Dan Pfeiffer, a former Obama adviser, on Tuesday warned the U.S. Supreme Court could be left with a "MAGA majority" should former President Trump win reelection in November. Pfeiffer predicted Trump will "almost certainly" get to appoint two more Supreme Court justices in
Corey Lewandowski, who has drifted in and out of former President Trump's orbit, is joining the Trump campaign ahead of November's election. A campaign official confirmed to The Hill that Lewandowski is advising the campaign on the delegate and convention process. A second
Singer Kid Rock faced heat this week after a Rolling Stone journalist claimed the singer brandished a gun and repeatedly used the N-word during an interview for the magazine. Kid Rock, born Robert James Ritchie, recently sat for an interview with David Peisner, who published an
Georgia Supreme Court Justice Andrew Pinson won reelection Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ. Pinson staved off a challenge from former Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.), who challenged Pinson for his spot on the state’s high court. He was one of four justices up for reelection on
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, the judge overseeing former President Trump’s Georgia election interference case, has won his race for reelection, according to Decision Desk HQ. McAfee fended off a challenge from civil rights attorney Robert Patillo II,
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who’s probing former President Trump and his allies’ efforts to overturn the Georgia 2020 election results, has won her Democratic primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Willis faced a challenge from Democrat Christian Wise Smith,
The LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD gave failing grades to several major social media platforms for how well they protect the safety, privacy and expression of the LGBTQ community online. As part of the fourth annual Social Media Safety Index, GLAAD examined hate,
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Biden releases reserve gasoline in Northeast The Biden administration is releasing about 1 million barrels of reserve gasoline supplies, framing the move as
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has survived a primary challenge for his seat in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Massie fended off challenges from Republicans Michael McGinnis and Eric Deters. In 2023, Deters ran and lost to state Attorney
Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) has won the Democratic nomination for another term representing Georgia in the House, according to Decision Desk HQ. McBath faced two opponents in her effort to win the Democratic primary: state Rep. Mandisha Thomas and Cobb County Commissioner Jerica
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) signed a bill banning gender-affirming care treatments and procedures for those under 18 in his state Tuesday. “I signed the Help Not Harm bill into law, which protects our state’s children from irreversible gender transition procedures
President Biden has won the Kentucky Democratic presidential primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Biden’s win in the Bluegrass State will net him at least most of the state’s 53 pledged delegates up for grabs. He has already been the presumptive nominee for the Democratic
Former President Trump has won the Kentucky Republican presidential primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Trump, who has already clinched the GOP nomination, will add at least most of the state’s 46 delegates to his total count. Kentucky distributes its delegates
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) introduced legislation Tuesday to strengthen enforcement of the constitutional limitations on federal officials accepting payments from foreign governments, zeroing in on an issue that dogged the Trump presidency. Raskin’s bill expands the reach of
New York City Democrats asked a group of elected parent leaders to rescind a resolution that could prevent transgender student-athletes from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity, panning the measure as “hateful, discriminatory, and actively harmful” to
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Humanitarian aid struggles to get into Gaza The United Nations said it has suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where
Artificial intelligence companies agreed on Tuesday to a set of voluntary safety guidelines and reaffirmed their commitment to developing their AI technology in a way that incentivizes the security of their platforms and the public. At the AI Seoul Summit – hosted by the South
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump waffles on possible birth control ban Former President Trump can’t seem to pin down whether he wants to restrict access to birth control or not as reproductive issues continue to vex
The Louisiana House voted Tuesday to criminalize possession of mifepristone and misoprostol without a prescription. The two drugs are used to induce a medicated abortion. The unprecedented effort would be the first instance of a state declaring abortion drugs as controlled
Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson's media company says a Russian state television agency that is airing portions of his show is doing so without legal permission. Newsweek initially reported on Tuesday that Carlson was launching his show on Russian state TV. It later updated
Russian troops began practicing major exercises to ensure troops' readiness for the potential deployment of tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield, as Moscow warned against an encroaching threat from Western allies. The Russian Ministry of Defense published a video Tuesday
