House Republicans voted Tuesday to eliminate funding to three LGBTQ community centers during a contentious House Appropriations subcommittee meeting that one member characterized as “political theater.” Tensions boiled over Tuesday after Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) introduced an amendment to the annual funding bill covering the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development to eliminate $3.62...
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy called a potential indictment against former President Trump over his alleged role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 a “bad idea,” in an interview Tuesday. Ramaswamy maintained, however, that Trump exercised “bad judgment” on Jan. 6 and said voters should hold the former president accountable...
A super PAC supporting Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-S.C) presidential campaign on Tuesday announced $40 million in advertising reservations this fall backing his candidacy. The PAC, known as Trust In the Mission Pac or TIM PAC, will begin airing the advertisements on Sept. 7. The TV ads will air in the crucial presidential campaign states of...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) spoke on Tuesday but failed to make any progress on breaking the logjam of nearly 300 military promotions the senator is holding up, Tuberville said. According to a Tuberville spokesperson, the two officials had “another cordial conversation” and spoke about the planned Senate briefing with Defense...
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday he hoped the Justice Department (DOJ) would not pursue charges against Donald Trump for his conduct around the Jan. 6 riots after the former president said he was notified he's the target of the agency's investigation into Trump's attempts to remain in power after the 2020 election. Pence,...
The Senate kicked off consideration of the annual national defense policy package Tuesday as Democrats in the upper chamber look to beat back a House GOP-led effort to include provisions related to abortion and diversity. The Senate voted 72-25 to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed, the first procedural vote on its version of...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Breaking down Biden’s SAVE plan for student loans Student loan borrowers could save thousands of dollars over the life of their loans due to changes to income driven repayment (IDR) plans set to go into effect this...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) harshly denounced a House resolution supporting Israel in a floor speech on Tuesday, the day before Israeli President Isaac Herzog will address a joint meeting of Congress. “Israel is an apartheid state. To assert otherwise, Mr. Speaker, in the face of this body of evidence, is an attempt to deny the...
Numbers of migrants encountered at the southern border in June dropped sharply compared to previous months, coinciding with the implementation of post Title 42 border measures.
Michigan's attorney general has charged 16 Republicans, including top officials from the party's state chapter, with acting as fake elections for Donald Trump in the 2020 election.