Democratic Socialists of America launched its "Workers Deserve More" program calling for public ownership, a 32-hour workweek and universal healthcare.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) weighed in on fellow Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey’s (D) concession in the contentious upper-chamber race on Thursday, hailing him as "Pennsylvania’s best senator.” Fetterman’s reaction came just minutes after Casey, a three-term senator, conceded to Republican challenger Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania’s Senate race that went to a recount. “This hit me,”...
The Senate announced a deal Thursday to complete work on seven of President Biden’s nine stalled judicial nominees, who sparked an intense fight on the Senate floor this week. A Senate Democratic leadership aide familiar with the agreement said the Senate will finish confirming all of the judges that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)...
California Rep. Ro Khanna (D) said Elon Musk may get “frustrated” while working through the ranks to cut unnecessary government spending. “I think Elon may get frustrated fairly quickly,” Khanna said on Thursday’s "POLITICO Tech Podcast." “I mean, let’s see if he can get defense cuts. My guess is that there are going to be...
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced legislation on Thursday to eliminate the Department of Education, a move that would have the support of President-elect Trump. The proposal would get rid of the federal agency and move all critical programs to other departments. “The federal Department of Education has never educated a single student, and it’s...
A federal grand jury has charged energy company Phillips 66 with illegally dumping large quantities of oil into Los Angeles’s sewer system and failing to report the issue. The Justice Department announced Thursday that a grand jury issued a six-count indictment against the firm for allegedly discharging “hundreds of thousands of gallons” of industrial wastewater...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday announced plans to shift into two key roles in the next Congress as he prepares to hand over the torch as the upper chamber’s top Republican. McConnell, who first announced he was stepping down from his leadership post in February, said Thursday that he will be heading...
Rudy Giuliani on Thursday appealed a judge’s decision last month ordering him to turn over most of his assets to two Georgia election workers to satisfy their $146 million defamation judgment. After months of collection efforts, U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman on Oct. 22 ordered Giuliani to hand over his New York apartment, Mercedes-Benz, luxury...
Two House Republicans, Reps. Matt Rosendale (Mont.) and Josh Brecheen (Okla.), are asking the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees to not include provisions in the annual defense authorization bill that expand access to in vitro fertilization (IVF). The Thursday letter to the committee chairs and ranking members, first shared with The...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Police report details alleged sexual assault involving Hegseth Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick to be the next secretary of Defense, has denied that he sexually assaulted the woman, identified in the police report only as Jane Doe....
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) withdrew his nomination as President-elect Trump’s attorney general on Thursday, putting an end to a chaotic several days on Capitol Hill and making him one of the quickest in history to withdraw from a Cabinet nomination. His selection was swarmed with controversy, as he’s been accused of sexual misconduct. The...
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr (R) officially launched his bid in the state’s 2026 governor’s race Thursday. “As a proven conservative, building on the legacy of Brian Kemp, Nathan Deal and Sonny Perdue, I’m running to create jobs for hardworking Georgians, keep our families and our neighborhoods safe, and vigorously defend our constitution and our...
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) withdrawal as a nominee has sent President-elect Trump back to the drawing board on securing an attorney general to lead an agency he sees as key to his plans for retribution. In turning to Gaetz, Trump tapped a fierce loyalist and one who shared his vision that a “weaponized” Justice...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia fired a new, non-nuclear intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine, part of a wide-ranging TV address that sharply criticized the U.S. for escalating the war. Putin said Russia had refrained from firing intermediate-range missiles but decided to carry out the test on Thursday after the U.S. allowed...
