Supreme Court emergency docket roars back
The Supreme Court’s emergency docket has flared up in the thick of the justices’ summer recess. President Trump is urging the justices to revive his mail ballot restrictions and allow White House...
View ArticleTrump explains his war exercises decision with South Korea
President Trump said Monday he was turned off by South Korea not agreeing to help the U.S. denuclearize Iran even though the U.S. has troops in South Korea to deter aggression from North Korea,...
View ArticleHouse Republican on USS Abraham Lincoln concerns: 'I don't make much of it'
Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) said Monday he does not “make much” of reports that allege crew members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are suffering from declining mental health and supply shortages due to...
View ArticleTrump taps White House adviser Heidi Overton to lead FDA
President Trump tapped Dr. Heidi Overton to be his new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, he announced Wednesday on Truth Social. Overton, a physician, is a top White House domestic...
View ArticleTrump's border plans spark controversy at Texas national park
The Trump administration’s border construction plans inside a Texas national park have hit a wall: resistance from community members ranging from environmental activists to county sheriffs. Last year,...
View ArticleArmy grapples with higher cadet standards after yanking memo
The Army is eyeing new minimum academic standards for college students in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), but not without some internal drama. The service branch issued fresh standards...
View ArticleChief Justice Roberts briefly allows White House ballroom construction
Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked a ruling that was set to halt construction on the White House ballroom later Friday, ruling that work can briefly continue as the Supreme Court mulls the...
View ArticleAcross the country, Kennedy touts MAHA, but not vaccines
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stood in the Oval Office last week as President Trump proudly signed an executive order to reduce childhood vaccines, heavily implying a link...
View ArticleRising data center backlash shakes up midterm races
As public pushback to data centers boils over, politicians on both sides of the aisle are racing to distance themselves from the controversial facilities. Key swing state candidates are scrambling to...
View ArticlePressure mounts on Ethics Committee to speed up misconduct probes as midterms...
Democrats and Republicans are pressing the House Ethics Committee to move more quickly on investigations involving allegations of sexual misconduct or domestic abuse, as a string of high-profile cases...
View ArticleIowa Senate candidates zero in on cancer crisis as key race tightens
Candidates for Iowa’s open Senate seat are zeroing in on the state’s high rate of cancer diagnoses as the race emerges as one of the most unexpectedly competitive contests this cycle. The race features...
View ArticleTrump threatens 50 percent New Year's Day tariffs on more Canadian goods
President Trump hit back at Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday, threatening to hit imported cars, trucks, auto parts and steel with 50 percent tariffs. The new tariffs would take effect on...
View ArticleBessent warns Iran's global partners to cut ties or face ‘Operation Economic...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday issued a global warning for countries to cut any financial ties with Iran or risk being cut off from the U.S. dollar system, launching a new economic pressure...
View ArticleSupreme Court rules blue states sued too early over Trump’s mail voting order
The Supreme Court lifted a judge’s block on President Trump’s executive order adding to mail voting requirements, removing a key roadblock that prevented the policy from going into effect for the...
View ArticleTrump’s fight with GOP senators over trade intensifies
President Trump is headed for a clash with Senate Republicans over his decision to pause tariffs on beef imports while ratcheting up tariffs on key Canadian goods. Trump’s plan to exempt 300,000 tons...
View ArticleCanada announces 'dollar for dollar, rate for rate' retaliatory tariffs on US
Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of American products as high as 50 percent Tuesday, just days after the collapse of negotiations between the two countries. Canadian Finance Minister...
View ArticleGOP faces jam-packed September with funding, reconciliation on agenda
Republicans in both chambers are staring down a September sprint after returning from August recess, with a jam-packed legislative agenda and little time to clear their biggest remaining priorities...
View ArticleTrump plan to raise borrowing limit on shaky ground as debt roils bond market
President Trump’s plan to raise the debt limit through the end of his presidency before Republicans likely lose control of Congress is on shaky ground because of rising concerns over the national debt...
View ArticleMeta settles social media addiction trial with states for up to $17B
Meta and a coalition of state attorneys general reached a settlement in the high-profile trial accusing the company of designing its platforms to be addictive for young users, according to court...
View ArticleBlue states launch new suit to stop Trump's mail-in voting restrictions
Democratic-controlled states brought a new lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s mail-in voting restrictions on Wednesday, hoping they’ll find better success after the Supreme Court ruled they...
View ArticleFederal judge lifts nationwide block on mail-in voting restrictions
A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday lifted a nationwide block on mail-in voting restrictions, temporarily clearing the way for the Trump administration to begin implementing them ahead of the...
View ArticleFederal judge blocks Texas drag show ban, citing Dolly Parton
A federal judge on Tuesday struck down, for the second time, a Texas law that would have restricted public drag performances in the state, name-checking the late Dolly Parton in doing so. U.S. District...
View ArticleWarsh indicates Fed could raise rates to cool inflation
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh signaled on Friday the Federal Reserve is not ruling out an interest rate hike as inflation remains too high. "We must be confident that underlying inflation is moving...
View ArticleTrump can’t appeal New York conviction in federal court, judge rules again
A federal judge on Friday rejected President Trump’s latest bid to fight his criminal conviction outside of New York’s state courts, a strategy aimed at citing presidential immunity, under which Trump...
