Running into special counsel Jack Smith near CNN's Washington, D.C., studios, a CNN camera crew filmed the Trump-focused prosecutor leaving a Subway store on Tuesday. This, of course, is not newsworthy in and of itself.
The Ukrainian counteroffensive may be moving at a slower pace than originally expected but it is “far from a failure,” Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley said Tuesday. Kyiv’s counteroffensive began roughly six weeks ago but so far has failed to retake significant territory from the Russians. But Milley — who said Ukrainian forces...
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) discussed the U.S.’s rapidly aging population and its potential strain on Medicare during a Tuesday morning event. Sanchez referred to the growing population of Americans over 65 years old as a “gray tsunami” during The Hill’s More than Memory Loss: Caring for those with Alzheimer’s event, sponsored by Otsuka. The Hill’s...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) declined to say whether he would sign a federal six-week abortion ban during an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on Tuesday. “I’m pro-life. I will be a pro-life president. And we will support pro-life policies,” he said. “At the same time, I look at what’s going on in the Congress,...
An American soldier has been detained in North Korea after “willfully” crossing into the country, throwing a curveball into Washington-Pyongyang relations amid heightened nuclear tensions. North Korea has been ratcheting up its nuclear weapons provocations in recent months, and the incident came just as the U.S. made a rare docking of a nuclear-capable submarine at...
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (Conn.), top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, accused conservatives of being legislative “terrorists” during a tense hearing on funding for transportation and housing programs on Tuesday. Fiery insults and expletives began to fly during the hearing shortly after Republicans presented an amendment Democrats say would strip funding for projects that would...
Michigan’s attorney general Tuesday charged sixteen "fake electors" for their alleged roles in a plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Each defendant faces six different charges, from conspiracy to commit forgery to conspiracy to uttering and publishing. Prosecutors in court filings alleged the individuals met in the basement of the Michigan Republican Party headquarters...
Tuesday’s news that federal investigators have notified former President Trump of potential criminal charges for his efforts to retain power after his 2020 defeat has captivated Washington, roiled the 2024 presidential race and sparked an outcry from Trump’s GOP allies on and off Capitol Hill. But for the lawmakers who spent the better part of the...
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) released a cryptic video Tuesday that will raise questions about whether the moderate Republican might decide to run for president in 2024. “I've always been an underdog, and people have always counted us out, but every single time we've beaten the odds. If we can accomplish all we did...