Fox News is inviting former President Trump and Vice President Harris to a debate hosted by and broadcast on the network this fall just weeks before the pair are expected to face off in the November presidential election. In a letter dated Tuesday, sent to both the Trump and Harris campaigns, Fox proposed a Tuesday,...
Vice President Harris on Tuesday rallied supporters at a gathering for a historically Black sorority, drawing roars from the crowd when she pledged to codify abortion protections "when I am president." Harris was in Indianapolis for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.’s Grand Boulé, a major gathering for the sorority, which is part of the Divine...
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) voiced support for Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to be selected as Vice President Harris’s running mate on Wednesday. CNN’s Kasie Hunt asked Ryan on “CNN This Morning” who he would like to see chosen as Harris’s potential vice president, noting that Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D)...
Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-Calif.) is considering introducing a measure to censure Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) after he called Vice President Harris a “DEI hire" — an abbreviation for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) — his office confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. Following President Biden’s decision to suspend his reelection campaign, and Harris’s subsequent announcement...
A federal judge on Wednesday denied ABC News and George Stephanopoulos's motion to dismiss former President Trump’s lawsuit claiming the anchor defamed him in a March interview. The ruling enables Trump’s suit against the network and Stephanopoulos to move forward over the anchor repeatedly stating on-air while interviewing a lawmaker that the former president had...
Dozens of congressional staffers walked out of their offices Tuesday afternoon in protest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress. The informal group, part of Congressional Staff for Ceasefire, calling for an end to the war in Gaza, said the Israeli leader’s presence in the Capitol “disgraces the U.S. Capitol and dishonors the American...
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is slated to hold a press briefing Wednesday. It's the White House's first briefing since President Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential election and endorsed Vice President Harris to be the party's nominee in November. Biden, 81, announced Sunday he will no longer seek another four years in office...
Toxic "forever chemicals" are increasingly appearing in U.S. pesticides — contaminating waterways and posing a possible threat to human health, a new study has found. Pesticides containing these compounds, called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are used widely nationwide on staple foods, such as corn, wheat, kale, spinach, apples and strawberries, according to the study,...
A federal judge has rejected a tree-trimming company's bid to block the Federal Trade Commission's ban on noncompete agreements, ruling that the FTC has the power to prevent unfair methods of competition in commerce.
Of the 11 most moderate Democrats in the House, five stated publicly that Biden should not be the nominee; of the 11 most liberal Democrats in the House, only one failed to support him.
House Republicans are canceling votes next week and starting their August recess early as the party struggles to pass its remaining annual government funding bills. GOP leadership confirmed the schedule change on Wednesday, a day before the last votes of the month are now expected. The House is scheduled to return in early September. Leaders...
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday provided new details on the drone and explosive devices recovered from the gunman who tried to kill former President Trump, noting that the shooter flew a drone over the Butler, Pa. fairgrounds about two hours before Trump spoke at the rally location. Wray, who spoke before the Republican-led House...
The growing undocumented immigrant population in the U.S. will lower the deficit by nearly a trillion dollars over the next decade, according to a study by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). CBO’s projections are based on the net sum of economic activity generated, taxes paid and benefits allotted to the immigrant groups included in the study....
