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- Trump declares ‘huge victory’ after judge allows suit against BBC to proceed
President Trump celebrated a federal judge’s decision on Tuesday to permit his defamation case against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to proceed. The president called U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Kuntz’s ruling “a Huge Victory against Fake News BBC, a terrible abuser of the truth” in a Truth Social post. In the Tuesday ruling, the Trump-appointed…
- Watch live: Trump marks Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery
President Trump will deliver remarks Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day and honor U.S. service members and military organizations. Trump will also participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier alongside first lady Melania Trump, Vice President Vance and second lady Usha Vance, among others. Veterans Affairs Secretary…
- Ben Ferguson: ‘My name has been floated’ as next White House press secretary
Conservative commentator and talk show host Ben Ferguson said he might be in the run to become the White House’s next press secretary, saying he knew his name “has been floated.” During an appearance on Fox News, when asked whether he is up for this job, Ferguson said “Look, my name has been floated around…
- The high cost of Trump’s $1 coin
he U.S. has long avoided putting images of people living on their currency, and for good reason.
- Watch live: House panel examines rise of sports gambling on college campuses
A House Education and Workforce subcommittee will weigh the rise of sports gambling on campuses amid growing concerns about student-athlete safety and the integrity of college sports. The hearing comes as the NCAA faces mounting pressure to address gambling-related scandals, harassment of athletes and wagers tied to individual player performances. Congress is also weighing the…
- White House asserts Democratic investigations could ‘cross the line into blatant criminality’
The White House floated that it may seek to investigate the investigators in the incoming Congress, writing in a letter to Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that their probes “may cross the line into blatant criminality.” The Monday letter, first reported by Punchbowl News on Wednesday, showcases the Trump administration’s aggressive…
- Democrats won — how much can they do now to restrain Trump?
As the country prepares for congressional investigations and possibly impeachments, the Supreme Court's Trump-friendly majority is poised again to put its thumb on the constitutional scale in two instances.
- House Democrat rips colleagues who missed Hegseth vote: ‘Shameful’
Democratic Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Calif.) on Tuesday evening decried the 11 members of her party who missed a House vote to advance impeachment proceedings against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. House Republicans effectively tabled the measure, with the chamber voting 211-204 to refer the resolution to committee. No Democrats voted against advancing the measure in the…
- Who is Alice Huang, alleged spy who reportedly had affair with Nvidia CEO?
Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang has entered the spotlight in the recent days following reports of her intimate relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and allegations of her being a spy. A recent New York Times report claimed that American authorities discovered Alice Huang illegally smuggled advanced AI chips into China while developing a “close relationship”…
- Peltola surpasses combined Dan Sullivan votes after latest drop
Former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) on Tuesday surpassed the combined vote total of Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and independent Dan J. Sullivan following the latest ballot drop in the to-be-determined Senate race. Peltola expanded her narrow lead over the incumbent, with 49 percent of the vote to the incumbent’s 47.2 percent, as of 11:13 p.m.…
- Live updates: Trump, Vance to mark Veterans Day at Arlington
President Trump, Vice President Vance and first lady Melania Trump are set to commemorate Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery. The Trumps are set to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at 11 a.m. EST, and the president will deliver remarks 30 minutes later. The sprawling military burial ground has recently been at the center of…
- Bessent calls for more balanced trade with China ahead of Trump-Xi talks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday the U.S. and China should have a “more balanced” trading relationship, days after President Trump said he expects to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month. “The U.S. trade imbalance with China has long been a source of friction,” Bessent said at a gala hosted by the…
- Democrats don’t have to choose between affordability and accountability
Americans are in no mood to settle for a party that can only tackle one crisis at a time. If Democrats want to succeed, they’ll need to start treating affordability and accountability as two faces of the same Trumpian corruption crisis.
