The creator of the popular HBO political comedy series “Veep” said the current political reality is "madder" than that portrayed in the comedy series in an opinion piece published Friday in The New York Times. “What’s going on? The stuff happening out there right now is madder
Former President Trump said Friday he removed “the last bandage off of my ear” in the wake of a recent assassination attempt against him in which one of his ears was injured. “As I think you can see, I’ve recovered well and, in fact, just took off the last bandage off of my
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A new advertisement for former President Trump’s campaign tries to paint Vice President Harris as the face of “Bidenomics.” The nearly minute-long ad, which Trump posted on his Truth Social account Friday, features clips of Harris mentioning “Bidenomics” and ends with text
Since 2015, the number of Americans who say they are ready for a female president has dropped by nine points, according to a new Times/SAY24 poll from YouGov poll. The survey, conducted after President Biden dropped out of the race, was designed to assess the electorate’s
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Vice President Harris is tied with former President Trump in Pennsylvania and Michigan, and down 1 point from him in Wisconsin in a set of new Fox News polls released Friday. The polls found Harris and Trump tied at 49 percent support in Pennsylvania and Michigan, and the vice
Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) on Friday unveiled an endorsement from the family of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old shot and killed by Ferguson, Mo., police in 2014. Bush is locked in a close primary race against St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, who defeated a seven-term
Former President Trump topped Vice President Harris by 2 points in a new poll from The Wall Street Journal. The former president garnered 49 percent support among registered voters to the vice president’s 47 percent in the poll, conducted in the wake of President Biden leaving
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story What would a Harris presidency mean for the environment? Vice President Harris’s ascendance as the likely Democratic nominee has sent a wave of excitement
After taking flak all week for calling Democrats “ childless cat ladies ” three years ago, J.D. Vance doubled down on those comments Friday i n an interview with Megyn Kelly Show. “Obviously it was a sarcastic comment,” he said on on Kelly’s SiriusXM show. “I’ve got nothing
Vice President Kamala Harris will not seek to ban fracking if she’s elected president, an official with her campaign told The Hill on Friday. Harris’s position not to support a ban on fracking differs from where she stood when she was running for president last cycle. While
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story FBI director stirs skepticism over Trump's bullet claims FBI Director Christopher Wray kicked a hornet’s nest when he cast doubt on former President
Vice President Harris spoke Friday with the family of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who police shot and killed in her home earlier this month. A spokesperson with Harris's office confirmed the vice president spoke with Massey's family. NBC News first reported on the call, and a
At the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Celine Dion appeared atop the Eiffel Tower in her first performance since revealing her diagnosis with a rare disease known as stiff-person syndrome.
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Key inflation gauge rises in June as Fed prepares to meet The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation rose slightly last month, as more data has shown
Former President Trump said Friday he intends to return to Butler, Pa., for another campaign rally after his event there earlier this month was cut short by an assassination attempt that left one attendee dead. "I will be going back to Butler, Pennsylvania for a big and
When Vice President Kamala Harris was the attorney general of California in 2014, she announced a program to help young people transitioning out of the criminal justice system. She glibly referred to the 18-24 age group as "stupid," saying people that age "make really bad
Former President Trump will appear Friday evening at an event called “The Believers Summit” hosted by the conservative Christian organization Turning Point Action in West Palm Beach, Fla. In a statement, Turning Point Action President Charlie Kirk directly cited divine
Right-wing conspiracy theorist and failed politician Laura Loomer launched a despicable attack on Democratic Senator Mark Kelly and his wife, gun violence survivor and former Representative Gabby Giffords, on X earlier this week. Loomer, without evidence, cruelly accused Kelly
FBI Director Christopher Wray kicked a hornet’s nest with remarks this week casting doubt on former President Trump’s claims that he was hit by a bullet in his July 13 assassination attempt. Speaking before the House Judiciary Committee, Wray said that “with respect to former
{beacon} Evening Report © Stephanie Scarbrough and Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated Press Trump, Harris campaigns clash across the Midwest As the race for the White House nears the 100-day sprint to the finish line, former President Trump plans to rally in a traditionally
J.D. Vance thinks the “QAnon Shaman” would be “a fun guy to have a beer with.” In a recently resurfaced speech from 2023, Vance said that Jacob Chansley, more popularly known as the “QAnon Shaman,” should have gotten a lighter prison sentence since he was only “walking around
Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Friday that Vice President Harris has “well beyond” the support she needs to officially clinch the Democratic nomination for the White House, after President Biden stepped aside and endorsed her. “I think that the vice president has well
Vice presidential hopeful Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) acknowledged the white supremacist attacks against his wife, Usha Vance, who is a child of Indian immigrants. “Look, I love my wife so much. I love her because she's who she is,” he told host Megyn Kelly on her show Friday.
