Progressive sex therapist Maureen Galindo lost the Democratic runoff for Texas’ 35th District after being accused of antisemitism and facing condemnations from within her own party.
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State Sen. Mayes Middleton defeats Rep. Chip Roy in Texas Republican attorney general runoff after a bitter and expensive race centered on MAGA loyalty.
Alex Mealer, a Trump-endorsed Army combat veteran and energy executive, defeated state Rep. Briscoe Cain in a Houston-based congressional runoff election.
GOP Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) on Thursday said she was “alarmed” by the firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez as ordered by the Trump administration. Monarez was originally asked to resign but ultimately chose to hold firm to the post until the White House informed her of the removal. ...
Two influential GOP senators are expressing unease over Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s firing of Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which led to the resignations of four other high-ranking CDC officials. The strongest pushback among Republicans on Capitol Hill came Thursday from Sen....
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order establishing classical architecture as the "preferred and default" style for federal buildings, the latest way Trump has sought to put his stamp on government structures. Trump's order, titled "Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again," requires that he be notified 30 days in advance if government officials intend to...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story CDC headless as top leaders are pushed out or resign Within a single day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has lost five top officials, crippling the already embattled agency and spreading panic through the public...
South Carolina is asking the Supreme Court to let it enforce a ban on transgender students using restrooms aligned with their gender identity at school. In an emergency appeal Thursday, the state asked the justices to lift a federal appeals court's ruling blocking it from putting into effect a budget proviso that requires the state...
The Trump administration has picked Deputy Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Jim O'Neill to serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a day after the administration fired current Director Susan Monarez, officials told The Hill. Monarez is contesting her firing, though the White House has confirmed her ouster...
Washington's Metropolitan Police Department closed an investigation into Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) that it launched after police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in February, according to the congressman and an email exchange shared with The Hill. The woman, originally identified as a significant other, who had called police to a luxury building...
President Trump is lifting a tariff exemption for small packages, subjecting billions of dollars in foreign products to import taxes after months of delay. The White House is canceling the de minimis trade exemption starting at 12:01 a.m. Friday, a move that significantly increases the scale of Trump's trade reforms. The new tariffs will apply...
About two-thirds of Americans are pessimistic that an agreement will be reached to halt the war between Russia and Ukraine, according to a new Gallup survey. The latest Gallup poll, which was released Thursday, found 67 percent of U.S. adults are pessimistic — including 22 percent who are very pessimistic and 45 percent who are...
Plus: Minneapolis shooting reignites gun debate {beacon} PRESIDENT TRUMP'S MOVES to fire key figures at the Federal Reserve and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have created turmoil in the government, provoking lawsuits and threats from Congress to intervene. The CDC was in chaos Thursday after Director Susan Monarez was fired only 27...
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) former chief medical officer on Thursday said her resignation was spurred by the Trump administration’s decision to oust Director Susan Monarez, describing it as a last straw. Debra Houry, the CDC's former chief medical officer, also said three other CDC officials who resigned on Wednesday did so...
