Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said she was troubled by social media posts that the leading Democrat in Maine’s Senate race made more than a decade ago about sexual assault. Last year, The Washington Post uncovered online comments that Graham Platner posted in 2013, in which the Democratic candidate downplayed the difficulties service members face when...
President Trump said on Saturday that he might pull even more U.S. military troops out of Germany, a threat that came one day after he ordered the Pentagon to withdraw approximately 5,000 service members from the country. “We are going to cut way down, and we’re cutting a lot further than 5,000,” Trump told reporters...
The ball is in the House's court on ending the 42-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after the Senate in the wee hours of Friday morning agreed to a proposal that funds all but two immigration agencies. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has a tricky task ahead in quickly moving forward the Senate...
[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 a.m. ET at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] If you’d like to understand the special kind of political dysfunction that paralyzes American politics, just consider two numbers: 16...
For long-time residents of Florida, who enjoy the state’s low taxes, safe streets and sensible pro-business policies, the recent special election was their worst nightmare come true.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Friday that attacks against Iran will “escalate and expand,” a day after President Trump extended a pause on U.S. strikes against the Middle East nation's energy infrastructure. Katz, in a statement obtained by The Associated Press, said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “warned the Iranian terrorist regime...
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here or in the box below: In today's issue: ▪ Senate passes TSA funding ▪ Trump extends Iran strikes pause ▪ Maduro makes court appearance ▪ More DEI probes at schools The pressure is on the House to sign off on badly needed funding for the Transportation Security Administration...
Texas has found itself at the center of the political storm tied to the partial government shutdown, as the state’s airports are suffering some of the most severe travel disruptions in the country and its senators work to find a solution in Washington. As the shutdown nears the end of its fifth week, Transportation Security...
Senators agreed by unanimous consent early Friday morning to a proposal that funds the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other critical agencies in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The late-night Senate deal left out funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol after negotiators failed to agree on reforms demanded by...
The House Ethics Committee held a rare public hearing on Thursday to examine a swath of allegations against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), centering on charges that she used millions in improperly paid federal disaster funds to finance her campaign. The core of the alleged violations is that $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...
Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken rejected President Trump’s characterization this week that the Biden administration official had wanted to launch military operations on Iran during his time in the White House. “I've heard that today Blinken made a statement that he should have done it,” Trump said during a speech to Republican members of...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said on Thursday that he will attend a “No Kings” rally in Minneapolis this weekend after the Trump administration’s massive immigration enforcement operation in the city earlier this year. “We will never forget what happened here and we're taking action against it,” Walz told MS NOW’s Chris Hayes on Thursday....
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill to rename the state’s holiday honoring disgraced Civil Rights leader Cesar Chavez Day to “Farmworkers Day” on Thursday. Several states have taken similar steps to remove Chavez's name from official charters and celebrations following accusations that the late union leader sexually abused young girls. Two women accused...
A long-shot libertarian candidate running for the U.S. Senate in Montana pledged to introduce legislation to draft Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) if elected. “I'm running for US Senate. If elected, the first bill I introduce will draft Lindsey Graham into any conflict he publicly supports while in office,” Tom Jandron wrote in a post on...
