Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, after running a campaign in which he vowed to be tough on crime.
Sen. Rick Scott of Florida announced Wednesday that he is running to replace Mitch McConnell as Senate Republican leader next Congress, positioning himself as the anti-establishment candidate in what is now a three-way race.
Former national security adviser John Bolton on Wednesday fiercely defended Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito against a barrage of criticism following reporting that, at one point, two flags associated with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol had been on display outside his home. “Absolutely not,” Bolton told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer when asked whether...
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) included an amendment to the annual defense bill that would require a report on the impact of a detonation of a nuclear weapon in space and the consequences of publicizing Russia's alleged pursuit of a space-based nuclear weapon. The amendment, agreed to on Wednesday night before the HASC passed...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday called on Senate Democrats to launch “active investigations” into two separate reports that flags associated with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol were on display outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s home. “What we are seeing here is an extraordinary breach of not just the trust and...
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) criticized former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley for saying Wednesday that she plans to support former President Trump over President Biden in the general election come November. “Not a surprise but: Pathetic,” Kinzinger wrote, in response to Haley saying she would vote for Trump. Haley was the last candidate standing in the Republican primary race for...
Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg called out Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Wednesday for taking credit for securing federal funding for a bridge in her district when, in fact, she voted against the bipartisan infrastructure bill that funded the project. “Great meeting with Glenwood Springs City Councilor and former Mayor Jonathan Godes,” Boebert posted on X, attaching a...
{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Even talk of a Netanyahu visit stirs firestorm of controversy The prospect that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might soon address a joint session of Congress is already stirring a firestorm of controversy on Capitol Hill,...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the city's first "National Urban Rats Summit" to work to eradicate rats that have plagued the Big Apple in recent years.