The race to fill a state Senate seat in Georgia is headed to a runoff, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Democrat Lemario Brown and Republican Steven McNeel will head to a Feb. 17 runoff after neither candidate was able to cross the 50 percent threshold. There were five Republicans running, splitting the vote and helping...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick dismissed concerns that President Trump’s new tariffs could upend existing trade deals, saying he’s confident the disagreement with European allies over Trump’s push to acquire Greenland will “sort its way out.” In an interview with CBS News on Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Lutnick defended Trump’s approach...
Virginia voters gave Democrats another special election win on Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, adding to a string of recent victories for the party in the Old Dominion. Democrat Garrett McGuire will replace state Del. Mark Sickles (D), who has been tapped to be Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s secretary of finance, in the 17th House District. The Tuesday contests...
Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham on Tuesday commentated during President Trump's marathon press briefing, saying it feels "like he's ... mentally slipping." "This presser is bizarre even for him," Grisham posted on the social platform X. "It’s all the usual rambling, off-topic tales, half-truths, lies, 'I’ve fixed everything - no one has ever...
President Trump on Tuesday warned Iran that continued assassination threats made by leaders in Tehran would be met with the country getting "blown up." "Well, they shouldn't be doing it but I've left notification," Trump told NewsNation's Katie Pavlich on "Katie Pavlich Tonight." "Anything ever happens, we're going to blow the whole — the whole country's...
Former national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that there would be an American “political earthquake” if President Trump uses military force in Greenland. “I think, even within the Republican Party, I see a lot of increased dissent over this. And I think if Trump actually used military force against Greenland, there'd be a political...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care The Big Story The GOP’s midterm MAHA conundrum Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a strong contingent of supporters to the Trump administration through his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, but it’s unclear if this support will translate into the upcoming...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump continues to push for US takeover of Greenland as he heads to Davos President Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his threats to seize Greenland, suggesting he could use means beyond tariffs to acquire the...
The U.S. on Tuesday met one of the key conditions for losing its measles elimination status, more than 25 years after it achieved this distinction and one year into a second Trump administration that has deprioritized the prevention of infectious diseases. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional office for the Americas, considers Jan. 20, 2025, to be the date...
House Republicans on Wednesday will aim to shift heat over the Epstein files away from President Trump and onto Democrats as the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee votes on holding former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over their refusal to appear for depositions after being subpoenaed....
