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Paramount Skydance’s bid to acquire fellow entertainment giant Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has been mired in controversy and drew a lawsuit from critics who argue the deal is bad for the movie-making and media business. As David Ellison, the company’s top executive and an ally of President Trump, wages a public relations and legal defense campaign advocating…
Department of Justice lawyers told a federal judge the venue ‘cannot survive’ without the US president’s help.
Sen. Darline Graham, a political newcomer, was slammed after being stumped by a basic foreign policy question. She faces Rep. Ralph Norman on Tuesday.
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed deflected questions on sex changes for minors, comparing the issue to circumcision.
The Hill presents one hour of real-time primary night coverage, diving deep into the 2026 South Carolina special U.S. Senate primary runoff Tuesday. The Hill’s coverage will be anchored by NewsNation’s Cory Smith, joined by The Hill campaign and congressional reporters, Decision Desk HQ, plus political analysts. The live, primary coverage delivers fast, accurate results and sharp analysis…
Trump ordered American flags lowered nationwide for one week in honor of Dolly Parton, calling her death "a true loss for millions of people."
The death of Dolly Parton is uniting lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, with an outpouring from Democrats and Republicans alike mourning the loss of the “true national treasure.” The country music singer and songwriter died at 80 in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday. “Dolly Parton was loved in every corner of our nation,” Senate Minority Leader…
A legal watchdog has filed a bar complaint against U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, arguing she violated various standards in seeking to bring charges against six Democratic lawmakers who filmed a video noting that military members can refuse illegal orders. The complaint from the Legal Accountability Center asks the New York…
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's black-and-white "aura-farming" video drew widespread mockery on social media, with critics targeting his weight and taxes.
Abdul El-Sayed's comparison of Sharia law to Catholic canon law during his Jesse Watters interview ignited fierce pushback from conservative commentators.
President Trump has ordered all American flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at the age of 80. “Very sad to report that Dolly Parton, one of the greatest Country singers, and far beyond, EVER, has just passed away,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding her death is…
The Trump administration has threatened to demolish the Kennedy Center if a judge determines that the renowned performing arts center cannot close for a two-year renovation. In court filings on Monday, Justice Department attorney Brantley T. Mayers repeatedly referred to the Kennedy Center as a “decrepit” structure in dire need of renovations led by the…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced New York City's Unified Court System will fast-track emergency housing court cases involving vacate orders and violations.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will monitor polling sites in Charleston, S.C., on Tuesday as voters cast their ballots in the South Carolina Senate GOP runoff. The DOJ will send four attorneys from its Civil Rights Division, one assistant U.S. attorney from South Carolina and one staffer within the office of the U.S. attorney for…
The Trump administration’s plan to temporarily suspend higher tariffs on ground beef imports is still under discussion, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday. “I am not privy to talk about that,” Rollins said when asked by reporters outside of the White House about the details of the decision. “I think the conversations are still going…
A jury sided with Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jefferson Hughes on Monday, finding a local newspaper and two former editors defamed him in a 2019 editorial. The Iberville Parish jury awarded Hughes $300,000 in damages for an investigative editorial published in Baton Rouge-based newspaper, The Advocate, according to WWL Louisiana, a New Orleans-based CBS affiliate.…
House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries calls Hasan Piker's claim that Jewish Americans invite violence against themselves dangerous and antisemitic.
Canada on Tuesday announced retaliatory tariffs against U.S. products, including steel and aluminum. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Canada would match the U.S.’s tariffs “dollar for dollar, rate for rate.” The tariffs would take effect Sept. 8. Since the trade negotiations between the U.S. and Canada came to a halt, President Trump and Canadian Prime…
