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House Democrats on Wednesday slammed Russell Vought over his tenure as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), heralding his upcoming departure. It marked Vought’s first appearance before Congress in his role leading the consumer watchdog agency, which has faced a tumultuous stretch in President Trump’s second term. Vought is reportedly poised to...
“If the categorical ban on those countries was needed," the Obama appointee asked, "why did we let the soccer players in?"
The U.S. military conducted a second wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, targeting Tehran’s ability to threaten ships attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, as President Trump mulls attacks against the nation’s bridges. The strikes, which began at 3 p.m. EDT, come hours after U.S. forces targeted coastal defense systems and cruise missile...
Mexico has formally asked U.S. state attorneys to open criminal investigations into the deaths of Mexican migrants who died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. At least 17 Mexican nationals have died during immigration enforcement operations throughout President Trump’s second term — 14 died while in ICE custody...
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), the most vulnerable Senate Democrat up for reelection this year, took Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, to task over the administration's focus on debunked claims that the 2020 elections were fraudulent. In a tense confirmation hearing for Clayton on Wednesday, Ossoff and other Democratic senators pressed...
A trio of Democrats are raising alarm that a bipartisan sanctions bill targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine gives President Trump unacceptable tariff authorities. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said the Sanctioning Russia Act 2026, released Tuesday, amounts to a “Trojan horse for tariff authorities...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) will join with survivors of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to voice their opposition to President Trump's nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve full-time as the nation's top federal prosecutor. Blanche was grilled by senators earlier Wednesday about...
President Trump will participate in a roundtable at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit on Wednesday afternoon. The event comes as the Pentagon has ramped up its military operation against Iran in recent days after a temporary ceasefire with the Islamic Republic fell apart. Tit-for-tat strikes in the Strait of Hormuz and the reinstatement of...
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) on Wednesday hammered Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought over the Trump administration's budget cuts, invoking faith and Vought's past writings to excoriate him and President Trump's "reckless policies." Speaking to the OMB chief at a House Committee on Financial Services hearing, where Vought was testifying on the...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) urged caution to the media over President Trump’s upcoming speech about election integrity. “I don't think that we should be contributing to any platforming of lies about our election," Ocasio-Cortez told journalist Pablo Manríquez in a clip posted to the social platform X Tuesday afternoon. "Many news outlets oftentimes may receive...
President Trump bashed New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) over the state's first-ever statewide freeze on new "hyperscale data centers," calling it a "terrible decision." Trump, in a lengthy post on Truth Social Wednesday, alleged Hochul decided to enact the first-in-the-nation freeze for "political reasons." "Data Centers are tremendous WINS for the States and Communities...
Critics question whether the coins are legal and argue that President Trump is using the currency to celebrate himself.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Health Committee, grew angry with President Trump's nominee to lead the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday over a misleading social media post about the hepatitis B vaccine. Sean Kaufman, Trump's nominee to lead ASPR, appeared before the Senate Committee...
During his confirmation hearing, the acting attorney general refused to discuss the termination of an investigation into a commutation issued by President Trump.
Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence (DNI), faced sharp questions from Democratic senators Wednesday about Trump’s attempts to revive investigations into the 2020 election. Clayton’s confirmation is essential to reauthorizing the U.S.’s foreign spy powers, which expired more than a month ago. Democrats have refused to reauthorize Section 702 of the...
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) on Tuesday praised a bipartisan housing bill that became law without President Trump’s signature, saying he wished Trump had publicly celebrated the measure more. “I wish the president would have leaned in and helped promote all the great things that are in the housing bill,” Husted said in an interview with...
📱 Plus: Wild stats from Speaker Johnson’s phone {beacon} It’s Wednesday. You know, this cyclosporiasis outbreak has me thinking. Brownies and pizza have never betrayed us like this… In today's issue: Blanche, Clayton face heated questioning from senators Republicans unveil third (!) reconciliation package Wild stats from Speaker Johnson’s phone Top moments from the Hill Nation Summit Trump’s reported Situation Room meeting on...
Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), who chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, predicted Wednesday that Democrats will take back control of the House in November. “We are absolutely going to take back the House,” she told The Hill’s Amie Parnes at the second annual Hill Nation Summit. DelBene noted her party is “on offense” in 46 districts that Democrats...
Outgoing GOP Sen. John Cornyn (Texas) said he remains uncommitted on acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ) after pressing him about the Trump administration’s controversial “anti-weaponization” fund during a Tuesday confirmation hearing. “I continue to have some concerns, but I’m not going to make any decisions at this...
President Trump lavished praise on Mike Lindell Wednesday morning, offering the MyPillow founder his "complete and total" endorsement in the Minnesota gubernatorial race. "Mike Lindell, the “Pillow Man,” and one of America’s greatest and most hard working Patriots, is running to be GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA, replacing one of the worst and most incompetent governors in...
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday did not address whether immigration agents will halt traffic stops in response to a call from President Trump to continue the practice, instead attacking Democrats he said have helped the public “defy” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Trump early Wednesday said the country “CANNOT give up one...
Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), who chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, predicted Democrats will take back control of the House in November. “We are absolutely going to take back the House,” she told The Hill’s Amie Parnes at the second annual Hill Nation Summit. DelBene noted her party is “on offense” in 46 districts that...
President Trump said Tuesday he isn't looking to negotiate with the Iranians right now. In an interview with Fox News, Trump lamented that the Iranian regime was “evil” and pointed to the newest Iranian delegation as “the ones that are stopping a deal.” The president’s interview with Trey Yingst came amid new waves of strikes against...
The Trump administration for a second year has largely snubbed the Aspen Security Forum, with no senior Defense Department (DOD) officials slated for attendance, the Pentagon confirmed to The Hill. The Pentagon last year pulled military leaders slated to speak at the high-profile national security event only a day before it was to start in Colorado. At...