Congress created two new under secretariats to oversee the development of technology strategy and the acquisition process, but the Defense Innovation Board argues that they should be reunited under an Under Secretary for the Industrial Base to address supply chain
Republican pollster Frank Luntz said former President Trump has a “very, very narrow margin” over Vice President Harris even though she’s seen a massive influx of support since announcing her candidacy. “I would have predicted exactly one week ago today that Donald Trump
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) sent a letter to Oakland officials Friday urging them to tighten their police pursuit policy. “Although some California jurisdictions allow vehicle pursuits for only certain crimes (e.g., felonies), Oakland is an outlier by imposing exceptional
The far right is zeroing in on its new attack on Vice President Kamala Harris: She is somehow solely responsible for the U.S.-Mexico border. On Thursday, House Republicans approved a resolution slamming Harris as the “border czar” and condemning her handling of immigration. The
The Hill's weekly technology news digest. {beacon} Friday, July 26, 2024 LEADING THE DAY TikTok ramps up lobbying push Image © Getty Images TikTok is a new technology, but it’s using an old playbook to make inroads in Washington. The social media network has launched a
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) weighed in on the Republican claims that when Vice President Harris becomes the Democratic nominee for president it will be an “undemocratic” shift, saying “give me a break.” Asked by Fox News Digital what she thinks of the criticism coming
A new poll found that a whopping zero percent of Black voters in Michigan plan to vote for Donald Trump, despite all of the former president’s underwhelming attempts to shore up support in that state. A survey of 600 likely general election voters in Michigan, released late
Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), the ranking Republican member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked FBI Director Christopher Wray in a letter Friday to recant his testimony before Congress in which he questioned if former President Trump was grazed by a bullet or shrapnel during
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has joined other Democrats in taunting former President Trump for refusing to debate Democratic presidential contender Kamala Harris, suggesting that Trump is "afraid" of his new rival.
Apple has signed on to a set of artificial intelligence (AI) safety guidelines, which the Biden administration outlined in an executive order released nine months ago. By doing so, Apple joins 15 leading U.S. AI companies committing to responsible AI innovation. Apple announced
LGBTQ people are coming out at younger ages, according to a new Gallup survey, with many citing greater societal acceptance of the queer community over the last decade. Among the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender adults and other nonheterosexual or cisgender respondents,
Vice President Harris’s campaign on Friday depicted former President Trump as frightened to have a debate against the expected Democratic presidential nominee. In an email with the subject line “Many People Are Saying: Donald Trump Is Scared to Debate Kamala Harris,” the
One of the lead authors of Project 2025 , the disturbing blueprint for a potential second Trump presidency, has close ties to a controversial international Catholic group, Opus Dei. The Guardian reports that Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, receives weekly
Former President Trump on Friday claimed there will be a major war in the Middle East and potentially a "third world war" if he does not win November's election. Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, one day after
Republican members of the House Appropriations Committee have voted to cut $500 million from the Social Security Administration budget, which will undermine SSA's efforts to reduce wait times for disability decisions, retirement claims, and calling for assistance.