Vice President Vance said Tuesday that the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding birthright citizenship is a “major mistake.” “This was a very disappointing ruling from the Supreme Court. We respect it, but we also think that it was a major, major mistake," he said. "One of the
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) is projected to lose her reelection bid to former attorney and current PhD student Melat Kiros, marking the third time that a democratic socialist has scored an upset in a competitive House primary this cycle, according to Decision Desk HQ. Kiros,
State Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) is projected to defeat Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) for the Democratic nomination for Colorado governor, according to Decision Desk HQ, a stark contrast to how the race first started when Bennet was seen as the favorite. Bennet, a
Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) was projected to win the GOP primary for his House seat in the 3rd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ, despite President Trump flip-flopping on his endorsement earlier this year. Trump withdrew his endorsement earlier this year,
President Trump on Tuesday announced a Republican “midterm convention” in Dallas later this year. “BIG NEWS! For the first time ever, the Republican Party will hold a MIDTERM CONVENTION. It will be in Dallas, Texas — One of my favorite places in the World. It will be fantastic!
State Rep. Manny Rutinel (D) is projected to defeat former state Rep. Shannon Bird (D) in the Democratic primary to take on Rep. Gabe Evans (R-Colo.), according to Decision Desk HQ. Evans, who represents Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, is considered one of the most
NPR journalist Nina Totenberg on Tuesday discussed the events leading up to a story from the outlet about Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito retiring that was later retracted. NPR said in an editor’s note Tuesday that it had put out a report that day about Alito retiring,
The Trump administration lifted Tuesday the restrictions placed on Anthropic's new Fable and Mythos models, restoring access just over two weeks since the export controls on the artificial intelligence models were put in place. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced the
After weeks of negotiating with the Trump administration, Anthropic is finally going to be able to bring Claude Fable 5 back online. In a post on X, Anthropic said it plans to begin restoring access tomorrow. Anthropic: We've received notice that the Department of Commerce has
President Trump raked in more than $500 million from his cryptocurrency venture he co-founded with his sons, according to his financial disclosures released on Tuesday. Trump and his sons launched the crypto venture known as World Liberty Financial in the fall of 2024 as the
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson admonished fellow Justice Clarence Thomas for his dissent to the high court’s decision upholding birthright citizenship on Tuesday. In a 20-page concurring opinion, Jackson accused Thomas of applying a “narrow vision” of the 14th
The Supreme Court’s final opinion day was full of landmark decisions, in a term marked by them. The justices handed down major rulings that rejected a core facet of President Trump’s immigration agenda, upheld statewide bans on transgender athletes in sports and dismantled a
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President Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, said not enough “reasonable” Democrats like Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) are there to save the Democratic Party from a takeover by socialists. “Look at what's happening. Look at these socialists winning primaries across America.
The Trump administration has terminated millions of dollars in teen pregnancy prevention grants that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said were no longer aligned with the agency’s priorities. HHS cut 53 grants worth about $67 million two years before they were
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A mere 7 percent of Ukrainian respondents to a recent survey approve of U.S. leadership, as the Russian invasion of its eastern European neighbor approaches four-and-a-half years. The survey, which Gallup conducted in April and released on Tuesday, found Ukrainians’ approval of
The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to curb birthright citizenship on Monday, dealing a crushing blow to the administration’s efforts to redefine a central tenet of the American constitutional order. “Citizenship, then and now, was
Rep. Nancy Mace was the only member to vote "present."
A new report released on Tuesday found that 12 percent of successful scams last year involved artificial intelligence or deepfakes. The analysis, which was conducted jointly by Gallup and the Stop Scams Alliance, acknowledged that this reported number could be lower than the
The House on Tuesday adopted a resolution from Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) that would direct the House Ethics Committee to preserve and release records related to monetary settlements paid out by lawmakers in connection with cases of sexual misconduct. The vote was
The Supreme Court blunted the Trump administration’s offensive on immigration on Tuesday with a ruling affirming that almost everyone born in the United States is an American citizen. The ruling, underscoring the concept known as "birthright citizenship," was a major defeat for
The two lawmakers argued at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on sanctuary policies.
The Federal Trade Commission fined Amazon $2.25 million to settle claims that the company failed to help customers who fell victim to identity theft, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. In its complaint, the FTC accuses Amazon of refusing to provide customers with information
Darializa Avila Chevalier on Saturday said she would need to check with the community before backing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) for the speakership if Democrats regain the majority. The democratic socialist, who defeated incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, is seeking to bar Pentagon funds from being used for the construction of President Trump’s White House ballroom. Garamendi will introduce a floor amendment to the National Defense
The Supreme Court of Alaska on Monday ruled that a man with the same name as Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) can remain on the ballot in the state’s Senate primary. The state’s highest court affirmed a lower court’s ruling, which overturned the decision by Alaska Division of
President Donald Trump invited Tina Peters, the former Colorado county election clerk found guilty of tampering with voting machines, to the White House on Tuesday. Trump took to Truth Social to brag about the “honor” of meeting up with a fellow election denier. “Tina Peters
President Trump met with former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters on Tuesday following her release from state prison earlier this month, about two years after she became the first local official convicted over efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election. "'FREE TINA!'
