Latino Victory is announcing a new leadership team on Wednesday, with the organization’s founding president coming back after five years to chair its board. The group, a key player in Latino politics, is naming Cristóbal Alex as board chair and promoting Executive Director Katherine Pichardo-Erskine to president and CEO. "The Latino vote has demonstrated its power, but...
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is defending what he says is "embarrassing, though not criminal" past behavior and taking a shot at the House Ethics Committee, following reports that the panel voted to release its findings about the Florida Republican. The comments came shortly after reports were published that the committee plans to make its...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says the Senate will act Wednesday on a bipartisan bill to provide authority and resources for state and local authorities to track mysterious drones that have been spotted over New Jersey, New York and other states, causing a national uproar. Schumer, speaking on the Senate floor, said federal authorities...
President-elect Trump's attorneys have accused a member of the New York jury that convicted him of wrongdoing, seeking to overturn the historic guilty verdict. In a letter to Judge Juan Merchan unsealed Tuesday, Trump attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove claimed the legal team has "evidence of grave juror misconduct during the trial." "The jury...
The Supreme Court announced it will take up whether a law that could ban TikTok nationwide violates the First Amendment, setting the stage for a fast-paced, high-stakes battle over free speech. In an order issued Wednesday, the court said it will hold oral arguments Jan. 10 regarding the video sharing platform’s bid to invalidate the law...
Campaign Legal Center filed a “straw donor” complaint, shared exclusively with The Hill, alleging a mysterious group funneled more than $1 million into a super PAC shortly before the 2024 general election to conceal the true source of the funds. The Delaware-based Stop China Now Inc. gave $1.6 million to the super PAC, Save Western...
Congress is set to pass legislation to avert a government shutdown that will reauthorize the government’s ability to intercept and track unauthorized drones and crack down on U.S. investment in China.
Thomas Massie likened U.S. foreign aid to an individual watering their neighbor's yard while their own house burns, and illustrated his point with an AI image of Speaker Mike Johnson.
Congressional leaders struck a deal to avert a government shutdown that includes a provision to cover the cost of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge.