The Biden administration announced Wednesday that 26 federal laws were waived to allow border wall construction in Texas, marking the administration's first use of an executive power often used by former President Trump to fund projects along the southern border. The waived laws will help expedite the construction of barriers and roads in Starr County,...
Although Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), jointly reiterated their support, the damage has already been done.
The House of Representatives is looking for a Speaker. After Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) dramatic Tuesday ouster, and Rep. Patrick McHenry’s (R-N.C.) installation as acting Speaker, Republican lawmakers on Wednesday appeared no closer to coalescing around a successor. The House isn’t scheduled to meet again until Tuesday, when official deliberations for the next candidate will...
The ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as Speaker is throwing the future of U.S. aid for Ukraine in the air. The assistance had already faced a tough path to passage, as more Republicans have come out in opposition to additional aid. But as the race to replace McCarthy heats up, the road ahead has...
Former Special Forces soldier and Republican congressional candidate Derrick Anderson has received another big name endorsement in his bid to flip a competitive Virginia House seat.
The grassroots organizations End Citizens United (ECU) and Let America Vote (LAV) endorsed President Biden’s reelection campaign on Thursday, the combined group first told The Hill. End Citizens United, which advocates for curtailing the power of outside money in politics, and Let America Vote, which is focused on fighting voter suppression, said their endorsement for...
The White House is increasingly facing pushback over its attempts to address the flow of migrants across the southern border from a somewhat unexpected source: Democratic allies. Even Biden campaign surrogate Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) wrote a letter to the administration this week expressing concerns about how migrants arriving in his state from Texas...
President Biden on Tuesday nominated Hampton Dellinger, who previously worked with Hunter Biden at a law firm, for a top position in the U.S. office of Special Counsel.