Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley emerged as the more moderate alternative to democratic socialist Francesca Hong, but his record includes racial-equity budgeting, net-zero climate goals and more.
Rep. Chip Roy's decision to leave Congress to run for Texas Attorney General is part of a growing trend of attorneys general being used as a pipeline to higher office for aspirational members of Congress.
House Democrats are asking the National Archives And Records Administration (NARA) to open an investigation into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after it told a watchdog group that it was no longer retaining text messages when the nonprofit sought communications about immigration enforcement in Los Angeles. The letter to Marco Rubio, who is currently...
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is expected to forgo running for a third term in the Senate, a GOP operative confirmed to The Hill — leaving an open seat that could become hotly contested next year. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), a former reporter-turned-lawmaker who’s served in Congress since 2021, is likely best positioned to replace her,...
Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are launching a probe into Michael Boulos, the son-in-law of President Trump, following reports he and his cousin brokered a deal with a Saudi businessman to provide the appearance of access to the Trump family. A spokesperson for Boulos previously denied reporting from The New York Times that...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended the Trump administration's use of National Guard troops to fight crime in major cities, but was noncommittal when asked if the National Guard should be deployed in Shreveport, La.
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. is entering another dangerous season with a weakened national emergency response system, and without strong communication, trust will collapse and aid will be ineffective.
The Texas House has advanced a bill that would allow private citizens to sue prescribers, makers and distributors of abortion pills inside and outside the state. A revised version of Texas’s H.B. 7 passed the state Legislature’s lower chamber in an 82-48 vote Thursday night during Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) second special session. It...
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller reupped his support for an interest rate cut in September, expressing openness to additional cuts in the next three to six months to prevent the labor market from tumbling. “Based on what I know today, I would support a 25 basis point cut at the Committee's meeting on September 16...
On the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the people of Mississippi reflect on the devastation caused by the storm, the resilience of the communities, and the need for the federal government to fulfill its promises of disaster relief funding.
