The House Budget Committee is not considering any plans to fire Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel, a spokeswoman told The Hill on Monday, pushing back on a report in Mother Jones that Democratic staffers were mulling the...
One man was killed and a police officer was wounded in a shooting at a high school in Knoxville, Tenn., Monday, according to Knoxville police.Authorities responded to the scene around 3:15 p.m. i...
A new and shocking police killing in a Minnesota suburb has renewed tensions over police violence with much of the country already on edge over the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged wit...
Lummi Nation carvers and supporters are bringing a totem pole across the country before gifting it to President Biden’s administration this summer. The House of Tears Carvers at the Lummi Nation will carve and transport the 24-foot totem pole...
President Biden on Monday called for calm in the aftermath of a fatal police shooting of a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb shortly after the police chief there said he believed the officer involved mistakenly used a gun instead of a Taser.Biden...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday announced the appointment of a veteran State Department official to the newly created position of chief diversity officer. Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, a 30-year veteran of the foreign...
The House Ethics Committee said Monday that it is upholding two fines worth a total of up to $15,000 against Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) for failing to comply with security screenings to enter the House chamber.Clyde was issued his first fine on Feb....
The officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright did so after mistakenly pulling her gun instead of her Taser on the 20-year-old after police stopped his car, the Brooklyn Center, Minn., police chief said Monday."It appe...
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) dismissed a recent war of words between former President Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), saying the two leaders of the GOP should spend their time tryin...
A new Oregon law aims to prevent whale deaths by placing new restrictions on crab fishing, ...
The Brooklyn Center Police Department in Minnesota on Monday released body camera footage of the officer-involved shooting that left 20-year-old Daunte Wright dead and ...
The White House on Monday said it had reached agreements with Mexico and other Central American countries to step up military presence at their borders in an effort to stem migration to the U.S.The deals with Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala come...
Former Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Monday said the "unemployed" former President Trump has nothing better to do than stir up trouble following his departure from Washington."Here's a guy who's unemployed, has...
Luke Bryan says he'll be missing from Monday's live episode of "American Idol" after testing positive for COVID-19.The "One Margarita" country singer, a judge on the reality TV music competition, shared his diagnosis with his more than 9 million...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a populist conservative who is viewed as a potential White House candidate in 2024, on Monday unveiled his Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act, taking a shot at large tech c...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a populist conservative who is viewed as a potential White House candidate in 2024, on Monday unveiled his Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act, taking a shot at large tech corporations such as Facebook and Google...
President Biden is slated to deliver remarks at a virtual summit Monday afternoon on the global chip shortage.The event is scheduled to begin at 1:15 p.m. EDT.Watch the live video above.
The White House on Monday brushed off a tweet from Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) that suggested President Biden may just be a figurehead because of his carefully calibrated media presence.Cornyn earlier in the day shared a Politico story titled "The...
The White House on Monday brushed off a tweet from Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) that suggested President Biden may just be a figurehead because of his carefully calibrated media presence.Cornyn earlier in the day sha...
The actor Dwayne Johnson teased a potential bid for president in an upcoming interview with MSNBC anchor Willie Geist.A ...
Sylvester Stallone is reportedly one of the newest members of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla.A source at the club told Page Six that “Sly just became a member of Mar-a-Lago," referring to the "Rocky" and "Rambo"...
Stephen Colbert says he avoids saying former President Trump's name or showing his image on TV because it "merely empowers" the ex-commander in chief."I think it might be irresponsible to give him attention," the CBS "Late Show" host said in an...
Pizza chain Dominos has announced the launch of a driverless pizza delivery service in Houston as a test pilot program, according to a report by ...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on the phone with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the State Department announced Monday, with the two discussing multiple topics including increased Russian aggression.Blinken, who is traveling&...
America’s economic policies should serve American workers and consumers. While some in our current political landscape may decry that thinking as “nationalist” or “xenophobic,” it’s actually common sense — or at least it ought to be for those who...
