President Donald Trump has made the SAVE America Act a central GOP priority ahead of the midterms. Voters still don't know how to feel about it.
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As candidates for governor of California struggle to stand out in their bids to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), a Wednesday debate saw deep policy debate devolve into bickering among the crowded field. Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra (D) was a main focus for his rivals, underscoring his surge in support after...
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is out of the ICU but remains hospitalized stay after being placed on a ventilator for severe breathing issues.
Republican Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) predicted Tuesday that his party will maintain control of the Senate in November, but he was not as certain about the House. “Republicans will stay in the majority,” the South Carolina Republican told Fox Business Network’s Charles Gasparino at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California. When Gasparino...
President Trump announced a pause on the U.S. operation Project Freedom on Tuesday evening based on a request from Pakistan and other countries but added that the U.S. Navy blockade of ships in the Strait of Hormuz will remain in place. “Based on the request of Pakistan and other Countries, the tremendous Military Success that...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Rubio says Operation Epic Fury is over Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued on Tuesday that the U.S. military operation against Iran is over, distinguishing between that and the new effort by the U.S. Navy to...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday approved marketing for four flavored vapes made by the company Glas Inc. in what the agency says is an effort to tamp down on underage use of these products. The FDA said the products will be age-restricted through the use of age verification with a government-issued ID...
Rep. Russell Fry (R-S.C.) said Monday that Iran is like a “petulant child” amid the ongoing conflict with the U.S., adding that the country is “trying to wait out” President Trump. “I think you're — what you're seeing right now — is, Iran test this administration. I think they're, they're much like a petulant child...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday demoted the state Department of Human Services (DHS) commissioner after 70 days in the role and a funding battle with the Trump administration over allegations of Medicaid fraud. Shireen Gandhi was demoted to deputy commissioner months after the federal government paused $259.5 million in Medicaid funds for the North Star...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the initial U.S. operation in Iran has concluded, distinguishing between that and the newer effort by the U.S. Navy to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz. “The operation is over. Epic Fury, as the president notified Congress, we're done with that stage of it. We're...
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans believe prices will be higher than they are currently a year from now, according to a new poll. In the survey from The Economist/YouGov, 59 percent said they believe prices are set to be “higher” than they currently are in 12 months. Fifteen percent said prices are set to be...
House progressives in leadership positions knocked the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) — their own campaign arm — on Monday for endorsing a candidate in a contested primary. The Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC (CPC PAC) publicly took issue with the DCCC endorsing California Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains and adding her to its "Red to Blue" program,...
Billionaire investor Ken Griffin on Monday predicted that Democrats will take back the House in November. “It’s almost a certainty the Democrats will take the House. That’s the nature of almost every midterm election cycle, is the House seats swing in the favor of the opposing party,” Griffin, a supporter of President Trump, told host...
CNN analyst Van Jones on Monday defended Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) against criticism from inside the Democratic Party amid reports that some Republicans are quietly trying to persuade the senator to switch parties or become an independent ahead of the midterm elections. “Look, I think he is a moderate Democrat, and that should not be...
A civil rights group filed suit Monday challenging Florida’s new congressional map, just hours after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed it into law. In a 71-page complaint filed in the Sunshine State’s Second Judicial Circuit, the Equal Ground Education Fund and 19 Floridians allege that the governor and state Legislature violated the Florida Constitution in...
