Dennis Hastert, whose congressional legacy as the longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.
President Trump will rally voters in Nebraska Monday evening, as Republicans look to shore up support in a state where an unexpectedly competitive Senate race has put the GOP on defense. Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) is facing independent Dan Osborn, who came within 7 points of Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) in 2024 and is now...
The open-source startup Reflection AI released its first open-weight model Monday, stating it rivals leading open technologies made in the U.S. and China. Reflection AI, which has the backing of tech giant Nvidia, said in a blog post Monday its Beam model is on par with some leading open-source models made in China, including Chinese...
President Trump’s deportation agenda is haunting him in two key House races as polls show Latino voters turning on the president and Republicans a month out from the midterm elections. The issue is acutely playing out in Florida’s 27th and Texas’s 15th congressional districts, where incumbent Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) and Monica De La...
When Vice President Vance and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) traded increasingly personal barbs over the last few days, one thing was clear: Not only is the 2028 Republican primary officially underway, but the gloves are already coming off. The tiff began when Vance swiped at Cruz last week, saying it was “really obvious” that the...
In today's issue: ▪ 30 days away from midterms ▪ Hassett’s hot take on polling ▪ Oil companies v. localities ▪ Moscow ramps up strikes Sunday marked 30 days until Election Day. Democrats are favored to win the House and have a slight edge in the Senate, according to The Hill’s partner Decision Desk HQ...
It is good, heartening even, that the Times handled last week's foiled hijacking with care and caution. Yet somehow, it seems no claim about supposed Israeli perfidy is too stupid, outrageous, or ridiculous to make its way into the Times.
The Supreme Court will hear a major climate case on Monday that could determine the future of state and local efforts to recover damages from fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming. The case in question, Suncor v. Boulder, is an appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court decision that allowed claims of climate...
Key Republican senators say they were blindsided by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s announced 20 percent reduction of the U.S. military’s general and admirals, and they're voicing concerns about the lack of consultation with Congress and the possibility that qualified senior officers were sacked for political or ideological reasons. Senior Republicans on Capitol Hill are questioning...
House Democrats are preparing legal strategies to challenge any efforts by the Trump administration to disrupt midterm voting or otherwise corrupt the election results. Heading into November, President Trump has sought a greater federal role — and new federal limits — over the election process, which is typically controlled by states, raising concerns in the...
