Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Monday that Lindsay Clancy should be publicly executed, as the Massachusetts woman faces a new trial for allegedly murdering her three children. “Her children are dead, she should be dead too,” Mace told TMZ. The South Carolina Republican later said, “She should get the death penalty. It should be public,...
The House Rules Committee on Monday approved bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing sanctions on Russia amid its war in Ukraine. The bill, which the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) championed, would allow President Trump to impose penalties on individuals working on behalf of the Russian government to stall peace negotiations with Ukraine, violate a negotiated...
Attorney General Todd Blanche will brief reporters in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday, as he will become the latest administration official to fill the shoes of former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. A White House official confirmed to NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network, that Blanche will speak to members of the press. ...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) Senate campaign received nearly $54 million from the GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund’s (SLF) Texas affiliate, according to a filing. The Austin-based Texas PAC donated more than $53.8 million to Paxton’s campaign, based on filings to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The committee is affiliated with the SLF, which is...
The Supreme Court refused to clear the way for President Trump’s mail-in voting plan for the midterms on Monday over the dissents of two conservative justices, keeping intact a judge’s block that declared the plan unlawful. It’s the third time the Trump administration brought the plan to the high court’s emergency docket after groups have blocked the effort. Previously, the...
U.S. diplomatic facilities in four Gulf countries suffered around $184 million in estimated damages from Iranian military strikes, according to a new report from the Pentagon’s watchdog made public on Monday. The posts are located in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Pentagon watchdog said in the 44-page report, the first...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Iran strikes on US diplomatic facilities raise war cost U.S. diplomatic facilities in four Gulf countries suffered around $184 million in estimated damages from Iranian military strikes, a new Pentagon watchdog report found. © Farid Abdulwahed,...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Clarity Act faces Senate test A cryptocurrency regulation bill is poised to face a key test on the Senate floor this week, as lawmakers weigh whether to advance the measure after nearly a year of negotiations....
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump slashes climate rules for coal and gas plants The Trump administration on Monday gutted regulations that limited planet-warming emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants. © AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file The move allows a sector that makes up a large share of the U.S.’s...
The Trump administration on Monday gutted the rules governing the nation’s climate regulations for power plants. Here’s what you should know about the final rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): It axes most, but not all, power plant climate rules The rules, which have been announced but whose underlying text did not appear to...
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) returned to the Senate Monday evening to cast his first vote since June 11 after spending months away from the Capitol recuperating from a fall he suffered at home. McConnell’s long absence and the trickle of information from his office about his condition fueled weeks of speculation about his health and...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said in an interview on Monday that he wouldn’t run for president in 2028 if former Vice President Kamala Harris ran for a third bid, pointing out that they’d both be fighting over similar bases of supporters. “First of all, electorally, it's a gift from God for everybody else. They’d...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told reporters he would like to see the Protect College Sports Act, the proposed landmark legislation regulating the big business of college sports, signed by President Trump live on ESPN's "College GameDay." "Our goal from the beginning was not just to squeak by with 60 votes but to get a big...
President Trump is downplaying the mounting concerns about artificial intelligence and resisting calls for regulation, putting him out of step with a growing chorus of worries coming from within the tech industry and both sides of the political aisle. Trump, speaking with reporters over the weekend and in social media posts on Monday, said warnings...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Pennsylvania sees third measles-associated death A coroner in Pennsylvania reported another death tied to the state’s worsening measles outbreak. © Sean Rayford, Getty Images The Jefferson County coroner in a release initially posted to Facebook said a woman died Saturday...
Delaware's final 2026 primary caps a season where Donald Trump's endorsements dominated GOP races and progressive socialists ousted incumbents.
Surrogate McKenna West asked the Supreme Court for an emergency administrative stay, fearing the newborn could be moved from Texas to California.
Lawmakers will examine alleged foreign malign influence operations tied to China, Iran and Cuba after Fox News Digital traced pro-communist network operating inside the U.S.
