Politics

Sports personality Stephen A. Smith said Wednesday that President Trump has been “playing” Democrats “like a fiddle” for more than a decade, pointing to comments in Trump’s State of the Union address about immigrants living in the country illegally. “And he’s making the claim that you hate him so mu

U.S. and Iranian officials on Thursday made “significant progress” in negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program, said Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi as the threat of war looms over the Middle East.  Oman served as a mediator between the U.S. and Iranian officials for the latest round of tal

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Thursday the Trump administration lacks a “clear objective” with respect to its pressure campaign toward Iran.  “The president hasn’t made the case to the American public, and they don’t have a clear objective,” Kaine said on MS NOW. “This looks like Iraq, which was a dis

Representative Dan Crenshaw, who has at times clashed with President Trump and his allies, is facing a conservative challenger in Tuesday’s primary.

Rapper Cardi B urged her followers on Instagram to vote next week for Rep. Jasmine Crockett (Texas) over state Rep. James Talarico in the Texas Democratic primary for the Senate. “Listen up, y’all, early primary voting is happening right now in Texas, and we need Jasmine Crockett to win. She is runn

Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.), who has been pushing for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s impeachment, came face-to-face with her on Wednesday, demanding reforms within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as the agency remains shut down. “Today, I met with Secretary Kristi Noem and, agai

The United Kingdom’s far-right political activist Tommy Robinson completed a tour at the State Department on Wednesday after meeting with one of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s senior advisers.   A State Department spokesperson told The Hill that the anti-immigration advocate was there in an “unoff

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) said Thursday it is “very possible” that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick could be called to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in its ongoing probe on the case tied to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “That’s very possible,” Comer

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) shared his trepidation about Vice President Vance in a recent interview with MS NOW, describing him as “dangerous.” “Vance, for whatever reason, scares me, almost more than Trump,” the Democratic governor told Jen Psaki. “I mean, talk about a guy who put a mask on an

President Trump's State of the Union address was filled with lies, insults, and projection, as he falsely accused his enemies of misconduct and malign behavior while failing to take responsibility for his own actions.

Investigators spent considerable time near the front door, appearing to focus on the porch and walkway where a trail of her blood was discovered.

A federal judge on Thursday declined to halt President Trump’s White House ballroom construction project at the request of preservationists who sued.  U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sought to block the $400 million project, did not properly

A shootout aboard a U.S. boat in Cuban waters on Wednesday resulted in four deaths and six injuries that have raised already high territorial tensions between Cuba and the U.S.  U.S. and Florida officials are leading an investigation into the incident that took place off the Florida Keys and the cit

The East Tennessee Children's Hospital (ETCH) and Parton announced the news Thursday.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s trip to the White House on Thursday was unannounced. The topics he planned to discuss with President Trump were not immediately clear.

Three young siblings riding in a Lyft on their way to school were inside one of the vehicles struck during the crash.

Georgia has become a hub for Iranian sanctions evasion, with 72 companies importing Iranian oil and petroleum products in 2022-2025, and the Georgian government pursuing closer political ties with Iran, undermining US efforts to build transit and energy corridors that bypass Russia and Iran.

Columbia University said Thursday that federal immigration officials detained a student after misrepresenting their purpose for entering a school building.  Columbia said that early this morning federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) went into a residential building owned by t

The FBI has fired additional agents who worked on cases involving President Trump, including several who worked on the Mar-a-Lago documents case.  A source who confirmed the firings to The Hill said at least 10 agents were removed Wednesday.  The dismissals are just the latest in a wave of firing of

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Wednesday that it was “offensive” for conservative pundit Tucker Carlson to suggest in a recent interview that President Trump was taking cues from the Israeli government on foreign policy. “It’s very offensive to think that President Trump is, as Tucker

The New York City Police Department arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly assaulting officers with snow and ice on Monday during a massive snowball fight in Washington Square Park on Monday. Gusmane Coulibaly was taken into custody Thursday morning, the NYPD said, noting he was also arrested less

Granting a president new power is easy, he said. But taking it back is almost impossible.

In sum, while everyone has grown more pessimistic, Democrats’ faith in the American Dream has fallen farther, faster.

Republican strategist Karl Rove said Thursday that he would bet on Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) to win the key Democratic U.S. Senate primary over Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), a race that is being closely watched by political observers. “Polling in a primary is difficult, particularly in