Fauci pushes back partisan attacks in fiery House hearing over COVID origins...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert until leaving the government in 2022, was back before Congress on Monday, calling “simply preposterous” Republican...
View ArticleVance sees rising odds in race to be Trump VP
This is part of The Hill's ongoing series looking at Donald Trump's possible vice-presidential picks. Less than a month after he was sworn in to his first ever political office, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio)...
View ArticleTrump raises $141 million in May, bolstered by guilty verdict
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump 's campaign and the Republican National Committee say they raised $141 million in May, a massive fundraising haul that includes tens of millions of dollars raised in the...
View ArticleSen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to seek independent reelection bid amid...
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who is on trial on federal bribery charges in New York, has filed to run as an independent candidate for reelection. Menendez, 70,...
View ArticleRepublicans advance sanctions on International Criminal Court
House Republicans on Monday advanced legislation designed to punish the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its top prosecutor recommended war crimes charges against Israeli leaders amid their...
View ArticleVulnerable Democrats steer away from focusing on Trump convictions
Vulnerable Democrats are steering away from talking about former President Trump’s bombshell conviction last week on 34 felony charges as they fear political backlash in their purple states and...
View ArticleGreene floats forcing vote on impeaching Biden over the border
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday said she may move to force a vote on impeaching President Biden over the situation at the southern border this week, a threat that comes as the president...
View ArticleTuesday's primary in Montana will lock in GOP challenger to 3-term US Sen....
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana voters in Tuesday’s primary election will select a Republican challenger to three-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and candidates for an open U.S. House seat...
View ArticleJustice Department's 'deepfake' concerns over Biden interview audio...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Releasing an audio recording of a special counsel's interview with President Joe Biden could spur deepfakes and disinformation that trick Americans, the Justice Department said,...
View ArticleTrump-backed Tim Sheehy wins GOP primary in Montana Senate race
Republican businessman Tim Sheehy won the GOP primary for Senate in Montana, Decision Desk HQ projects, as he looks to flip Democrat Sen. Jon Tester’s seat in the red state. Tester’s seat is seen as...
View ArticleTester wins Democratic Senate primary in Montana
Sen. Jon Tester won the Democratic primary for Senate in Montana, Decision Desk HQ projects, setting him up for a closely watched race for reelection in red Montana. Across the aisle, businessman Tim...
View ArticleMontana Gov. Greg Gianforte wins GOP primary in bid for reelection
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) is projected to win his GOP primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Gianforte, who was elected in 2020 and is running for a second term, fended off a challenge from...
View ArticleBiden and Trump win Democratic, Republican elections in some of 2024's last...
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Democratic and Republican primaries in a handful of states Tuesday, among some of the last contests on the 2024 primary...
View ArticleKim, Bashaw win New Jersey primaries for Senate seat held by embattled Menendez
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Andy Kim won his party’s nomination for a U.S. Senate seat Tuesday in New Jersey, setting up a general election contest against wealthy hotel operator Curtis...
View ArticleTrump takes a hit in New Jersey: 5 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries
A number of states held primaries for races up and down the ballot Tuesday, with President Biden and Donald Trump inching ever closer to their respective nominations and a couple notable Senate...
View ArticleBiden will mark D-Day anniversary in France as Western alliances face threats...
PARIS (AP) — President Joe Biden will mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in France this week as he tries to demonstrate steadfast support for European security at a time when some allies...
View ArticleAmid election-year push on reproductive rights, Senate to hold test vote on...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an election-year effort to put Republicans on record on reproductive rights issues, Senate Democrats are holding a vote Wednesday to move forward with legislation designed to...
View ArticleNavy vet has Trump's nod ahead of Virginia's US Senate primary, targets Tim...
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Political observers have already placed bets on Tim Kaine, predicting the Democrat will glide into a third term as the junior U.S. Senator of Virginia, a state that hasn’t elected...
View ArticleBig GOP funders sending millions into Missouri's attorney general primary
Missouri’s attorney general has sued Planned Parenthood and President Joe Biden, tried to force clinics that provide gender-affirming care to hand over their records, and pushed a liberal prosecutor...
View ArticleSpeaker Johnson appoints two Trump allies to a committee that handles...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday appointed two far-right Republicans to the powerful House Intelligence Committee, positioning two close allies of Donald Trump who worked to...
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