Johnson, McConnell demand Biden explanation on delay in sending weapons to Israel

Kerry slams ‘chaos agent’ Trump on anniversary of Iran deal withdrawal

Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday ripped former President Trump over his decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal six years ago, saying the move made Americans “less safe.” “When Donald Trump refused the appeals of our closest allies and pulled

McCarthy calls Gaetz 'Hunter Biden of the Republican Party,' backs challenger

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said in an interview published Wednesday that he is backing a primary challenger to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) — marking the latest development in their high-profile feud. McCarthy told Politico he is backing former naval aviator Aaron

Biden’s cybersecurity plan has a huge funding gap

Unless Congress steps in, NIST will be unable to do the work assigned, jeopardizing the success of the administration’s cyber ambitions.

Manchin and two Republicans announce resolution to repeal Biden permitting rule

Senate Energy Committee Chair Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) on Wednesday joined Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Ak.) and Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) to announce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s new rules on energy permitting, following a pledge

Republicans unveil legislation protecting NCAA, conferences from legal challenges

A pair of GOP lawmakers on Wednesday introduced legislation to protect the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), college conferences and member schools amid ongoing legal challenges and allow them to continue regulating student-athletes’ compensation and other

Nearly 700 Jewish professors call on Biden not to sign controversial antisemitism legislation

A group of nearly 700 Jewish college faculty signed a letter to President Biden on Wednesday encouraging him not to back the controversial Antisemitism Awareness Act. The academics took issue with the act’s use of the International Holocaust Awareness Alliance’s (IHRA)

Schumer expresses 'faith' in Biden’s handling of Israel military aid

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters that he has “faith” in what President Biden is doing to minimize civilian casualties in Gaza, including a decision to pause the delivery of 3,500 bombs as his administration assesses a potential Israeli invasion of

GOP Congressman Offers Solution to Student Protests: Send Them to Gaza

A Republican lawmaker has decided that the violent detention of college students participating in Gaza solidarity protests isn’t enough of a punishment. Instead, he believes the only way to encourage them to stop using their First Amendment right to protest is to ship them off

Netanyahu Is Humiliating Biden

There is nothing new or unexpected about Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrogance. When President Bill Clinton first met him at the White House in 1996—mere weeks after Netanyahu first took office as Israel’s prime minister—he reportedly seethed to aides, “Who the fuck does he think he

DNC calls Trump ‘a con artist’ as he reportedly meets with NFT buyers

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is slamming former President Trump as "a con artist," following reports that Trump is dining with donors who supported his mug shot digital trading cards. Trump, who has the day off from court Wednesday, is expected to host a dinner at

Biden's lead over Trump in Wisconsin disappears with third-party candidates in race: Poll

President Biden's lead in the critical state of Wisconsin shrinks to nearly nothing when third-party candidates are included in the race, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. Biden leads Trump in a hypothetical head-to-head match-up by 6 points, 50 percent to 44

GOP winner of Indiana House primary died in March

It's unclear who will represent the Republican party in the race for Indiana’s 7th Congressional District, as the winner of the party's primary Tuesday night died earlier this year. Rep. André Carson (D) currently represents Indiana’s 7th District, which is forecast to be a

Warner Bros. Discovery eyeing further job cuts, price hike on streaming: Report

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) leadership is looking to make further job reductions as a cost-cutting measure, according to a new report. WBD, which owns CNN, Max, TNT and a number of other media properties, is eyeing cuts to its budgets on streaming by hundreds of millions of

Haley's eye-popping support raises questions for Trump

Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story Haley's eye-popping support raises questions for Trump Indiana’s presidential primaries, expected to be a sleepy affair on Tuesday, instead became the latest groundswell in the

The Powell paradox: How the Fed chair’s words keep interest rates higher for longer

The Federal Reserve must closely monitor the impact of its public statements on market expectations and price levels, adjusting its communication strategy accordingly.

Conservative group FreedomWorks shutting down, citing Trump effect

The conservative group FreedomWorks said it is shutting down, citing the splintering effect former President Trump has had on the Republican Party. “We’re dissolved,” the group’s president, Adam Brandon, told Politico in an interview. “It’s effective immediately.” The Hill has

House GOP chairs lash out at Biden over pause in Israeli arms shipment

The top House Republicans with oversight of U.S. foreign and military affairs slammed the Biden administration Wednesday for pausing a shipment to Israel of an estimated 3,000 heavy bombs. Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Armed Services Committee

Baldwin leads Hovde by 12 points in Wisconsin Senate race: Poll

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) holds a double-digit lead over likely GOP challenger Eric Hovde in a new poll of the battleground state Senate race. The survey, released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University, shows Baldwin bringing in 54 percent support among surveyed Wisconsin voters

US West braces for wildfire season as ‘Flying Bucket’ burns in Arizona

Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability The Big Story US West braces for wildfire season as ‘Flying Bucket’ burns in Arizona A burgeoning blaze dubbed the "Flying Bucket Fire" is raging south of Phoenix, as much of the U.S.

