Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's embattled pick for Defense secretary, faced growing scrutiny from Republican senators Tuesday after a new set of revelations over the weekend involving allegations of alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct in his past. “I think some of these
A verdict in one of the most divisive criminal trials of recent times is imminent. A jury in New York is deliberating after closing arguments concluded on Tuesday in the case of Daniel Penny, the ex-Marine on trial for second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday that it has plans to phase out certificates that allow employers to give disabled workers subminimum wages. Under the current rule, certain employers can apply for a certificate that allows them to pay employees with a disability
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) encouraged the new "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) to create a year-round standard time in a Wednesday post on the social platform X. His goal is to have the department, led by X owner Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, replace daylight
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Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamond’s communication with the former leader of the Proud Boys increased and grew more secretive as pressure to arrest him mounted in 2020, prosecutors said Tuesday. Lamond is accused of warning Enrique Tarrio, the group's former
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said he is disappointed by President Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden, according to a Tuesday report. “With everything the president and his family have been through, I completely understand the instinct to protect Hunter,” Newsom
President-elect Trump’s choice to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced on Tuesday he is withdrawing from consideration just three days after Trump made his nomination known. Florida's Hillsborough County Sherriff Chad Chronister said in a post on X Tuesday
President-elect Trump’s nominee to serve as administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced on Tuesday he is withdrawing from consideration. “To have been nominated by President-Elect @realDonaldTrump to serve as Administrator of the Drug Enforcement
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Senator Mike Lee wrote out a blueprint for dismantling Social Security on X Monday night that Elon Musk amplified, hinting at disturbing GOP plans for the program. In a thread now pinned to his X profile, the Utah Republican laid out a case for overhauling the program and
Hunter Biden’s federal pardon has Eric Adams holding out hope for a way out of his own legal troubles. When asked about President Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter of tax evasion and possession charges, New York City Mayor Eric Adams responded by reading a sentence from
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said allegations against Pete Hegseth of sexual assault and other misconduct, some stemming from his time atop two veterans groups, are “very disturbing” and are making his path to becoming the next Defense secretary more arduous. The South Carolina
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) launched a bid Tuesday to become the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight and Accountability Committee in the next Congress, a high-profile seat that will be on the front lines of the polarized fight over President-elect Trump and his
President Biden’s decision to give his son a full and unconditional pardon represented a stunning reversal for the outgoing commander in chief, who previously had insisted he would do no such thing while extolling the importance of respecting the rule of law. Biden and his
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President-elect Trump’s transition team announced Tuesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Justice Department, which will allow the FBI to conduct background checks for certain individuals chosen for the incoming administration. The transition said the
Low-income Californians would have an easier time purchasing hormonal birth control pills at their local pharmacy under a new bill. The bill, which was recently introduced to the California State Assembly, would remove a self-screening requirement for recipients of Medi-Cal,
President-elect Trump’s attorneys laid out their arguments for why his criminal conviction in New York should be dismissed entirely in a new court filing made public Tuesday in which they cited Hunter Biden’s pardon earlier this week. Since he won the election, Trump has pushed
House Republicans are calling for an investigation into Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees, alleging they avoided homes with Trump campaign yard signs in multiple states when they were assisting communities hit by recent hurricanes. Transportation and
House floor consideration of a resolution forcing the House Ethics Committee to release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is expected this week, after Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) on Tuesday renewed his move to force action on an updated version of the resolution —
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) laid out an ambitious plan at the Senate Republican retreat Tuesday for Congress to move first next year on a budget reconciliation package that would be focused on border security and defense, and then act later in the year
Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, has hopes of enacting the president-elect’s revenge plot against anyone he deems to be part of the so-called “deep state”—and that includes a number of Republicans. Patel’s list, which can be found in his 2023 book, Government
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is hosting the annual Capitol Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday afternoon — marking the 60th anniversary of the event. "Spruce Wayne" is an 80-foot-tall Sitka spruce tree from the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska. The Architect of the
Senator Mitch McConnell is upset that two Democratic judges are reversing their decisions to retire, complaining Monday that “this sort of partisan behavior undermines the integrity of the judiciary.” After Donald Trump was elected to his second term as president last month,
President-elect Trump’s team outlined the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee benefits for donors over the Jan. 20 weekend, which include a reception with Cabinet picks, a Sunday service and the inaugural ball. In a benefits outline obtained by The Hill, the team highlighted that
When it came time to hit the voting booths, Americans sided with Donald Trump on their top three biggest concerns. A poll published Tuesday by Navigator Research revealed that Trump’s stance on—and his ability to elevate—three key issues drastically swayed American voters at
Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) is set to give his final remarks from the Senate floor on Tuesday afternoon. Manchin, who announced just over a year ago that he would not seek reelection, has held his seat since 2010. The senator, who was largely considered the most vulnerable
A major hospital trade group launched a six-figure ad campaign this week calling on Congress to extend disaster relief tax credits that the group says will help facilities recover from hurricanes Helene and Milton. The Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) on Tuesday said
The planet's northernmost ocean could experience its first day free of ice as early as 2027, a new study has found. While the three-year possibility remains extreme, the study authors determined that this first pivotal day could occur within nine to 20 years after 2023,
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said Tuesday its error rates can be “too high” when enforcing content moderation policies and pledged to improve their policy rollouts. “We know that when enforcing our policies, our error rates are too high, which gets in
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House Democrats on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Tuesday released their own report responding to the Republican-led panel's final report, deeming the subcommittee to have "failed" in its endeavor to uncover the origins of COVID-19 and instead having
New Jersey Sen. George Helmy (D) announced he will resign from his seat Sunday, clearing the way for Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), the senator-elect, to take the seat a few weeks before the start of the next term of Congress. The announcement on Tuesday was expected as New Jersey
California's cities may only receive about 5 percent of the water deliveries they have requested this year, with dry and warm conditions expected to persist through the winter, state officials announced Monday. The California Department of Water Resources said its initial
A few Supreme Court justices went out of their way to fight back against enforcing the court’s new ethics rules, The New York Times reported Tuesday—and it’s not that surprising. In a series of secret offline memos and meetings, the justices toiled away over how they would
