President Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc., poured an additional $5 million into the Texas Senate race, according to a new Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing published Saturday. The funds were earmarked for Del Ray Media LLC, a Virginia-based political media company, for TV and digital advertising against the Democratic nominee in this race, state Rep....
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Saturday signed a legislation package aimed at safeguarding the state’s election process against potential interference in the upcoming midterm elections. The Democratic governor, who has repeatedly warned President Trump’s administration would attempt to meddle in these upcoming elections, signed 13 bills in Los Angeles. “Donald Trump won’t stop until...
FBI Director Kash Patel said Saturday the agency used AI to stop half a dozen school shootings and upped its use of the technology by 605 percent since he took the position. Appearing on Fox News’ “Saturday in America,” host Kayleigh McEnany asked Patel about a statement he made in March claiming the FBI had...
The Trump administration began construction on a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border wall cutting through southwest Texas’s Big Bend region despite local leaders' pushback against the project. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told the Associated Press Friday that installation of 30-foot panels was already underway along this portion southern border. The construction started earlier this...
After President Trump announced this week he was banning Politico, CNN and MS NOW from accessing the White House, the three media outlets reported Saturday their journalists were denied access to the executive premises. White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) President Jacqui Heinrich called on the White House to “immediately” restore access to these journalists and...
President Trump announced Friday that the U.S. will pause higher tariffs on ground beef imports for 90 days to lower costs of the meat for consumers. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said the U.S. will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to be imported without an “out-of-quota tariff," or the...
So far, the president has insisted that the Navy go back to using steam, decreed that the Strait of Hormuz will be a U.S. territory, and demanded that new aircraft carriers be redesigned to make them look “better.”
President Trump is set to hit the campaign trail on Friday in an attempt to give Republican Sen. Darline Graham (S.C.) one last boost before the special GOP primary runoff on Tuesday. Graham, a political newcomer who replaced her late brother Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), is going up against Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) for the...
Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s Parliament, pushed back Friday against “unjust” U.S. economic sanctions placed on the country by the Trump administration earlier this week. “We must plan for the unjust sanctions so that we can overcome them,” Qalibaf told a group of economic representatives in Baghdad, according to a message shared on...
Author Andrea D. Pringle argues that while the term "woke" may be evolving in political discourse, the underlying spirit of Black vigilance and awareness remains essential for addressing systemic injustices.
Bipartisan backlash to data centers is spreading nationwide. How could the panicked political response carry lasting consequences? Plus, Democratic socialist Angie Nixon’s upset in the Florida Democratic Senate primary and Sen. Darline Graham’s (R-S.C.) viral debate stumble in South Carolina. Join The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon, and political editor Chris Stirewalt to discuss...
[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Hill Insider members can join us live today at 9 a.m. EDT as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] Elon Musk may succeed in November at repealing Alaska’s nonpartisan primary system. Whether you think that’s a...
Eight people were killed after the charter airplane they were traveling on crashed in Alaska on Thursday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The crash occurred near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, a U.S. Air Force military airstrip located in a remote area in the southwest part of the state....
At the end of June, an audit of Jefferson County Public Schools was released to the public. The largest district in Kentucky, Jefferson County (which includes Louisville) enrolls almost 100,000 students — one in seven students in the state. The report by auditor Allison Ball reveals the system's complete institutional failure. In 2024, Kentucky House...
In today's issue: ▪ Dems’ chances rise in key Senate races ▪ Bond market remains unsettled ▪ Trump campaigning for Darline Graham ▪ Stars and Stripes in the Pentagon’s crosshairs Democrats are riding a wave of momentum as they look to expand their Senate map, with new forecasts offering fresh optimism that flipping the upper...
President Trump is pushing to rekindle his first-term bromance with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, expressing his desire for another rendezvous after reducing joint military exercises with South Korea in an effort to appease the dictator. The president met with Kim three times during his first term, but ultimately, denuclearization talks stalled and the relationship...
President Trump’s rising anger with Oman over a pending deal with Iran concerning the Strait of Hormuz is spilling over into the public spotlight. The two Gulf countries say they are poised to make an agreement to set up new shipping lanes in the vital waterway, but Tehran has added steep conditions for Washington to...