The Lindsey Graham sanctions bill forces House Democrats to weigh Ukraine support against expanding Trump tariff authority they've long opposed.
A lower court's nationwide block on U.S. Postal Service mail-in ballot rules remains after the Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration.
Zohran Mamdani condemned ICE raids and federal immigration policies as New York City joined other sanctuary jurisdictions in a lawsuit.
The Common Cents Act passed the House to officially end penny minting and establish cash rounding to the nearest nickel for cash transactions.
Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said that the country must confront what he described as "unpaid debts" owed to Black communities.
Lindy Li claims Kamala Harris secretly auditioned for wealthy Democratic donors while publicly insisting Joe Biden would stay in the 2024 race.
Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate floor after months of recovery from a fall, citing physical therapy and lingering effects of childhood polio.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says Biden-appointed judges are "almost impossible" to work with as immigration enforcement battles intensify.
New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul is accused of a free speech "hit job" after signing a law letting Letitia James fine groups contacting union members.
Rep. Shontel Brown faces backlash after claiming lynchings are rising in the United States, despite cases being widely debunked as suicides.
House Democratic Rep. Al Green is mounting yet another effort to impeach President Donald Trump, he announced on Monday.
Members of Congress are in freakout mode over AI after OpenAI agents escaped isolation and hacked Hugging Face, sparking urgent regulation calls.
James Talarico instantly named Alyssa Edwards as his favorite Texas drag queen, spotlighting a performer who has publicly discussed working with children.
Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed led a 2007 University of Michigan protest against ex-terrorists who discussed converting to Christianity.
Aaron Rupar faces White House backlash after attacking a female press wrangler in a C-SPAN clip from President Trump's Ireland departure.
Congressional Republicans plan to bypass the Senate filibuster and pass the SAVE America Act's voter ID and proof of citizenship rules via reconciliation.
John Brennan faces a grand jury subpoena in a Justice Department probe into whether officials conspired to deprive Trump of his civil rights.
President Donald Trump rejected calls for AI guardrails and singled out Dario Amodei, as David Sacks challenged the industry's push to pace the frontier.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani claims the Trump administration is illegally expanding a rule that allows feds to deny green card and visa applications based on welfare status.
Scott Banister's $40 million funds Make Liberty Win's push to counter Democratic Socialists of America in state legislature races across nine states.
Muslim voters at an ISNA conference say they plan to back Abdul El-Sayed despite opposing his abortion and LGBTQ stances, citing Trump betrayals.
James Talarico, the Democratic Texas Senate candidate, once called parents' refusal to acknowledge a child's gender identity "abusive" behavior.
The border czar appeared to surprise Jacqui Heinrich with his statement.
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large group of other Russian guests.
The president sounded like a schoolboy trying to riff on an oral exam he didn’t study for.
“I want to make you happy,” the president told reporters on the flight back from Ireland.
The dispute reportedly went beyond the news agency’s refusal to adopt Donald Trump’s preferred name for the Gulf of Mexico.
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This guy REALLY doesn’t like windmills.
The newspaper’s conservative editorial board blasted it as “political excuse-making on a grand scale.”
“There is real pain that people are feeling,” said Bill Stepien.
The White House just thanked the president for what?!?
The president seemed puzzled by the question about a post he made on 9/11.
Someone wasn’t quite ready with his answer.
The “Great Healthcare Plan” is more of an outline.
The new regulations would require all ballot envelope designs to be pre-approved by the Postal Service and require states to upload the identities of recipients to a still-inactive online portal.
MAGA’s most prominent defector railed against the Democratic Senate candidate’s critics who have been trying to paint him as a terrorist sympathizer.
Johnson said that Trump’s pledge to send the money if Republicans retain power in the midterm elections was part of the president’s “brainstorming.”
The speaker defended House candidate Brandon Herrera’s reprehensible internet behavior as part of the job for the former YouTube “provocateur.”
The House speaker shared his take after CNN’s Jake Tapper said AI leaders “seem terrified” about where artificial intelligence is headed.