Ron DeSantis was once the future of the Republican Party, a battle-tested conservative twice elected as governor of Florida. Then Donald Trump steamrolled him on his way back to the White House.
Senate Republicans rejected legislation from Democrats on Tuesday that would have required President Donald Trump to end the U.S. energy blockade on Cuba unless he receives approval from Congress.
Eight candidates for California governor prepared for another televised debate Tuesday in a crowded, muddled race, with mail ballots headed to voters in less than a week.
King Charles III of Britain said Tuesday that his country and the U.S. have had many differences over the past 250 years, but told a joint meeting of Congress that the two nations "have always found a way to come together."
PROTECT TRUMP FIRST. The recent assassination attempt on President Donald Trump set off a round of soul-searching about the state of American society. There is clearly something deeply wrong in a nation that has seen the third serious attempt on a president’s life in less than two years. Particularly troubling are the reasons accused gunman Cole Allen […]
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. April 28, 1776 Gen. George Washington is incensed. Despite his […]
Secret Service Director Sean Curran on Tuesday said the agents who responded to the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner did a “great job” reacting to the unexpected intruder. “My agents did a great job,” Curran told CBS News's Nikole Killion, while appearing for a briefing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Killion also asked if the dinner...
President Trump and Melania Trump will be joining Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla at a meal fit for royalty. The White House has released details of the menu for Tuesday's state dinner. The first lady "led preparations for the dinner," according to the White House. The first course includes a garden vegetable velouté,...
The House is seeking to advance a biofuel bill and then procedurally tie it to the Farm Bill before sending the package to the Senate. The legislation in question enables year-round sales of gasoline with a high ethanol content, which is typically restricted in the summer due to smog concerns. It also reforms the process for...
Republican leaders snapped the House out of a state of limbo caused by GOP infighting as the House Rules Committee advanced an ambitious slate of high-profile, must-pass bills on Tuesday evening — tacking on two major sweeteners to appease corn-state Republicans and hardline conservatives. The panel, after a marathon hearing that stretched over two days...
House Republicans have teed up a vote to renew the nation’s spy powers that has those on varying sides of the issue crying Groundhog's Day. The GOP is once again moving ahead with legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows the government to spy on foreigners located abroad....
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Stalemate on a deal with Iran The Trump administration continues to pour cold water on a reported proposal by Iran that would end the two-month conflict with the U.S. and Israel and reopen the Strait of...
Former FBI Director James Comey issued a Tuesday video response to a new indictment on two charges of making threats to harm President Trump stemming from a social media post in which he arranged seashells that read “86-47.” “Well, they're back. This time about a picture of seashells on a North Carolina Beach a year...
