Trump approves death by firing squad for convicted terroristNidal Malik Hasan, a convicted terrorist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Ft. Hood in 2009, has been sentenced to death by firing squad, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced Monday on the social platform X. Parnell said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “recommended” it, and President Trump “approved” it. Hasan killed 13 people...The Hill19h agoWhole story →JusticeSecurityft hood shooter sentencing
Trump's deportation agenda haunts him in 2 high-profile House racesPresident Trump’s deportation agenda is haunting him in two key House races as polls show Latino voters turning on the president and Republicans a month out from the midterm elections. The issue is acutely playing out in Florida’s 27th and Texas’s 15th congressional districts, where incumbent Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) and Monica De La...The Hill21h agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticemidterm elections
Blanche defends DOJ's plan to send 1,000 monitors to polls on Election DayAttorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Department of Justice's (DOJ) plan to send 1,000 election monitors to polling places on Election Day. The federal government has monitored elections since the 1960s and the DOJ will assure federal law is being enforced properly, Blanche told Shannon Bream on "Fox News Sunday." “They’re not going...The Hill1d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeelection day monitoring
Justices appear unconvinced of oil companies’ bid to quash climate suitsSeveral Supreme Court Justices appeared skeptical Monday of a request from oil companies to preemptively block a climate change lawsuit that could hold them liable for climate damages. Many of the justices raised questions about the court’s ability to even take up the case at this time. "A number of the discussions that you've had...The Hill1d agoWhole story →JusticePlanetsupreme court climate lawsuit hearing
