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Mail-in voting critic Donald Trump has voted in Florida’s Republican primary—with a mail-in ballot. Local voting records obtained by Politico show that Trump, 80, returned his Republican ballot to Palm Beach County, Florida, on August 13, ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Among the contests is the race for governor, where polls have shown Rep. Byron Donalds, a recipient of the president’s endorsement, as the frontrunner.
A poll released earlier this month claiming Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass had a wide lead over Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman in the city's mayoral race was bogus, according to the company that released it.
The top elections official in Shasta County offered a job to Ms. Peters, a Trump supporter who was convicted of tampering with voting machines in Colorado.
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday quipped that she "can't remember the last time" she saw someone wear President Trump's trademark MAGA hat. The former lawmaker shared a post on the social platform X showing a billboard that read "Trump Superstore," with an adjacent sign saying that it was "going out of business."
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday urged the Trump administration to tell Israel to protect Palestinians being attacked by "lawbreaking settlers" in the West Bank. "The ongoing siege of Palestinian homes in the West Bank by violent, lawbreaking settlers is unacceptable.
Donald Trump’s goons have followed the lead of their boss to hurl twisted personal insults at a female CNN reporter for doing her job.
President Donald Trump has “dug himself into the deepest hole of his life” by starting the Iran war, and knows he’s at a disadvantage, one top foreign policy analyst says.
Jon Stewart’s uncertain future under his new MAGA-friendly boss may take a little longer to be clarified.
The Department of Homeland Security said there would be an investigation. But so far little has been disclosed about the killing last month.
The numbers are flashing red for Trump and the GOP with just two and a half months until the midterms.
The chief prosecutor for D.C. is taking an aggressive tack against a woman accused of spray-painting the World War II memorial.
Melania Trump is locked in a secret power struggle with Donald Trump’s 35-year-old assistant, according to the president’s biographer.
Some who once championed Arday seem to be trying to deflect from their own embarrassing credulity.
President Trump on Monday said concerns over the status of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln were "a CNN fake report." Trump lashed out at a CNN reporter amid questions from journalists in the Oval Office, telling her, "Quiet, quiet. You're very disrespectful."
Human remains found in the vicinity of Nancy Guthrie’s home don’t appear to be related to her disappearance, police said Monday.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao on Monday announced that the U.S. Navy was awarded a $22.9 billion contract to Raytheon to accelerate production of Tomahawk missiles amid a munitions shortage in the months after the start of the Iran war.
A federal appeals court has thwarted a Trump-appointed federal prosecutor’s appointment after upholding a previous court’s ruling that she is not legally serving in her role.
Newly sworn-in Attorney General Todd Blanche has launched a new initiative to give convicted felons back their right to own guns.
Seven years ago, President Trump failed to disarm North Korea and walked away. Could the same thing happen with Iran?
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President Trump last week returned a mail-in ballot ahead of Florida's primary election on Tuesday, Politico reported Monday, the second time he has done so amid his unfounded claims that mail-in voting contributes to election fraud. The outlet added that Trump requested his ballot in late July and it was returned on Aug.
It was the second federal appellate decision to take issue with the administration’s custom of leaving interim prosecutors in place to lead U.S. attorney’s offices to circumvent congressional approval.
President Trump’s decision to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea is being met with derision from Democrats and fears from other allies who are already worried over the president’s past willingness to toss aside longtime defense commitments.
“The X-Files” star Gillian Anderson said she was voted “Most Likely to Be Arrested” in high school—and then was.
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Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump explains reduced joint drills with South Korea President Trump said he was turned off by South Korea not agreeing to help the U.S. denuclearize Iran, spurring him to reduce the joint military exercises.
The new data on vaccine exemptions during the 2025-26 school year come just a week after President Trump signed an executive order calling to scale back childhood shots.
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Kindergarten vaccine exemptions hit all time high The percentage of American kindergartners exempted from MMR vaccines rose sharply in the 2025-26 school year, as overall vaccination rates continued to fall.
President Trump is lashing out at rivals and allies alike amid an escalating game of economic chicken between the U.S. and Iran. On Monday, he threatened to bomb the s--- out of Oman, a day after he told Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea.
