The Trump administration's bid to separate 20,000 mail ballots in California that it says are likely noncitizens met another defeat on Wednesday as a trial judge refused to intervene. U.S. District Judge David Carter ruled California can continue to accept the questioned
Presented by Palantir {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story A coming clash between Trump and Congress President Trump is headed to a showdown with Democrats and members of his party after Election Day over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s
Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade and Brit Hume shared their doubts Wednesday about Vice President Vance’s prospects in the 2028 presidential race, questioning whether his close association to President Trump could hurt his chances of winning the Republican nomination. “I just don’t
Alaska insiders say it’s not necessarily a hint: “She doesn’t make decisions based on party.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as a “genius” Wednesday while revealing that Russia has been in contact with the billionaire as the country works to develop a rival satellite internet network. Putin made the remarks during a summit with African
Federal prosecutors asked a judge Tuesday to reject a request from more than a dozen news organizations to immediately unseal the search warrant for Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) Washington, D.C., home, saying it could jeopardize the ongoing criminal investigation. A heavily
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) called for the “truth” from former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) amid what she said was a “pattern of lies and coverups” following reports the Democrat’s campaign recruited one of her midterm opponents to “ballot-stack.” “While some may try to
The fiance of Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) said this week he would support GOP candidate Mike Rogers over Stevens’s former Democratic primary rival, Abdul El-Sayed, in Michigan’s Senate race. In an interview published Wednesday, Jason Turkish accused the Democrat of using
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Fed holds rate steady ahead of midterms Federal Reserve officials held interest rates steady Wednesday despite stubborn inflation. © Mark Schiefelbein,
Allegations that Mary Peltola’s (D) campaign was involved in recruiting “spoiler” candidates to siphon votes from incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) shook up the Alaska Senate race Wednesday. Peltola's campaign and national Democrats denied any involvement, but Republicans
Democrat David Crowley has slightly widened his lead over his GOP opponent, Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.), in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial contest, according to new polling released Wednesday. The Marquette University Law School Poll found that 51 percent of likely voters in
Nonprofit leaker collective Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) published data Wednesday on more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, some of whom are working in the intelligence community. The collective did not identify the source who leaked the
Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story HHS gives compounding pharmacies free rein to make certain peptides Without finalizing any new approvals or regulatory changes, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on
President Donald Trump’s No Going Back PAC targets Democrat Janelle Stelson over an unsubstantiated allegation.
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump facing new hearing on East Potomac Park A federal judge is ordering a new hearing regarding President Trump’s plans to redevelop East Potomac Park after he posted on social media this week vowing to press
A hacker stole a trove of personal information from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The breach exposes the names, job titles, phone numbers, email addresses, and office locations of more than 41,000 employees, including those in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
President Trump heads back to Ohio Wednesday evening as Republicans make a last-minute push to rally GOP voters ahead of next week's midterm elections. Trump is expected to campaign for Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), who is facing a tough battle against former Sen. Sherrod Brown
The Federal Election Commission's (FEC) electronic filing system was restored and online Wednesday afternoon, nearly two days after the system initially went down with little explanation. In a post on social platform X shortly before 5 p.m. EDT Wednesday, the FEC announced the
John E. Sununu pushed back this week against his brother’s recent suggestion that the New Hampshire Senate nominee would be “up by 30 points” if voters believed it was him on the ballot. Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu made the comment in an interview with CNN after the
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Meta, Snap head back to LA court in social media addiction trial Social media giants Meta and Snap, the company behind Snapchat, are heading back to court this week for the latest trial in a lawsuit alleging their platforms were
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted to assuage Southeast Asian partners this week that the U.S. is dedicated to its allies in the Asia-Pacific region and pitched a defense framework to guide cooperation in the next few years during his trip to the Philippines. Hegseth
The parents of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis nurse who was shot and killed by federal immigration agents earlier this year, accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of protecting those responsible for his death and refusing to provide answers about the ongoing investigation. “At
A handful of key gubernatorial and Senate contests in battleground states could hinge on split-ticket voters as Republicans look to keep control of both offices. Split-ticket voting has dwindled in recent cycles: A Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) forecast from last week suggests an
Republicans are blasting Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola (D) over reports her campaign recruited one of her midterm opponents, Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., to counter incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan's (R) reelection bid. The New York Times reported Wednesday Peltola’s campaign
