President Biden wasted no time after the Super Bowl to make a joke about conspiracy theories that the game would be rigged for the Kansas City Chiefs to win to benefit the president.
President Biden and King Abdullah II of Jordan will make a public appearance together during a White House visit Monday. Jordan is a U.S. ally that has long been a crucial mediator in Middle East peace negotiations. Jordan is likely to be highly involved in attempts to solidify any new agreements reached between Israel and...
Bob Edwards, veteran host of NPR's “Morning Edition” and an award-winning broadcaster, has died at age 76. His wife, NPR reporter Windsor Johnston, confirmed his death Monday in a Facebook post, writing that the longtime host died Saturday night. Edwards began his 30-year tenure at NPR as a newscaster in 1974 and later became the first...
Former Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), who’s seeking to return to Congress in New York's special election Tuesday, said in a Monday interview that President Biden is “old” but that he will likely support his reelection in 2024. “I mean, the bottom line is he's old. I mean, he's 81 years old,” Suozzi said in an...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign is in the hot seat after a seven-figure Super Bowl ad enraged his family and brought new public attention to his independent bid. The $7 million TV spend by American Values, the leading Super PAC supporting his candidacy, sought to invoke his Democratic family’s imprint on politics, complete with...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) announced Monday that they would be endorsing Republican candidate Kari Lake in the Arizona Senate race. Though most of Lake's endorsements have come from allies of former President Trump, she’s also received the backing of key GOP figures including Senate No. 3 Republican John Barrasso...
Ironically, although voters may have wanted to rebuke the military elite, the behavior of various political actors, including Imran Khan, might set the stage for continuing the military’s political role.
A group of progressive senators in a Monday letter to federal regulators accused fossil fuel companies of deceiving the public with ostensibly "green" gas — and overcharging customers for projects that won't help the climate. In the letter provided exclusively to The Hill, the five senators called on the Federal Trade Commission to examine whether...
Pointed language in special counsel Robert Hur’s classified records report drawing attention to President Biden’s age and cognitive ability is coming under fire from former Justice Department officials who say he overstepped his mandate in the case. Hur ultimately declined to recommend any charges for Biden due to key weaknesses in the case: He simply did not...