President Donald Trump has once again lashed out at a female reporter, this time attempting to also draw a 10-year-old boy into his angry Oval Office tirade.
Emily Simpson has found a new way to approach taking GLP-1 drugs after shedding roughly 50 pounds. The Real Housewives of Orange County star, 50, revealed to Us Weekly on Friday that she no longer takes the breakthrough weight-loss medication every week. Instead, she waits until she feels the pounds creeping back on. “I do still [use a GLP-1, but] not as much as I did,” Simpson told the outlet. “I use it now to just kind of, like, maintain. So I’ll go a few weeks and not use it, and then I’ll feel like I’m starting to gain weight, and then I’
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story CBP halts Big Bend National Park border construction Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott said he would halt construction activity in Big Bend National Park as efforts to erect a border barrier have been met with bipartisan pushback.
Also, killings plunge in Baltimore. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
Fewer American adults are gambling than a decade ago, according to a new poll.
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Flock tries to quell surveillance fears Flock Safety is facing a growing backlash across the country from communities and civil liberties advocates concerned over the surveillance technology company’s network of AI-powered license plate readers.
Ms. Peltola, the Democratic Senate candidate, fired a longtime senior aide and named a new campaign manager.
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The Pitt star Noah Wyle is at the forefront of the fight to stop Trump-favorite company Paramount-Skydance from taking over Warner Bros. Discovery.
The president’s decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea reflects a broader frustration with the country over investment pledges, military spending and its response to the Iran war.
Trump’s job-approval numbers are awful any way you slice it. And there’s little chance that will change before the midterms.
A former child star has reemerged looking completely unrecognizable decades after he rose to fame in Dallas and Hocus Pocus.
Attorney General Todd Blanche has made abundantly clear that he will not act independently of President Trump’s desires. So yesterday, NBC’s Kristen Welker posed an obvious question to Blanche on Meet the Press: “If the president asks you to do something that you feel crosses an ethical or legal line, would you do it?” Blanche replied confidently, “The president will never ask me to do something unethical or illegal. He never has. He never will.”
The data center, one of the world’s largest, could cost as much as $500 billion and will be leased by OpenAI.
It’s not looking good for the disgraced MAGA Representative Cory Mills. Governor Ron DeSantis told reporters Friday that he didn’t support Mills’ bid ahead of the state’s primary elections on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Florida Representatives Anna Paulina Luna and Mike Haridopolos endorsed Ryan Elijah, a former television anchor. While Donald Trump announced his endorsement for Mills in February, the president has remained quiet on the subject ever since.
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Californians divided over billionaire tax A recent poll shows Californians are split on the one-time tax that would charge the state’s 200 billionaires with a 5 percent tax on their net worth,
Levels in Lakes Mead and Powell have not been so low since 1957, underscoring a water crisis that plagues seven states that rely on the Colorado River.
Five decades into his career, The Breakfast Club actor Anthony Michael Hall revealed the surprising way he keeps his physique camera-ready.
Vaccination coverage for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) among kindergarteners in the U.S. remains below the ideal rate needed to best prevent widespread outbreaks, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with the number of exemptions going up.
One-third of Americans approve of President Trump’s job performance, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey. The poll, conducted from Friday through Monday, found that 33 percent of 1,166 respondents approved of the job Trump is doing, while 64 percent disapproved. The poll had a margin of error of 3 percentage points. The president’s approval rating,
An Iraqi plan to develop a pipeline that would export oil through Syria and avoid future disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz is expected to take four years to reconstruct, likely costing at least $15 billion, Reuters reported on Monday, citing two sources with knowledge of the project.
President Donald Trump lashed out at a female reporter Monday for asking about his decision to significantly reduce military coordination with South Korea.
President Donald Trump fueled fresh calls for his removal from office after a bizarre social media post featuring an imaginary conversation with a dead president.
Progressive House lawmakers and far-left Democratic candidates are traveling to Uruguay this week to challenge President Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ in Latin America.