- Trump Jr. defends Russell Brand after actor’s rape, sexual assault sentence
Donald Trump Jr. is defending Russell Brand following the actor’s conviction on rape and sexual assault charges. The 51-year-old British comedian and conservative influencer was sentenced Monday in London to more than 10 years in prison for raping a woman and sexually assaulting three others over a five-year period beginning in 2004. In an episode…
- Nayib Buekele’s fight in Haiti: New hope, or greater havoc?
Bukele has emerged as a prominent global figure in the fight against gangs and organized crime.
- The 2026 midterms just ended Israel’s influence over American politics
Standing up to AIPAC’s agenda has become more than just a policy debate. It’s already a moral litmus test in our elections in a way few issues are.
- Colom extends slim lead over Hyde-Smith in Mississippi Senate race
Mississippi Senate candidate Scott Colom (D) extended his slim lead by more than 3,000 votes over Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) ahead of two crucial ballot deadlines in the week after Democrats saw sweeping victories in the midterm elections. The Hill’s election partner Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) found that, with around 95 percent of ballots counted,…
- Read the studies: Rage over data centers is mostly the product of ignorance
Perhaps Hollywood trained us too well to fear Skynet, when in fact the real trouble is in the wires.
- Betrayal after service: Let’s do better for our veterans
Veteran advocates dub it “institutional betrayal” when the institutions charged with caring for veterans leave them feeling dismissed or abandoned.
- Democrats and Republicans unite to investigate Nvidia, but diverge on whether Trump is at fault
Republicans and Democrats are showing rare unity in their calls for investigations into whether Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang compromised U.S. national security after admitting he had an affair with an alleged Chinese spy. The revelation surfaces a host of concerns that cut across committees related to intelligence, foreign relations and banking and finance, diving deep…
- Jim Jordan looks to move Republicans beyond midterm rout
House Republicans on Tuesday tapped Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to lead their diminished conference in the next Congress, betting that a conservative spitfire — and onetime leadership nemesis — can restore the fight to a party battered by the midterms and scrambling for a path back to power. In brief comments right out of the…
- Dean says she’s considering challenging Fetterman in 2028
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) said Tuesday she is “considering” challenging Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) in 2028, as more Democrats weigh bids to unseat the incumbent. “I’m going to be considering it,” Dean said in an interview with Politico. “I have been concerned about, really, two things, which is his family and his health … and…
- House Democrat says traffic incident prevented her and others from voting on Hegseth impeachment
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) said Tuesday that she and other lawmakers were unable to reach the Capitol in time to vote against a Republican effort to block the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth because of a traffic incident and a police escort. “Like other Members of Congress, Rep. Stansbury was blocked from entering the…
- Reporters Without Borders calls for Carr to be impeached for ‘weaponizing’ FCC
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is urging the incoming Congress to impeach Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr, accusing him of undermining press freedom by punishing news outlets critical of President Trump and his administration. The organization, which advocates for journalists worldwide, claimed Carr has repeatedly used the FCC’s regulatory authority to pursue politically motivated…
- Permitting reform bill advances closer to Senate finish
The Senate further advanced a major infrastructure and energy bill Tuesday night, moving it one step closer to the finish line in the upper chamber. The bill — which seeks to speed up the buildout of energy and other projects while curtailing environmental challenges — advanced in a procedural vote 62-21, just one day after…
- Kennedy family members join legal fight over Trump’s arch
The Kennedy family has jumped into a legal battle against President Trump’s proposed arch. In a Monday court filing in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, members of the Kennedy family requested that the court bar the Trump administration “from taking any steps to approve, authorize, or construct the Arch absent…
- California GOP Rep. Ken Calvert defeats Rep. Young Kim in race for merged 40th District
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) is projected to win the race for California’s 40th Congressional District against fellow California Republican Rep. Young Kim in a race determined by the Golden State’s passage of Proposition 50 last year, according to preliminary results from Decision Desk HQ. With 69 percent reporting, Calvert leads his fellow Republican by about…
- Nixon calls Florida ‘missed opportunity’ for Democrats
Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon (D), who lost to GOP incumbent Sen. Ashley Moody in last week’s midterm elections, referred to the contest during an interview posted Tuesday as a “missed opportunity” for Sunshine State Democrats. “If want to continue to profess that we care about Black people and Hispanic communities, then we need to…
- Cruz says Hegseth will resign, be fired or get impeached
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Cruz says Hegseth will resign, be fired or get impeached Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) predicted on his podcast earlier this week that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will either resign, be fired or be impeached in the…
- Norman gives Trump an ‘F’ on South Carolina midterm performance
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) gave President Trump a failing grade for his performance in South Carolina’s midterm elections after a Trump-backed Senate candidate defeated Norman in the Republican primary but lost to a Democrat in the general election. “In South Carolina, he gets an F,” Norman told MeidasTouch on Tuesday when asked to grade Trump’s…
- Moreno responds to former son-in-law Miller’s re-election loss
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) reacted Tuesday to the election loss of his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), saying he wished the House lawmaker “nothing but, actually, rehabilitation” — an apparent reference to his high-profile domestic abuse allegations. “Look, as you know, that had nothing to do with politics for me,” Moreno told TMZ DC’s…
- Salazar keeps House seat after break with Trump on immigration
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) is projected to win reelection to her seat in Florida’s 27th Congressional District despite breaking with President Trump on his immigration agenda during the campaign, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). She is set to clinch a narrow win over Democrat Eliott Rodriguez, in the south Florida district, notching about…
- House GOP shelves Pete Hegseth impeachment articles
House Republicans on Tuesday shelved a measure spearheaded by outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) that would have led to a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In a dramatic and tight 211-204 vote, the House voted to refer the resolution to committee, a move that essentially ends efforts to impeach Hegseth over the Iran…
- Credit card debt mounts amid Democrats’ push to cap interest rates
New data shows Americans’ credit card balances are mounting, as some Democratic lawmakers push for capping interest rates. Credit card balances increased by $22 billion in the third quarter, an increase of 1.7 percent relative to the second quarter, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Tuesday. Credit card debt for this year topped…
- Biden’s book reveals ‘very generous letter’ from Trump during 2021 transition
Former President Biden has revealed the contents of what he described as a “very generous” letter his predecessor President Trump left him in the Oval Office in 2021, offering a glimpse of goodwill between the political foes after a bitter presidential election. In the letter, published in full in Biden’s upcoming memoir, “Promise Me, America,”…
- Nvidia hires former acting US attorney to investigate Jensen Huang
Nvidia announced Tuesday that it has hired a former acting U.S. attorney to investigate its CEO, Jensen Huang, following reports of his alleged intimate relationship with a woman U.S. intelligence officials believe was spying for China. “The independent members of the NVIDIA Board have retained former acting U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New…
- Lawmakers react to October inflation data
Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Lawmakers react to October inflation data Lawmakers and incoming lawmakers noted Tuesday that the latest inflation data for October show the economy is still dealing with upward price pressures. © Greg Nash “It’s just another brick…
- Democrats escalate probe of Trump admin drug pricing deals
Congressional Democrats are demanding pharmaceutical companies immediately disclose the un-redacted details of their “most favored nation” agreements with the Trump administration, according to a source familiar with the effort. The request to drugmakers comes from the potential health policy leaders in Congress next year — Democratic Reps. Frank Pallone Jr. (N.J.) of the Energy and…
- Cornyn: Talarico will have ‘interesting time navigating a red state as a Democrat’
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said he would do all he could to help Sen.-elect James Talarico during the transition after the incumbent and his successor met on Capitol Hill for the first time post-election. “I told him I’ll be happy to help him all I can during the transition,” Cornyn told TMZ. “It’s normal. It…
- Voice of America head was illegally fired by Kari Lake, court says, backing reinstatement
A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday said former Voice of America (VOA) head Kari Lake illegally fired former director Michael Abramowitz, backing his reinstatement in the role. The three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit found that Lake fired Abramowitz without independent approval amid the Trump administration’s attempts to…