New Jersey's governor on Thursday called on the state's lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell, to resign by Friday after a law firm hired by her office concluded he violated the state's ethics and discrimination rules.
TRUMP, THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS, CONGRESS, AND THE WAR. In 2002, in the run-up to the war in Iraq, President George W. Bush went through a long and elaborate process to secure the approval of Congress for going to war. On Oct. 10, 2002, the House passed an Authorization for the Use of Military Force by a […]
Chukwunonso Eze entered the U.S. on a tourist visa in 2015 and received deferred action under both Biden and Trump before he allegedly killed a UMass Dartmouth football player.
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pentagon removes Gaza pier again, no clear date on reinstallation The U.S. military is once again removing the Gaza pier due to poor weather, and there is no clear timeline on when it would be reanchored, the Pentagon...
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he thinks President Biden won’t step aside and let the Democratic Party find a new nominee because “you can’t negotiate with him.” Biden’s shaky debate performance Thursday sparked widespread fear among liberals, leaving pundits to indicate during post-debate analysis that discussions would be had about whether Biden would step...
The New York Times editorial board called on President Biden to suspend his campaign after his shaky debate performance against former President Trump on Thursday. “Mr. Biden has said that he is the candidate with the best chance of taking on this threat of tyranny and defeating it. His argument rests largely on the fact...
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) took a swipe at the "Democratic elite" in an interview Friday, blaming those in leadership for President Biden's poor performance in the recent debate. Sununu highlighted the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) decision early in the cycle to skip the New Hampshire primary and focus first on South Carolina. “Let's...
NASA signaled Friday that a return date for Boeing's Starliner crew from the International Space Station had still not been set, as the two astronauts continue testing and working on issues within the capsule. “We’re not in any rush to come home,” NASA’s commercial crew program manager Steve Stich said, The Associated Press reported. NASA...
Presented by Express Scripts by Evernorth — A 4-3 ruling Friday has overturned a lower court’s temporary block, allowing the ban to take effect in Iowa {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Iowa Supreme Court clears 6-week abortion ban In Thursday night’s debate, former President Trump again called for abortion decisions to...
President Biden and former President Trump raked in millions around the debate on Thursday, which was the first presidential debate for the 2024 cycle. Biden’s campaign raised $14 million on debate day and the morning after, it said. Additionally, the hour after the debate, between 11 p.m. and midnight, was the single best hour of...
President Biden praised the LGBTQ community in remarks at Stonewall Friday, a day after his first presidential debate against former President Trump. Friday marked the 55 years since the Stonewall Riots, which were demonstrations against a police raid that took place at the Stonewall Inn and was largely considered the start of the U.S. gay...
A growing chorus of alarmed House Democrats say that President Biden’s faltering performance in the debate the night before raises immediate questions about whether he should remain at the top of the ticket in this year’s presidential contest. Such criticisms were unthinkable heading into the high-stakes Thursday night event, as Democrats have rallied fiercely behind...
Prominent abortion-rights groups rallied around President Biden’s reelection campaign Friday, arguing that his administration’s record on reproductive health and the “existential” threat of another Trump administration outweigh a poor debate performance. As Democratic lawmakers, strategists and activists spent the day panicking over Biden’s ability to lead the party heading into November, abortion-rights leaders said they’re...
Two giant pandas have safely arrived in San Diego from China as part of the ongoing conservation partnership, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said Friday. The organization said the pandas, named Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, will spend the next couple of weeks in a private habitat at the San Diego Zoo to acclimate...