Jon Ossoff’s stump speeches and carefully curated social-media presence have recently helped propel him into the national spotlight.
President Trump on Monday again downplayed reports of low food supply and poor conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier—which has spent a whopping nine months at sea, primarily in the Persian Gulf.
The storm narrowly missed land, but its outer bands left the Big Island with power outages, road closures and flooded homes.
Salma Hayek revealed that she is now a grandmother. The actress’s stepson, François Pinault Jr., welcomed the baby, also named Francois, with his wife, Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck. “We are blessed to welcome the fourth living generation of Francois’,” Hayek, 59, wrote on Instagram. “Although I will call him Panchito. He seems to love it, and I cannot love him more.” Hayek shares a daughter, Valentina, 18, with 64-year-old billionaire businessman and husband, François-Henri Pinault.
The Chiefs star’s new band—which matches his wife Taylor Swift’s—is surprisingly understated.
Democratic candidates are outraising their rivals
Some Democrats are looking to an unlikely role model for tackling immigration if the White House turns blue in 2028: Stephen Miller.
President Trump is making it easier for convicted felons to regain their gun rights. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a new regulation Monday that allows convicted felons to apply to restore their access to guns. The Justice Department estimates that 330,000 people will attempt to take advantage of the new rule when applications open next month.
Bill Maher isn’t likely to have another on-air showdown with Ben Affleck. The host revealed on his Club Random podcast on Monday that he and the Oscar winner still haven’t seen eye to eye following their viral argument about Islamic extremism in 2014. Affleck was a guest on Maher’s HBO show Real Time, during which he took Maher and podcaster Sam Harris to task for their characterization of Islam. Maher, 70, said during Affleck’s appearance, “Liberals need to stand up for liberal principles. This is what I said on last week’s show.
In David Robert Mitchell’s film, starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, a family is endangered not only by dinosaurs but also by the director’s penchant for Spielbergian nostalgia.
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich on Sunday laid out his view of the contrast between Republicans and Democrats, with less than three months before the midterms. In a post on X, Gingrich wrote the GOP has “an opportunity to win a historic victory this fall,” but only if it can “define what the election is about.”
Recent news about Democratic National Committee has all been terrible. The author of the committee’s much-delayed autopsy of the 2024 campaign hinted that some of his criticisms of the party were censored. The committee is millions of dollars in debt, while its Republican counterpart has more than $100 million on hand. Articles in The New York Times and other publications have portrayed party chair Ken Martin as incompetent and hot-tempered, reportedly throwing a phone at one of his aides.
A federal appeals court panel on Monday upheld an order that disqualified Sigal Chattah from the top federal prosecutorial job in Nevada, ruling that the Justice Department’s effort to sidestep Senate confirmation is unlawful. A three-judge panel for the 9th U.S.
President Donald Trump on Monday downplayed concerns that U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.
Tomorrow’s Tomorrowland at Disneyland could look very different than it does today. Tens of thousands of Disney fans learned over the weekend that their wishes have finally come true: The long-running attraction at the theme park in Anaheim, California will soon be reimagined—and it’s one of many changes to the theme parks on the way. Thomas Mazloum, chairman of Disney Experiences, shared this update to loud applause from Disney’s most loyal fans during D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event.
President Donald Trump thirsted after brutal dictator Kim Jong Un during an appearance in the Oval Office after revealing the U.S. would scale back its military partnership with South Korea in the region.
Top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic has opened up about battling a chronic health issue after suffering a frightening episode at Saturday’s Cincinnati Open match. A video from the second round of the match shows the 39-year-old player hunched over on his hands and knees over a towel, seemingly throwing up, and later sitting on a bench icing his head. “It’s because of a health issue I have,” Djokovic told reporters after the match. “I’ve been dealing with it for many years now.
Even after President Donald Trump secretly put White House reporters in grave danger, the White House Correspondents’ Association is already confirming that he has been invited to next year’s dinner.
The House Ethics Committee said Monday that it is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.).
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asked the Supreme Court on Monday to hear its challenge to Texas’s law requiring public school classrooms to post the Ten Commandments. Representing a group of parents from various faiths, the civil liberties organization says the law violates the First Amendment's religious protections.
