Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a fiery speech to Congress on Wednesday that elicited a boycott by Democrats inside the Capitol, sparked massive protests outside, and elevated the partisan fight over Israeli-Palestinian relations that promises to continue straight into November’s elections. Appearing before a rare joint meeting of Congress, Netanyahu recounted in violent detail...

Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign are weighing a number of potential running mates as Democrats shift into general election mode with Harris at the helm. While Harris has been able to massively excite the Democratic base and seemingly narrow the gap with Trump in the three days since President Biden dropped out of...

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on Wednesday lambasted pro-Palestinian protestors who took down at least one American flag at Union Station in Washington and replaced it with a Palestinian flag, calling it "absolutely shameful." Tuberville posted a photo to X of poles outside Union Station with Palestinian flags, instead of the usual U.S. flags, flying on...

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story EPA moves to regulate vinyl chloride The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed designating one of the toxic substances spilled by a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, as a high-priority chemical under the Toxic...

More than 1,000 LGBTQ political leaders, celebrities and social media influencers on Wednesday announced their support for Vice President Harris's White House bid in an open letter meant to unite the community and mobilize voters. "As advocates, elected officials, organizations, and community leaders serving millions of LGBTQ+ Americans and our allies across the country, we urge...

{beacon} Evening Report   © Morry Gash and Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated Press Democratic enthusiasm for Harris tempered by 'realism' By all measures, Vice President Harris’s campaign launch has been a resounding success, as she’s seamlessly overtaken President Biden’s campaign operations while rejuvenating a once-downtrodden Democratic Party. Harris drew 3,000 exuberant supporters to her first...

Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report   The Big Story What polls are telling us about Kamala Harris’s campaign Vice President Harris’s upstart presidential campaign needs to quickly gain voter support if she’s going to stand a chance against former President Trump’s deeply entrenched MAGA base this fall. Polls are...

President Biden will deliver an address from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening. The speech will be his first public statement since his announcement Sunday that he will not seek reelection, and is endorsing Vice President Harris as the nominee at the top of the 2024 Democratic Party ticket. The president returned to Washington Tuesday...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden’s decision to step down was the "right thing" during an appearance on a talk show.

A few hundred demonstrators have gathered in Washington, D.C., Wednesday to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress.