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Texas Senate candidate Talarico said US was ‘backsliding’ on democracy in resurfaced clip

James Talarico said Americans should look to Western Europe for democratic inspiration in a resurfaced clip that drew a blunt response from Elon Musk.

7 Republicans rebel against Trump, vote with Dems to rein in Iran war powers

House Republicans joined Democrats to pass a war powers resolution reining in Trump's military engagement in Iran beyond the 60-day threshold.

Michael Goodwin: Hochul’s hollow words about affordability omit the damage she’s done — NY can’t afford 4 more years of her

To believe Gov. Hochul’s tiresome claim that she’s committed to making New York more...

Ukrainians are now stocking up on semiautomatic shotguns to take out Russian drones

In pre-war Ukraine, such weapons were popular as sporting guns, used for hunting duck,...

NYC Council progressives aim to hide public-school failure via outright racial discrimination

They pretend to see a great wrong in the low numbers of black and...

Pennsylvania’s top court reaffirms mail ballots with missing, improper dates can’t be counted 

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday accepted Republicans’ request to again declare that mail ballots returned with a missing or incorrect date cannot be counted this election.  The Republican National Committee (RNC) filed an emergency appeal to ensure that election officials do not leverage a lower court’s ruling handed down Wednesday finding such disqualification violates...

Watch live: Walz concludes final swing through Michigan

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is ending his final blitz through battleground Michigan Friday evening, rallying voters with the election just days away. The Democratic vice presidential candidate made several stops in the Great Lakes State Friday, offering closing remarks as early voting is set to conclude in the state. Vice President Harris, his party's...

Biden to skip global climate summit again

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Biden won't attend this year's climate summit President Biden won't attend this year's COP29 climate summit, according to a White House official. © The Hill, Greg Nash A White House official confirmed to The Hill that Biden won't attend the summit in Baku, Azerbaijan,...

Arizona attorney general investigating Trump’s rifle comments about Cheney

Arizona’s attorney general office said they are investigating former President Trump’s comments about former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) as a death threat under state laws in a statement to The Hill. “I have already asked my criminal division chief to start looking at that statement, analyzing it for whether it qualifies as a death threat...

Trump hits Harris over ‘worst jobs report in the history of our country’

Former President Trump panned a jobs report released by the Labor Department on Friday, calling it the “worst jobs report in the history of our country” during a rally in Michigan. “We have breaking news. It's actually bad news. It's only good for one thing, if you happen to be running against the stupid fools...

Key senators release ‘site-neutral’ plan to stop Medicare paying hospitals more for same service

Two key senators released a bipartisan plan Friday to require Medicare to pay the same rate for the same service, regardless of where the service is delivered. The “site-neutral” payment reform plan from Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) is aimed at stopping hospitals from getting more money from Medicare for procedures that can...

Eric Adams to stand trial in April on corruption charges

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to stand trial on corruption charges on April 21, a federal judge ruled Friday, according to The New York Times. The judge said he would decide at a later date whether he would throw out a bribery charge against the mayor — a request by Adams's lawyers,...

3 Democratic senators want answers on Israeli strikes that killed Lebanese armed forces

Three Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee want answers from the Biden administration on Israeli strikes that reportedly killed members of the Lebanese armed forces (LAF), attacks they say could escalate the conflict in the Middle East. “Reports that Israel is harming LAF forces in its war against Hezbollah run contrary to the...

Evening Report — Tempers flare with 4 days to go

Plus: Speaker Johnson prepares for uncertain future {beacon} Evening Report   © Paul Sancya and Carolyn Kaster, Associated Press Tempers flare as election heads for photo finish Tempers are running hot in Washington, with the political world caught in a cycle of outrage over the rhetoric being used in the final days of the campaign...

Cuban clarifies comment about Trump, women after criticism

Mark Cuban apologized for his comments on The View in a Friday statement addressing his previous claims that former President Trump is “intimidated” by intelligent women. “When I said this during the interview, I didn't get it out exactly the way I thought I did. So I apologize to anyone who felt slighted or upset...

Biden will not attend UN climate summit for second consecutive year

President Biden will not attend the United Nations's climate summit in Azerbaijan this year, his second consecutive year skipping the event after attending the first two years of his presidency. A White House official confirmed to The Hill that the president will not be present at the COP29 summit in Baku, set to run from...

Julia Roberts ad sparks debate about gender gap, voting in marriages

A pro-Harris campaign ad encouraging women to break with their Trump-supporting partners at the ballot box is striking a nerve amid signs of a growing national gender gap in the high-stakes presidential race. Vote Common Good, which encourages evangelical and Catholic voters to break from the GOP, aired an ad voiced by actress Julia Roberts reminding...

White House blames jobs reports on hurricanes and labor strikes

The White House on Friday blamed the stall in job growth in October on the hurricanes and labor strikes in recent weeks. The U.S. added 12,000 jobs and the jobless rate stayed flat at 4.1 percent in October, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. That stall upends a string of strong economic...

Intel agencies pinpoint Russia as behind false Haitian Georgia voting claims

Intelligence agencies on Friday condemned Russian interference in the U.S. election, identifying the U.S. adversary as being behind a recent video amplifying false claims of Haitians attempting to vote in Georgia. “The [intelligence community] assesses that Russian influence actors manufactured a recent video that falsely depicted individuals claiming to be from Haiti and voting illegally...

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