The Trump administration has been carving a path through some of the beloved national park’s major natural attractions.
Donald Trump has been confronted over his relationship with White House aide Natalie Harp as innuendo swirls about the 80-year-old president and his ever-present young staffer.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) on Sunday called for no federal immigration enforcement officers to be at polling places ahead of the November elections. "No ICE at our polling places," she wrote on a post on the social platform X, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
President Trump said Monday that he was turned off by South Korea not agreeing to help the U.S. denuclearize Iran even though the U.S. has troops in South Korea to deter aggression from North Korea, spurring him to reduce the joint military exercises.
Reality TV star and entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel has returned to the food and beverage space with a new pop-up cafe in the Hamptons. But despite long lines wrapping around the corner, the new business venture seems to be getting mostly a lukewarm welcome.
In 50 years or so, quite a few Gen Zers are going to be telling their grandkids that they met while birdwatching.
Newly elected UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with an impersonator posing as White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) went after President Trump on Monday for his praise of North Korea. “The president, in that — this sense, is delusional. He has this egomania that says every powerful figure in the world is —must bow down to me. They do that.
The actress was a staple of two popular network TV dramas and had memorable early-career roles in film.
President Trump said Sunday that Kevin Rideout, an American previously held hostage in Niger, was reunited with his family after months of imprisonment overseas. Rideout, a 50-year-old pilot for a Christian missionary organization, was released from captivity in the West African country with the help of the eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar,
A recent poll shows Californians are split on the one-time tax that would charge the state’s 200 billionaires with a 5 percent tax on their net worth, a measure set to appear on the ballot in November.
The Widow’s Bay star’s salt-and-pepper facial hair projects the confidence and maturity of a veteran actor.
Consider the Lanterns star’s perfectly executed dadcore wardrobe your primer for dressing well over 40.
Former White House COVID-19 czar Dr. Anthony Fauci told Sen.
Voting records from Palm Beach County show the president requested his ballot in late July and it was returned on Aug. 13.
Donald Trump’s second term in office has been markedly different from his first in a number of ways. In the first term, for example, the president didn’t start any new wars, while at present we’.
President Trump’s family members are dodging subpoenas in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The British network asked a U.S. federal judge for help in getting documents and testimony from Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and her husband Jared Kushner, the Associated Press reports, citing court documents. Serving the subpoenas has posed a challenge due to all three having Secret Service agents and other security protection, the documents stated.
The Trump administration has said the Strait of Hormuz is open for business and oil is flowing. Market trackers suggest a less rosy picture.
President Trump told reporters Monday that critics who are opposed to his proposed White House ballroom are disloyal to the country. "The people that are opposing the ballroom are people that, in my opinion, are very disloyal to our country,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “And I think we’re doing well.
Attorneys for Reiner said the money in the trust fund was denied to him without legal justification.
A 90 Day Fiancé reality star and infamous catfishing victim is showing off a dramatic transformation, including his newfound sense of optimism.
Trump posted photos and video of “George” reviewing the project and thanked the long-deceased Founding Father for his input.
The rapid growth of pay-later loans raises questions about whether their popularity is driven by consumer preference or desperation.
Nashville actress Hayden Panettiere died on Sunday at 36. Just three weeks before her sudden death, she shared a heartbreaking final post on Instagram.
President Trump has pretty much vaporized the United States’ reputation as a serious power in East Asia.
Multiple White House officials on Monday took Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) to task for his harsh criticism of President Trump at a campaign rally over the weekend.
The Financial Times called out Harvard economics professor Ricardo Hausmann for using artificial intelligence in his op-ed criticizing President Donald Trump and his tariffs.
Brew’s java-inspired timepieces have earned the American indie brand a cult following among watch collectors and espresso addicts alike—and its latest release might just be its most desirable yet.
The Trump administration is lashing out after Senator John Ossoff referenced Trump’s mysteriously close relationship with his much younger assistant Natalie Harp.