President Trump on Wednesday said former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) should not be allowed to run for Senate against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) following a report that her campaign sought to recruit other candidates, including Daniel J. Sullivan, in an effort to
Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot is looking to be Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s primary opponent in an election cycle where Israelis are growing displeased with current leadership. Eisenkot worked in the Israeli military for 41 years before eventually serving as
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party on Wednesday accused Arab political parties of stealing the country’s election through widespread voter fraud, as preliminary results showed no clear winner. In a statement shared by Netanyahu on the social platform X,
What do drones, routers, and Roombas have in common? The US government wants to keep Chinese ones from entering the country. They’re the first consumer gadgets that are facing de facto import bans because of the US government’s xenophobic stance — and they might not be the
Long-lost family members are emerging out of the woodwork to defend Dr. Amy Acton from Vivek Ramaswamy’s revolting attacks. As the days ticked down to the midterm election, Ramaswamy hatched a crackpot plan to damage Acton’s credibility by weaponizing the sexual assault she
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fortunes changed Wednesday as vote counting in Israel wound down, with his Likud party and coalition partners edging out the leading competitor, retired Gen. Gadi Eisenkot. Netanyahu’s Likud party was projected to hold 26
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) said Republican gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn was a “clear winner” in a final debate before the midterm election against Democrat Rob Sand. “And unlike @RobSandIA, he was unafraid to take a stand for our most vulnerable citizens. I’m proud to
Someone bought the late wrestler’s Clearwater, Florida, mansion for $5.9 million.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the agency will vote on November 19th on rules that would allow prisons to use signal jamming. Radiofrequency jammers are generally banned under Section 333 and the Communications Act of 1934, with few exceptions, and Carr has noted they've
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, said Wednesday that the use of paper ballots prevents hacking from tech mogul Elon Musk, who is supporting Republicans this election cycle. “Forty-nine of the 50 states have paper records of the
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Options Heineken advised its customers to pursue are half-pints, low- and no-alcohol options, according to the publication.
A record low percentage of U.S. voters support the reelection of their own representative or of most sitting members of Congress, according to a poll released Wednesday, less than a week before the midterm elections. In the latest Gallup poll, 43 percent of voters said they
One major question remains: Will Instagram compensate creators for their videos the way YouTube does?
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Wednesday as a “real genius.” Putin was listening to a presentation from his digital development minister, Maksut Shadayev, who said that Russia was working on its own satellite system like Starlink and had already
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will allow compounding pharmacies to manufacture and sell peptides that have not yet been added to the list of approved substances, advancing access to those championed by the "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) agenda. The HHS
Q: Are voting machines changing Democratic votes to Republican votes? Several posts on Facebook are making that claim. A: There is no evidence that touchscreen voting machines are deliberately switching voter selections. Rather, elections experts and state election officials
Conservative influencer James O’Keefe was charged Wednesday in Minnesota after he and fellow right-leaning commentator Cam Higby misrepresented themselves using registered voters’ names at polling places during the state’s primary election in August. Hennepin County Attorney
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will speak to reporters Wednesday after the central bank voted to hold interest rates steady at 3.75 percent to 4 percent, despite persistent inflation and mounting economic pressures ahead of the midterm elections. The decision comes six weeks
The Grand Prairie Independent School District (GPISD) in Texas was hit with a Title IX lawsuit this week after it canceled its production of "Little Shop of Horrors" when a female student was cast to play the male lead. Student Ana Mota, who was cast as Seymour, sued her
Federal Reserve officials held interest rates steady Wednesday despite stubborn inflation. The central bank's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 10-2 to keep the benchmark federal funds rate range at 3.75 percent to 4 percent. Fed board of governors member Lisa Cook
Half of American voters say they would cast their ballot for a democratic socialist, according to a new poll. In The Economist/YouGov poll, 50 percent of respondents said they would cast their ballot for a democratic socialist, while 41 percent said the opposite. Nine percent
The social media giants Meta and Snap are heading back to court this week for the latest trial in a lawsuit that alleges their platforms were intentionally designed to be addictive for young users. Jury selection begins in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday for a case
Vice President Vance heads to North Carolina on Wednesday as Republicans make a final push to energize voters ahead of next week's midterm elections. The visit also comes as the GOP fights to hold on to its majority in Congress, with ex-Republican National Committee Chair
The Texas Senate race is on a razor’s edge: James Talarico has a very slim lead over Ken Paxton in the polls, yet the race is effectively a toss-up. But whoever is to win, here’s something we can say right now: Donald Trump and his team no longer seem to think he is even
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said China is now just six months behind the U.S. in the global race to develop AI, warning that China has a major advantage when it comes to energy. In an interview with Fast Company released Wednesday, Schmidt said the gap between the two