We all have our childhood Christmas memories. I think of dad reading ’Twas the Night Before Christmas and the nativity story from our massive family Bible. My wife always recalls gathering with her dozens of cousins. My children will always remember when our two dogs murdered a raccoon on the back deck before sunrise. She […]
The United States has removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism as the Trump administration seeks to shape an emerging new order in the Middle East. But in its eagerness to seize that opportunity, it may have surrendered its leverage prematurely. On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that Syria’s designation […]
President Trump's pick to succeed term-limited Gov. Mark Gordon (R) is projected to lose the Republican primary, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). GOP state Sen. Eric Barlow is set to defeat Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder and three other Republican candidates, including 2022 gubernatorial contender Brent Bien. Degenfelder was also backed by...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Tuesday signed an executive order that could limit AI data center development in the Keystone State. The executive order, which implements his Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) requirements, requires prospective developers to provide a notice of intent to comply with the safeguards — which include requiring that firms pay...
Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman (R) and former state Rep. James Byrd (D) are projected to face off in the November race to replace retiring Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wy.), according to Decision Desk HQ. Hageman launched her Senate bid in December, just days after Lummis announced her retirement from Congress. President Trump was quick to back...
Retiring Rep. Daniel Webster's pick to succeed him the House is projected to lose his GOP primary in Florida, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Businessman Joe Strada is set to defeat Baker, who previously served in the state Senate and Florida House, and a handful of other candidates in the primary for the 11th...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday accused several House Democrats, including Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), of having "disrupted operations" during a visit to one of its detention centers in Lumpkin, Ga. Jayapal wrote on the social platform X that she brought a delegation of five lawmakers to conduct an oversight visit of Stewart Detention...
Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) faced off on the debate stage Tuesday, a day before early voting begins in the runoff to determine which of the two will be South Carolina’s GOP nominee for Senate. Graham, whom South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) appointed to succeed to her brother, the late...
Fox News host Jesse Watters on Tuesday acknowledged that President Trump has said "so much more sleazy things" than Sen. Jon Ossoff's (D-Ga.) quip about White House executive assistant Natalie Harp. "To suggest that Trump surrounds himself with attractive women –– yeah, I think he's done that his whole life," Watters said on Fox's "The...
Miami-Dade County, Fla., Commissioner Oliver Gilbert (D) is expected to advance to the November general election after winning the Democratic primary for Florida's 24th Congressional District seat currently held by retiring Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), according to preliminary results from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Gilbert defeated six other Democratic candidates who all vied to succeed...
Former Capitol Hill staffer Austin Rogers is projected to win the Republican primary in Florida’s 2nd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Rogers, who was Sen. Rick Scott’s (R-Fla.) general counsel from June 2025 until this past February, defeated a crowded GOP field en route to the nomination in the battle to succeed retiring...
Florida GOP Chair Evan Power is projected to lose the Republican primary in the state’s 2nd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Power is projected to finish in fourth place in the eight-man field, as Austin Rogers secured the nomination in the race to succeed retiring Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.). Power has served as...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Kelly, Tillis urge Trump to reverse reduction to joint military exercises with South Korea Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) are urging President Trump to reverse his decision to order a reduction of joint...
Progressive Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon (D) is poised to deliver an unexpected upset and defeat President Trump whistleblower Alex Vindman in the Democratic contest for Florida Senate, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Vindman, who became a star witness during Trump’s first impeachment trial, and Nixon were the only two Democrats running for the...
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and former Florida Rep. David Jolly, a Republican-turned-Democrat, are projected to face off in the Florida governor’s race this fall to replace Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, according to Decision Desk HQ. Donalds defeated 10 other Republicans for the GOP gubernatorial nod while Jolly defeated five Democrats. DeSantis, a former 2024 GOP...
Republican Rep. Cory Mills is projected to lose his Florida House seat, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), marking a setback for President Trump, who endorsed Mills's reelection bid. Ryan Elijah, a former TV reporter, defeated the incumbent and two other GOP challengers with the support of two of Mills's Florida House Republican colleagues —...
