State Rep. James Talarico won the Texas Senate Democratic primary, defeating Rep. Jasmine Crockett and giving party leaders the candidate they had quietly seen as the stronger option to...
Longtime Sen. John Cornyn and MAGA favorite Ken Paxton are heading to a May runoff in Texas' Republican Senate primary, while Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico are in a close race for the Democratic nomination.
Texas Republicans are bracing for an ugly Senate runoff, while Democrats wait to see the outcome of its contest for the upper chamber, with primary season in full swing. Voters in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas headed to the polls Tuesday to kick start the 2026 midterm cycle. Texas held competitive primaries for Senate, state attorney general and a...
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and gun rights YouTuber Brandon Herrera are projected head into a runoff after allegations of an affair with a former staffer rocked the lawmaker's candidacy, according to Decision Desk HQ. Gonzales and Herrera will head into a May runoff in the GOP contest for the state’s 23rd Congressional District. Military veteran Keith...
Law enforcement provided new details Thursday on the search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie who went missing from her home this weekend in what officials believe to be an abduction. At a lengthy press conference, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos and FBI agent Heith Janke briefed media on...
The CIA shut down its World Factbook resource Wednesday, after it spent more than six decades in existence. The agency announced on its website that the World Factbook “has sunset” without providing further explanation. The Hill has reached out to the CIA for clarification. The Factbook first launched as the classified National Basic Intelligence Factbook...
Vice President Vance said Thursday that President Trump was "so perceptive" when he insulted CNN's Kaitlan Collins in the Oval Office this week for not smiling. "There was a moment in the Oval Office — I wasn't even in there, I was in the West Wing, and somebody sent me where he was talking to...
Commentator Stephen A. Smith on Thursday slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for comparing a GOP bill that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to vote to “Jim Crow 2.0,” warning him and other Democrats against speaking in “that kind of hyperbole” ahead of the 2026 midterms. Smith played a clip on his podcast...
Anticipation is already building for the 2028 presidential race. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) named Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp as the likely GOP front-runners in 2028 during an interview on Wednesday with NewsNation. “We have some really good folks in our party who might...
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) on Thursday said she declined to be interviewed by federal prosecutors, saying the Trump administration has embarked on a campaign of “physical and legal intimidation” in response to a video produced by her and other lawmakers. Slotkin was one of six Democrats with a military or intelligence background to tape a video...
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said Thursday she declined to be interviewed by federal prosecutors, saying the Trump administration has embarked on a campaign of “physical and legal intimidation” in response to a video produced by her and other lawmakers. Slotkin was one of six Democrats with a military or intelligence background to tape a video message telling...
The FBI says it is aware of a ransom letter sent to local media outlets in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, and the agency is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to her. During a news conference in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday, FBI...
The FBI says it is aware of a ransom letter sent to local media outlets in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, and the agency is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to her. During a news conference in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday, FBI...
The White House is planning to officially launch its direct-to-consumer, lower-cost drug platform TrumpRx.com on Thursday evening, unveiling the results of President Trump's "Most Favored Nation" (MFN) drug pricing policy. The Trump administration announced plans to launch TrumpRx.com in September, with administration officials saying at the time that the platform would cut out middlemen and...
Lawmakers must put patients back in control of their health care dollars by redirecting subsidies towards them, repealing unnecessary regulations, and promoting policies like health savings accounts.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) grilled Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over affordability at a Senate hearing on Thursday, telling the secretary that "families aren't fooled by these lies." "It's not just groceries," Warren, the ranking member on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, said. "The numbers from Trump's own economic agency show that Americans...