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Over the weekend, officials at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport abandoned plans to add additional foot washing stations used for an Islamic purification ritual after Governor Greg Abbott threatened to pull federal funding over supposed “religious discrimination.”
From collagen peptides to protein powders, Quince’s wellness lineup is stocked with essentials to level up your health.
Tupac Shakur was killed during a stoplight ambush late on Sept. 7, 1996.
Actress Hayden Panettiere was just 36 years old when she was found deceased from an apparent overdose on Sunday. The tell-tale signs of her premature demise were on display in her harrowing memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, which hit shelves just three months ago.
A hiker has been found dead after falling from a path during a hike in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. The man was reported missing on Aug. 2 after setting out through the Palisade Mountains, with his Garmin last pinging near Agassiz Col the previous day. Inyo County Search & Rescue said Friday that his trek involved “many miles of difficult off-trail travel and significant elevation gain and loss.” An H-82 helicopter searching the area on Aug. 3 spotted the man’s remains above Sam Mack Meadow and lowered two rescuers to the scene.
MAGA world is outraged over Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff bringing up Donald Trump’s blonde staffer Natalie Harp in his campaign speech.
President Trump will meet with Ryder Williams at the White House Monday afternoon, after the teen saved a 10-year-old from drowning last month in California.
Gayle King thought Hayden Panettiere was “clearly still struggling” after an off-camera conversation with the actress just months ago.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott said he would halt construction activity in Big Bend National Park as efforts to erect a border barrier have met bipartisan pushback.
White House aide Natalie Harp is going to extraordinary lengths to stay glued to President Donald Trump—even keeping close to him through the night, according to his biographer.
Donald Trump has turned America’s government into a playground for the ultra-rich. According to a bombshell report from consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, Trump has packed his administration with more than four times as many officials worth at least $100 million as the previous three presidents combined. The list does not include Trump himself, whose net worth Forbes estimates at more than $6 billion.
Democrats have a more favorable view of socialism than capitalism, according to a new poll. In the CBS News/YouGov poll, socialism was seen in a “very positive” or “somewhat positive” light by 58 percent of Democratic respondents, with 18 percent of the same group seeing the ideology in a “somewhat negative” or “very negative” light.
Losing Hayden Panettiere at 36 is a heartbreak.
An undercover federal agent’s concealed recording device fell to the floor of a Minneapolis church gymnasium during a bungled covert operation.
GOP Rep. Don Bacon (Neb.) said Sunday he was “concerned” about President Trump saying he is not aware of the Pentagon’s missile shortage. “I do have concerns that the president said he was not aware that we had a shortage of weapons like cruise missiles and Patriots.
One person is training for a marathon. The other is ordering another bottle of wine.
I watched the Candace Owens and Andrew Wilson debate about who killed Charlie Kirk so that you don’t have to.
Wes Streeting is one of three Cabinet ministers whose numbers showed up in a POLITICO search.
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President Trump's executive order recommending that the measles,
A runner has been mauled by a bear on a trail in Alaska. The Alaska Fish and Wildlife Department said she was near the Prospect Heights trailhead, on the Wolverine Bowl Trail, in Anchorage, on Thursday when it attacked her. The lone runner fought back with bear spray, ultimately deterring the beast and escaping to the trailhead. Her name and the extent of her injuries have not been revealed by authorities. “Thick, dense summer foliage can block sightlines, making surprise encounters more likely,” the department said.
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were spotted house hunting in Malibu, days after Kushner’s brother Josh and Bob Iger bought the Los Angeles Lakers. The first daughter and son-in-law reportedly toured several high-end listings for sale. The record-breaking $12.5 billion Lakers buy came as a shock to fans last week. The Kushner brothers have historically had overlapping business interests, but there’s no indication that Jared may play in his brother’s new NBA business venture.
Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, have been avoiding service in the BBC’s effort to fight President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against it for a documentary on the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection attempt.
Dozens of people ransacked a Bellflower, California, business early Saturday while a massive street takeover clogged a nearby intersection, authorities said.
