Democrats on Sunday shrugged off a ploy by their party to trick voters into casting ballots for the wrong Republican candidate in Alaska's Senate race.
Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan said Sunday that he doubted claims by his Democratic opponent that she had no idea her top political aides were involved in recruiting a retired schoolteacher also named Dan Sullivan onto the ballot to confuse voters in a race that could determine which party controls the Senate.
Hunter Biden, former President Biden’s son, on Tuesday responded to a request from a GOP senator for both himself and President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr. to testify before Congress. “Sen. Curtis of Utah has suggested that Don Jr. and I should testify before Congress,” the younger Biden said in a post on the social...
A new lawsuit is challenging how the Trump administration plans to exempt medically frail people from Medicaid work requirements. Medicaid enrollees, alongside several major health care advocacy organizations and the city of Columbus, Ohio, said the administration’s final rule implementing work requirements is not what Congress intended. They argue the rule narrowly defines who qualifies...
Republican Sen. John Curtis (Utah) has sent a letter to leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee asking them to investigate the President Trump’s and former President Joe Biden’s business dealings and to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden to testify before Congress. Curtis said that reports about foreign interests using Trump Jr. and Biden...
In today's issue: ▪ Trump at UN General Assembly ▪ White House press ban rages on ▪ Hung Cao’s bid for Navy Secretary ▪ Trump’s deal with Greenland and Denmark President Trump’s address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday marks the beginning of a high-intensity day of meetings touching on major conflicts...
President Trump closed the Kennedy Center after a dispute over whether his name should be added to the building's facade following court orders to remove it.
A top Democrat is calling on the Trump administration to halt the implementation of a new artificial intelligence (AI) system designed to streamline air travel. Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) warned that the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new AI tool, which aims to eliminate flight delays and cancellations, is being launched without assurances of public safety....
"Trust the experts” has been the parroted answer to any parent or teacher who objects to even a wildly inappropriate library book. So what happens when actual experts are the ones objecting?
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) scored a coup this week in winning an unusual endorsement from a Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden (Maine), who is touting Lawler’s bipartisan credentials amid a tough reelection contest. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) isn’t buying it. In a blistering statement in response to Golden’s endorsement, Jeffries bashed Lawler late...
Join The Hill’s Ian Swanson, Amie Parnes and special guest Democratic strategist Garry South, who has advised California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), for a special "Fight for 2028" centered on the latest in Democratic politics. The hosts will discuss the end of Newsom’s term in office as he eyes the 2028 presidential race and his...
President Trump in the last four days has discussed putting snipers and drones in the triumphal arch he plans as a gateway to the Capitol. He’s also banned three media organizations from the White House over their coverage and has been photographed looking at printouts on Air Force One that appeared to suggest the demolishing...
The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel in the Des Moines, Iowa, metro area at the start of this week was $6.33. If you ran a business that relied on short-haul transportation — local deliveries, service, maintenance, etc. — and were buying 80 gallons, per truck, per tank, you would be paying about...
Republicans are increasingly putting daylight between themselves and President Trump as November’s elections draw closer, highlighting the political tightrope facing members in competitive races. In recent weeks, some GOP lawmakers have broken with Trump on beef imports, the military conflict with Iran, the administration’s immigration crackdown and his executive order requiring federal agencies to rename...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story GOP nominees call for end to Iran war while on campaign trail The Republican Senate candidates in Iowa and Michigan on Monday both called for an end to the U.S. war in Iran, citing the rising...
