Another ActBlue leader pleads Fifth as House investigates alleged foreign donations
ActBlue board member Kimberly Peeler-Allen invoked her Fifth Amendment right during a House probe into alleged foreign donations to the platform.
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Two Democrats, in highly unusual move, cross the aisle to save GOP bills
Two Democrats took the unusual step of voting with Republicans to advance a batch of GOP-backed bills, preventing a handful of conservatives from tanking the vote and effectively saving Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) agenda for the week. The rule was adopted 210-208, with five Republicans voting in opposition and two Democrats — Reps. Jared Golden…
MapQuest tops Apple, Google Maps in downloads after refusing Trump’s ‘Lake America’ change
MapQuest has surged in popularity on the app charts after the mapping service said it would not rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America” after President Trump signed an executive order changing its name. The company said its mobile app received hundreds of thousands of downloads after it announced Thursday that the name Lake Ontario would…
White House to host first press briefing in over 40 days
The White House will host a press briefing on Thursday, marking the first briefing in over 40 days. A White House official who confirmed the plans did not specify who would be briefing the press. News of the upcoming briefing comes days after former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrapped up her final day…
DHS secretary bashes New York leadership after announcing thousands of arrests in sweeping operation
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says Operation Rotten Apple arrested over 2,100 criminals in New York while blasting the state's sanctuary policies.
GOP senator ‘disappointed’ over departure of Army secretary who clashed with Hegseth
Sen. Mike Rounds (S.D.), a senior Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he was “disappointed” to learn of the resignation of Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll and expressed concern about the broader turnover of senior military officers under Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. “I was disappointed. I think he’s been a pretty solid guy.…
Congress funds government until December, averting preelection shutdown
The House on Tuesday voted to send a short-term extension of government funding to President Trump’s desk, avoiding a politically risky shutdown before the midterm elections. The continuing resolution (CR), which funds the government through Dec. 11, passed the House on a 370-48 vote, with 19 Republicans and 29 Democrats voting in opposition. The Senate…
Dad of girl left permanently disabled in crash with illegal immigrant rips Dems: ‘I reject your sympathy’
Marcus Coleman rejected Democratic lawmakers' sympathy at a Capitol Hill hearing, saying his daughter's permanent injuries are the "end result" of sanctuary cities.
House passes short-term funding bill to prevent a shutdown before the election
WASHINGTON — The House voted Tuesday to pass a short-term funding bill and avert a government shutdown at the end of September, keeping money flowing at current levels until Dec. 11.
Democrats blink in shutdown fight, hand Trump and GOP win before midterms
House Democrats caved on their government shutdown push, but conservatives raged over a hemp ban delay and federal grants provision in the CR.
Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Hamill to join pro-immigration ‘American Tail’ live reading
A slew of stars — including “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill, Jesse Eisenberg, “The West Wing” actor Dulé Hill and Bernadette Peters — are bringing a classic animated film to life in a show of support for immigrant communities. The entertainers will perform a live reading of the 1986 film “An American Tail,” at a…
Hunter Biden says Harris was not ‘loyal to a fault’ to his father
Hunter Biden on Monday said former Vice President Kamala Harris was not “loyal to a fault” to his father, former President Biden. The president’s son sat for an interview in Los Angeles with Zeteo Editor-in-Chief Mehdi Hasan for a wide-ranging conversation about President Biden’s time in office, his handling of the Israel-Hamas war and Harris…
El-Sayed torched online after uneasy union member struggles through campaign event
A UAW worker's struggle at Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate press conference sparked a fierce debate between conservative and liberal commentators on X.
Trump’s threats are now just saber-rattling with a plastic knife
In an opinion piece, Joslin Joseph argues that President Donald Trump’s second-term threats against allies and adversaries have lost their effectiveness due to a lack of administrative restraint.
Watch live: DDHQ, The Hill track and analyze primary elections in Massachusetts
The Hill presents one hour of live, real-time primary night coverage, diving deep into the 2026 Massachusetts primary on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The Hill’s coverage will be anchored by NewsNation’s Cory Smith, joined by The Hill campaign and congressional reporters, Decision Desk HQ, plus political analysts. The live, primary coverage delivers fast, accurate results and sharp analysis as…
Hakeem Jeffries calls Laura Loomer a ‘stone-cold racist,’ demands Republicans denounce her
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) went after right-wing influencer Laura Loomer for her rhetoric toward prominent left-leaning Black women in politics including Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon and Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.). “The media will clip my language about @AngieNixon, @IlhanMN, @AyannaPressley, @CoriBush, and [Supreme Court] Justice Ketanji Brown…
Putin and Trump refuse to accept the realities of their wars
Neither Trump nor Putin respond well to negative feedback.
Paxton allies plan $15 million ad campaign
A super PAC backing Texas Senate GOP nominee Ken Paxton released two new ads on Tuesday, as the Republican is locked in a bitter fight against Democrat James Talarico. The ads from Lone Star Liberty PAC cost $15 million and will air across 18 markets in Texas over the next two weeks, a spokesperson for…