White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday addressed the fallout over the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota. “Nobody in the White House, including President Trump, wants to see people getting hurt or killed in America's streets. This includes Renee Good, Alex Pretti, the brave men and women of federal law enforcement and the...
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Monday characterized the footage of a Border Patrol agent shooting Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti as “deeply troubling,” as he called for a thorough investigation into the incident. “In the wake of the tragic shooting that claimed the life of Alex Pretti this weekend, our prayers are with his family, the citizens of Minneapolis and local,...
The Treasury Department on Monday said it would cancel 31 contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton, citing its failure to " implement adequate safeguards" after a past employee leaked tax data, including President Trump's returns, to media outlets. The decision to cut ties with the company was due in part to the misconduct of Charles Edward...
A federal appeals court has declined to reconsider a three-judge panel's decision to uphold Alina Habba’s disqualification as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, paving the way for the Justice Department to take President Trump's fight to retain loyalist U.S. attorneys to the Supreme Court. In a terse order Monday, the U.S. Court of...
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) announced Monday that Senate Democrats are prepared to speed up passage of five government funding bills — but not funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) — to avoid a large swath of the government shutting down at the end of the week. “Senate Democrats have made clear...
The U.S. should adopt a temporary, rules-based program of price subsidies for small and medium-sized businesses to help modernize the industrial base, rather than relying on tariffs which reward inefficiency and lock it in place.
A new poll shows that more Americans view education and housing as unaffordable relative to other necessities. The survey from The New York Times and the Siena Research Institute, released Monday, found that 58 percent of respondents view education as unaffordable, with 26 percent saying it is somewhat affordable and just 8 percent saying it...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said multiple Customs and Border Protection officers were wearing body cameras during the fatal shooting of protester Alex Pretti on Saturday in Minneapolis. Camera footage from various angles is being reviewed by investigators, a DHS official told The Hill's partner network NewsNation. Outrage from lawmakers, former presidents and the...
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its three accompanying warships have sailed into the Middle East region, providing President Trump additional military firepower if he decides to strike Iran. The USS Abraham Lincoln, which is equipped with Mk 57 Mod3 Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile launchers and can carry squadrons of bombers and early warning...
Democrats should use the Jan. 30 funding deadline to demand a total freeze on ICE funding as a bridge to its eventual dissolution, offering Republicans an off-ramp from a policy of blind support that is dragging down their approval ratings.
