McConnell: Failure to pass Ukraine aid 'strategic and moral malpractice'
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is stepping up his pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to put the Senate-passed foreign aid bill up for a vote in the House, warning Wednesday that...
View ArticleTrump says Arizona went too far with abortion law: 'That will be straightened...
Former President Trump said Wednesday Arizona had gone too far after the state Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld an 1864 law that made performing abortion a felony. The former president, speaking to...
View ArticleCornel West picks Melina Abdullah, professor and racial justice advocate, as...
Independent presidential contender Cornel West announced Melina Abdullah as his 2024 running mate on Wednesday, rounding out his left-wing ticket for the White House. In a radio appearance on The...
View ArticleGOP infighting threatens to block FISA bill
House leadership's attempt to kick off debate on legislation to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers is on thin ice after at least two Republicans announced Wednesday that they...
View ArticleTop Democrat says Johnson in 'good position' to remain Speaker if he stages...
The head of the House Democratic Caucus suggested Wednesday that Democratic lawmakers stand ready to rescue Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from a potential GOP coup — if he ushers Ukraine aid through...
View ArticleTrump, Speaker Johnson to hold joint press conference Friday on election...
Former President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are set to hold a joint press conference Friday focussed on election integrity, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill, an...
View Article'A crisis of credibility': Education Department hears bipartisan condemnation...
A Wednesday House hearing examining the botched rollout of new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms offered the Department of Education an earful as witnesses and lawmakers from both...
View ArticleGroup of Republicans blocks FISA bill with spy powers deadline looming
A group of House Republicans on Wednesday tanked a procedural vote to begin debate on a bill to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, leaving the chamber scrambling on how to...
View ArticleTrump’s latest attempt to delay hush money trial denied by NY appeals court
A New York appeals court on Wednesday declined another bid by former President Trump to delay his hush money trial for the third time this week. The former president’s lawyers took aim at three...
View ArticleRFK Jr.'s bump in polling fails to materialize after VP pick
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. introduced his 2024 running mate last month, his allies expected a bump in excitement that typically follows a big campaign announcement. That bump hasn’t materialized....
View ArticleGOP rages over FISA as deadline inches closer
Frustrations are boiling over in the GOP conference after 19 Republicans blocked legislation to reauthorize the government's surveillance powers, a number that stunned Washington on Wednesday and sent...
View ArticleTrump faces do-or-die moment with hush money trial
Former President Trump is facing a do-or-die moment in his effort to delay the start of his first criminal trial with his choice of punting tactics dwindling in the days leading up to his day in court...
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Senate Democrats ‘baffled’ by calls for Sotomayor to step aside
Senate Democrats are pushing back against calls for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step aside from the Supreme Court after left-wing activists and commentators raised the idea in the hopes of avoiding a...
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Biden administration puts $830M to helping protect infrastructure from...
(The Hill) - The Biden administration is putting $830 million toward helping protect bridges, roads, ports and other infrastructure from extreme weather disasters fueled by climate change. The $830...
View ArticleKamala Harris agrees with interviewer that 2024 could be last US democratic...
(The Hill) - Vice President Harris this week agreed with an interviewer who said the 2024 election could be the last democratic election in the United States. Harris was discussing former President...
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Justice Department publishes rule to close ‘gun show loophole’
(The Hill) – The Justice Department announced Thursday it has submitted a final rule to the federal register that would close the so-called “gun show loophole,” a significant step in the Biden...
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House leadership eyes FISA Plan B after failed floor vote
House leadership is eyeing a Plan B to reauthorize the country's spying authority after a band of 19 GOP lawmakers blocked the legislation from advancing Wednesday. The plan under discussion would...
View ArticleTester confronts Mayorkas over border: 'You need to step up'
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), who is a key vote on the question of whether the Senate will hold a full impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, confronted Mayorkas about the...
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Jeffries: Democrats won’t help Johnson break FISA impasse
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that Democrats will not help GOP leaders with a procedural vote to advance legislation extending the government’s surveillance powers....
View Article43 Senate Republicans write to Schumer to demand Mayorkas trial
Forty-three Senate Republicans led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) signed a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) demanding a trial on the articles of impeachment against Homeland...
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