The death toll of a Moscow concert hall terrorist shooting rose Monday to 139, a Russian official announced. The number of deaths has quickly increased since the attack Friday, after gunmen opened fire on crowds in a suburban Moscow concert hall and lit the building on fire.
A blizzard is set to bury much of the plains and upper Midwest in as much as a foot of snow between Sunday and Monday as an unseasonable weather system tracks east across the country. Meanwhile, heavy thunderstorms could bring tornadoes to the Gulf Coast on Monday. The
Fox contributor Marc Thiessen blasted the ongoing prosecution of former President Trump in a civil fraud case in New York, comparing what Trump is facing to that of cult leader Charles Manson. Thiessen said Trump's team "ought to be relieved" after Monday's ruling from a
Former President Trump is now one of the wealthiest people in the world after his media company, Truth Social, completed a merger that will see it debut on the stock market. Trump joined Bloomberg’s list of the world’s 500 richest people on Monday after the deal that could net
Former President Trump’s legal troubles crowded in on him Monday. One court weighed the size of the bond he should have to post in his civil fraud case, while separately, the judge in his New York hush money case considered protests lodged by his legal team. The upshot was a
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Monday slammed former President Trump for encouraging a primary challenge against a Florida Republican, saying he was employing "ridiculous bullying tactics." Trump on Sunday took aim at Rep. Laurel Lee (R-Fla.), the only member of the Florida
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump gets surprise bond downgrade to $175M A New York appeals court handed former President Trump a surprise decision that significantly lowered the cost of a
NBC News is facing significant backlash from within over its hiring of former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel to provide commentary on the 2024 elections. Former NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd excoriated the network Sunday over the hiring, while
A Minnesota Republican state senator had an a-moo-sing but completely unhinged reason to oppose a proposal for safe storage requirements for guns: People might need to shoot cows. Senator Warren Limmer made the bizarre argument on Friday during a committee meeting on a bill
The Los Angeles and Miami homes of renowned musician and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs were raided by authorities as part of a federal investigation, officials said. The action is related to a sex trafficking probe in New York, The Associated Press reports, citing officials who
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk suit against watchdog dismissed in court A case brought by Elon Musk, the owner of X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, against a hate-speech watchdog group was dismissed by
The number of abortion pills obtained outside the traditional U.S. health care system spiked considerably in the months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to new data. There were nearly 28,000 additional doses of pills for “self-managed” abortions in the
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) announced Monday that a member of the Prisoner Review Board (PRB) has resigned from her post, following a public outcry in response to the death of 11-year-old Jayden Perkins. Perkins was allegedly killed by a man with a history of domestic
The newly formed parent company for Truth Social will debut on the stock market Tuesday, bringing to a close a years-long merger that is set to net former President Trump billions of dollars. A special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merged with Truth Social parent Trump
Presented by Panasonic — The Biden administration is committing $6 billion toward cutting planet-warming emissions from some of the nation’s most polluting and difficult-to-decarbonize sectors. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Biden
Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Sasha Baker will resign from her post at the end of April after just nine months in the job as the top policymaker for the Pentagon. The undersecretary of Defense for policy is the No. 3 leadership role on the civilian side of the
Team Joe Biden just handed Donald Trump the harshest put-down since Biden told him “shut up” on a 2020 debate stage. On Monday, the Biden campaign issued a venomous response to Trump’s post-court presser , jabbing the GOP presidential pick on his money struggles and slamming
President Biden’s reelection campaign added four members to its communications team, The Hill has learned exclusively. The campaign hired Mia Ehrenberg as a national spokesperson, Charles Lutvak as a national spokesperson, Fabiola Rodriguez as deputy director of Hispanic media
Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time on Monday called the gunmen who killed more than 130 people at a Moscow concert hall "radical Islamists," while suggesting the attack could be linked to Ukraine. Putin said the shooting was committed by "radical Islamists"
A New York appeals court on Monday reduced the $454 million that former President Donald Trump was required to put up while he appeals his civil fraud case. Now Trump must put up, by April 4, a mere $175 million. The trouble is, he may not get a bond for that amount, either.
