House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday that the U.S. is “not at war” with Iran, as the 60-day mark since the conflict began approaches. “I don’t think we have an active, kinetic military bombing, firing or anything like that. Right now, we are trying to broker a peace,” Johnson told NBC News in the……
Conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly said Wednesday he was “absolutely wrong” with his past defense of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel in the wake of remarks the host made before the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting. O’Reilly told Chris Cuomo on NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network, that “when Kimmel made the remark about MAGA being somewhat……
Democrats are coalescing around progressive political outsider Graham Platner and his bid to oust incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine after primary rival Janet Mills ended her struggling bid Thursday. Mills, who is term limited as governor, jumped into the race late last year as one of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) top…
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Senators ban themselves from prediction markets The Senate unanimously agreed to a resolution Thursday barring its members from trading on prediction markets in the face of growing concerns about insider trading on the platforms. © Greg Nash The resolution, which was introduced by Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) last……
Essa Suleiman was referred to the government’s counter-extremism programme in 2020 but the case was shelved. Source link
World number one Luke Littler won his fifth night of the Premier League Darts season to return to the top of the table. The 19-year-old backed up his win in Liverpool last week with another impressive performance in Aberdeen to climb above Jonny Clayton. The pair are already guaranteed a place at the season-ending play-offs…
McLaren’s Norris added: “It’s tough to go that much further. There’s only so much you can do with the rules that you have to keep things within. We would all have liked more in the direction that they’ve gone. “The race really isn’t going to be that different. So some things are not going to…
The UK was last raised to the second-highest level in November 2021 after an attempted bombing and the murder of an MP. Source link
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tangled with Senate Democrats Thursday during his second day of hearings on Capitol Hill, sparring with lawmakers over President Trump’s war with Iran, the Pentagon’s massive $1.5 trillion defense budget request and potentially sending troops to polling sites. During the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, which lasted just under three…
New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez slammed Meta on Thursday for threatening to shut down its social media platforms in the state following a jury’s verdict against the company, calling it a “PR stunt.” In a court filing shared with The Hill, Meta said the state of New Mexico’s demands for the company are “in……