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GOP anxiety grows over North Carolina Senate race

DALLAS — Republicans are increasingly worried that North Carolina’s Senate race is slipping out of contention.For months, they had argued that a post-Labor Day infusion of cash could jolt...

Mamdani and AOC draw controversy for appearing to laugh at 9/11 memorial

Republican politicians expressed outrage after NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared to laugh on camera during a memorial for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Anti-ICE rioter caught on video hurling rocks at agents gets 3-year prison sentence

The California man who was captured on video last year while hurling large rocks at immigration officers during the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles was slapped with three years in prison.

We have enough power to light up America. Washington won’t let us plug it in

The electricity grid that powered America through the 20th century will not work for this one. America is entering a new frontier of electricity demand. Growth in domestic manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and the electrification of heating and transportation are driving an anticipated 25% increase in power demand over the next 10 years. Meanwhile, the problems […]

Dem handlers lash out when Ramaswamy staffer confronts their boss about debate: ‘No pictures’

Video shows Amy Acton's campaign staff confronting a cameraman who asked why she refuses to debate Vivek Ramaswamy in the Ohio governor race.

Sen. Rounds: Tying debt limit to California aid ‘not meant as a penalty’

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said on Monday that tying the debt limit to California aid for the recent deadly wildfires it has faced is “not meant as a penalty.” Earlier in a conversation with NewsNation’s Blake Burman on “The Hill,” Burman asked Rounds about the potential of fire aid being “tied to increasing the debt...

Trump makes last-minute bid to block Smith’s Jan. 6 report

Attorneys for President-elect Trump made an eleventh-hour bid to block the release of the volume special counsel Jack Smith’s report dealing with election interference. The emergency petition to U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, filed just after 10 p.m., comes less than two hours before the Justice Department is set to release the Jan. 6...

All eyes on Hegseth nomination hearing 

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story All eyes on Hegseth nomination hearing Get ready for a show as Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, will head back to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for his confirmation hearing. © Greg...

Trump claims California had the chance to ‘maintain their forests’ amid Los Angeles wildfires

President-elect Trump said Monday that California had the chance to “maintain their forests” amid the ongoing Los Angeles-area wildfires. “The problem is it's so dry, it was always so dry there, and it's just … it's just a mess. They could’ve, you know, maintained their forests, and — as I said they have to do,”...

Tuberville says California doesn’t ‘deserve’ funding after wildfires unless it makes ‘some changes’

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said Monday that California doesn't “deserve” funding after wildfires unless they "make some changes." “If you go to California, you run into a lot of Republicans, a lot of good people, and I hate it for them, but they are just overwhelmed by, by these inner-city woke policies with the people...

Confirmation hearing for Trump’s VA secretary pick delayed

The confirmation hearing for President-elect Trump's pick for the next the secretary of Veterans Affairs, former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), has been delayed by a week until Jan. 21. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), the chair of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, said in a statement on Monday that Collins had submitted all of his paperwork in...

Florida GOP leaders: DeSantis’s special session ‘premature’

Florida Republican leaders in the state Legislature pushed back on Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) call for a special session to implement President-elect Trump’s immigration agenda, calling the move “premature.” In a letter addressed to their fellow legislators, state Senate President Ben Albritton (R) and state House Speaker Daniel Perez (R) said they were not aware...

Sheriff calls on wildfire evacuees to be patient amid ‘grim’ search for bodies

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna asked community members to be patient with local officials, as residents eagerly await permission to return to their homes in Southern California, where tens of thousands of acres have been decimated by wildfires in the past week. At a press conference on Monday, Luna said officials are still searching...

5 ways the debt limit fight could play out under Trump

President-elect Trump and congressional Republicans are plotting how to address the nation’s debt limit this year. The debt ceiling, which caps how much money the Treasury can owe to pay the country’s bills, was reestablished earlier this month after being suspended for the past year and half. The national debt now stands at more than...

READ: Special counsel report on Hunter Biden

Special counsel David Weiss defended his handling of the Hunter Biden investigation in a final report capping his multiyear probe into the president’s son. Weiss pushed back against President Biden’s decision to pardon his son, as he was facing both tax and gun charges in two different states. Read the report below.

Senate advances Laken Riley bill past second hurdle

The Laken Riley Act on Monday cleared a second procedural hurdle in the Senate as talk turns to an amendment push by Democrats in order to potentially make alterations to the bill. Senators voted 82-10 on the motion to proceed to the legislation, allowing the chamber to begin debate. The legislation would mandate federal detention...

Obamacare back at the Supreme Court

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump to decide fate of free preventative care under ACA The Trump administration will have to decide whether to defend a key part of the Affordable Care Act, after the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging...

Supreme Court rejects Utah’s bid to control federal lands

Click for more from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Supreme Court rejects Utah’s bid to control federal lands The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a bid from the state of Utah to seize control of federally owned lands. © Isaac Hale, The Deseret News via Associated Press...

Evening Report — Washington braces for Cabinet confirmation fights

{beacon} Evening Report © Rod Lamkey, Jr. and Alex Brandon, Associated Press Washington braces for Cabinet confirmation fights THE CONFIRMATION HEARINGS for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet will get underway Tuesday, with several nominees expected to face tough questions or outright hostility from the senators who will decide their fates. Republicans are increasingly confident they’ll stick...

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