The outgoing chief of the U.S. Capitol Police issued an unusual public statement Monday criticizing a reported settlement between Justice Department and the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed on Jan. 6,…
Illinois Rep. Lauren Underwood said Monday she will forgo a Senate run to succeed Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin and will stay in the House instead. “When I reflected on the way that I could best…
President Trump and his allies are trying to thread the needle as they take digs at former President Biden’s fitness for office in the wake of his prostate cancer diagnosis. Biden’s diagnosis comes as a forthcoming book,…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday rolled out a new bill aimed at President Trump’s potential acceptance of a Qatari luxury jet to serve as the next Air Force One. The Democratic leader…
(NEXSTAR) — It’s been five months since Big Lots announced it was preparing to close all of its stores, after closing hundreds of others following its bankruptcy filing. Since then, more than 100 Big Lots…
An Arizona judge on Monday ordered state prosecutors to return their 2020 election subversion case against Republican allies of President Trump to a grand jury, a significant setback for the high-profile case. Maricopa County Superior…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) compared federal law enforcement agents carrying out President Trump’s immigration crackdown to a World War II-era Nazi police force during a commencement speech over the weekend. “Donald Trump’s modern-day Gestapo…
The Energy Department said Monday that the environmental impacts of natural gas export terminals fall outside of its authority — signaling that the Trump administration may not give significant consideration to these impacts as it…
President Trump’s approval rating held steady in the latest Harvard CAPS/Harris poll as economic concerns have ticked down a bit. The poll released Monday showed Trump’s approval rating at 47 percent, just 1 point down…
For decades, the Bureau of Land Management has wrestled with a vexing problem: how to responsibly manage the tens of thousands of wild horses and burros roaming public lands across the American West. With few…
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) backed legislation Monday establishing a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, as Senate leadership prepares to bring the bill to the floor once again. Warner represents a key Democratic voice of support…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday that Republicans are nearing an agreement on President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” of domestic priorities, but he suggested it will take two more days of internal discussions before the…
Seven of the 10 inmates who busted out of a New Orleans jail on Friday, including two murder suspects, had not been found as of Monday as a sweeping manhunt is underway in Louisiana. “You…
As a tenuous ceasefire settles after yet another outbreak of military actions between India and Pakistan, the U.S. finds itself in a curious position as peacemaker. Clearly, America’s leaders want (and need) to do everything to keep…
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said on Monday that Republicans are eyeing early 2027 as the target date for the new Medicaid work requirements in the large budget package intended to advance and solidify…
President Trump is slated to attend a House Republican Conference meeting on Tuesday at the Capitol as the party charts the path forward on a massive reconciliation package containing key pieces of his agenda. A…
The Trump administration plans to establish a “Major Defense Partnership” with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), bilateral cooperation that could mean joint weapons development and closer military collaboration between the United States and the wealthy…
At least 50 Venezuelan men who were sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison by the Trump administration had immigrated to the U.S. legally, a review by the Libertarian Cato Institute found. The Monday report reviewed data for…
Members of former President Biden’s White House staff scripted Cabinet meetings and used multiple cameras to cover flubs he had, according to a new book obtained by The Hill. The excerpts from “Original Sin: President…
Speaker Mike Johnson is set to hold another meeting with Republican members pushing for a higher cap on the state-and-local-tax deduction on Monday night. The 9 p.m. meeting, confirmed by three Republicans granted anonymity to…