Texas AG Ken Paxton credits Trump's endorsement after defeating Sen. John Cornyn in the GOP Senate runoff, now facing Democrat James Talarico in November.
Trump mocks Texas Democrat James Talarico as Alfred E. Neuman and pledges big rallies for Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton ahead of November's election.
President Trump is escalating his criticism of Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) for his unwillingness to overhaul the “blue slip,” a move that has further dismayed Senate Republicans. Trump is growing increasingly upset that some of his choices for judicial posts remain stalled and on Monday vowed to take legal action against the...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump's ‘down payment’ on sovereign wealth fund The U.S. government could take equity stakes in more companies in the future as the Trump administration looks to build a sovereign wealth fund, National Economic Council (NEC) Director...
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) is pressing Trump administration officials about the cost of the National Guard deployment to the nation’s capital, in addition to the scope and legal parameters of the operation. “D.C. did not request or consent to the mass deployment of National Guard troops, who were recently authorized to carry weapons in...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has chosen a known vaccine skeptic to lead its COVID-19 working group, which was originally established to discuss immunization recommendations at the start of the pandemic. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed to The Hill that Retsef Levi, professor of operations...
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger said she has no intention of undertaking a redistricting effort in Virginia if she’s elected governor in November. “Short answer is no,” Spanberger said about the prospects of redistricting, local outlet 7News reported. “Virginia by constitutional amendment has a new redistricting effort that was put in place and first utilized...
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) told President Trump on Monday to pressure Russia with the same intensity he has used against Washington, D.C., and Chicago. “Maybe just treat them like you're treating Washington, D.C., or how you treated Greenland when you came into office, or how you treated Canada when you came into office,” Moskowitz said...
The operator of New England’s electric grid warned Monday that the Trump administration’s move to halt a nearly completed offshore wind farm will cause risks to the reliability of the electric grid. “Delaying the project will increase risks to reliability,” said grid operator ISO New England in a Monday statement. “Recent heatwaves in New England drove demand...
California Republicans announced a legal challenge Monday against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) effort to redraw congressional lines in the state, days after the state Legislature approved a redistricting ballot measure to go before voters this fall. The petition, as described at a Monday press conference, asks the state Supreme Court to intervene and keep Proposition...
President Trump on Monday signed a proclamation to mark the fourth anniversary of the bombing at Abbey Gate that killed 13 U.S. service members during the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan. Trump met in the Oval Office with family members of some of the service members who were killed during the bombing, which the...
Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are charging ahead with their investigation into the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, issuing a new subpoena on Monday for a slew of documents held by the estate of the infamous sex criminal. Led by Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), the Republicans are seeking Epstein’s will; any documents resembling...
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Fox News commentator Brit Hume blasted President Trump over an executive order seeking to crack down on citizens who burn or desecrate the American flag. "George HW Bush ran against flag burning in 1988 and spent a whole week campaigning on the issue," Hume wrote on the social platform X. "But he called for a...
An overwhelming majority of voters says transparency in the Jeffrey Epstein case is important to their views on President Trump, according to a new poll. A Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released on Tuesday found 65 percent of people saying transparency around the case of the disgraced financier is important to their opinion of Trump, while a...
