GOP: Noem up in smoke; Scott, Burgum rise in Trump VP race
Republican senators say South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's (R) viability as a vice presidential candidate has gone up in smoke after she admitted to shooting a 14-month-old puppy, and they are looking to...
View ArticleWhy are college students protesting?
(The Hill) — College campuses have seen increased tension among students, faculty and administration in the months since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October. Protests have erupted across the...
View ArticleHope Hicks divulges being at center of Trump’s 2016 damage control
NEW YORK — “This was a crisis.” That was the consensus among senior Trump campaign aides on Oct. 7, 2016, after stepping out of a Trump Tower conference room, where the then-presidential candidate’s...
View ArticleVoters see Trump as more effective on border: Poll
Close to half of voters in a new poll see former President Trump as the candidate best suited to handle issues related to the U.S. southern border, a top issue ahead of November's general election. A...
View ArticleBiden races clock on health regulations with eye on potential Trump return
President Biden’s administration is working overtime to ensure his health care priorities are protected from a potential second Trump White House. In recent weeks, regulatory agencies have been...
View Article5 factions that will decide Speaker Johnson’s fate
Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) leadership faces a make-or-break moment this week when the House is expected to consider a Republican proposal to boot him from power — an extraordinary process...
View ArticleBiden administration pauses ammunition shipment to Israel: Report
(The Hill) - The Biden administration halted a shipment of ammunition bound for Israel last week, Axios first reported, as pressure rises over the Israeli military’s promised invasion of Rafah in...
View ArticleWill abortion turn Florida from red to blue?
(The Hill) - Democrats are hoping the fight for reproductive rights can turn Florida from red to blue in the fall. Once a quintessential swing state, Florida has shifted right in the Trump era, with...
View ArticleJudge warns Trump of jail time after being found in contempt for gag order...
NEW YORK – Former President Trump’s hush money judge found he violated a gag order a 10th time, giving Trump his sternest warning yet, that future violations could carry jail time. Judge Juan Merchan...
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Columbia cancels its main graduation ceremony
(The Hill) - Columbia University has canceled its main graduation ceremony after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests that have roiled the campus. A university official said “security concerns” was one...
View ArticleProsecution zeroes in on Trump Org paper trail at hush money trial
Two Trump Organization employees kicked off the third week of testimony in former President Trump's hush money trial on Monday, shifting the focus to the actual documents that make up his charges. In...
View ArticleTim Scott says Trump did not raise VP possibility, expects decision within 60...
(The Hill) -- Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said in a Sunday interview that former President Donald Trump did not raise the possibility of being his running mate at a gathering this past weekend. Scott...
View ArticleGreene, Speaker Johnson to meet amid ouster threat
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) will meet with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday afternoon as the Georgia Republican vows to force a vote on the GOP leader’s ouster, two sources familiar with...
View ArticleBernie Sanders to run for reelection in November
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is running for a fourth term in the Senate, he announced Monday, likely cementing the longtime progressive for the coming years in the upper chamber. "This is the most...
View ArticleNoem publisher removing North Korea leader meeting reference from book
(The Hill) - The publisher of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s (R) upcoming book said it will remove an anecdote about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un from reprints at her request. Noem’s book has...
View ArticleShare of Black Americans planning to vote drops: Survey
(The Hill) -- Fewer Black Americans are certain they will vote in this year’s election than in the 2020 election, according to a new Washington Post/Ipsos survey. Only 62 percent of Black voters said...
View ArticleMedicare fund's outlook improves on stronger economy, but long-term...
The financial outlook for Medicare improved in the past year, and the program’s funding to pay all the costs for hospital services of older and disabled beneficiaries won’t run out until 2036, five...
View ArticleGreene vs conservatives: Georgia Republican on an island
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) lonely effort to boot Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from power is emblematic of a larger trend that’s followed the Georgia firebrand throughout her time on Capitol...
View ArticleGreene signals possible offramp for Johnson ouster vote
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) huddled Monday for almost two hours with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — a marathon meeting suggesting the pair is seeking a deal to defuse tensions and preclude...
View ArticleTrump looks to cut off oxygen to RFK Jr.
Former President Trump is taking concrete steps to deprive Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of oxygen as they compete for a portion of the same voters. Trump is going to the Libertarian Party national convention...
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