledging the risk Kennedy could pose to him in battleground states. North Carolina’s State Board of
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said she would be backing Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) in the Texas Senate race, endorsing the House member over the Republican incumbent, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). “I want to say specifically, though, here in Texas, you guys do have a tremendous,
Plus: RFK Jr. races to get his name off ballots {beacon} Evening Report © Justin Lane/Pool Photo via AP Trump sentencing pushed until after election Former President Trump will not be sentenced in his New York hush money case until after the November election following a
At his press conference Friday in New York, Donald Trump not only complained heavily about the defamation judgment that he’s appealing, but also about his own lawyers. Trump said, “I have all of this legal talent, but legal talent cannot overcome rigged judges, they can’t
Former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney, who served with former President George W. Bush, said Friday that he will support Vice President Harris in the November election. Cheney issued a statement confirming he would back the Democratic nominee over former President Trump,
President Biden will host British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House next Friday to discuss the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East, among other topics, the White House announced. Biden and Starmer will meet Sept. 13, when the two will "have an
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) weighed in ahead of next week’s presidential debate, saying former President Trump is a “skilled debater,” but Vice President Harris is “tough as nails.” Shapiro joined “The View” on Friday, where he was asked by former Trump White House
Liz Cheney has advice for Kamala Harris for her debate next week: “Let Trump be Trump.” The former Republican Wyoming representative spoke with Atlantic writer Mark Leibovich in Texas on Friday, following her endorsement of Harris for president this week. In her conversation,
Apparently, Donald Trump has gone too far for a former acolyte of unitary executive theory. During an appearance at the Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney made a startling announcement about her father’s plans for the November election.
New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan handed Donald Trump a massive win on Friday, delaying his hush-money sentencing until November 26, after the national election. But news of the reprieve wasn’t enough for Trump, who turned around and distributed a deliberately
"The Sopranos" stars Lorraine Bracco and Steve Buscemi along with Alyssa Milano, Robert De Niro and more are coming together to give Vice President Harris's White House run an Italian-flavored boost. Organizers describe Sunday's "Paisans for Kamala" as an "unique virtual dinner
Vice President Harris pushed her economic message in her first Hispanic media interview as the Democratic presidential nominee, bashing former President Trump’s economic message and business record. In a 10-minute radio interview with Edna Chapa, an entertainment reporter known
Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson is facing criticism after hosting a Holocaust revisionist on his podcast. Carlson, a former Fox News pundit, now hosts “The Tucker Carlson Show” on the social platform X. Earlier this week, he welcomed podcaster Darryl Cooper, and
On Thursday, The New York Times announced its speaker lineup for a day-long “Climate Forward” event the paper is hosting as part of Climate Week, an annual sprint of panels, happy hours, and other events planned to coincide with the U.N. General Assembly in New York. “Nope,
The speaker spoke on a private House GOP conference call, during which former President Donald Trump’s campaign aides also briefed members on the state of the race.
Charlotte, N.C. (AP) — Former President Trump is set to return to the battleground state of North Carolina Friday to deliver remarks before the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). He will try to portray himself before the FOP's national board of trustees as tougher on crime than
A Michigan court ordered Friday that former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name be removed from the state’s general election ballot, overturning previous efforts to keep his name on the ballot. The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that Kennedy, who
Donald Trump is trying to appeal a multimillion-dollar judgment against him for defaming writer and author E. Jean Carroll. In a press conference Friday, though, Trump continued to attack her, accusing Carroll of lying. “I should be suing [E Jean Carroll] for defamation,” Trump
An hour after former President Trump left a Manhattan federal courtroom Friday that heard his appeal of a jury’s sexual abuse verdict against him, Trump walked out in front of the cameras in his Trump Tower lobby to rail against the women who accused him. But they weren’t the
The White House said Friday that the U.S. is “deeply disturbed” by the death of 26-year-old American activist Aysenur Eygi in the Israel-occupied West Bank, calling for Israel to investigate the killing. Eygi, who was born in Turkey, was shot in the head during an
The guy who pushed the #Pizzagate conspiracy theory in 2016 and the #StoptheSteal lie in 2020 is a part of the official Republican “protect the vote” initiative—because of course he is. According to an email shared by HuffPost politics reporter Igor Bobic, RNC’s Election
The Biden administration is offering protection from deportation and an opportunity to become citizens to undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens who have lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years with no felony convictions, while Republicans are suing to stop the policy.
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance claimed that the late Sen. John McCain probably would not support Vice President Harris's presidential campaign after McCain's son endorsed her.