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Dem insurgent turns on the charm with party establishment as Schumer leaves bitter feud hanging

Abdul El-Sayed met with Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats at DSCC headquarters in Washington, D.C., but few would say if primary wounds had healed.

Harris leading Trump by 1 point in North Carolina survey

Vice President Harris holds a razor-thin lead over former President Trump in a new poll, marking the latest gain for the Harris campaign in the Tar Heel State. A new High Point University/SurveyUSA poll published Thursday found Harris received 46 support from North Carolina registered voters, 1 point higher than Trump, who shored up 45...

Supreme Court partially reinstates Arizona voting law at RNC’s request 

The Supreme Court on Thursday partially agreed to the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) request to revive an Arizona law that strengthens proof-of-citizenship requirements for voting.  The justices in a 5-4 vote reinstated a provision that mandates officials reject state voter registration forms if the person did not provide proof of citizenship. But a majority...

Rove: RFK Jr. endorsing Trump could have impact in Georgia, Arizona

Republican strategist Karl Rove suggested Wednesday that independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsing former President Trump could help the GOP nominee in Georgia and Arizona, two key swing states in November. "My gut tells me it probably helps Donald Trump, because the people who were for him because he was a Kennedy, I think...

Muslim Women for Harris pulls support over Palestinian DNC speaker controversy 

Amid reports that the Democratic National Convention (DNC) will refuse demands to feature a Palestinian American speaker at the Chicago convention, Muslim Women for Harris announced that they “cannot in good conscience continue” the organization.  “We cannot in good conscience, continue Muslim Women for Harris-Walz, in light of this new information from the Uncommitted movement,...

Arkansas Supreme Court rejects bid to put abortion initiative on the ballot

An abortion rights amendment will not be on the ballot in Arkansas this fall, after the state Supreme Court ruled in favor of state officials in deciding organizers failed to submit the required paperwork, making the measure ineligible.  The 4-3 ruling Thursday means a long-shot bid by Arkansans for Limited Government (AFLG) to put abortion...

FDA approves this season’s Moderna, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday the approval of both Pfizer's and Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2024-2025 respiratory viral season. The updated vaccines are designed to target the KP.2 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. "Based on the further evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and a rise in cases of COVID-19, the agency subsequently...

Ramaswamy sees ‘wide-open opportunity to go harder’ at Harris on policy

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he sees a “gaping, wide-open opportunity to go harder” at Vice President Harris on her policy record. Ramaswamy pointed to instances of Harris backing away from some policy positions she held while running for president in 2019 within the Democratic primary, seeing that as an opportunity for the...

UAW calls for Palestinian American to speak at convention

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union joined calls for a Palestinian American to speak on the final night of Democratic National Convention, implying that the party risks losing the election amid ongoing protests over the administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. “If we want the war in Gaza to end, we can’t put...

How to design a tax exemption for tips that is workable and fair

At its core, a tip exemption addresses the question of who pays what in our tax system.

Vance says ‘dark message’ on Trump at DNC doesn’t gel with Democrats’ ‘joyful’ rhetoric

Sen. JD Vance (Ohio), the GOP vice presidential nominee, says Democrats’ “dark message” on former President Trump does not match their claims of a "joyful" message at this week's Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago. Democrats have not been holding back in their criticisms of Trump and his running mate at the DNC, frequently warning...

Tremendous growth in July for The Hill

Announcement from: Bob Cusack, Editor-in-Chief , Joe Ruffolo, Senior Vice President, and General Manager As we wrap up a truly historic summer of news and a tremendous week of coverage from the DNC, we wanted to thank everyone for their exceptional work and share some of our big wins. We should all be extremely proud of the excellent...

Judge rules military can’t turn away HIV-positive enlistees

A federal judge ruled this week that the U.S. military cannot bar enlistees who have undetectable viral loads of HIV, eliminating the last major barrier in the armed forces for asymptomatic individuals who have the virus. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, in the eastern district of Virginia, said in the ruling Tuesday that none of...

Harris up by 5 points in key Maine district: Survey

Vice President Harris leads former President Trump by 5 points in a Maine congressional district that could provide a critical electoral vote in November, according to a new poll that cuts against most predictions for the district. The survey from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center released Wednesday showed Harris leading Trump in Maine’s...

Kamala, listen to the voters: Palestine needs our support 

Kamala Harris can clinch her bid for the presidency by charting a different path on Israel and Palestine.

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