The South Carolina Senate just made it harder for the state to redraw its congressional map, resisting pressure from President Donald Trump.
Lawmakers on Tuesday failed to reach the...
Allegations of sexual misconduct against Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) spurred the end of his gubernatorial bid and tenure in Congress. But legal scrutiny over the claims are just getting started. Swalwell announced his resignation Monday evening, just days after initial reports emerged alleging that he twice sexually assaulted a former aide and engaged in sexual...
Even the U.N. has acknowledged that a threat of nuclear annihilation by a hostile country need not be imminent in order to justify preventive military action.
The U.S. military on Tuesday said it has turned six ships around in its effort to "completely" halt trade from Iran's ports — the first effort since President Trump imposed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. Within the first 24 hours of the blockade, six merchant vessels complied with U.S. forces to turn around...
Taking aim at undocumented children flies in the face of legal precedent, existing law and common sense. It would be bad policy as well as bad politics for any state to target kids based on their immigration status.
Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: China is breaking from its mostly quiet stance on the Iran war amid the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, placing a strain on relations just weeks ahead of a planned meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Xi railed against...
The Trump administration is turning up pressure to pass a major cryptocurrency bill as Congress returns from a two-week recess with a shrinking window to get the legislation across the finish line. The White House appears keen to move past a dispute between the banking and crypto industries that has held up Senate negotiations on...
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Tuesday claimed that Democrats keep "blackmail files" for when it suits them, following a push to oust Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) from his seat due to allegations of sexual misconduct and sexual assault. "The real story here is how the Democrat Party controls its members through...
Rep. Clay Fuller (R-Ga.) was sworn into office on Tuesday after winning a special election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). Fuller will serve out the remaining months of Greene's term -- helping Republicans maintain their razor-thin majority in the House and bolster support for President Trump’s agenda in Congress. “You were sent...
The U.S. military conducted its 50th lethal strike against an alleged drug-trafficking boat on Tuesday, killing four “narco-terrorists” in the Eastern Pacific. The vessel was operated by a designated terrorist organization, transiting along “known narco-trafficking routes” and was engaged in “narco-trafficking” operations, the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) said. It is unclear which terrorist group the U.S....
After a similar bill narrowly failed in February, the House on Tuesday passed aviation safety legislation meant to prevent a replay of last year’s deadly crash between an Army helicopter and a commercial plane over Washington, D.C. The House voted 396 to 10 for the ALERT Act, securing two thirds of the lower chamber to advance...
Two House Republicans who backed the subpoena of former Attorney General Pam Bondi expressed resistance to joining Democrats in seeking to hold her in contempt after the Justice Department said she would not appear for a scheduled deposition. Reps. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) and Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) both questioned the value of hearing from her. “She's out. Let's...
