Special counsel Jack Smith’s team slammed a series of arguments from former President Trump seeking to toss his case involving mishandled classified records at his Florida estate, rebuffing claims he is immune from prosecution and that the documents were his personal property. The prosecution’s five briefs come after Trump last month fired off as many motions seeking to topple the case,...
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) on Thursday quipped the “single most important factor” of President Biden’s State of the Union speech will likely be his ability to keep his energy up for the entire address. “Biden has two huge challenges. The first is a performance challenge. He’ll gain a little bit if he gives...
A new Republican group is planning to spend $1 million this election cycle supporting primary challengers to incumbent state legislators over the issue of immigration, according to plans first shared with The Hill. The group, Stand for Us PAC, is spending that figure to help unseat incumbents in state legislatures over two contentious issues. The...
Concern about the health threat posed by COVID-19 has reached a record low across the political spectrum, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center. Twenty percent of all Americans in the survey said they think the virus is a “major threat” to “[t]he health of the U.S. population as a whole.” Twelve...
President Biden is delivering his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress Thursday. The address comes during a pivotal election year in which Biden is seeking a second term. The speech is being considered by his campaign to be a launching pad toward the general election, where he is likely to...
Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey who’s been hit with a slew of indictments in a bribery scheme involving Egypt and Qatar, will not be seeking re-election this November.
Sen. Katie Britt will give the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address Thursday, and she plans to make the case for the GOP as the party of parents and families.