The congresswoman alleges an effort to weaponize federal law enforcement and silence her. But her odd marital life and her family's questionable ties make an investigation well deserved.
Politicians eyeing a White House run typically utter the words “I'm not interested” in running for president. Much of the time, the politicians inevitably jump into the race. And sometimes — as was the case with Barack Obama when he famously declared in 2006 that he “will not” run for president — they win. But...
A push to force all migrants to await deportation from detention and other Trump administration immigration policies have pushed the number of cases to record highs for the Department of Justice (DOJ) branch that handles such litigation. The Hill recently obtained internal DOJ metrics showing staff levels have plummeted while the department is also handling...
The race for control of the Senate is heating up, with forecasters increasingly moving races in the Democrats' direction less than a month out from the election. Last week, nonpartisan election forecasters Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball from the University of Virginia Center for Politics shifted Senate races in Kansas, New Hampshire,...
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), the Senate Majority Whip, on Sunday expressed concern about the recent reporting on U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle and her finances. “Well, what we've seen in the reports is very troubling. It's concerning. And I'm sure there's going to be an investigation. I would assume the State Department would be...
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) again slammed President Trump on Sunday, continuing a longstanding feud between the president and his former supporter, calling him “America last.” Greene on Sunday posted a screenshot of an email from what appeared to be Trump’s campaign, with a line in the message reading “Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor, did I...
A bipartisan group of seven lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee condemned President Trump’s recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which would lift sanctions on Russia and permit the flow of its oil into the global economy. “Congress explicitly banned Russian energy imports in 2022 to prevent American dollars from financing Putin’s brutal...
The chair of the Texas Democratic Party said Sunday he is confident in Democratic senate candidate James Talarico’s campaign in the wake of his illness. “We're full steam ahead. And, of course, you're going to see people in the swamps of the internet making up conspiracy theories. That's what they always do,” Kendall Scudder told...
Senate and House debates return to center stage this week as candidates nationwide make their cases to voters less than a month before Election Day. The spotlight turns to contests in Iowa, Maine and New York, as both parties fight for control of Congress. President Trump, meanwhile, is set to campaign about as far from...
Democrats have the wind at their backs in North Carolina, particularly in the race for Senate, where former Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, is up against Republican political operative Michael Whatley to replace retiring Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). Based on polling, nonpartisan ratings and campaign shifts, Cooper seems poised to win. A national Republican PAC...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) slammed President Trump’s deal with Russia for diesel Sunday amid the energy struggles the U.S. is experiencing. “The president needs to move forward with the sanctions bill that we sent him. This agreement with pursing Russian oil is essentially, I think, tarnishing [Sen.] Lindsey Graham's [(R-S.C.)] efforts to try and get...
On Sunday, Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) addressed past criticism he made about former President Obama and said that he and other Democratic candidates "stand on the shoulders of giants" like the former president. "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker from NBC News asked El-Sayed about his past remarks on Obama. El-Sayed wrote in...
President Trump's deal with Russia to permit the country's diesel into the U.S. and global marketplace saw growing backlash on Sunday, before the president announced an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. The deal will have Russia "immediately release 300,000 tons of diesel to address concerns over rising energy costs due to the global fuel...