Chip Roy: 'Sharia law' will soon be 'forced upon the American people'

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said he has concerns about Sharia law being “forced upon the American people” during remarks on the House floor Tuesday. “Well, I've got some pretty strong concerns about Sharia law,” Roy said while discussing his broader worries about border security

Progressives cheer Biden’s Israel weapons pause while Republicans fume

FDIC chief facing pressure to resign after scathing report

Top banking regulator Martin Gruenberg is facing pressure to resign after a savage report about the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) licentious working culture confirmed long-standing findings of sexual harassment plaguing the agency. Top Republicans on

AstraZeneca withdraws its COVID-19 vaccine from global market

AstraZeneca is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine from the market because of low demand, the drugmaker said Wednesday. The shot, which was never authorized in the U.S., was widely used across the world in the early part of the global vaccine drive. AstraZeneca’s shot was cheaper

House Republicans accuse K-12 leaders of weak response to antisemitism in schools

Republican lawmakers on Wednesday went after the leaders of prominent K-12 school systems in the U.S. over what they say is a lack of enforcement when antisemitic incidents occur in their districts. “The topic of today's hearing is particularly troubling. It's hard to grasp

67 percent in new poll concerned campus protests will lead to violence

More than two-thirds of Americans fear pro-Palestinian demonstrations at college campuses will result in violent confrontations, according to a new poll. The survey, released Wednesday by USA Today and Suffolk University, found that nearly 32 percent of Americans said they are

TikTok sues the US government over its plan to ban — so now what?

In their lawsuit, TikTok and ByteDance argue that the law's mandate to divest the app's U.S. business within one year or face a complete shutdown is an unconstitutional infringement on free speech and expression

RFK Jr. had a brain worm. How do you get one and what are the symptoms?

According to a 2012 deposition, Kennedy was told by a doctor a spot on his brain scan "was caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died."

Eric Adams says Rikers would be 'ready' if Trump is imprisoned over gag order

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said Tuesday the city’s infamous Rikers Island jail will be “ready” for former President Trump if he is ordered to jail over violating a gag order in his criminal hush money trial. Adams said the city’s Department of Corrections “is prepared

Pawns get political as lawmakers compete in congressional chess tournament

SPOTTED: Lawmakers putting the "checks" in checks and balances, going head-to-head in games of chess at the Capitol. Sens. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) hosted the bipartisan Congressional Chess Tournament on Wednesday. As part of the event at the Russell

Biden mocks Trump over failed Foxconn project in Wisconsin

President Biden declared Wednesday that the Trump administration's much-touted efforts to bring a Foxconn facility to Wisconsin were nothing more than a "con," contrasting the failed project with a new investment in the state from Microsoft. Biden traveled to Racine, Wis., to

Abortion, civil rights top issues Americans would risk arrest to protest: Poll

Americans named abortion and civil rights as the top issues over which they would be willing to risk being arrested while protesting, according to a new survey that comes as thousands have been arrested in pro-Palestinian college campus demonstrations. The latest USA

A disturbing national security bill could silence nonprofits and college protests

If it were to become law, the executive branch would be handed a tool perfectly designed to stifle free speech, target political opponents and punish disfavored groups.

New Rudy Giuliani Bankruptcy Filings Expose Just How Broke He Is

America’s disgraced mayor seems to have lost practically everything in his bid to aid Donald Trump. A Tuesday filing in United States Bankruptcy Court revealed that Rudy Giuliani has lost more than just cash in his New York City–based federal bankruptcy case, but also the hired

Mnuchin still considering TikTok purchase, says technology could be rebuilt

Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that he is still “very interested” in buying TikTok and suggested its technology could be rebuilt even if the Chinese government bars the app’s China-based parent company ByteDance from selling the algorithm. “I’ve actually

Ohio State commencement speaker says he took psychedelics to write Bitcoin speech

Days before the Sunday ceremony, OSU's chosen speaker Chris Pan said on LinkedIn that he had taken the psychedelic drug ayahuasca to write his first drafts.

NAACP calls on Biden to pardon Marilyn Mosby, who they say was Trump victim

The NAACP on Tuesday led a group of civil rights organizations in calling for President Biden to pardon Marilyn Mosby, a former state's attorney for Baltimore. Mosby was convicted in February on a federal charge of making a false mortgage application in order to secure a lower

Trump super PAC joins TikTok

Former President Trump's super PAC has joined TikTok, the app that Trump's administration previously attempted to ban, as it seeks to spread its message across various platforms. "MAGA INC will not cede any platform to Joe Biden and the Democrats who are trying to destroy our

US soldier's detention in Russia extended to July as Pentagon begins probe

A U.S. soldier arrested in Russia last week will be detained into July as the Pentagon investigates the circumstances of his travel, a Russian court announced Tuesday. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black's detainment was extended until July 2 after he was arrested on May 2 in

Johnson pushes bill on voter ID requirements — flanked by Trump allies who challenged 2020 election

Fetterman: Progressives who don’t vote will own 'tragedy' of second Trump term

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) warned that if people choose not to vote in November, they will have to own the “tragedy” of former President Trump getting reelected. In a new interview with USA Today, the first-term senator said he isn’t worried about progressives who threaten to

Biden gives remarks on Investing in America agenda in Wisconsin: Watch live

President Biden is speaking Wednesday at an event in Wisconsin to highlight a new, multibillion-dollar Microsoft AI facility. The project is expected to employ thousands of workers in construction and operation. The site in Racine County, south of Milwaukee, allows the Biden

Trump Uses Break From Criminal Trial to Talk About Weird NFTs Again

After complaining about being forced to attend his hush-money trial, Donald Trump is spending his day off with people who spent thousands of dollars on his NFTs. Axios reports that, after his trial wrapped up for the day on Tuesday, Trump flew back to Palm Beach, Florida, to