Dennis Hastert, whose congressional legacy as the longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) apologized for hurling an expletive at a GOP colleague after growing frustrated during a House committee hearing Tuesday. McCaul told Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) to "go f---" himself after the California Republican continued to speak after McCaul gaveled him down during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing Tuesday. McCaul, the chair...
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Biden to balance TikTok bill support, campaign account President Biden’s reelection campaign must balance the White House’s support for a bill that could ban TikTok from the U.S. while simultaneously harnessing the power of the platform to reach a crucial bloc of young...
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) urged President Biden to change his campaign messaging on energy policy Tuesday, claiming a switch towards holding up his energy accomplishments could bring him more success. Manchin, an architect of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), said the president should better inform Americans of what the law is doing for them, and...
Former first lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance on Tuesday alongside her husband, former President Donald Trump, where she teased a potential role in his 2024 campaign. The Trumps cast their ballots in Florida's Republican primary, when a reporter asked the former first lady if she would return to the campaign trail with...
Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday in Ohio in the most closely watched Senate primary this election cycle. Businessman Bernie Moreno has scored the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, while rival Matt Dolan has the backing of Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio). Secretary of State Frank LaRose is also in the running. Whoever prevails...
The League of Conservation Voters, a major left wing advocacy group and funder, will put a whopping $120 million into the 2024 election cycle, the group announced Tuesday. The $120 million from the conservation group’s Victory Fund is the most it has ever invested in an election cycle. It puts the total spending from outside...
President Biden’s reelection campaign is eyeing North Carolina as a state to flip in 2024, a place where former President Trump barely eked out a win the last time the two went head-to-head. While the Biden campaign acknowledges it will “take relentless effort” to reach every voter it can by November, the Tar Heel state...
Former President Trump on Tuesday shrugged off his former vice president's decision not to endorse his 2024 candidacy. "I couldn’t care less," Trump said when asked about Mike Pence's announcement that he would not back his old boss and two-time running mate. "We need patriots. We need strong people in our country. Our country is...
A North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that someone acting as a parent cannot be required to pay child support in the state without being the actual parent or without signing a formal agreement. A split three-judge panel reversed a ruling from a local judge that stated that the ex-partner of a child’s mother...
Fox News cut away from a press conference former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro was giving to fact check claims he was making before he reported to prison for a four-month sentence in connection with his refusal to comply with a congressional subpoena. Navarro, who would not comply with the House investigation into the...
Story at a glance Fewer U.S. Latinos are keeping up with current events, following a years-long trend among Americans in general, according to a new study. The report, published Tuesday by the Pew Research Center, found that about one-in-five Latino adults — or roughly 22 percent — follow the news all or most of the time,...
