President Trump has tapped Paul Ingrassia to be deputy general counsel at the General Services Administration (GSA), less than a month after Ingrassia withdrew his nomination as head of the Office of Special Counsel over racist comments. “Paul Ingrassia is a very helpful addition to GSA and will successfully execute President Trump’s America First policies,” a…
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Thursday he will sue the Department of Justice (DOJ) for $500,000 over investigators obtaining his phone records during special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into President Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The Senate, in its proposal to reopen the government, included a provision allowing senators…
Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Swalwell blasts referral for alleged mortgage fraud The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has reportedly made a criminal referral for Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), sending information to the Justice Department accusing him of mortgage fraud. ©…
“I have met some very bad people,” Epstein once privately observed to a friend.
In a statement, the BBC said they “strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim.”
Trump’s Department of Justice keeps going after the president’s open critics and political enemies with accusations of the same crime.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released 20,000 pages of documents from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday, hours after Democrats on the committee released emails in which the disgraced financier alleged that President Trump “knew about the girls.” The newly released files include spreadsheets, images of books relevant to…
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday blasted conservative attorney George Conway online for calling into question Blanche’s interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Conway wrote that Blanche’s July questioning of Maxwell “was either (a) completely incompetent; or (b) intentionally crafted not to elicit facts incriminating Trump,” Conway wrote…
Lawmakers in the House have secured enough signatures on a discharge petition to force a vote on the floor regarding the release of files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) have led the measure seeking transparency about the deceased financier’s relationships — including with President Trump,…
The U.S. military conducted its 20th lethal strike against an alleged drug-trafficking boat on Monday, killing four “narco-terrorists” in the Caribbean Sea, a Pentagon official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Hill on Thursday. There were no survivors following the attack, part of what the Trump administration argues is a military campaign, which kicked…
“They didn’t play pickleball. They played tickleball,” said the “Daily Show” host.
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said Thursday that the air travel system “should return to normal by the weekend” after recent chaos caused by the government shutdown. “[Transportation] Secretary [Sean] Duffy did the right thing by getting ahead when they saw that the staffing levels and the controllers were having a difficult time managing…
The BBC has issued an apology to the White House over the way it edited a clip of President Trump speaking to his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, before the attack on the Capitol. The apology came just days after Trump’s attorneys threatened to sue the British broadcaster for $1 billion over the clip, which…
The Trump loyalist was called to the White House Situation Room as she backed efforts to release all of the Justice Department’s documents on the late sex offender.
NBC News spoke with two senior Republican congressional staffers, two senior Democratic congressional staffers and two other people briefed on the cost.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has reportedly made a criminal referral for Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), sending information to the Justice Department accusing him of mortgage fraud. A vocal critic of President Trump, Swalwell is the fourth known figure to have his mortgage reviewed by the agency led by Bill Pulte, an ally of…
“There are layers to it,” Vance said of the president’s bigoted joke.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday that four European-based groups would be designated as terrorist organizations as part of the administration’s commitment to confront the “antifa” movement — a catch-all term for far-left groups opposing fascism, sometimes violently. The foreign designations come after the Trump administration in September designated antifa as a domestic terrorist…
Trump’s White House communications director also said the rep “may be the stupidest member of Congress.”
Wilkins began dating Patel n early 2023 and attended his swearing-in ceremony at the White House in February.
Lewis requested the pardon to receive medical treatment and visit his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Thursday said Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be restored in full by Monday. “We, immediately last night, began moving out, making sure that the program continues unabated, starting once the government reopened, and hopefully by the end of this week, most will receive it at the very latest…
Longtime cable news host Chris Matthews said Democrats’ “snobbery” had compelled working-class voters to support President Trump and Republican-leaning candidates. Matthews joined MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports” to promote his new book, “Lessons from Bobby: Ten Reasons Robert F. Kennedy Still Matters,” and he was asked about the enduring lessons Democrats can take from the man…
President Trump will sign an executive order Thursday afternoon aimed at boosting resources for the foster care system, primarily for teenagers who are aging out. First lady Melania Trump, who will join the president, secured a $25 million investment in the fiscal 2026 budget request that would provide housing and support for youth transitioning out…
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Anonymous activists are back with their statue, which the Trump administration previously damaged, to satirically honor the men’s “long-lasting bond.”