For much of the country, there's one word to describe the weather: hot.
A House hearing on sanctuary city policies erupted into a chaos on Tuesday after a screaming match over immigration policies between Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.). The confrontation broke out after Lawler, who appeared before the panel to introduce a
Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper (D) is competing in a Tuesday primary as he seeks a second term in Capitol Hill. State Sen. Julie Gonzales is mounting a primary challenge from the left against the Senate Democrat. The winner in Tuesday's race will face state Sen. Mark Baisley,
Voters in Colorado are at the polls Tuesday for House primary elections. All eyes are on the battleground 8th Congressional District where Republican Rep. Gabe Evans will learn his Democratic opponent. State Reps. Shannon Bird and Manny Rutinel are facing off for the Democratic
Sen. Michael Bennet and state Attorney General Phil Weiser are duking it out in a Tuesday Democratic primary to succeed term-limited Gov. Jared Polis. (D). Bennet holds key endorsements from state Democratic leaders, including Sen. John Hickenlooper and three of the five House
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s complaints about media coverage came back to bite him Tuesday. A federal judge ordered a preliminary injunction against the Defense Department’s restrictions on press access to the Pentagon, based in part on “a consistent stream of derisive
House Republican leaders are set to send the chamber home early for the second week in a row amid mounting tensions after GOP rebels on Tuesday again blocked action on the House floor. Leaders will send the chamber home after votes at 5:15 pm on Tuesday, two GOP sources
First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday supported the ban on transgender athletes playing sports in categories different from their sex assigned at birth, but also said she supports LGBTQ rights, comments that came after a Supreme Court ruling on transgender athletes. “America, we
A group of 14 House Republicans on Tuesday joined Democrats to block a procedural rule needed to advance a slate of bills, jeopardizing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)’s plans to advance this week’s legislative agenda before a recess. The lawmakers voted 198-224 to sink a measure
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that transgender language is a “lie to the public” in a Tuesday opinion, concurring with a ruling that blocks athletes who were assigned to the male sex at birth from competing against biological women. “Men and boys with gender
A procedural vote on the National Defense Authorization Act failed to pass the House Tuesday, in no small part because the SAVE America Act was attached to it. The lower chamber voted 198–224 to reject the rule, with 14 Republicans joining Democrats to oppose the last-minute
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Tuesday said "birth tourism" is an issue Congress should address, "not by executive fiat or judicial activism," after the Supreme Court ruled against President Trump's restrictions on birthright citizenship. Three conservative justices, including
The Hill presents one hour of live, real-time primary night coverage, diving deep into the 2026 Colorado primaries on Tuesday from 9-10 p.m. EDT. The Hill's coverage will be anchored by Sunrise on The Hill’s Cory Smith, joined by The Hill's Rising co-host Lindsey Granger, The
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said that his party required “a change” in the wake of recent wins by democratic socialists in Democratic primaries. “I think what we're seeing here is insurgency, and the Democratic Party, bluntly, needed insurgency. We needed a
Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres (N.Y.) on Tuesday said he sympathizes with Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s (R-N.J.) depression but urged him to be more transparent regarding any long-term absences moving forward. “As someone who has lived with depression, I have deep sympathy for anyone
An anonymous victim of Jeffrey Epstein who has accused President Trump of sexually assaulting her is reportedly living in fear of retaliation. The Guardian reports that the woman identified in the federal government’s Epstein files as “Jane Doe 4” is “living off the grid” and
Lisa Nandy, the British secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, said Tuesday she may “intervene” in Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. In a statement, Nandy said she wrote letters to both companies stating she is “minded to intervene” on
President Donald Trump’s “Great American State Fair” just gets weirder and weirder. The Daily Wire’s Michael Knowles stopped by the fair Monday to play the “Yes or No Game,” the conservative commentator’s weirdly political alternative to Cards Against Humanity. A video appeared
House Democratic leadership on Tuesday urged members to vote with their conscience on a controversial amendment to cut U.S. funding for Israel, underscoring deep divisions in the caucus over America’s relations with the Jewish state. Fiscal hawk Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)
The annual Pentagon policy bill and State Department appropriations are among the immediate casualties.
