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...
Republican Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) argued Monday that the latest Senate proposal to fund Ukraine and Israel could spark an impeachment of former President Trump if he is reelected in November. Vance sent a memo to each of his Republican colleagues in the Senate, claiming “an impeachment time bomb” is “buried” in the bill’s text in the...
Youth climate activists were arrested at President Biden's campaign headquarters Monday after they blocked the building entrance and called for climate action.