Byron Donalds attacks David Jolly's shifting stances on abortion, immigration and drilling, calling them political convenience in Florida's governor race.
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 […]
The Supreme Court announced it expects to release opinions on two more days this week as its blockbuster term nears an end. After previously announcing the court would hand down opinions on Wednesday, the court’s website has been updated to add Thursday and Friday as opinion days as well. Supreme Court justices generally try to...
Online sportsbooks are betting big on this week's highly anticipated debate between President Biden and former President Trump, offering wagers on everything from the candidates' sartorial choices to whether there will be long pauses or profanity. One site, BetOnline.ag, is offering more than 40 different options related to Thursday's presidential debate in Atlanta. Some of the wagers...
The Supreme Court may decide to limit the federal government’s ability to consider climate change or other environmental impacts when weighing whether to approve infrastructure such as pipelines and railroads. The high court on Monday announced that it would take up a case concerning the approval of a railway line that could ship oil in...
The home of Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) in Queens, N.Y., was vandalized with derogatory statements over the weekend, his office confirmed to The Hill. New York Police Department officers were called to the home for a report of a "criminal mischief incident" and discovered several statements written in chalk and on posters in the driveway,...
Democrat Angela Alsobrooks has a double-digit lead over former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) in Maryland's Senate race, according to the first poll released since the state's primary earlier this month. A Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey found that 45 percent of Marylanders support Alsobrooks, while 34 percent support Hogan and 5 percent support another candidate....
Support for same-sex marriage continued to decline slightly among Republicans in the latest Gallup survey, released Monday. According to the poll, conducted last month, 46 percent of Republicans support same-sex marriage — statistically similar to the 49 percent who supported same-sex marriage in 2023. The latest results, however, mark a continued decline in support among...
Far from being a disturbing break with law and practice, Trump’s defense of the impoundment authority is deeply rooted in our constitutional system, good governance norms and American history and tradition.
Planned Parenthood will spend $40 million to boost President Biden and key congressional Democrats ahead of November’s elections, the organization announced Monday. Planned Parenthood is the nation’s leading reproductive health-care provider and abortion rights advocacy organization. The announcement from its political and advocacy arms came on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning...
A group of Republican senators raised "grave concerns" to President Biden about his recent move to allow certain undocumented immigrants who are spouses and children of U.S. citizens to stay in the country and work legally. In a letter to Biden dated June 21, the GOP lawmakers wrote that Biden's latest immigration relief "directly contravenes...
President Biden’s reelection campaign Chair Jen O'Malley Dillon ruled out Florida as a battleground state in an interview published on Monday, O’Malley Dillon told Puck News’s John Heilemann that she viewed North Carolina as a battleground state. But when asked the same about Florida, she said “No.” Her comments come after Democratic National Committee Chair...
Former President Trump's campaign in a Monday fundraising email criticized his treatment at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia, saying he was "tortured" while getting his historic mug shot at the jail. Trump has frequently sought to raise funds from the mug shot, and the email in which he mentioned the torture was sent out...
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) will move within days to force a vote on having the House sergeant at arms forcibly bring Attorney General Merrick Garland before the House by holding him in “inherent contempt” over his refusal to turn over audio of President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. Luna sent a letter...
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) on Monday unveiled his second annual Pride playlist, complete with hits from pop powerhouses Beyoncé and Taylor Swift and rising stars including Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter. “Obviously we have Pride month, but Pride goes on all summer. There are Pride festivals and celebrations all the way through October and across...
A coalition of advocacy organizations plans to spend $100 million over the next decade to restore access to abortion rights across the country. The “Abortion Access Now” campaign is made up of nine organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Center for Reproductive Rights, and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The coalition announced...
