Illinois city official Sylvia Sims Bolton turned herself in this week after allegedly trying to cast her dead mother's ballot, fueling broader concerns about the safety of mail-in voting.
NYC lawmakers including Reps. Espaillat, Nadler and Goldman visited Newark's Delaney Hall detention center to protest conditions and demand its closure.
President Trump said this week that he wants to help U.S. energy companies “gain access” in Central Asia, saying an agreement with Armenia is in the works. “Soon, the United States and Armenia will break ground together on the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, which will transform the South Caucasus, and help our...
More California voters are leaning toward backing Democrat Xavier Becerra, the former Health and Human Services secretary, in the state’s gubernatorial race, according to a new survey. The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released polling Wednesday, which showed the former Biden administration official leading the pack of bipartisan candidates with 23 percent support. Republican...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) said Thursday that she will not run for president in 2028, taking herself out of what is expected to be a crowded Democratic primary field. “There will be a robust group of people running for president. I will not be one of them in 2028, I can tell you that,”...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) asked a judge Wednesday to throw out a Biden-era settlement with Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by billionaire investors Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. The agency said it determined that “inappropriate tactics” were used to bring the case and “extract a settlement” from Gemini, which was reached in the final...
House Democrats are planning to introduce a bill Friday in an attempt to block President Trump’s planned 250-foot triumphal arch project. The Arlington National Cemetery Viewshed Protection Act seeks to permanently prohibit the use of federal funds for the arch and other similar projects both within Lady Bird Johnson Park near Arlington National Cemetery and...
The Treasury Department on Thursday launched a new app corresponding to its investment accounts for kids, dubbed "Trump accounts." “The Trump Administration is taking another step forward in expanding opportunity for American families," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a press release. "The Trump Accounts app delivers a simple, secure way for households to begin...
President Trump requested that Senate Majority Leader John Thune fire the Senate Parliamentarian for blocking his request to include $1 billion for White House security in the budget reconciliation bill, which was met with outrage from both parties and ultimately dropped due to lack of votes.
Key 2026 races are heating up across the country, including the Texas and Michigan Senate contests, the California governor's race and Los Angeles mayoral showdown. Plus, a new poll shows former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg leading among potential Democratic presidential candidates. Join The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon, and Decision Desk HQ's...
The U.S.-Israel relationship remains one of the most consequential in history, and its slow depletion — evidenced by poor public opinion — should trouble leaders in both countries.
The U.S. military launched another defensive strike against Iran on Wednesday, shooting down four Iranian one-way attack drones and striking a ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone, a U.S. official told The Hill. Hours later, Iran said it had struck at a U.S. base. Peace talks between...
Iran reupped its backing for Oman on Thursday, after President Trump warned the Arab nation to “behave” or face consequences. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said in a statement that Iran would support the Gulf nation, which is separated from Iran by the Strait of Hormuz, against U.S. threats, Reuters reported. He also criticized...
The redistricting math is getting complicated for both parties ahead of the midterm elections, where the House majority is on the line. This week has brought good and bad news for both parties: South Carolina's legislature rejected a GOP map and a federal court blocked Alabama Republicans’ preferred congressional lines, while two judges in Florida and Tennessee tossed out efforts to halt their own Republican-backed maps. It makes figuring out which party actually has the...
The anti‑weaponization fund is now in place, and many of the same voices that dismissed earlier complaints about abuse suddenly feign grave concern about process.
