Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has introduced legislation to exempt tips, including tips in the form of credit and debit card charges, from taxation, following up on an idea that former President Trump promoted during a recent trip to meet Republicans on Capitol Hill. “American workers in dozens of industries depend on tipped wages to support...
The people around former President Trump are aware that he set debate expectations "too low” for President Biden four years ago, New York Times political correspondent Maggie Haberman said late Thursday. “There is an awareness in Trump’s world that they have lowered the expectations pretty solidly for Biden there,” Haberman said on CNN’s “The Source”...
The Supreme Court issued four rulings Thursday and will unveil more today. But the most closely watched and anticipated opinions remain behind the court’s curtain until next week or early July. Metal barricades lined the streets outside the court Thursday, a sign of added security in a section of the nation’s capital accustomed to demonstrators,...
Three drag superstars will lobby House lawmakers on both sides of the aisle next week to advocate for greater protections for LGBTQ people and fight against a rising tide of hate and threats made against the community. Drag performers Jiggly Caliente, Brigitte Bandit and Joey Jay will meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, part of a...
The Republican gubernatorial primary in Missouri is an open contest with a plurality of voters undecided on who they want to succeed term-limited Gov. Mike Parson (R), according to a new poll. The survey from Emerson College Polling/The Hill released Friday showed Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft narrowly in the lead with 23 percent...