Special envoy Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, an Israeli official told The Hill, following reported talks with the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas about moving forward with President Trump’s peace plan for the Gaza Strip. The meeting lasted four hours, CNN reported,
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Rosie O’Donnell and Jimmy Kimmel may share a common enemy in Donald Trump, but the pair have a contentious history of their own.
Donald Trump’s historic gains with Hispanic men in the 2024 election appear to be rapidly evaporating.
Donald Trump has been dealt a humiliating blow in his bitter fight to avoid paying more than $5.6 million in damages to a woman he sexually assaulted and defamed, after the Supreme Court rebuffed his bid to reconsider the case.
Jared Kushner spent four hours in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and still failed to get him to support the Trump administration’s peace plan for Gaza.
A rumor bumps the Slow Horses star (who has experience playing a less-than-super-spy) to the front of the pack. Consider us intrigued.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Saturday she has no regrets about publicizing her decision to freeze her eggs.
Experts share the ultimate muscle-building cheat sheet that will help you streamline your training and fast-track your gains.
The attacks began on a July weekend and have continued for a month, stretching from Moscow and St. Petersburg, to cities in the south, and eastward to the Ural Mountains. The targets weren’t oil refineries, maritime hubs or arms plants hit by other Ukrainian strikes, but warehouses that bring the convenience of online shopping across the breadth of Russia.
Bipartisan congressional efforts like the Accounting STEM Pursuit Act aim to address the national accountant shortage by expanding federal grant eligibility to include accounting education.
Today's puzzle has 10 pears.
A supposedly formidable guided-missile destroyer spent almost a week floating without power in politically tense waters in the latest Navy failure to hit the Trump administration.
Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday said the Department of Justice believes Congress has already granted President Trump the authority to construct the White House ballroom under existing presidential authority. “We don't believe we have to go to Congress.
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security announced that ICE would spend between $10 million and $20 million to buy gloves that emit painful electric shocks. The devices, called G.L.O.V.Es (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter), are manufactured by Compliant Technologies in Kentucky and advertised as a “humane, low-optics, de-escalation solution.” With these gloves, federal agents’ use of force will become nearly invisible to the eye and harder to prove, MotherJones reported Monday.
A group of 15 senators say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth owes Americans answers about the ongoing deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group after reports of low morale and a mental health crisis among service members aboard. In an Aug.
Actress Alia Shawkat, 37, is “just friends” with Brad Pitt, she declared on Watch What Happens Live. Shawkat was asked about the age-gap relationship during a joint interview with her The Wrong Girls co-star Kristen Stewart, after years of being caught on camera hanging out with the Oscar winner, 62. Andy Cohen asked her about the constant rumors on Sunday: “How did that come to be?”
In the midst of a flailing war with Iran that has caused U.S. sailors to literally jump ship, gas prices to skyrocket, and President Trump’s approval rating to plummet, the U.S. Navy is now reviewing plans to give its Ford-class aircraft carrier fleet a makeover.
After responding to a 911 call, emergency responders pronounced the actress dead at an apartment complex in Greenville, S.C.
New details have emerged about the Bronx man responsible for a violent disruption of Shabbat services at a midtown synagogue that left two people injured Friday night.
The water level at Lake Powell on the Colorado River, the second-largest reservoir in the country, has dipped to a record low. The lake’s elevation was 3,519.8 feet as of Sunday, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR).
South Korea is hoping to engage in talks with the Trump administration following the president's announcement Sunday that he is ordering a reduction in U.S. troop participation in joint military exercises with soldiers in Seoul. The country’s presidential Blue House said it “hopes that the friendly relationship between the U.S.
Kelly Clarkson, 44, revealed that her children won’t be allowed to watch her movie debut, From Justin to Kelly.
Nearly 14,000 cases of cyclospora have been confirmed in the U.S., according to the CDC. Last year, the U.S. saw fewer than 2,000.
Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California.
President Trump took aim at Oman, a U.S. ally that has been mediating the talks, as efforts to end a war he started have faltered.
Back in March, discount grocery chain Grocery Outlet Bargain Market announced plans to close 36 underperforming locations. The store closures are part of a broader restructuring aimed at strengthening its long-term profitability and optimizing its existing store footprint.
