A New York judge on Monday banned former National Rifle Association (NRA) leader Wayne LaPierre from serving in a paid position for the gun rights group for the next ten years while declining to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the organization. The ruling came as part of the second stage of a civil trial...
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) has withdrawn from consideration as Vice President Harris’s running mate in the November election, he said Monday. “I strongly support Vice President Harris’ campaign for President. I know she’s going to win and I was honored to be considered for this role,” Cooper said in a statement. “This just...
Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Monday repeatedly prodded former President Trump over his comments at a conservative Christian summit, where he told attendees they won’t have to vote anymore after November. Trump did little to push back on the backlash over his remarks, as some Democrats have suggested the former president was saying there...
A group of congressional aides has launched a public dissent channel where staffers can anonymously express their concerns about Israel's war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. The website's homepage states the channel is where aides can "safely and anonymously offer alternative or dissenting opinions to Congressional policies and action." The New York...
The security failures surrounding the assassination attempt against former President Trump are set to come under increased scrutiny by senators Tuesday, when they convene for a joint hearing in the hopes of finding answers that have thus far eluded frustrated lawmakers. Ronald Rowe, the new acting director of the Secret Service, and FBI Deputy Director...
Former President Trump on Monday offered cover for his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), as Vance faces a firestorm over his past comments mocking “childless cat ladies." Trump told Fox News host Laura Ingraham that Vance has “tremendous support,” and argued he does particularly well among “people that like families.” “He made a certain...
Former President Trump on Monday said he would "probably" end up debating Vice President Harris ahead of November's election, but he left the door open to backing out. "The answer is yes, I’ll probably end up debating," Trump told Fox News host Laura Ingraham, arguing any debate should be held before early voting starts. Still,...
Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio), the Democrat who represents Sen. JD Vance's (R-Ohio) district, slammed the vice presidential candidate for his views on abortion, women and marriage, arguing his was "one of the cruelest, most chaotic and downright weirdest" VP campaigns. Landsman, in a lengthy Monday thread on the social platform X, argued Vance does not...
Presented by PhRMA — The law bans abortion before most women know they are pregnant {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Iowa abortion ban takes effect A law that bans abortion before most women know they are pregnant took effect in Iowa on Monday. It will have a ripple effect across the...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Monday said Americans view Vice President Harris as “a bit of a ding-dong,” a comment that was met with some pushback from Fox News host Neil Cavuto. Kennedy fired off a series of attacks against Harris on Fox News’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” repeatedly claiming polls show that Americans...
Correction: This story was updated with the correct location of Monday's event. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) hit the campaign trail for Vice President Harris in Montgomery County, Pa., on Monday. The two battleground-state governors praised Harris’s record as vice president but did not hold back in their attacks...
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk faces backlash over fake Harris video Elon Musk has been accused of violating the policies of his platform X after sharing a fake video of Vice President Harris that used an artificial intelligence (AI) voice mimicking the likely Democratic nominee to spew...
President Biden railed against “extreme opinions” at the Supreme Court as he announced major court reform proposals during a Monday speech at the LBJ Presidential Library. “I have great respect for our institutions, the separation of powers laid out in our Constitution,” Biden said. “What's happening now is not consistent with that doctrine of separation of powers. Extremism...
President Biden’s historic announcement that he was dropping out of the 2024 race has shaken up a race that had mostly stayed static until the past month. Polls have begun to trickle out in the days since Biden’s decision, offering clues to what a contest between Vice President Harris, the likely Democratic nominee, and former...
Amanda Gorman, the poet who famously performed at President Biden's inauguration, is backing Vice President Harris and praising them both for "exchanging the torch without ego, malice, or pride." "It was the honor of a lifetime to perform poetry at an inauguration that swore both President Biden and Vice President Harris into office," Gorman wrote on the...
