DHS demands New York attorney general take immediate action as state releases nearly 7,000 criminal illegal immigrants despite ICE detainers since January.
Congress investigates ongoing violence against Christians in Nigeria as lawmakers hear detailed testimony on targeted attacks and U.S. policy responses.
New Jersey's 11th Congressional District special primary election is set for Feb. 5, 2026, as 13 Democrats and one Republican compete to replace Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., says he won't prejudge the Sept. 2 Caribbean strike as House and Senate Armed Services committees plan oversight hearings.
Labor shortfall in construction industry resulted in 19,000 fewer homes built in 2024 and $10.8 billion economic hit, significantly worsening housing affordability.
Voters on Tuesday sent a message to Republicans and the White House that change is needed in New York, Virginia, New Jersey and beyond. Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani will be New York's next mayor, winning over voters with consistent messages of affordability, while voters on sent moderate Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill to the...
Washington’s stubborn budget impasse found an ignominious place in history on Wednesday when it entered its 36th day, marking the longest government shutdown since the nation’s founding. It didn’t happen by accident. Instead, a variety of factors conspired to cause both sides to dig in for weeks without ceding an inch — a perfect storm...
New York Mayor Elect Zohran Mamdani (D) on Tuesday spoke to a packed crowd at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater after a sizable win over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (I) and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani said his audience was composed of progressive working-class voters, immigrants, and people of color who “cannot recognize themselves” within the...
Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York City’s mayoral race is a political earthquake. It caps a stunning rise from obscurity, gives the left one of its biggest triumphs to date and inflames an already-fierce fight within the Democratic Party. The internal fight was made even sharper when the mayor-elect took to the stage of his...
Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s (D-N.J.) win in the New Jersey governor’s race offered a much-needed shot in the arm for Democrats on Tuesday, raising questions around what the election results could mean for both parties heading into next year’s midterms. Sherrill defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in his third run for New Jersey governor, as the New...
President Trump has invited Republican senators to the White House for breakfast Wednesday morning, the same day the government is poised set to set a record for the longest shutdown in history. A White House official confirmed to The Hill that the invite went out to GOP senators. The breakfast will take place before Trump...
Former senior White House adviser Karl Rove on Tuesday said he was not in favor of former President George W. Bush choosing Dick Cheney to be his running mate in 2000. Rove was asked during a Fox News appearance about Cheney, who died Monday night. Anchor Bill Hemmer asked Rove if he wanted Bush to...
Capitol Police arrested a man Tuesday whom they sought for threatening to kill a lawmaker, the department said. Richard Griffin, of Pennsylvania, was blocked from entering the Russell Senate Office Building after a member of the Capitol Police Rapid Response Team recognized him from an Oct. 28 bulletin, according to a release from Capitol Police. “We...
The death of former Vice President Dick Cheney cast a spotlight on his complicated legacy and the ways in which he and his family have been ostracized from the Trump-led GOP. Cheney was one of the most powerful figures in politics during his time in Washington, having served as a congressman, White House chief of...
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Monday slammed Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee for mayor in New York City — noting that backing him instead of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo amounts to "throwing your vote away." The two candidates are trailing behind Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, according to recent polling from Emerson...
Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) called former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on Monday, a “patriotic American who loved his country.” “While we strongly disagreed on most policy issues, his patriotism was clear when he returned to the House Floor to commemorate the first anniversary of January 6th,” Pelosi said Tuesday on the social...
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on Tuesday cast his vote for the city's next mayor clad in a "Hot Girls for Zohran" T-shirt. "One of the happiest votes I ever cast!" de Blasio wrote in a short post on the social platform X, which featured a photo of the former mayor...
The White House said Tuesday it is complying with a federal court order to tap into a contingency fund to distribute Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, clarifying earlier comments from President Trump where he appeared to say he would withhold those funds. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters during a press briefing the administration...