Retired Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton on Sunday suggested President Trump made “an unforced error” in ordering the Pentagon to scale back its joint exercises with the South Korean military. Leighton said the change “could have some serious impacts” on America’s relationship with South Korea, as well as Japan.
If you’ve ever played a sports video game—such as an entry in the long-running Madden NFL series, or one of the annual releases focused on the NHL, NBA, or MLB—you’re likely familiar with the ability to follow the action from every conceivable angle. It’s something that can’t quite be matched in an arena setting, even in buildings packed with cameras.
President Trump seems temperamentally incapable of recognizing the scope of his loss in the U.S. Supreme Court on the issue of birthright citizenship.
Marine veteran Joslin Joseph criticizes the leadership of President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for prioritizing mission goals over troop welfare during an ongoing conflict with Iran.
Experts share the best strategies and products to help you stay cooler, drier, and fresher when you’re basically living in a furnace.
A popular Utah ice cream brand is filing for bankruptcy after losing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against one of its largest competitors. Founded in 2017, Rebel Creamery, which is sold at major supermarkets including Walmart, Kroger, Safeway, and Target, listed between $10 million and $50 million in assets and debts in Friday’s Chapter 11 filing for bankruptcy protection, according to court documents. The filing comes less than a month after a legal battle with fellow ice cream brand Van Leeuwen over trademark disputes.
The Trump administration is in a full-on scramble to bandage the deep cuts it made to research staff as fears grow that AI could supercharge development of new-age weapons straight out of a horror movie.
A 2,500-year-old marble statue has been uncovered from the ruins of the biblical city of Sardis, the ancient capital of the Lydian Empire, located in modern-day Turkey. “The statue, which appears to be holding a fruit in its hand, provides important evidence that will contribute to our understanding of life, religious beliefs and cultural interactions in Sardis during the period,” wrote Mehmet Nuri Erso, Culture and Tourism Minister, in a translated social media post.
Left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker appears to be gearing up to sue conservative commentator Scott Jennings for defamation.
What it costs to "live comfortably" varies based on where you live and how large your family is, a new study shows.
Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration may look to the Supreme Court for help in a fight over state voter rolls. “Absolutely it's a possibility. Election integrity is something that President Trump ran on.
I just got a major infusion of hope and inspiration after spending a weekend with young public servants from across the country.
If anyone were to be immune to America’s loneliness epidemic, it would be college students. For years, Americans have been going to fewer parties and spending more time alone. But college has historically been about socializing—or, let’s just say it, partying—as much as it has been about education. It’s where young people escape parental supervision, move in with roommates, and encounter thousands of potential new friends.
Not too many years ago, before the dawn of Kindles, used bookstores were a refuge for budget-minded, voracious readers. As the industry evolved, many suffered. Now they’re seeing a resurgence in sales, but the customers increasingly aren’t bookworms. They’re AI companies.
Surprise! President Donald Trump is the real National Mall vandal. The president took to Truth Social Sunday to blame vandals for a large area of dead grass on the National Mall—that happened to be on the same spot where he built a massive stage for his Fourth of July celebrations. “Look what VANDALS did to the grass connecting the vandalized World War II Monument and the vandalized Reflecting Pool, which will be opened again, and better than ever, shortly,” Trump wrote.
President Trump ripped "Fox News Sunday" anchor Shannon Bream over on-air guests, charts and polls that he said weren’t reflective of the successful measures undertaken by his administration. “In any event, Shannon’s ‘show’ is beyond redemption.
President Trump on Monday warned Omani officials against getting “in the way” of the U.S. during negotiations with their Iranian counterparts over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the s--- out of them,” he told Fox News's Trey Yingst. The journalist did not provide audio of the conversation.
Former Congressman Chris Stewart argues that the United States must take swifter action against the massive influx of illegal, Chinese-manufactured electronic cigarettes that pose health risks and undermine lawful American businesses.