Former President Trump says Israel made a “very big mistake” with the invasion of Gaza, noting that broadcast images of the widespread destruction have turned many against the country in his strongest criticism of Israel since the beginning of its war against Hamas last year.
Former President Trump won a surprise decision from a New York appeals court Monday that significantly lowered the cost of a bond he must pay while appealing a multimillion-dollar civil fraud judgment against him. It’s a decision that eases some of the financial pressure on the
Many American voters are dreading November’s rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Well, now those people can vote for Literally Anybody Else . A man in Texas, fed up with the two major-party candidates, has legally changed his name to Literally Anybody Else and launched
No society should tolerate the destructive, self-absorbed petulance of the vandals. It should not have to be said that they have no right to destroy an irreplaceable piece of art or a precious document, denying it to future generations.
President Biden’s reelection campaign bashed former President Trump on Monday for claiming he has the cash to pay a $175 million bond in his civil fraud case, and brushing off the prospect that a conviction in another case could cost him the election. Trump scored a major win
Rising global temperatures are associated with inflation in food prices, both in regions that are already hotter and in countries outside the tropics like the U.S., according to a study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. Researchers from the Potsdam
The White House said it is looking to work with Congress to repeal an effective ban on LGBTQ pride flags flown over U.S. embassies in legislation funding the government through September. President Biden signed the $1.2 trillion spending package Saturday, hailing the agreement
A Texas man is hoping a legal name change and a long-shot presidential bid will get his argument across that some voters want “literally anybody else” but former President Trump or President Biden to serve another White House term. A teacher and Army veteran in North Richland
The Florida Democratic Party on Sunday ousted two county party chairs, including the party chair of Miami-Dade County, in a contentious seven-hour meeting that follows a series of recent election defeats. The 120-member party central committee voted to oust Miami-Dade Chair
The White House on Monday said it was puzzled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to cancel a delegation meeting in Washington after the U.S. abstained from a U.N. Security Council vote calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. “We’re kind of perplexed by this,”
The Biden administration sanctioned two Chinese nationals and a Wuhan-based company Monday that allegedly targeted critical infrastructure sectors in the U.S. as part of an expansive hacking effort. The Treasury Department levied sanctions against Zhao Guangzong and Ni Gaobin,
Former President Trump on Monday brushed off the prospect that a conviction in an upcoming trial over alleged hush money payments could cost him the election in November, suggesting it could actually help him if he’s found guilty. “Well, it could also make me more popular
Democratic virtue is believed to be a stronger and more reliable force than authoritarian discipline; genuine consent from the people more powerful than any authoritarian coercion.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he doesn't believe former President Trump would follow through on his pledge to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border because of the two countries' economic ties. "Because we understood each other very well. We signed an
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) are threatening to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress if he does not hand over materials pertaining to special counsel Robert Hur’s
Former President Trump fumed Monday over his legal troubles after a New York judge scheduled an April 15 start date for his hush money trial despite Trump’s efforts to postpone the case. Trump, speaking down the street from the Manhattan courthouse after the judge’s ruling,
The European Union launched investigations into Meta, Google and Apple to review if the three U.S.-based tech giants’ recently announced measures comply with the EU’s new tech regulations, the European Commission announced Monday. The investigations will focus on whether the
As the sponsor of the Cerebral Palsy Research Program Authorization Act, which would create a program with dedicated research funding under the CDC, I hope my colleagues in Congress will join me in recognizing the need to expand research into cerebral palsy, build on the recent
Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Steele criticized the New York appeals court's decision to pause enforcement of the multimillion-dollar judgment against former President Trump and his company over deceitful business practices. In a terse Monday order, a
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Monday. My latest social media feeds have been taken over by Swedish candy — and it’s all I can think about. Has anyone else been seeing the viral videos of Americans sampling it? And can anyone tell me if Bubs are actually that good? OK, back to why