State Rep. James Talarico started his journey in Texas politics by flipping a seat long-held by Republicans. Now, he's trying to do the same to get to D.C.
President Trump predicted that Indiana state Senate Republican Leader Rodric Bray will lose his next primary following a failed vote in the chamber to pass a GOP-favored House map on Thursday. “I heard he was against it. He’ll probably lose his next primary whenever that is. I hope he does because he’s done a tremendous...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday he is “bullish” on next year’s midterms in spite of a redistricting loss in Indiana. “I guess that's a disappointing outcome in Indiana, but there's about 14 states at some stage of the process now, either litigation or redistricting. So, we shall see. We shall see. But I'm...
President Trump will give remarks Thursday evening at the White House as he hosts the Congressional Ball. The event comes after the Senate struck down dueling GOP and Democratic health care plans that aimed to address rising insurance premiums exacerbated by expiring subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. Construction is also ongoing on Trump's $300...
President Trump signed Thursday night an executive order to impose a national AI standard, a move that would limit states’ efforts to enact their own AI laws. “We have to be unified. China is unified because they have one vote and that’s President Xi [Xinping],” Trump said, speaking in the Oval Office. “We have a different system, but we have a...
Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY COALITION TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE The Big Story Senate ACA votes fail The Senate rejected dueling proposals championed by Democrats and Republicans that each side pitched as the solution to an impending spike in health costs for people on Affordable...
The wife of the newly appointed chair of the vaccine advisory panel that recently voted to roll back infant hepatitis B vaccination guidelines said Thursday that he had been fired from his pediatric cardiology practice because of his position on the committee. Kimberly Milhoan, the wife of the recently appointed chair of the Advisory Committee...
The head of U.S. Northern Command on Thursday contradicted President Trump’s assertion that an “invasion [from] within” or an “enemy within” justifies the commander in chief’s National Guard deployments to American cities. “I do not have any indications of an enemy within,” Gen. Gregory Guillot told Senate Armed Services Committee lawmakers when asked about Trump’s...
Democrats are sounding alarm bells after the Trump administration seized a Venezuelan oil tanker Wednesday, with lawmakers worrying that the move could lead to increased conflict or even war in the region. The U.S. has been attempting to ratchet up pressure on Caracas in recent months as part of its campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story GOP senators rip Trump for brushing off affordability “You can’t call it a hoax and suggest that people are going to believe it,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said of President Trump’s attempts to dispute evidence that...
