The Presidential Leadership Scholars program, founded by Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, aims to develop leaders who can work across partisan lines to make a positive impact in their communities.
Ovidio Guzman Lopez, son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges related to his leadership role in the Sinaloa Cartel and could face up to life in prison.
Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino is at the center of internal fighting in the Trump administration about the handling of files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, leading to questions about Bongino’s future in his role. A source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill that Bongino is furious over the handling of the…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon criticized Democrats for prioritizing DEI policies over practical solutions and suggested they focus on “real world” solutions.
Three House Democrats have expressed concern about the government’s preparedness for future flood disasters and extreme weather events, and are asking the NOAA and Army Corps of Engineers to detail how they plan to adapt federal weather services to the growing frequency of extreme precipitation events attributable to climate change.
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited Texas Hill Country, the scene on July 4 of devastating flooding that killed at least 120 people, with dozens still missing. “I’ve been to a lot of hurricanes and tornadoes and I’ve never seen anything like this,” the president said at a roundtable that included local, state…
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) signed an executive order Friday affirming the city’s support for immigrants amid an enforcement crackdown by the Trump administration. “Under my new Executive Order, I am submitting a request under the Freedom of Information Act about when and where enforcement activities have taken place in LA, the identities of…
Senate Democrats on the Foreign Relations Committee are demanding answers within one week from Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the Trump administration’s firing of thousands of State Department employees, raising alarm that arbitrary layoffs are expelling critical expertise and talent. The panel’s Democrats sent a letter to Rubio on Friday, as the State Department began…
Five state Democratic lawmakers, who were denied entry to Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz earlier this month, sued Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) Thursday, arguing he didn’t have the authority to block their effort to conduct oversight of the migrant detention facility. “The DeSantis Administration’s refusal to let us in wasn’t some bureaucratic misstep,” the lawmakers said in…
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) pressed Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Friday about his upcoming trip to China, voicing concerns that the visit could legitimize companies working closely with the Chinese military or seeking to take advantage of gaps in U.S. export controls. The bipartisan senators urged Huang to refrain from meeting…
