The United States is bracing for another heat wave . More than 180 million people across the Plains, Midwest, and Southeast were under “major” or “extreme” heat warnings as of Tuesday morning. Temperatures are expected to peak above 100 degrees on the East Coast over the
This week’s Supreme Court ruling giving President Donald Trump a free hand in firing government regulators is less about Trump than it is about President Woodrow Wilson. In the text of Trump v. Slaughter and its various concurrences and dissents, I count 15 Trump mentions
“There are tons of people here,” said Dr. Mehmet Oz, the former TV quack who now runs Medicare and Medicaid, at the Great American State Fair on Monday. He was speaking with Dean Cain, another former TV man—he played Superman on ABC in the 1990s—who has acted as a kind of hype
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is locked in a contest for influence with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) over the future of the Senate Democratic caucus as the two battle to shape the outcome in this year’s primaries. Warren, a progressive who has been outspoken
She made history as the first openly transgender member of Congress, and now a documentary is giving an inside look into the 2024 run that landed Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) in the Capitol. "State of Firsts," McBride told ITK, details the highs and lows of the campaign trail,
Progressives are hearing new calls for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for his seat in 2028 after democratic socialist candidates won victories in Democratic primaries last week. It sets up a difficult decision for Ocasio-Cortez.
The Trump administration's request for OpenAI to delay the release of its new models is sparking more confusion over White House AI policy and keeping private firms on their toes. The government asked OpenAI and Anthropic to delay or suspend their newest models this month, just
The high-stakes battle for the Senate is growing increasingly dramatic with fewer than 130 days remaining until the midterms, as primary results and political developments redefine some key races. Democrats would need to flip four seats to take the Senate majority — a tall
Iran is flexing its leverage in the Strait of Hormuz, putting the U.S. on its back foot as it looks to resume shipping through the key passageway and curb Tehran's nuclear program. Tehran ratcheted up tensions this weekend in the strait, through which around 20 percent of the
Democrats are ramping up efforts to safeguard elections as they warn that the Trump administration could try to influence the midterms. Senate Democrats last week pressed the administration to retain all midterm-related records, citing concerns that President Trump could
Hakeem Jeffries wants to redraw New York congressional districts to give Democrats an edge — and he remains leery of a growing democratic socialism movement.
After the Supreme Court upheld the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship, Trump and MAGA lost it. Trump threatened to get Congress to end the guarantee, which it can’t do, and he lamely claimed it was a “WIN” for China: The sheer haplessness of his response hinted
President Trump is fighting an uphill battle to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, raising questions about why he is investing so much political capital into legislation he has admitted he does not believe will become law. Trump and his allies
Fellow lawmakers welcomed the New Jersey Republican back from his four-month absence, but some wondered if he should have said more sooner.
Getty is planning to axe its $3.7 billion merger agreement with Shutterstock after a UK regulator imposed restrictions that would prevent part of Shutterstock's business from being included in the deal. The move comes despite the US Department of Justice granting the deal
The far-left faction of the Democratic Party landed another major upset on Tuesday after democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeated progressive Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) in the Democratic primary for a Denver-based House seat – a win that’s sure to delight Republicans while
Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) won his Democratic primary in Colorado, Decision Desk HQ projects, besting a progressive challenger in his fight for a second term in the Senate. Hickenlooper on Tuesday defeated Julie Gonzales, a labor organizer and state senator who mounted a
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 Wednesday to users globally on Claude platforms, and that the company would
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
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story House sinks Tlaib's Lebanon war powers resolution The House sunk Rep. Rashida Tlaib's (D-Mich.) war powers resolution on Tuesday to direct
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
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