Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has a simmering Latino revolt on his hands. Quelling it could come down to Texas.A group of Latino Democratic officials — including operatives and local...
James Talarico instantly named Alyssa Edwards as his favorite Texas drag queen, spotlighting a performer who has publicly discussed working with children.
President-elect Trump is expected to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to serve as secretary of State, according to multiple reports and one source familiar with the matter who spoke to The Hill. Rubio's selection to serve as Trump's top diplomat completes a drastic turnaround from 2016, when the two were fierce rivals in a GOP...
Tom Homan, President-elect Trump's pick for "border czar" in his upcoming administration, pushed back against critics of his immigration ideology. Fox Business's Elizabeth MacDonald showed recent clips featuring MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace saying Homan has “ties to Project 2025,” former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro saying he has “a cowboy attitude” and that...
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) is projected to win reelection in his Southern California House seat, according to Decision Desk HQ. Calvert faced a challenge from Democrat Will Rollins, a former federal prosecutor, for California’s 41st Congressional District situated between Los Angeles and San Diego. The district narrowly went for Donald Trump by a point in 2020....
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump taps fierce UN critic to serve as envoy to it President-elect Trump’s nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations sets the stage for one of the organization’s most vocal and combative...
President-elect Trump has chosen Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) to serve as his national security adviser, tapping the former Green Beret to fill a top White House post, multiple sources confirmed to The Hill. Waltz, 50, has served in Congress since 2019. He has called for Europe to do more to support Ukraine and for the...
Chris Wallace, the veteran newscaster who left Fox News after decades to join CNN's short-lived streaming service, will depart the network this fall. News of Wallace's departure was first reported by The Daily Beast. In a statement to The Hill late Monday, CNN CEO Mark Thompson called Wallace "one of the most respected political journalists...
Republicans are projected to keep control of the House of Representatives, handing the party total control of Washington with President-elect Trump back in the White House in January. Decision Desk HQ projected the GOP would hold the House by winning its 218th seat on Monday, the number needed for a majority in the lower chamber....
President-elect Trump pulled tech billionaire Elon Musk and his son into a family photo on election night. The moment can be seen in a recently posted YouTube video titled “Kai Trump Election Night Vlog” from the president-elect’s granddaughter, who notably spoke at the Republican National Convention this year. Trump is seen in the video taking...
Rep. John Ciscomani (R-Ariz.) has won his reelection bid in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District, The Hill/Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) projects. Ciscomani defeated Democratic challenger Kirsten Engel for the seat in the swing district representing the suburbs of Tucson, Ariz. The contest was a rematch between the two hopefuls, as the incumbent narrowly beat Engel in...
The second Trump administration is beginning to populate, with the president-elect appointing a border czar, nominating an ambassador to the United Nations and choosing a leader of the Environmental Protection Agency. But the most important appointment President-elect Trump has made so far is his first — Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff....
President-elect Trump’s nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations sets the stage for one of the organization’s most vocal and combative critics to have a powerful seat at its table. Stefanik, 40, the fourth-ranking House Republican and a devoted Trump loyalist, has little foreign policy experience. But she has...
U.S. forces on Monday conducted nine strikes on Iranian proxy targets in Syria, a response to recent attacks on American personnel in the region, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. The strikes, which took place at two separate locations, were in reaction to “several attacks on U.S. personnel in Syria over the last 24...
CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten on Monday said Democrats are in a dark place because they have no power or an heir apparent in the wake of Vice President Harris's loss in the presidential race. Democrats also lost the Senate majority, and the GOP appears poised to hold the House majority, though by a...
