Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Wednesday signaled he was open to getting the FBI involved in the redistricting battle after initially pushing back on arguments for the law enforcement agency to intervene. “I’m in full support of using every possible method to secure a quorum and hold lawless Democrat legislators accountable for abandoning…
The man suspected of shooting five of his fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart, Ga., on Wednesday morning has been identified as 28-year-old Army Sgt. Cornelius Radford, service officials revealed at a press conference. Radford, an automated logistics sergeant assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, used a personal handgun to open fire on other troops…
The Trump administration is turning its attention to Indiana as Republicans look for other red states to follow Texas’s lead in the building redistricting battle. Vice President Vance is visiting Indianapolis on Thursday to meet with Gov. Mike Braun (R) amid chatter about potential midcycle redistricting in the Hoosier State. Braun has said there are no commitments…
Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s (R-Tenn.) nascent gubernatorial bid has kicked off a shadow race for her Senate seat in the event she wins, with Reps. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) and Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) each eyeing the seat. Burchett confirmed to The Hill that he would be interested in the Senate seat if Blackburn was elected governor. CNN…
The National Weather Service (NWS) is expected to expand its hiring efforts after facing both vacancies and public scrutiny as a result of Trump administration staffing cuts. Tom Fahy, legislative director at the National Weather Service Employees Organization, told The Hill on Wednesday that he expects the service to hire for additional positions beyond the…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted two men Wednesday following their alleged role in the shooting of an off-duty Border Patrol agent last month. Miguel Mora, 21, and Christian Aybar, 22 are accused of shooting the agent July 19 in Fort Washington Park, New York, according to court documents. The DOJ accused Mora of shooting…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is temporarily transferring personnel from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) just ahead of the peak of hurricane season as it seeks to speed hiring for immigration officers. DHS is detailing roughly 100 people from FEMA’s human resources and security teams to help process applicants at U.S. Immigration and…
New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman said Tuesday that President Trump “has convinced himself” that jobs data was manipulated for the 2024 presidential election. In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead,” the anchor said, “in trying to justify his firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics,” the president “said…
Americans are split on whether President Trump’s support for Israel has gone too far or is just about right, according to a survey released Tuesday. The Economist/YouGov poll found 36 percent of U.S. adults think the president’s backing of Israel has gone too far, while another 32 percent said his support for Israel is about…
Meta took down 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts tied to scam operations on Tuesday after victims reported financial fraud schemes. The company said many of the scam sources were based in Southeast Asia at criminal scam centers. “Based on our investigative insights into the latest enforcement efforts, we proactively detected and took down accounts before scam…
