Republican Rep. Ken Calvert defeated Rep. Young Kim in a rare GOP vs. GOP battle forced by California Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting in the midterms.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth, facing a House impeachment effort, delivers remarks at the first Pengton news conference since May, having focused on the Iran conflict and CENTCOM Strait of Hormuz blockade.
Washington voters are projected to reverse the state’s long-standing policy that has allowed transgender girls to compete on girls’ and women’s school sports teams, according to Decision Desk HQ. The ballot measure will require students to submit documentation from a healthcare provider verifying their sex before playing on a girls’ team. It’s a major loss...
Two House Democrats are already floating the impeachment of Attorney General Todd Blanche after the GOP’s sweeping midterm election defeats, suggesting Democrats could win enough Republican support in the Senate to remove him from office. Reps. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) and Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) voiced their support for impeaching Blanche on Thursday, just two days after...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s future leading the Pentagon looks increasingly uncertain as his critics within the administration blame him for helping push President Trump into a war that contributed to massive midterm losses on Tuesday. Two sources familiar with the discussion said the president is asking allies about Hegseth’s standing. One of those sources said...
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is demanding that Mississippi election officials preserve election documents and all affidavit ballots, typically called provisional ballots, taking the first step toward possible legal action in the widely-watched Senate race. As of Thursday evening, the Senate race remains too close to call with Democrat Scott Colom leading Sen. Cindy...
Stocks nosedived on Thursday, one day after rallying on the heels of Democrats’ resounding midterm victories. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled by more than 2,100 points from the opening bell and closed down by 1,833 points relative to the end of trading on Wednesday. The Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 were respectively down by...
The National Guard will begin using boats, up to 60 marked police cars, and military tactical vehicles in Washington, D.C., after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized the move late last month, a Pentagon official confirmed to The Hill on Thursday. Hegseth authorized the changes in an Oct. 29 memo first reported by Politico, though it...
House Select Committee on China Chair John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Brian Mast (R-Fl.) and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chair Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) sent a letter to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang following reports he sent intelligence to China. The GOP lawmakers requested Huang appear in a joint, closed-door briefing on...
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) encouraged his GOP colleagues to “maximize our remaining days in power” by preparing for an expected onslaught of Democratic investigations. In a letter to GOP committee chairs, Scalise said the party needs to begin “taking inventory” of expected Democratic probes, asking the group to also assemble a list of...
The chair of the Mississippi Republican Party said Thursday the party will accept Democrat Scott Colom’s victory if he pulls off a win against incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R). “There is no election denying going on here. If the laws are followed and the voters spoke, that is it and Mississippi Republicans will accept that,”...
The center-left technology policy group Chamber of Progress is laying out its policy priorities for Democrats, as the party prepares to take back control of the House and Senate next year. In a memo sent Wednesday and first reported by The Hill, Chamber of Progress urges Democratic lawmakers to focus on consumer protection, economic opportunity...
Voters sent a strong rebuke of the GOP health agenda on Tuesday night as Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress, rejecting Republicans who pushed sweeping healthcare cuts. Here are four takeaways from the results: Health affordability was a winning message Democratic candidates made healthcare affordability a key part of their messages. They...