Editor’s Note: Read Julia Curlee’s full essay here. Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts When Julia Curlee was a kid growing up in Hawaii, she dreamed of becoming an intelligence officer. In 2007, when she took her oath standing on the marble CIA seal, she achieved that goal. But she had another childhood dream too: She’d always had “an unshakable belief that I should have been born a woman.” In 2013, Julia Curlee became the first CIA officer to transition openly and keep serving the agency.
It's in the Constitution, not one place, but two places.
The HBO/DCU crossover is definitely a comic-book show—but it's a brilliant, prestige-coded detective drama first.
On the day the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is scheduled to expire, President Trump threatened to bomb a different country.
The deal that U.S. President Donald Trump signed at Versailles in June set an ambitious 60-day deadline for ending the war with Iran and reaching an accord on its nuclear program.
President Trump’s last desperate attempt to avoid paying E. Jean Carroll has just been shut down by the Supreme Court.
John Oliver has revealed the worst acting moment from his two stints as this summer’s newest soap opera star.
New details have emerged after the tragic death of Nashville star Hayden Panettiere, who was found dead on Sunday at age 36.
The Supreme Court on Monday denied President Trump’s longshot request to reconsider his appeal of writer E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million sexual abuse verdict. The president asked the justices to rehear the case after they declined to take up his argument in June. The new, one-sentence order denies it again without comment or any noted dissents.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has refused to pull back the country’s military until Hamas fully disarms. But the Trump administration is under pressure to show progress.
Political analysts suggest that Donald Trump's influence within the Republican Party may be declining following a series of unsuccessful primary endorsements and poor polling data throughout 2026.
Nearly a quarter of Americans who voted for President Trump in 2024 believe they are worse off financially since he returned to office last year, according to a new survey. The Financial Times/Focaldata poll, conducted from Aug. 7-11, found that 24 percent of 2024 Trump voters believe they are worse off. A slightly smaller share,
President Trump on Monday morning said he would bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of a conflict between the U.S. and Iran. The nations on either side of the Strait of Hormuz have been negotiating over reopening the waterway.
A new poll shows Democrats with a six-point advantage over Republicans on the economy two months away from the midterm elections. The survey, helmed by the Financial Times and conducted by FocalData, found that 44 percent of registered voters say that Democrats are better at handling the economy,
Reports of poor conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln last week drew widespread criticism before the U.S. Navy announced the aircraft carrier would return home. It's another problem for the Trump administration emanating from the decision to go to war with Iran.
President Trump on Sunday said he ordered the Pentagon to “significantly” reduce the amount of joint military exercises with South Korea, due to his “very good relationship” with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.
Donald Trump is getting a major warning from his own party as a string of new polls show Republican support for the president slipping sharply ahead of the midterms.
Unless Alabama can deliver what it promised Jeffrey Lee, it should not be allowed to put him to death.
A fisherman missing for 15 days was discovered alive inside a dark chamber accessible only through a flooded cave. Erasto Crisanto Valdez, 31, disappeared while fishing with his father near San Francisco La Paz in the Uxpanapa region of Mexico on July 23. He later said he followed a fish into the cave before losing his route out. Specialist divers Harry Gust and Rosalino “Rosso” Rivera joined an operation expected to recover a body, the Daily Mail reported, citing Divernet. Gust reached the chamber on Aug.
A thrill-seeking vacation ended in tragedy when an American tourist attempting to view a volcanic eruption was struck and killed by lightning. The 30-year-old hiker wandered into an off-limits area on Sicily’s Mount Etna during a yellow alert for violent thunderstorms.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a retired U.S. Navy Captain, blasted President Trump’s decision to reduce joint military exercises in South Korea as “shortsighted” and a “mistake.”
A years-long lawsuit between two ice cream brands, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream and Rebel Creamery, has come to a possible end, with a federal judge ruling that Rebel infringed Van Leeuwen Ice Cream’s trade dress, and ordering that Rebel owes Van Leeuwen tens of millions of dollars.
It’s possible that had a socialist stronger than Hong ran they would have won.
President Trump on Sunday accused vandals of damaging the ground near the World War II Memorial where thousands gathered for a July 4 celebration hosted in conjunction with the White House. Trump, in a post on Truth Social,
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