View ArticleTrump considers giving away part of Yosemite to private company
The Trump administration is eyeing a land swap that would give part of Yosemite National Park to a private company, according to a document submitted to Congress. In the document, obtained by The Hill,...
View ArticleDivided Supreme Court rules White House ballroom construction may proceed
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Monday that White House ballroom construction can continue, lifting a block on above-ground work as President Trump asserts the project is necessary for national...
View ArticleGreene condemns Loomer’s rhetoric: 'This is Trump’s new MAGA and Republican...
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Sunday slammed right-wing influencer Laura Loomer's remarks posted on social media, condemning them as President Trump's "new MAGA and Republican Party."...
View ArticleFrost: Biden should have released Epstein files
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) on Sunday said former President Biden and his administration should have released the federal government's documents and files connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey...
View ArticlePentagon brings on Grok and ChatGPT for military use
The Pentagon announced on Monday that it brought on Starshield AI’s Grok for Government and OpenAI’s ChatGPT for unclassified military use, expanding the number of AI assistants on the department’s...
View ArticleGOP hard-liners threaten rebellion over stopgap funding bill
A small group of conservatives in the House of Representatives is threatening to vote against a procedural rule and stymie much of the GOP agenda for the week to protest a Senate-passed government...
View ArticleCongress funds government until December, averting pre-election shutdown
The House on Tuesday voted to send a short-term extension of government funding to President Trump’s desk, avoiding a politically risky shutdown on the eve of the midterm elections. The continuing...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez: 'Put a data center up in Mar-a-Lago'
Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) quipped Monday that a company should build an AI data center near President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, after he said communities will be “backwards...
View Article2 Democrats, in highly unusual move, cross the aisle to save GOP bills
Two Democrats took the unusual step of voting with Republicans to advance a batch of GOP-backed bills, preventing a handful of conservatives from tanking the vote and effectively saving Speaker Mike...
View ArticleDemocrats blindside leaders with move to bail out Johnson
House Democratic leaders were blindsided Tuesday when two rank-and-file members crossed the aisle to help Republicans advance a series of GOP messaging bills heading into the midterm elections. Rep....
View ArticleHouse censures North Carolina Republican over allegations of inappropriate...
House lawmakers in both parties came together on Tuesday to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) over allegations of inappropriate behavior with female staffers in his office, marking the latest in a...
View ArticleTrump seeks affordability wins down midterm homestretch
President Trump is taking every available avenue in his effort to appeal to voters on affordability as frustrations over high prices and economic uncertainty show no signs of subsiding nine weeks out...
View ArticleTrump coins already out of stock at US Mint
One dollar gold-colored coins featuring President Trump’s image sold out hours after they were released on Wednesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Mint’s website. The currency, which the Trump...
View ArticleJeffries faces tricky balancing act on Democratic defectors
This week’s stunning defection by two centrist Democrats has posed a dilemma for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) — now caught between liberals calling for scalps and others in the party...
View ArticleTrump: 'I don't wear a wig'
President Trump denied allegations Wednesday that he wore a wig, citing an incident in 2024 where he faced windy weather. During a speech at the White House Rose Garden dinner, Trump recalled when he...
View ArticleICE whistleblower: Agency cut corners to fill ranks
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official warned the agency about cutting corners in vetting officer candidates as the agency surged its hiring under the Trump administration. The...
View ArticleMaria Bartiromo out at Fox News
Fox News has parted ways with longtime anchor Maria Bartiromo, the network announced Thursday. The network gave few details on what led to the host's departure in a short statement that read, “We thank...
View ArticlePostal Service asks Supreme Court to allow Trump’s mail voting changes
The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to clear the way for the U.S. Postal Service to implement President Trump’s executive order targeting mail voting in time for the midterms....
View ArticleUS added 162,000 jobs in August, blowing past expectations
The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1 percent. Economists had...
View ArticleTrump threatens trade war if rates aren't cut after strong jobs report
President Trump called on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates Friday after the August jobs report came in stronger than expected, threatening to cut off trade with several countries if the...
View ArticleTrump reveals Brazil, Argentina involved in controversial beef deal
President Trump said Friday that tariff-free imported beef will be coming from Brazil and Argentina, among other places, as his administration works to alleviate stubbornly high prices. “It’s coming...
View ArticleHegseth’s pick faces competition in search for new Army secretary
Sean Parnell, the Pentagon spokesman and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s top choice for the next Army secretary, is among at least four candidates being considered for the role, sources familiar with...
View ArticleDOJ makes new appeal for Supreme Court to allow mail voting changes
The Trump administration on Sunday again asked the Supreme Court to allow it to restrict mail-in voting this election cycle. In a 40-page emergency application, Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked...
View ArticlePrediction markets' regulation draws closer to Supreme Court
Prediction markets have arrived at the Supreme Court’s doorstep. New Jersey this past week urged the justices to settle how prediction markets should be regulated, and a split among the nation’s...
View ArticleSupreme Court blocks Missouri's use of GOP-favored congressional map
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked an order that told Missouri to keep implementing Republicans' favored 7-1 congressional map, which sparked confusion about what boundaries would be used in the...
View ArticleRep. Madeleine Dean slams Fetterman, calls video appearance 'gravely...
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) didn’t mince words about Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and his video appearance at the Republican National Committee's (RNC) midterm convention, calling it a “stunt” that she...
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