Top Democrats argued Tuesday against applying a 25-year-old AUMF on the strikes against Iran while simultaneously suggesting the U.S. has been at war with the Islamic republic for decades.
More and more states are examining plans to cut property taxes during what's an election year for governors and legislators in most states. But some states' tax-cutting zeal is hitting political resistance to slashing local government and public school funding.
Voters in two major Texas counties were turned away at polling locations and directed to different precincts Tuesday, after a recent change in how the primary is conducted created confusion and frustration.
Fearful that an election quirk could result in heavily Democratic California installing a Republican as its next governor, a top Democrat on Tuesday sent his party's lagging candidates a blunt message: Get out of the race.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Monday blasted FBI Director Kash Patel for partying with the U.S. men's hockey team at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games. “It is a continuation of amateur hour at the FBI. And I know the serious agents, the senior agents, they are appalled by the diminished reputation of the FBI...
Senate Democrats led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (Ore.) have unveiled a bill to rein in private equity ownership of housing at a time when the country is facing an estimated shortage of more than 7 million affordable homes. The bill, called the American Homeownership Act, would end major federal tax deductions...
President Trump is set to deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term to Congress on Tuesday night, after rolling out an ambitious agenda with a mixed record of wins and losses. He's already said it will be a "long speech" "President Trump will proudly tout his Administration's many record-breaking accomplishments,...
The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed a 10 percent tariff on all goods not covered by current exemptions, returning to the global rate first announced by President Trump after the Supreme Court struck a blow to the bulk of his emergency import taxes. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a notice on Monday night...
For the Republican officials and operatives who have been turned into outcasts as they balk at President Trump and his MAGA takeover of the party, there’s a question about what to do next: Join the Democrats? Try to influence specific issues? Or try to retake control of the Republican Party? Those in Our Republican Legacy (ORL) are attempting the...
The State Department said it received hundreds of calls from U.S. citizens in Mexico to its 24/7 crisis hotline after the government killed a cartel leader known as “El Mencho,” CNN reported Monday. Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was killed on Sunday by Mexican authorities. Violent clashes erupted in...
Health and wellness expert Jillian Michaels on Monday rebuked President Trump’s executive order approving the use of a controversial pesticide, describing the move as "devastating." "This is actually devastating; it is not a conspiracy theory that glyphosate is linked to cancer. There are hundreds of studies that have illustrated now it increases risk significantly for...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump swats down reports that top general warned of Iran strike risks President Trump is pushing back at reports that his top military officer advised that strikes on Iran could pose substantial risks and leave the...