More than $409 milion has been spent by DHS since its creation in 2023, but recent U.S. operations have spiked those costs
“I don’t think it surprised me in the moment of the attack,” the CNN anchor told Stephen Colbert. “But in that moment…”
Matteo Bassetti said the U.S. ski superstar should explain one thing to the president and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
A new poll finds Trump is behind his 2024 rival in a mock “do-over” vote.
And one key demographic appears to be driving the plunge.
The Trump family company wants to trademark the use of the president’s name on any airports but says it doesn’t plan on charging a fee — at least for a proposed renaming of one near his Florida home.
“He’ll only have himself to blame,” the British broadcaster said.
Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico addressed the controversy over his “Late Show” interview on Tuesday. CBS has denied accusations from the show’s host, Stephen Colbert, that they barred an interview with the political candidate scheduled for Monday’s show. The interview, which did not air, was posted on the show’s YouTube channel. During a press…
The former Trump ally said she and three GOP colleagues were “getting pressure” from the White House to stop calling for the release of the files.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth commended the Trump administration’s recent boat strikes in the Caribbean in a Tuesday social media post. “Turns out President’s Day — under President Trump — is not a good day to run drugs,” Hegseth wrote on the social platform X. The secretary was replying to a mission report from the U.S….
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) fired back at President Trump on Tuesday, hours after the president said the governor is partially responsible for recovery efforts in the wake of a massive sewage spillage in the Potomac River. “Mr. President, this spill is basically contained,” Moore wrote on the social platform X. “So could you approve…
A lawsuit claims that prohibiting the rainbow flag at the site of the historic 1969 uprising violates a federal law allowing Confederate flags to be flown.
More than half of Americans in a new poll said they believe President Trump is attempting to conceal crimes committed by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In an Economist/YouGov poll released Tuesday, 53 percent of respondents said they believe Trump is “trying to cover up Epstein’s crimes.” Twenty-nine percent of those polled said they do…
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) urged Republican senators on Tuesday to find “some low-hanging fruit” among Democratic demands for reform within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to bring an end to the days-long partial government shutdown. During an appearance on MS NOW, Bacon suggested Republicans have two choices: “Play hardball” or identify potential areas of…
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has launched an investigation into the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) handling of whistleblower complaints following a string of complaints about DHS’s Office of Inspector General. According to an email obtained by the Project on Government Oversight, the GAO is reviewing the handling of whistleblower complaints from President Trump’s first term through…
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Tuesday questioned why President Trump and other GOP lawmakers haven’t locked down the Texas Senate race with an endorsement in the three-way party primary. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) are vying for Cornyn’s seat in the Senate. The frequently nasty…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is coming out of the Munich Security Conference with fresh momentum after a well-received speech to world leaders. Rubio received a standing ovation for his 30-minute remarks that sought to ease European anxieties about U.S. foreign policy and emphasize the importance of the transatlantic partnership, a year after Vice President…
Air Force One jets are expected to receive a new paint job in President Trump’s preferred colors of red, white, gold and dark blue, The Hill’s sister network NewsNation has confirmed. Both the luxury jet donated by Qatar and new VC-25B Boeing jets will feature the new colors, an Air Force spokesperson told NewsNation. The…
Vice President Vance dismissed the idea that there is a “conflict” brewing between him and Secretary of State Marco Rubio amid speculation that both men are considering presidential runs in 2028. “I think it’s so interesting the media wants to create this conflict where there just isn’t any conflict,” Vance told Fox News host Martha…
Martin Luther King III, the son of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., on Tuesday urged the public to “keep hope alive,” echoing the words of the Rev. Jesse Jackson hours after his death. He joined a chorus of tributes to Jackson, who died after his battle with the neurodegenerative disorder progressive…
CBS is denying an accusation from Stephen Colbert, the network’s top comic and host of “The Late Show,” that it prevented him from airing an interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. Colbert during his Monday show told viewers that attorneys for CBS told him “in no uncertain terms” that “we could not have…
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), the son of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, said Tuesday that his father “did not see himself as a politician” but rather viewed politics as a vehicle to help marginalized communities. “He saw himself as a public servant. He believed in servant leadership. He saw himself as a…
The 2026 Independent Spirit Awards saw actor Natasha Rothwell exhibit some independent gumption of her own while presenting an award onstage.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened on Tuesday to sink U.S. warships amid continuing nuclear talks between the Middle Eastern nation and the U.S. “The Americans constantly say that they’ve sent a warship toward Iran,” Khamenei posted on the social platform X. “Of course, a warship is a dangerous piece of military hardware.” “However,…