Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) recently joined a distinguished group of politicians that includes Hillary Clinton and Stacey Abrams: she is now an election denier. Porter ran for the California Senate seat that was held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein for decades until her death last year. But in the jungle primary election on Tuesday, she was […]

Wang Yi serves as head of China’s central foreign affairs commission and as foreign minister. He’s Beijing’s foreign policy supremo after President Xi Jinping. But Wang has a problem. While he’s very good at showing loyalty to Xi and conformity to the president’s wishes, Wang is not very good at building relationships or pursuing pragmatic […]

Congressional offices were inundated with tens of thousands of phone calls on Thursday from panicked young adults who had received a notification from TikTok warning that the app could be shut down by the federal government.  “Congress is planning a total ban of TikTok,” the notification said, urging users to call their lawmakers and tell […]

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation on Wednesday to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year, but in doing so, engaged in one of the sleaziest lawmaking traditions: earmarks. The bill that passed the House with broad bipartisan support contained more than 6,000 earmarks totaling $12 billion in pet projects […]

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story US looking to establish port in Gaza to facilitate aid The announcement comes after the U.S. military began dropping humanitarian aid into the besieged strip. © AP The U.S. military will seek to construct a port...

A federal judge on Thursday rejected former President Trump’s request to delay the $83.3 million judgment in advice columnist E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit, refusing to give Trump more time to post a bond with the deadline only a few days away. The former president and near-certain GOP nominee has mounted efforts to postpone the...

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Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Bill that could ban TikTok inches closer to House vote The House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously advanced a bill Thursday that could lead to a U.S. TikTok ban amid a campaign from the app to block it. © Greg Nash The “Protecting Americans From Foreign...

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...