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U.S. troops formally withdrew from a major air base in Niger on Monday, the first of two bases to be evacuated by American forces after Niamey fell to a military coup in 2023 and Nigerien officials ordered Washington to leave. American forces left Air Base 101, near the capitol
The first original GOP party platform since 2016 establishes closing the U.S.-Mexico border to migrants and conducting mass deportations as Republicans' top two priorities. The document, released Monday, mirrors former President Trump’s rhetoric and style, from the nature of
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Monday called on President Biden to end his reelection bid, becoming the most senior Democratic lawmaker to publicly do so. "Well, look, I think he should step aside. I think it's become clear that he's not the best person to carry the Democratic
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) brushed off a question over the viability of President Biden’s campaign during a Monday event for Brown's reelection. Brown, who is running in what is expected to be one of the closest Senate races in the country, said he won’t wade into discussions
Project 2025, the short name for the 180-page ultraconservative plan for a second Donald Trump presidency, has some frightening minds developing its schemes to oust civil servants and severely roll back civil rights, among other authoritarian plots. Behind the expansive
More than 150 Republican lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to rescind a rule that’s expected to make more of the nation’s truck fleet electric. In a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the House and Senate Republicans wrote that the rule will
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Monday that he and other Senate Democrats will work to advance legislation to strip former President Trump of the immunity he was granted under a recent Supreme Court ruling protecting a president’s official acts from
Greg Lopez, the newly elected Republican representative from Colorado, will be sworn into the U.S. House on Monday night, filling the seat vacated by former Rep. Ken Buck (R), who retired this year. Lopez, a former mayor of Parker, Colo., won the special election two weeks ago
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's office on Monday certified the Sentinel nuclear missile program can continue after determining the effort is a major national security priority with no alternatives, despite its ballooning costs attracting increased scrutiny from Democrats on
The White House on Monday tangled with reporters during heated exchanges over whether the administration had been forthcoming about President Biden’s health in the wake of a disastrous debate performance that has sparked calls from some Democrats for Biden to end his reelection
Anti-abortion groups are backing the GOP’s official 2024 platform after previously warning former President Trump's campaign against watering down language on abortion. The groups lauded some of the specific language regarding the 14th Amendment approved Monday by a Republican
Tropical Storm Beryl is making a slow, ruinous passage out of Houston, where it is flooding highways and knocking out power lines. As of 3 p.m. local time Monday, as the eye of the storm moved over the western Houston suburbs, more than 2.7 million Texans were without power,
Target will no longer accept personal checks starting next week, the retail giant confirmed to The Hill on Monday. "Due to extremely low volumes, we'll no longer accept personal checks starting July 15. We have taken several measures to notify guests in advance to aid an easy
Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.), the No. 2-ranking member of the Senate Democratic leadership, said Monday that President Biden’s debate performance “raised a lot of questions” about his strength as a general election candidate, but he added he would withhold judgment
President Biden joined a call with donors Monday as part of his ramped up efforts to ease concerns over whether he’s fit to serve and able to beat former President Trump in November. Biden told donors he is staying in the presidential race and thanked them for their support to
One of the founders of LinkedIn, billionaire Reid Hoffman, is backing a voting technology company that is suing Fox News and Newsmax for defamation. The Washington Post reports that Hoffman has invested millions of dollars into the company partly to help it finance the
Democratic strategist James Carville is arguing that former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama should play roles in selecting choices to replace President Biden as the party’s nominee if the incumbent ends his reelection bid. Carville said in an op-ed in The New York
Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said she is “listening carefully” to members’ concerns about President Biden amid growing calls for him to drop out of the presidential race. In a lengthy statement, Jayapal acknowledged that some Democrats
Television actor Jay Johnston, who had roles in "Bob's Burgers" and "Arrested Development," pleaded guilty Monday to interfering with police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Johnston, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of civil disorder
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Monday criticized House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) for his approach to the growing number of Democrats calling for President Biden to step aside as the party’s presumptive nominee for president. McCarthy, in an interview
The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing Thursday centered on privacy-related concerns stemming from the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), the committee announced Monday. The hearing will examine how AI has “accelerated the need for a federal comprehensive
California must retire existing heavy-duty trucks to meet the state’s 2045 carbon neutrality goals, in addition to promoting the purchase of zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs), a new study has found. Stricter policies that cover both the rollout of zero-emissions trucks and the
While the world was digesting examples of President Joe Biden’s faltering health, Donald Trump was quietly having his own terrible, no-good, very bad week. The former president had a relatively bonkers week on the campaign trail, thoroughly illustrating in his own right that
One month ago, following the far-right National Rally’s stunning victory in the June 7 European Parliament elections, French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly in the hope of “clarifying” the country’s political situation. He wagered that new elections
Project 2025, a radical blueprint developed by the Heritage Foundation, is designed to reshape America under a potential second Trump administration. Recently, the project has drawn increased scrutiny and criticism in mainstream media, causing visible unease within Trump’s
Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), on Monday joined the growing number of Black leaders who have thrown their support behind President Biden as an increasing number of Democrats urge him to end his reelection bid. In a statement
Florida Satanists are volunteering to fill school counselor roles after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a law allowing religious chaplains into public schools amid staffing shortages. “Nothing in the text of the bill serves to exclude us, and no credible interpretation of the
A Republican National Committee (RNC) panel on Monday passed a draft party platform dramatically shifting the GOP’s stance on abortion, mirroring former President Trump’s posture on the issue. The Republican platform committee overwhelmingly approved the new platform, echoing
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), one of the Senate’s most vulnerable incumbents, on Monday said President Biden needs to “prove” he can serve another four years after his weak debate performance, which has put scrutiny on the president’s energy and mental clarity. “President Biden
A new group, “Pass the Torch, Joe,” has formed to circulate a petition among Democratic voters that urges President Biden to step aside from the 2024 race. The group is made up of Democratic activists, organizers and voters who are focused on beating former President Trump in
House Republicans have postponed a planned hearing with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) as former President Trump’s sentencing in the New York hush money case has also been delayed. The hearing with the House Judiciary Committee's select subcommittee on government
Jill Biden is defending President Biden's reelection bid, saying she's "all in" with her husband's 2024 run. "President Biden wakes up every morning ready to work for you," the first lady said Monday during a stop in Wilmington, N.C., to launch a campaign initiative aimed at
Donald Trump helped draft a 2024 Republican Party platform that was adopted Monday, effectively cementing his extreme views as the de facto stance of the party. According to Maggie Haberman with The New York Times , the policy platform was “overwhelmingly” adopted on Monday,
A group of middle schoolers in Pennsylvania created numerous fake TikTok accounts, impersonating teachers with captions that show the adults making inappropriate comments. A group of eighth graders in the Great Valley School District (GVSD) in Chester County made around 20
A Republican National Committee (RNC) panel on Monday passed a draft party platform ahead of next week’s convention that dramatically shifts the GOP’s stance on abortion, mirroring former President Trump’s own posture on the issue. The Republican platform committee
Kellyanne Conway, an ex-senior adviser to former President Trump, will launch a weekly series on Fox Nation delving into key issues driving the 2024 election cycle, Fox News announced Monday. The series, “Here’s the Deal with Kellyanne Conway,” will explore hot-topic issues
Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) stopped short of calling for President Biden to withdraw from the race but argued Monday that "time is running out" for him to make the case for his candidacy. “We need to strengthen our democracy, restore reproductive freedom, and build a tax code