The complaint names U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as being responsible for the killing of fisherman Alejandro Carranza Medina.
Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released photos of Jeffrey Epstein’s home, the latest document release to come as the party pushes ahead with its investigation into the convicted sex offender. The photos offer a look into Epstein’s mansion on his private island in the Caribbean, where he was accused of sex…
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Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Tuesday slammed President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following their latest remarks regarding a strike on survivors clinging to the wreckage of an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. “This is the biggest crowd of wimps you’ve ever seen,” Warner, who serves as vice chair of the Senate Select…
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) is speaking to reporters Wednesday afternoon about President Trump’s ramped up immigration enforcement efforts and her opposition to for-profit detention centers. “Trump’s treatment of immigrants is beyond inhumane,” Jayapal wrote in a post on the social platform X, sharing a story from Newsweek. “That’s why today, I’m introducing my Dignity for…
The bombshell report by The New York Post alleged that sources within the FBI had called Patel “in over his head” and his deputy, Dan Bongino, “something of a clown.”
Look at this li’l sleepy guy.
Border czar Tom Homan said Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations are ramping up in Minneapolis and St. Paul because of “criminal activity” in the area. “We’ve done operations in Twin Cities, but you know what? The uncoverings of criminal activity … just elevated their priority status,” Homan said in an interview on…
Former special counsel Jack Smith has agreed to sit for a deposition with the House Judiciary Committee on Dec. 17 after the panel’s Republicans issued a subpoena compelling him to appear for closed-door questioning. The subpoena comes after Smith pushed to testify publicly about his prosecution of President Trump for his actions related to Jan….
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has begun an immigration effort in New Orleans, the department said in a Wednesday press release. DHS said the New Orleans-based “Operation Catahoula Crunch” will aim for “criminal illegal aliens roaming free thanks to sanctuary policies.” “Sanctuary policies endanger American communities by releasing illegal criminal aliens and forcing DHS…
12:30 Report is The Hill’s midday newsletter. Subscribe here. It’s Wednesday. Thirty-three years ago today, the first-ever text message was sent. It read, “Merry Christmas.” In today’s issue: 🎷 NEWS THIS MORNING New Orleans is the next immigration target: Federal agents have begun patrolling in New Orleans as part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown,…
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Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) brought a copy of the Law of War Manual with him to explain just how illegal one of the deadly strikes in September was.
Cuellar, a conservative Democrat, was indicted in 2024 on charges of bribery and acting as a foreign agent.
After outgoing Illinois Rep. Chuy García (D) attempted to handpick his chief of staff as his successor, Democratic organizer Mayra Macías entered the race to replace him as an independent.
The U.S. military struck an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean that is at the center of a controversy involving Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth four times during a Sept. 2 attack, according to a US official who spoke to The Hill Wednesday morning on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive operations. The full attack…
U.S. employers shed 32,000 workers last month, according to a report from the payroll management company ADP that will add to questions about the strength of the economy. “Job creation has been flat during the second half of 2025 and pay growth has been on a downward trend. November hiring was particularly weak in manufacturing,…
The Trump administration is planning to launch targeted immigration enforcement operations aimed at those living in the U.S. illegally among Minnesota’s Somali community. In recent weeks, President Trump has lashed out at the large influx of Somali migrants who have entered the country, since the 1990s, many as refugees, in an attempt to escape civil…
The “tough on crime” president has just pardoned a drug kingpin accused of flooding the U.S. with cocaine as part of what prosecutors called one of “the most violent” drug-trafficking conspiracies.
The senator fiercely pointed out the hypocrisy of being attacked by the president.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) is demanding that CBS, and its parent company Paramount, provide more information about how it edited an interview the network conducted with President Trump that aired on “60 Minutes” last month. Raskin, in a letter to newly appointed CBS News ombudsman Ken Weinstein which was shared exclusively with The Hill,…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a recent interview said he would not trust Secretary of State Marco Rubio or White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller to babysit his children. In an episode of “The Katie Miller Podcast,” posted Tuesday, the host asked Hegseth and his wife, Jen Hegseth, which members of the Trump…
A win by Matt Van Epps in Tennessee’s special election on Tuesday allowed Republicans to exhale a bit. His victory by 9 points in the 7th Congressional District, though, was a far cry from the 20-point win by President Trump last year, giving Democrats a bit of hope. But looking ahead, GOP retirements in the…
Newsmax senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano said Tuesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should face trial over war crime allegations, after reports surfaced that he directed the military to “kill everybody” during a strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. “It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say…
Jared Isaacman, President Trump’s pick to lead NASA, will testify before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Wednesday morning. Isaacman, a top ally of tech billionaire Elon Musk, was originally tapped for the role in May. Trump withdrew his nomination later that month, citing the need to review “past associations” and whether…
The House Homeland Security Committee is convening a hearing Wednesday morning on the rise in violence against law enforcement across the nation. The hearing comes less than a week after two National Guard members — both deployed to Washington amid President Trump’s crackdown on crime — were shot near the White House. One of the…