Alexis Bittar, who called America a "sh--thole" and the American flag a symbol of aggression, hosts a fundraiser in NYC supporting Democratic Party candidates for U.S. Senate.
President Biden’s move to pause a shipment of heavy bombs to Israel has drawn the fury of Republicans, further polarizing U.S. efforts to deter Israel from launching a bloody campaign in southern Gaza. The U.S. held back some 3,500 bombs that had already been approved for Israel as the White House is growing increasingly frustrated...
President Biden on Wednesday warned he would stop supplying Israel with offensive weapons like bombs and artillery shells if Israeli forces launch an invasion of Rafah, laying down a clear line amid outcry over the conflict in Gaza. "Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which...
Former President Trump on Wednesday said it was "not the time" for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) attempt to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from the top job in the House, warning the effort displayed "disunity" in an election year. Trump gently criticized Greene, one of his most ardent supporters in the House, moments after...
The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to protect Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from a conservative coup, torpedoing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) effort to oust the GOP leader from the top job. The chamber voted 359-43-7 on a motion to table Greene’s motion to vacate, preventing the removal resolution from hitting the floor for a vote. Watch...
A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday introduced an amendment to must-pass legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to extend a program that provides broadband discounts to millions of Americans. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) proposed an additional $6...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has launched an effort on the House floor to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). Greene is using a motion to vacate to force a vote on Johnson's speakership, the same took used to remove former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Most Republicans oppose the effort, and Democrats are expected to provide...
Congressmember Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) criticized Republicans for their focus on legislation related to home appliances instead of women’s reproductive health during a Mother’s Day press conference Wednesday. “We seem to have some Republicans who forget that the best Mother’s Day present would be to honor what mothers need,” Leger Fernandez said at the...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) closed its civil rights probes into Jackson, Mississippi’s water crisis, saying there was “insufficient evidence” to say that the state discriminated against residents on the basis of race. This week, the agency said in letters to state departments that received federal drinking water funding that it found “insufficient evidence between...
The House approved a one-week extension of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) authority Wednesday, a short-term patch leadership brought to the floor as the Senate struggles to find a path forward on a five-year reauthorization bill ahead of Friday’s midnight deadline. The chamber cleared the legislation in an 385-24-1 vote, sending it to the Senate...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) moved to force a vote on ousting Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday, a momentous move that is all but certain to fail amid opposition from Democrats and conservative Republicans. Greene — who filed her motion to vacate against Johnson more than a month ago — called her resolution to the...
The Hill's reporters covering former President Trump's hush money criminal case answered questions about the ongoing trial in New York. Trump is standing trial on 34 counts of falsifying business records connected to hush money deals negotiated during his 2016 presidential campaign. Trump pleaded not guilty and has denied any wrongdoing. Zach Schonfeld and Ella...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing in case the current strain of avian flu circulating in the U.S. jumps to humans on a large scale, the agency’s commissioner told senators Wednesday. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf told the Senate Appropriations Committee that while the threat to humans is low and milk products are safe,...