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared online that he invested in GameStop, showing support for meme stocks and their investors. Kennedy, who has pledged to impose stronger regulatory oversight and tougher penalties for stock market manipulation, posted
Nestle will launch a line of high-protein and fiber foods aimed at those taking Ozempic or Wegovy for weight management, the company announced Tuesday. The line, dubbed Vital Pursuit, is "well-suited to support a balanced diet for anyone on a weight management journey," and are
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Scarlett Johansson 'angered' by 'eerily similar' ChatGPT voice Actor Scarlett Johansson said she is "shocked" and "angered" after ChatGPT rolled out its voiced artificial intelligence (AI)
Democratic voters head to the polls in Oregon on Tuesday to cast votes for the state’s primary. President Biden is set to rake in more delegates in the primary, less than six months out from their Election Day rematch. He is his party’s frontrunner and has already clinched the
Jamie McLeod-Skinner, the former nominee for Oregon's 5th district in 2022, will go head-to-head against state Rep. Janelle Bynum on Tuesday. The district flipped into Republican hands in the midterms, and Democrats this year are seeking to snag back the seat, which could be
State Rep. Maxine Dexter and Susheela Jayapal, a former county commissioner endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), lead the pack of candidates in Oregon's 3rd district Democratic primary. Dexter has given Jayapal, the sister of Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wa.), a run for her
Voters are headed to the polls in Kentucky on Tuesday for the Republican Primary. Former President Trump is the only major candidate in his party who has already clinched the nomination. The state’s 46 delegates for the Republican National Convention are at stake as the former
California voters will chose their replacement for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R) on Tuesday night. California Assemblyman Vince Fong, who used to work for McCarthy, and Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux will face off in the race for the state's 20th District. The House
Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), a staunchly anti-abortion Republican, introduced a bill this week he said is aimed at protecting in-vitro fertilization (IVF), the latest sign the GOP feels vulnerable on reproductive rights and is trying to shore itself up against Democratic attacks.
House Democrats are bashing Israel’s wartime strategy in Gaza, warning that the military approach adopted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will only empower the Hamas militants he’s targeting at the expense of Israel’s long-term security. The criticisms echo those coming
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s requests for arrest warrants for himself alongside Hamas officials to charging former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and former United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston
Doctors working in emergency departments might soon be able to use artificial intelligence to help determine which patients should be admitted to the hospital, according to a new study published Tuesday in the Journal of American Medical Informatics Association. As part of
Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) will undergo surgery to remove a tumor near his brain, the lawmaker announced Tuesday. Murphy, 61, said following a series of tests and scans, he was diagnosed with a pituitary macroadenoma, or a tumor at the base of his skull. It is believed to be a
Kentucky is holding its Democratic presidential primary Tuesday. President Biden is his party’s frontrunner and has already clinched the nomination after receiving enough votes last month. He is expected to rake in the state's 53 Democratic delegates in the primary, less than
President Biden said that former President Trump’s language isn’t representative of the United States after the former president shared a video on social media referencing a “unified Reich.” Biden’s reelection campaign released a video that displays the president watching and
A California bill that aims to help Arizonans seeking an abortion is back on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) desk, just about a month after he introduced the legislation. The bill, Senate Bill 233, allows Arizona abortion providers to be quickly approved for work in California and is
Former President Trump's campaign announced Tuesday that it is accepting donations via cryptocurrency — marking the first time a presidential nominee has expanded its fundraising to include digital currency. Donors will be allowed to give to the Trump campaign through its joint
Four months after an FBI raid recovered thousands of sensitive documents from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, the former president’s attorneys discovered even more classified pages—this time in his bedroom. In a newly unsealed 2023 opinion , U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell
At the Senate Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken had to contend with protesters upset over the Biden administration’s support for Israel during its brutal war on Gaza. Screams of “war criminal” and “butcher of Gaza” broke out on the Senate floor before protesters were
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell apparently has no issue with Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s decision to fly a symbol of the insurrection shortly after the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Images published on Friday revealed that the conservative justice had flown
At least one election denier has advanced to the November ballot in every state to hold congressional primaries so far this year, according to a new tracker from States United Action. The nonpartisan nonprofit’s tracking tool found that, in the 13 states that have held