House Republicans release partisan report blaming Biden for disastrous end to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Sunday issued a scathing report on their investigation into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, blaming the disastrous end of America's longest war on...
View ArticlePentagon chief says a six-month temporary budget bill will have devastating...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Passage of a six-month temporary spending bill would have widespread and devastating effects on the Defense Department, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said in a letter to key members of...
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Five House Democrats to watch in the fight over government funding
The fight over government funding is officially underway — and all eyes will be on five Democrats in tight races who supported a controversial GOP proposal over the summer that is now attached to a...
View ArticleHaley pushes back on Cheney criticism of her Trump support
Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Monday defended her decision to back former President Trump as "based on substance" after former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) criticized her...
View ArticleJeffries slams House GOP’s government funding plan: ‘Unserious and unacceptable’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) slammed the GOP’s stopgap funding proposal as “unserious and unacceptable” Monday, setting the stage for a close vote in the lower chamber on Speaker...
View ArticleThe Latest: Harris and Trump are prepping for the debate but their strategies...
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are veering sharply in how they gear up for Tuesday’s presidential debate, setting up a showdown that reflects not just two separate visions for the country but two...
View ArticleVance pushes false accusations of Haitians eating pets
(The Hill) – GOP vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) on Monday amplified a false claim that Haitian immigrants are abducting and eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, despite the city’s police...
View ArticleData indicates voting by noncitizens is rare. Republicans are pressing...
Only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in this fall's election for president and other top offices. While that's nothing new, the potential for noncitizens to register or vote has been receiving a...
View ArticleFunding battle looms over Congress
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- Within hours of their return to Washington, D.C., Democrats and Republicans are facing off over how to keep the government open. House Speaker Mike Johnson is teeing up a vote...
View ArticleHakeem Jeffries rejects GOP spending bill as 'unserious and unacceptable'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling it “unserious and unacceptable,” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries rejected on Monday a proposal from Speaker Mike Johnson that links continued government funding for...
View ArticleCongress bestows its highest honor on the 13 troops killed during Afghanistan...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday presented Congress' highest honor — the Congressional Gold Medal — to 13 U.S. service members who were killed during the disastrous withdrawal...
View ArticleCentrist Maine Democrat says he’ll support GOP’s short-term funding bill
A centrist House Democrat said Tuesday that he will back the Republicans’ short-term government funding bill if it hits the floor Wednesday, as scheduled, becoming the first Democrat to announce...
View ArticleAbortion-rights measure will be on Missouri's November ballot, court rules
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A measure undoing Missouri’s near-total abortion ban will appear on the ballot in November, the state’s high court ruled Tuesday, marking the latest victory in a nationwide...
View ArticleRepublicans charge toward funding vote that appears destined to fail
House Republicans are charging full steam ahead with legislation to avert a government shutdown even though it appears destined for failure amid mounting GOP opposition. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) —...
View ArticleHarris and Trump's first debate showdown: What to watch
Vice President Harris and former President Trump are set to face off in person for the first, and possibly only, time on Tuesday. Trump engaged in arguably one of the most influential debates in U.S....
View ArticleFormer Sen. Kelly Ayotte wins GOP primary for New Hampshire governor
Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) has won the GOP gubernatorial primary in New Hampshire, according to Decision Desk HQ, in her bid to replace outgoing Gov. Chris Sununu (R). Ayotte, with Sununu’s...
View ArticleFormer US Sen. Kelly Ayotte wins Republican nomination for New Hampshire...
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte won the GOP nomination for governor in New Hampshire on Tuesday, securing a chance to succeed fellow Republican Chris Sununu, who is stepping away...
View ArticleCuomo's COVID-19 House testimony: 3 takeaways
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) faced bipartisan congressional scrutiny Tuesday as he testified before the House on his early handling of the pandemic, with particular attention paid to how his...
View ArticleEx-mayor wins Democratic primary in bid to succeed Sununu as N.H. governor
Former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig has won the Democratic gubernatorial primary in New Hampshire, Decision Desk HQ projects, as she races to replace outgoing Gov. Chris Sununu (R). Craig, who headed...
View ArticleThe Latest: The debate between Trump and Harris has begun in Philadelphia
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have taken the stage in Philadelphia, where they’ll fight to sway 2024 election voters on the biggest stage in U.S. politics. The event, which began at 9 p.m. EDT...
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