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Trump’s talk with Black journalists turns hostile

Former President Donald Trump encountered hostile questions about his treatment of people of color Wednesday at the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention, immediately clashing with an ABC News correspondent and later questioning the racial identity of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Senate Republicans poised to sink bipartisan tax bill that passed in GOP-run House

The Senate will vote Thursday on a bipartisan House-passed bill that would renew a handful of expired business tax breaks and expand the child tax credit to more low-income families, but it is expected to fail.

Rudy Giuliani reaches deal to end bankruptcy case, will pay creditors’ financial adviser $400,000

Rudy Giuliani has agreed to a last-minute deal to end his personal bankruptcy case and pay about $400,000 to a financial adviser hired by his creditors, avoiding a potential deep-dive into the former New York City mayor's finances that was threatened by a federal judge.

White House calls Trump’s remarks on Harris’ racial identity ‘repulsive,’ ‘insulting’

The White House on Wednesday tore into former President Donald Trump after he questioned Vice President Kamala Harris' racial identity during an appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists.

UAW endorses Harris, giving her blue-collar firepower in industrial states

The United Auto Workers on Wednesday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, giving her union firepower for the likely contest this November against Republican Donald Trump.

South Carolina Supreme Court rules death penalty by firing squad, other methods legal

The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that death by firing squad and other forms of execution commonly held to be cruel and unusual are legal in the state if the inmate requests the method of execution. The ruling comes after the state passed a law in 2021 allowing executions by firing squad and electrocution...

Harris slices Trump’s national lead in half: New polling average

Vice President Harris halved former President Trump’s 2024 lead in a newly relaunched national polling average that replaces President Biden with Harris as Trump’s likely Democratic opponent. The first iteration of Cook Political Report’s (CPR) new average, relaunched on Wednesday, shows Trump leading Harris by 1.3 points — 47.5 percent support to 46.2 percent. In the...

United, Delta cancel flights to Tel Aviv

United Airlines and Delta Airlines canceled flights to Tel Aviv this week amid rising tensions in the region, the companies announced separately on Wednesday. United will suspend all service to Tel Aviv until further notice, a United spokesperson said in a statement to The Hill, citing “security reasons” for the decision. The suspension begins Wednesday...

Middle East tensions escalate after Hamas leader’s assassination

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story After Hamas leader's death, region inches closer to war The assassination of Hamas’s top political leader in Tehran is intensifying fears of a wider war while cooling hopes to end the Gaza war and secure a...

Watch live: JD Vance rallies in Arizona

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) is making a campaign appearance Wednesday in Glendale, Ariz., a critical state former President Trump wants to swing back to his column in November. Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly (D) is considered among the top candidates to be Vice President Harris's running mate, underscoring how importantly both sides see the state. Vance...

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