Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D), who defeated Sen. Michael Bennett (D) in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, said he would confront congressional candidate Melat Kiros (D) for refusing to condemn the deadly 2025 firebomb attack on Jewish activists in Boulder as antisemitic. Kiros, a democratic socialist and former attorney, scored an upset against incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette...
Former special counsel Jack Smith warned that the U.S. is facing an “attack on the rule of law” under President Trump, saying he is “very concerned” about the integrity of future elections and accusing the administration of weaponizing the Justice Department. Smith, the special counsel who brought charges against Trump following his first term, argued that...
Entry to the National Mall for a record-breaking fireworks show celebrating July 4 has been delayed as Washington, D.C. braces for extreme heat, Freedom 250 organizers said Thursday. President Trump insisted he would still deliver a lengthy speech at Saturday’s “Salute to America 250 Celebration & Fireworks” event, despite forecasts that temperatures will climb to 107 degrees....
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) says he won’t “be bullied into silence” after he got into a shouting match with President Trump during a meeting at the Capitol Wednesday, where the two men clashed heatedly over Cassidy’s vote the day before for a resolution to curtail Trump’s authority as commander-in-chief. “I’m not going to be bullied...
President Trump’s kingmaker status is holding strong more than halfway through this year's primary cycle, with an almost blemish-free scorecard for his endorsees. Trump’s endorsement record has been in part a successful revenge tour, as he has helped to oust several Capitol Hill incumbents who have long drawn his ire. And despite two notable setbacks last month,...
Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison’s political group focused on turning out rural voters, Dirt Road Democrats PAC, is making its first slate of endorsements as the midterms ramp up. Harrison told The Hill in an exclusive interview that the political group would be backing the Senate bids of former Gov. Roy Cooper (D) in...
President Trump late Wednesday offered assistance to Venezuela after two earthquakes hit the South American country. “The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The U.S.A. stands ready, willing, and able to help!”...
The Senate late Wednesday night in a 47-50-1 vote opted not to rebuke the Trump administration a second time over its military conflict in Iran, as leaders convinced some Republican swing votes that doing so would harm the negotiations to end the war. The resolution would have been Congress’ way to reassert its power to...
A massive data center project in Box Elder County, Utah helped bring down the Beehive State’s Senate President, who lost his GOP primary on Tuesday after his support for the controversial development fueled voter backlash. Stuart Adams, one of Utah’s most powerful politicians and the longest-serving president of the state Senate in its history, lost to challenger...
President Trump stuck to script when he kicked off the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on Wednesday as a part of the country’s 250th anniversary. “Tonight, as we stand on the edge of our 250th year of independence, I am thrilled to declare that America is back,” Trump told a crowd of...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) received a briefing about the Iran conflict from Vice President JD Vance and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff at the White House Wednesday afternoon after the senator clashed heatedly with President Trump at a meeting earlier in the day. “I want to thank Vice President Vance and Special Envoy Witkoff for the...
Postmaster General David Steiner told lawmakers Wednesday that the U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver mail-in ballots in states that refuse to provide sensitive voter data to the federal government, in line with a proposed rule from the Trump administration. Steiner defended the measure at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing,...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story The Iran supplemental has dropped The White House on Wednesday officially asked Congress for $87.6 billion in supplemental funding to pay for the Iran war, among other asks. It faces an uphill battle to its passage....
