Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) attempted to clarify Republicans’ stance on contraceptives and in vitro fertilization Sunday, claiming GOP lawmakers are not against these treatments per se, but were instead opposed to other items Democrats put in recent legislation concerning these topics. Specifically, Lankford said Senate Democrats legislation addressing contraception included language that would have undermined […]

President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken agree. “Corruption saps economic growth, hinders development, destabilizes governments, undermines democracy, and foments global instability,” their press release announcing the U.S. strategy on countering corruption says. Alas, like so much touched by bureaucracy, the best-intentioned plans end up doing the opposite. Here, the problem is both […]

The Supreme Court announced it expects to release opinions on two more days this week as its blockbuster term nears an end. After previously announcing the court would hand down opinions on Wednesday, the court’s website has been updated to add Thursday and Friday as opinion days as well. Supreme Court justices generally try to...

Online sportsbooks are betting big on this week's highly anticipated debate between President Biden and former President Trump, offering wagers on everything from the candidates' sartorial choices to whether there will be long pauses or profanity. One site, BetOnline.ag, is offering more than 40 different options related to Thursday's presidential debate in Atlanta. Some of the wagers...

The home of Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) in Queens, N.Y., was vandalized with derogatory statements over the weekend, his office confirmed to The Hill. New York Police Department officers were called to the home for a report of a "criminal mischief incident" and discovered several statements written in chalk and on posters in the driveway,...

The Supreme Court may decide to limit the federal government’s ability to consider climate change or other environmental impacts when weighing whether to approve infrastructure such as pipelines and railroads. The high court on Monday announced that it would take up a case concerning the approval of a railway line that could ship oil in...

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks has a double-digit lead over former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) in Maryland's Senate race, according to the first poll released since the state's primary earlier this month. A Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey found that 45 percent of Marylanders support Alsobrooks, while 34 percent support Hogan and 5 percent support another candidate....

Far from being a disturbing break with law and practice, Trump’s defense of the impoundment authority is deeply rooted in our constitutional system, good governance norms and American history and tradition.

Support for same-sex marriage continued to decline slightly among Republicans in the latest Gallup survey, released Monday. According to the poll, conducted last month, 46 percent of Republicans support same-sex marriage — statistically similar to the 49 percent who supported same-sex marriage in 2023. The latest results, however, mark a continued decline in support among...

Planned Parenthood will spend $40 million to boost President Biden and key congressional Democrats ahead of November’s elections, the organization announced Monday. Planned Parenthood is the nation’s leading reproductive health-care provider and abortion rights advocacy organization. The announcement from its political and advocacy arms came on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning...