MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Thousands of people rallied Saturday in the cradle of the modern Civil Rights Movement to mobilize a new voting rights era as conservative states dismantle congressional...
The Pentagon's cuts to civilian harm mitigation, meant to reduce and respond to civilian casualties in military operations, may be breaking the law, the agency's internal watchdog said in a recent report.
The federal hantavirus response has laid bare the impact of the Trump administration's cuts to U.S. and global health, renewing concerns among public health experts that the U.S. is not prepared for a bigger health crisis. Career scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been fired or left the agency, and there are far fewer people available to respond...
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) is fighting for his political life in a GOP Senate primary Tuesday. Trump has endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow (R) in her challenge against Cassidy. Polling from last month shows the incumbent trailing Letlow and Republican John Fleming, who currently serves as the state treasurer. On the other side of the aisle, three...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) is facing the biggest challenge of his political career on Saturday as voters take to the polls for a highly competitive GOP Senate primary. Cassidy is seeking a third term in the U.S. Senate but his path to the Republican nomination runs through a pair of tough challengers who are hoping...
Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts is competing in a Tuesday primary to hold on to his party's nomination representing Nebraska in the Senate. Ricketts is backed by President Trump and is likely to keep his party's backing. Across the aisle, Democrats Cindy Burbank and William Forbes are seeking their party's nomination. However, political observers are keeping...
PayPal is expected to launch a new initiative waiving processing fees on $1 billion's worth of transactions at the value of $30 million after signing a Tuesday settlement with the Justice Department to resolve concerns about its previous commitment to support minority-owned businesses. In 2020, the company created the Economic Opportunity Fund with intentions to...
The Hill presents one and a half hours of live, real-time election coverage on Tuesday night, diving deep into the 2026 Nebraska and West Virginia primaries. The Hill's coverage will be anchored by Sunrise on The Hill’s Cory Smith, joined by The Hill campaign and congressional reporters, Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), plus political analysts. The...
Former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday dodged endorsing former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra in the California governor's race. Mayorkas, who sat for an interview at Politico's Security Summit in Washington, D.C., said, "I am agnostic with respect to the California gubernatorial race right now." "My residence is in Washington,...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said Monday he is going to introduce legislation to suspend the federal gas tax, saving drivers 18.4 cents per gallon at a time when many Americans are feeling pain at the pump amid the war against Iran. Republicans on Capitol Hill have increasingly eyed suspending the gas tax, with Republican members...
FBI Director Kash Patel will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday afternoon on the agency's fiscal 2027 budget request. President Trump's request includes $12.5 billion to fund FBI salaries and expenses, according to the White House. The Trump administration, per the release, also "remains committed to dismantling the web of weaponization spun by...
Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) holds a slim lead in hypothetical matchups against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) and Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D) in the state's Senate race, according to a recent survey. The poll, conducted by the Glengariff Group, found that 43.8 percent of 600 likely general election voters in the Wolverine State...
An investigation from House Judiciary Democrats concluded the Justice Department has approved more than a million dollars in payments to fired FBI agents, and accuses the Trump administration of “improperly shower[ing] government cash” on employees who were dismissed after alarming conduct. “You have now proceeded behind closed doors to order the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
Two Democratic Senators on Monday joined Republicans in voting to advance the nomination of Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, backing President Trump’s nominee for chair of the Fed. The upper chamber voted to advance Warsh’s nomination to the Fed's board, setting him up to be confirmed in the coming days to...
The Wall Street Journal on Monday said it received grand jury subpoenas from the Department of Justice (DOJ) for reporters' records over media leaks connected to the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran. The Journal received those subpoenas on March 4, which referred to reporting published on Feb. 23 that said that Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman...
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is introducing a bill on Tuesday that proposes allowing the death penalty for people convicted of distributing fentanyl that results in fatalities, Fox News reported. The bill, the Deal Death, Face Death Act, proposes amending the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 to say that convicted fentanyl dealers “shall be sentenced, if...
Rod Stewart praised King Charles III following the British monarch's trip to the United States — which included an address to a joint meeting of Congress and a visit to the White House -- telling him that he put "that little ratbag in his place" during the American tour. "May I say, well done in the...
