Republicans are divided over how far to go in pressing for Vice President Harris or another Cabinet member to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Biden from office. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is among those publicly raising the highly unlikely prospect, as Republicans seek to turn the table on Democrats who for talked about...
Democrats are growing increasingly frustrated by President Biden’s reelection campaign’s attempts at painting a rosy picture after his disastrous debate performance. Some say the campaign is trying to convince Democrats to move on quickly and not worry about the debate, while others feel they are being “gaslit” by those trying to convince the party the...
Several top Democrats whose names have been floated as possible replacements for President Biden if he ends his reelection campaign are treading carefully and considering their own political futures as speculation over Biden’s future ramps up. Democratic figures including Vice President Harris, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear...
President Biden on Wednesday will posthumously award the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military honor, to two Civil War soldiers for their part in one of the earliest special operations in U.S. Army history. Biden will award Pvt. Philip G. Shadrach and Pvt. George D. Wilson “for their gallantry and intrepidity while participating in a...
Adult film actress Stormy Daniels posed a question in a Tuesday interview about how widespread the concern for a second term for President Trump in the White House should be. “Shouldn’t we all be worried about that?” Daniels responded when MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow asked if she was concerned about Trump getting elected to the...
Paramount’s parent company, National Amusements, has come to a tentative deal on a possible merger with media conglomerate Skydance. Paramount had previously reportedly stopped talks with Skydance on a merger and news about talks crumbling came out mid-last month. However, according to a Tuesday report from CNBC, sources said that a preliminary deal which has...
Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday doubled down on her support of President Biden amid calls for him to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race after his poor debate performance last week against former President Trump. “Look, Joe Biden is our nominee. We beat Trump once and we’re gonna beat him. Period,” Harris said in...
Nearly a third of Democrats believe President Biden should end his reelection bid following his lackluster debate performance against former President Trump last week, according to a new poll. A Reuters/Ipsos poll, published Tuesday, found 32 percent of Democrats think Biden should give up his reelection bid just days after he squared off against Trump...
CNN anchor Jake Tapper on Tuesday rebuked Rep. Bennie Thompson's (D-Miss.) defense of President Biden's poor debate performance, arguing it was more than "just a bad debate." When Tapper asked how concerned he was about Biden's standing in the wake of his disastrous debate showing, Thompson replied, "Well, just like all of us who have...
Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) said in an interview that aired Tuesday that he plans to talk to President Biden soon to give him an assessment of his "standing" with Americans in the wake of the president's rough debate performance. “I did plan to… talk with him later today or… tomorrow morning,” Clyburn said in...
President Biden on Tuesday blamed foreign travel for his poor debate performance, saying that he almost fell asleep on the stage last week. “I wasn’t very smart. I decided to travel around the world a couple of times … shortly before the debate,” he said while talking to donors at a fundraiser in Virginia. “I didn’t...
Cracks are beginning to emerge in President Biden’s backing within the Democratic Party, fueling questions about whether he will remain at the top of the ticket in the final stretch to Election Day. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), a nearly 30-year veteran in the House, shattered Biden’s wall of public support among elected lawmakers on Tuesday,...
{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Judge halts Biden pause on gas export projects Judge James Cain on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration's pause on approving new gas export projects while the case against it plays out. © Martha Irvine,...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story New Alzheimer’s drug gets FDA approval The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday approved Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug, clearing the way for another entry into the market of a new class of drugs that moderately slows the...
House Democrats are calling on five major pharmacy chains to commit to dispensing mifepristone in states where it remains legal, following the recent Supreme Court decision that preserved the current accessibility of the drug. In letters sent to Walmart, Safeway, Kroger, Costco and Health Mart, a group of more than 50 House Democrats — led...
A handful of President Biden’s 2020 White House rivals are calling for him to step down from the 2024 race. As Biden advisers scramble to contain the fallout from last week’s debate against former President Trump, Democrats are assessing whether they think the embattled incumbent should stay in the running just a few months from...
President Biden’s reelection campaign is attacking the media, saying it is overplaying coverage of Biden’s bad debate performance while not covering positive news for the president. On a Zoom call with donors Monday evening, Biden’s deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks derided the press directly, saying “the media has spent a ton of time blowing this out...
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Supreme Court will hear challenge to age verification law The Supreme Court has indicated it will take up a case next term involving the adult entertainment industry's challenge to a Texas law requiring pornography sites to implement age-verficiation measures. © AP Photo/J. Scott...
A pair of scholars at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) warned that the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity poses a “direct threat” to democracy and the rule of law and raised concerns about what a second term under former President Trump could look like. The Supreme Court handed down the 6-3 decision Monday, ruling...
Leading Black voices commemorated the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act on Tuesday by highlighting the ongoing fight to achieve equality and urging Black Americans to vote in the upcoming election. “History is a relay race. The leaders of the Civil Rights Movement carried the baton, and through their organizing, the...
{beacon} Evening Report Tuesday, July 2 © AP Photo/Gerald Herbert Biden to ramp-up public profile as Dems call for him to exit race President Biden plans to ramp-up his public profile following his debate disaster, as Democrats worry their election hopes are crumbling around them. Democratic lawmakers are openly discussing Biden’s cognitive abilities...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned a soda additive starting next month over health concerns. The FDA said Tuesday that it revoked its regulation that allowed brominated vegetable oil (BVO) to be used in food because it "is no longer considered safe." The agency pointed to studies conducted with the National Institutes of...
PBMs The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), the trade association representing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), hired Emergent Strategies to lobby on issues related to the industry. PBMs have been under tremendous pressure from lawmakers, pharmaceutical groups and others who argue they drive up prescription drug prices and demand transparency into their opaque operations. The PCMA...
