Thirty-six years ago today, Republican presidential campaign manager Lee Atwater was in a ragingly foul mood as he awaited the next day’s start of the Republican National Convention. Therein lies a lesson for those who prematurely insist a particular election result is inevitable. Already this year, we are on the third different iteration of supposedly […]
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} View Online Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Democrats surprised after Harris backs Trump plan Some Democrats are feeling blindsided after Vice President Harris endorsed a proposal first pitched by former President Trump to nix taxes on tips for service and hospitality...
A majority of voters said the most important issues to them are those involving the economy and immigration in a new poll. The Economist/YouGov poll, conducted between Aug. 11 and 13, found 54 percent of voters saying that the most important issues to them were “Inflation/prices,” “Jobs and the economy,” “Immigration” and “Taxes and government...
Vice President Harris is rising across the board in the key swing states she will need to win to capture the presidency in November. After President Biden struggled against former President Trump in the seven key election battlegrounds, Harris has turned the tide. Several recent polls have shown her leading in the battlegrounds, or at...
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) rallied against Vice President Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) while campaigning in Michigan on Wednesday as the two tickets barnstorm battleground states ahead of November. Vance spoke to supporters at the trucking company Cordes Inc. in Byron Center, leaning into the issues of inflation and cost of living in a state...
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Biden to designate national monument at site of Illinois race riot President Biden will designate a national monument this week at the site of racist mob violence in 1908 in Springfield, Ill., the White House confirmed Wednesday....
Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, said in a Wednesday interview that Ukraine’s offensive inside Russia’s Kursk region is dealing a “tremendous” blow to the country’s leader, President Vladimir Putin. “I think psychologically, this blow is tremendous to Putin, especially among elites, because he's supposed to be the protector. He's supposed to be the...
A federal judge ruled Tuesday the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) cannot allow Jewish students to be blocked from classes, school buildings or campus activities. UCLA was sued by three Jewish students after Gaza protesters set up check points on campus in the spring, only allowing through students through who wore wristbands and...
A top adviser to former President Trump's campaign shut down Wednesday a report that Trump has been privately grousing about his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio). Chris LaCivita, who along with Susie Wiles has effectively co-managed Trump's White House bid, was asked on Fox News Radio about a Daily Mail report that said Trump...