Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said the Iowa caucuses on Monday could “upend” former President Trump’s lead in the polls for the GOP nomination. DeSantis argued at a Fox News town hall in Iowa on Tuesday that polls can be misleading and change significantly as a race goes on. He was responding to a question...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) criticized a GOP colleague Tuesday for suggesting that ousting Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is not off the table as the House GOP struggles to unite behind a top-line spending deal struck over the weekend. Greene, who opposes the spending deal, told reporters Tuesday that one of the "biggest things" she...
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday penned a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requesting a thorough probe of the “near catastrophe” aboard the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flight on Friday night and demanding full disclosure of the findings before the aircrafts return to the sky. An Alaska Airlines flight from Portland, Ore.,...
Protesters briefly interrupted a Fox News town hall in Iowa with GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on Tuesday, chanting “no oil money.” The protesters interrupted a response DeSantis was giving to a voter’s question about Republicans distancing themselves from abortion bans in the aftermath of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022. As...
Democrats who took part in the two-day interview with former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci said Republicans had distorted what the former government official told lawmakers on his first day. Fauci sat through roughly seven hours of interview with lawmakers on Monday and returned to the Capitol on Tuesday for another round. These...
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story 2023 broke temperature record, EU scientists confirm Last year was the hottest year on earth since record-keeping began 173 years ago, according to the European Union (EU). © AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) The EU's Copernicus Climate Change...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story What lawmakers talked about in their 2-day interview with Fauci The former White House chief medical adviser sat through a combined 14 hours of questioning from members of two House committees this week. © Greg Nash, The Hill...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is fighting to defend the spending deal he struck with Democrats this week against attacks from the right flank, acknowledging that it’s not the conservative ideal but saying it represents “the best” Republicans can muster. “This is not what we all want, it's not the best deal that we could get...
President Biden is trailing former President Trump by 8 percentage points in the battleground state of Michigan, according to a new poll. The latest Michigan poll found that while neither of the frontrunner candidates secured a majority support, voters were more likely to support Trump than Biden, The Detroit News reported. The poll, which was commissioned by...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story SEC account hacked after apparent bitcoin fund approval The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) account on the platform formerly known as Twitter was breached Tuesday, the agency said, after it appeared to announce...
A Montana man who is accused of killing large numbers of birds, including bald eagles, for profit Monday, now has a warrant out for his arrest after failing to make a court appearance. Simon Paul, 42, of St. Ignatius, Mont., and Travis John Branson, 48, of Cusick, Wash., are facing charges including 13 counts of...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday denounced Israel’s referral to the International Court of Justice for alleged genocide during its war in Gaza, calling it “meritless.” The Biden administration, he said, believes the submission against Israel “distracts the world” from efforts including securing the remaining hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack of Israel, addressing the humanitarian...
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story AI faces down new legal threat After a year of explosive growth, generative artificial intelligence (AI) may be facing its most significant legal threat yet from The New York Times. © AP Photo/Mark Lennihan The Times sued Microsoft and OpenAI, the company...
A federal judge in Nevada dismissed a ballot eligibility challenge against former President Trump on Tuesday, ruling the challenger does not have proper standing. Federal Judge Gloria Navarro determined that the man who brought the challenge, long-shot GOP presidential candidate John Anthony Castro, didn’t have authentic standing to bring the suit, because he filed to...
A nonpartisan congressional watchdog filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) on Tuesday, alleging that the congressman lied on financial disclosure documents. The Campaign Legal Center (CLC) said Ogles failed to disclose a $320,000 personal loan to his campaign in 2022 and a $700,000 line of credit from a bank later that same...
The Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) account on the platform formerly known as Twitter was breached Tuesday, the agency said, after it appeared to announce the approval of several bitcoin investment funds. "The @SECGov X account was compromised, and an unauthorized post was posted. The SEC has not approved the listing and trading of spot...
Story at a glance Americans who live in southern cities are more likely to struggle to make on-time payments to their credit cards, cars, mortgages and student loans, according to a recent analysis. The LendingTree analysis found that out of the country's 100 largest metro areas, those with the most residents behind on a debt...
Colleen Holland, a career law clerk, has asked the White House to withdraw her nomination to be a federal trial judge in the Western District of New York. In a statement Tuesday, Holland cited personal reasons for requesting the White House not re-nominate her. “I have asked the President not to resubmit my nomination to...
American Airlines is the latest major carrier to make changes to its frequent flyer program in recent months, announcing Tuesday that many perks previously available to anyone will be exclusive to its frequent flyer members. Delta and United Airlines have also made changes to their programs in the last year, tightening requirements as the industry...
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won’t attend a birthday party fundraiser, his campaign said, after multiple celebrities who had been announced as attendees denied that they ever planned to attend. The event is hosted by the super PAC American Values 2024, which backs Kennedy’s presidential campaign. The Jan. 22 fundraiser was set to...
The wealthiest families in most states are paying lower tax rates than everyone else, a new analysis found. The new study conducted by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy analyzed the tax systems across all 50 states and Washington, D.C., by looking into how each of seven different income groups pays state and local tax rates....
