Kamala Harris to visit Arizona after abortion ban ruling
Vice President Harris will visit Arizona on Friday “to continue her leadership in the fight for reproductive freedoms,” the White House announced just after the state's Supreme Court upheld a...
View ArticleFlorida Democratic Party raises $1.3M in first quarter
Florida’s Democratic Party said Tuesday that it raised $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2024, according to a release first seen by The Hill. The state party said it received 5,271 contributions...
View ArticleBiden seizes on student debt relief amid worries about young voters
President Biden is pushing forward with plans for “life-changing” student debt relief as he courts young voters amid signs that the critical voting bloc could turn away from his party or simply sit...
View ArticleMcConnell pushes back on Trump claim Israel is 'losing the PR war'
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Tuesday pushed back against former President Trump’s declaration that Israel is “losing the PR war” and needs to get its military operation “over...
View ArticleSpeaker Johnson to delay sending Mayorkas impeachment to Senate
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has agreed to Senate conservatives' request that he delay sending two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas until next week. The...
View ArticleSurprise Arizona ruling sets abortion politics aflame
The Arizona Supreme Court’s ruling doused gasoline on the already-flickering fire of abortion politics Tuesday and threatened to upend the 2024 contests in the state by upholding a Civil War-era law...
View ArticleSchiff unveils AI training transparency measure
(The Hill) – Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) unveiled legislation on Tuesday that would require companies using copyrighted material to train their generative artificial intelligence models to publicly...
View ArticleFISA bill overcomes key hurdle to tee up floor fight on warrant requirement
A bill to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers passed a key hurdle in the House on Tuesday even as it still faces a rocky pathway to the Senate – including a floor fight over...
View ArticleVance draws Trump VP speculation
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) has drawn speculation in recent months that he could be chosen as former President Trump’s running mate as the first-term senator solidifies his status as one of Trump’s top...
View ArticleBlack women seek to bring change to GOP
A new generation of Black women is seeking to bring change and diversity to the GOP as the party looks to broaden its appeal with constituencies that have long shunned it. While Black women have made...
View ArticleEx-Obama aides become Biden critics on Gaza
Some of former President Obama's most prominent aides have increased their criticism of President Biden — this time over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war. Jon Favreau, Ben Rhodes and David Axelrod...
View ArticleDemocrats bash GOP proposal linking natural gas exports to Ukraine aid
House Democrats are hammering a Republican proposal linking Ukraine aid to an increase in natural gas exports, accusing GOP leaders of pushing poison-pill policies that will only further delay much...
View ArticleEPA sets first-ever national limits for ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
(The Hill) - The Biden administration on Wednesday set the first-ever national limits for toxic and pervasive ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water. The administration's action seeks to reduce the...
View ArticleAnnual inflation ticks higher to 3.5 percent in March
(The Hill) -- Inflation ticked higher in March, according to new Labor Department data released Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI), a popular measure of inflation, rose 0.4 percent last month...
View ArticleEPA sets first-ever national limits for ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
The Biden administration on Wednesday set the first-ever national limits for toxic and pervasive ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water. The administration's action seeks to reduce the amount of...
View ArticleTrump on warrantless surveillance reauthorization: 'KILL FISA'
Former President Trump on Wednesday urged House Republicans to spike a bill that would reauthorize the nation’s warrantless spy powers, conflating two provisions of the law that was used to spy on his...
View ArticleAllen Weisselberg, ex-Trump Organization CFO, sentenced to 5 months in prison...
(The Hill) - The former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization on Wednesday was sentenced to five months in prison for perjury stemming from former President Trump’s civil fraud case....
View ArticleMost voters see Trump hush money charges as serious, poll finds
(The Hill) - Most voters in a new survey said they see former President Trump's charges in the hush money case as at least "somewhat serious." A Reuters/Ipsos poll, released Wednesday, found that...
View ArticleConservative group urges GOP to follow Youngkin's lead on immigration issue
A conservative group rolled out an ad on Wednesday encouraging other Republicans to look to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) on the issue of immigration following Youngkin's decision to reject state...
View ArticleGreene, Johnson to meet amid ouster threat
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is set to meet with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) late Wednesday morning, as the Georgia Republican threatens to force a vote on ousting the GOP leader — a move...
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