American troops were hit four times by Iranian-backed groups in the Middle East after a U.S. strike Wednesday on an Iranian facility in Syria. Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh on Thursday said the U.S. has now been attacked 46 times since Oct. 17, following the breakout of a major war between Israel and Palestinian...
An attorney for Steve Bannon argued in federal appeals court Thursday that Bannon should not have to serve jail time for contempt of Congress because he was merely following legal advice. The onetime senior aide to former President Trump was convicted of two counts of contempt for defying a subpoena from the House Jan. 6...
Former President Trump took credit for Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) retirement in a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday. “Because I Endorsed Big Jim Justice of West Virginia for the U.S. Senate, and he has taken a commanding lead, Democrat Joe Manchin has decided not to seek re-election. Looking good for Big Jim!”...
Republican strategist Karl Rove warned on Wednesday that both former President Trump and President Biden are liabilities to their parties and that whichever party replaces its leading candidate is most likely to win the presidential race in 2024. “Neither party’s front-runner will be easily dislodged. But if no changes are made, Americans will get the worst dumpster...
President Biden wants the media to know: That sound of someone falling isn’t him taking a tumble. The 80-year-old commander in chief made a balance-related quip while delivering remarks about labor unions in Illinois on Thursday. In the middle of Biden’s speech, a crashing sound could be heard. The president turned his head and...
Veterans Day will be observed Friday, Nov. 10, as a federal holiday. Veterans Day is always Nov. 11, but because that date falls on a Saturday this year, the federal holiday will be observed Friday. The annual day of remembrance honors members of the military and has been a day of reflection since World War...
The union representing Hollywood actors reached a tentative agreement with the major film and television studios Wednesday, spelling an end to its nearly four-month strike and an even longer work stoppage for the industry. SAG-AFTRA suspended the 118-day strike, the longest in the union’s history, on Thursday at midnight. The tentative deal comes a little...
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) honored late Democratic colleague Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), saying she broke barriers for all women. “When you break a barrier, you don’t break a barrier for just people in your party. You’re breaking it for all women,” Blackburn said when asked about Feinstein’s legacy during The Hill’s “Powerful Women over 50”...
Suspicious envelopes have been sent to election offices in three states, authorities said. Washington state’s secretary of State’s office confirmed envelopes with “unknown powdery substances” were received in elections offices in four counties Thursday. The offices in King, Pierce, Spokane and Skagit counties were evacuated, according to a press release. “The safety of staff and...
FBI Director Christopher Wray told agency staff in an email that he was concerned about a “potential conflict of interest” with the process used by the Biden administration to choose a Maryland location for the bureau’s new headquarters. The email, obtained by The Associated Press, said that Congress may review the matter. The General Services...
President Biden on Thursday used a major labor agreement between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the Big Three auto companies to hammer former President Trump for his record on jobs and support for union workers. Biden, donning a red UAW shirt, addressed a boisterous crowd of supporters and community officials in Belvidere, Ill., near...
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) ripped Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) in an interview Thursday, saying he doesn’t think she has earned the right to be reelected to her post. In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Manu Raju, McCarthy predicted Mace would not get reelected. He stressed, however, it would not be because of her vote...
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced on Thursday that he will not seek reelection to the Senate in 2024, almost certainly handing Republicans a seat in next year's elections in a deep red state "After months of deliberation and long conversations with my family, I believe in my heart of hearts that I have accomplished what...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was interrupted by climate protestors Thursday during public remarks for the second time in the past month. The protest came during Powell’s opening remarks at the International Monetary Fund’s annual research conference. A man could be heard saying “close the f–ing door” before the livestream went out. When the stream...
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel dismissed GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s recent knocks against the party, arguing he “needs a headline” to make up for low polling. “Listen, he's at — he's at 4 percent. He needs a headline,” McDaniel told Fox Business anchor Stuart Varney. Ramaswamy was among the candidates who participated...
Several of the world's leading news organizations are denying having prior knowledge of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, following explosive allegations from a pro-Israel media watchdog this week. The HonestReporting group on Wednesday published an article suggesting a number of freelance journalists working for The New York Times, Associated Press, CNN and Reuters...
For years now, corporations have been flooding headlines with their ambitious pledges to achieve carbon neutrality. Companies like Amazon, Walmart, and even BP, have vowed to do more to reduce their carbon footprint. But like a well-intentioned new year's resolution, their commitment to these pledges wavers with passing time. Reducing carbon emissions, it turns out, is a...
A new Marquette Law School Poll shows President Biden has a two-point lead over former President Trump in Wisconsin, but trails other GOP challengers such as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. The poll, published Wednesday, found that 50 percent of Wisconsin voters surveyed said they would back Biden, while...
Legislation addressing Medicare payments and mental health and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) advanced through the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday on a nearly unanimous vote. Other than Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) who did not vote, 26 members of the panel voted to advance the package, adding to the bipartisan pressure for Congress to act on reforms...
Republican lawmakers charting U.S. policy toward China have sent President Biden a list of demands to raise with Chinese President Xi Jinping, ahead of an expected meeting between the two leaders during a summit next week in San Francisco. The demands include Beijing removing exit bans on U.S. citizens in China, increasing oversight on shipments...
Progressive Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) on Thursday said “pauses” in the fighting between Israel and Hamas are not enough and renewed her call for a cease-fire. Bush was joined by members of About Face, an organization representing veterans who are against war, as well as Reps. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) and Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.). Bush has...
The younger generation has good reason to be disillusioned with democracy.
Jezebel, the popular feminist news and opinion website, is shutting down after more than a decade online, G/O Media told employees Thursday. In a note sent to staffers and obtained by The Hill, CEO Jim Spanfeller said the company made "the very, very difficult decision" to suspend publication of the site. "Few decisions over the...
Last week, a trio of Republican senators introduced a bill that could be a win-win for reducing global carbon emissions and advancing our economy. The Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023 — co-sponsored by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) — would charge certain industrial and energy imports a fee if they are more...
A Minneapolis police officer who had been on paid leave for more than a year after sending out a racist email has now been promoted to lead the department’s homicide unit. Aimee Linson, a 25-year-veteran of the force, was suspended in 2022 after a probe by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights found a pattern...
