The two major candidates in Alaska's U.S. Senate race urged supporters to be patient as results began coming in late Tuesday, delivering rousing speeches and expressing confidence against the backdrop of the fallout from allegations of partisan tricks to recruit a candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent.
Washington is at risk of making the same mistake with Iran that it has made for nearly five decades: believing that enough economic pressure will eventually force the Islamic Republic to change its behavior. Recent reporting suggests that CIA Director John Ratcliffe has advised President Donald Trump to maintain a “no war, no deal” approach, […]
Demographics are destiny. The foundations of the European Monetary Union, which provides the financial underpinning for the European Union, and its central bank, the European Central Bank, are increasingly fragile. Without significant structural reforms in its member countries, the EMU will unravel. Across the currency union, public spending on pensions hovers around 12% of GDP. […]
French-born San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama expressed support for students in his home country who have taken to the streets in the thousands in recent weeks protesting the conditions of their schools. “These are systemic inequalities — problems so deep-rooted that, in fact, I’m glad that high-school students and young people in general are speaking...
Former professional boxer Mike Tyson popped up at the White House on Friday, briefly speaking to reporters in the West Wing briefing room and pledging support for President Trump. Tyson told reporters he was asked by the White House to travel with Trump to Syracuse, N.Y., for a rally the president is slated to host...
Former Reps. Christopher Shays and Richard Swett argue that the Trump administration should reject proposed seasonality protections for Florida produce growers to avoid disrupting the North American food supply chain and inviting Mexican retaliation.
In today's issue: ▪ Nobel Peace Prize awarded ▪ Trump says no Iran strikes before midterms ▪ Kimberly Guilfoyle’s debt controversy ▪ Spain’s housing movement reignited The Michigan Senate debate between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers on Thursday night quickly got personal as the candidates sparred over not just their political differences but...
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) leads her Democratic opponent Josh Turek for Iowa’s open Senate seat as Democratic state auditor Rob Sand holds an edge over his GOP opponent Zach Lahn in the gubernatorial contest, according to a new poll from Emerson College Polling and The Hill. The poll reported Hinson notched 47 percent of support,...
President Trump touted his administration’s investment accounts for children on Wednesday, as millions of American kids will now be automatically enrolled in the program. Flanked by administration officials, business leaders and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in the Oval Office, the president said the “Trump Accounts” will help children build wealth. “If all goes well, which...
President Trump faces a scandal involving a top official, with Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle under scrutiny for allegedly soliciting debt relief in exchange for political access. That revelation follows other reported questionable conduct, including favoring a Greek energy firm. It was the second time this week a White House adviser drew headlines. The Trump...
Transgender athletes are on the ballot in four states this November in efforts to expand existing bans or create new ones against their participation in school sports. Voters in Arizona, Nebraska, Colorado and Washington will make their call on the issue, a change of strategy for anti-trans measures, which have been put on the...
Democrats may come out of the midterm elections with control of the House, a small majority in the Senate and a feeling of elation they’ve been missing for years. But what comes after that may be the harder part. Even a decisive win in November would not erase the problems that have plagued the party...
Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) activists are growing frustrated with Republican leaders following a series of what many see are serious betrayals of the movement. The growing divide between the two comes just ahead of the midterm elections, where the GOP is already facing headwinds. The latest setback is the farm bill, supported by Republicans...
Generation Z is notoriously hard to reach. But Melat Kiros, the 29-year-old democratic socialist candidate who shocked Colorado earlier this year by defeating 15-term incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) in a primary, was able to get them. Kiros credits her success at winning over members of Gen Z in her district to raising issues that...
OpenAI banned several accounts associated with two propaganda operations based in Iran and Russia, respectively, it confirmed Thursday. The latter of which the tech company said had the greatest reach it has recorded since it began reporting on and disrupting such schemes. The influence operations used OpenAI models alongside “more traditional techniques and technologies to...
Michigan Senate hopefuls Abdul El-Sayed (D) and Mike Rogers (R) have taken the debate stage together for the first time Thursday night. The forum, hosted by Nexstar’s WOOD-TV, kicked off at 7 p.m. EDT. Here are five things to watch as the battleground candidates duke it out. Georgia and Maine are also holding Senate debates...
