Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp faced off Tuesday night in their first debate in Georgia’s razor-tight gubernatorial race. The debate, which also included Libertarian candidate Ted Metz, was marked by sharp personal attacks, hot-button issues such as immigration and health care, and continued allegations of voter suppression. There was also a moment of local TV Read More…
House Republicans are postponing a closed-door interview with Deputy Attorney General Rod RosensteinRod Jay RosensteinConservatives fume over format of upcoming Rosenstein interview Papadopoulos set to testify before House lawmakers Rod Rosenstein has no conflict MORE planned for Wednesday. Reps. Bob GoodlatteRobert (Bob) William GoodlatteConservatives fume over format of upcoming Rosenstein interview Rosenstein to appear for House interview next week Read More…
Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp are set to clash on Tuesday in the first debate of their razor-tight gubernatorial race in Georgia. The race has been marked by sharp attacks from both parties, especially over allegations of voter suppression. Kemp and Abrams are neck-and-neck, according to recent polls, and the race has been rated as a “toss-up” by Read More…
By John SolomonOpinion Contributor Just weeks after the FBI opened a dramatic counterintelligence probe into President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump to fundraise for 3 Republicans running for open seats: report Trump to nominate former Monsanto exec to top Interior position White House aides hadn’t heard of Trump’s new tax cut: report MORE and Russia, one of his Read More…
CNN is using a moment from Monday’s Florida gubernatorial debate between Democrat Andrew Gillum and Republican Ron DeSantisRonald Dion DeSantisElection Countdown: Takeaways from heated Florida governor’s debate | DNC chief pushes back on ‘blue wave’ talk | Manchin faces progressive backlash | Trump heads to Houston rally | Obama in Las Vegas | Signs of Read More…
President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump to fundraise for 3 Republicans running for open seats: report Trump to nominate former Monsanto exec to top Interior position White House aides hadn’t heard of Trump’s new tax cut: report MORE on Tuesday ramped up his rhetoric against Saudi Arabia over the death of Jamal Khashoggi, as the U.S. took Read More…
Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoWarren wants probe into whether former U.S. soldiers worked as assassins for UAE Slain Saudi columnist upends ‘Davos in the Desert’ Koreas, UN Command pulling weapons, guard posts inside DMZ MORE announced Tuesday that the U.S. has taken steps to punish those it suspects of being involved in Read More…
“They had a very bad original concept, it was carried out poorly and the cover-up was the worst in the history of cover-ups,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “They had the worst cover-up ever.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan rejected the Saudis’ account of Khashoggi’s killing and said the dissident journalist was murdered in Read More…
The FBI says it was unable to locate any photos of former FBI Director James ComeyJames Brien ComeyConservatives fume over format of upcoming Rosenstein interview Former FBI lawyer speaks with House lawmakers on Rosenstein, 2016 Emmet Flood steps in as White House counsel following McGahn departure MORE and special counsel Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: US Read More…
Hollywood Democrats are pouring money into the midterm elections, infusing races with cash in a last-ditch push to flip control of Congress. Some of the country’s most famous faces — including Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, Alec Baldwin and Paul Rudd — have been splashing their signatures on big-money checks for House and Senate candidates in Read More…
Records show that undercover FBI agents gave Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum (D) a ticket to “Hamilton” in 2016, contrary to his campaign’s previous explanation. Former lobbyist Adam Corey’s lawyer, Chris Kise, released the records Tuesday, only two weeks before the gubernatorial election in which Gillum narrowly leads his Republican opponent, former Rep. Ron DeSantisRonald Dion DeSantisElection Countdown: Read More…
A racist robocall that targets Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is dialing up Florida voters, according to NBC News. “Well hello there. I is the negro Andrew Gillum and I’ll be askin’ you to make me governor of this here state of Florida,” a man impersonating Gillum in a minstrel-stye dialect says, according to audio obtained by Read More…
Vice President Pence on Tuesday supported President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump to fundraise for 3 Republicans running for open seats: report Trump to nominate former Monsanto exec to top Interior position White House aides hadn’t heard of Trump’s new tax cut: report MORE‘s claim without evidence that “unknown Middle Easterners” are traveling with the group of Read More…
NBC host Megyn Kelly questioned whether the use of blackface on Halloween is racist during her program on Tuesday. “But what is racist?” Kelly said Tuesday morning. “You truly do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface at Halloween or a black person who puts on whiteface.” “That was okay Read More…
A dozen relatives of a Republican running for governor in Nevada wrote an op-ed in the Reno Gazette Journal on Monday opposing him. Adam Laxalt, Nevada’s attorney general, is the wrong choice to lead the state, the group wrote. ADVERTISEMENT “The decision to write this column has not been an easy one for us,” their op-ed stated. Read More…
Cook Political Report on Tuesday shifted eight House races toward Democrats and two in favor of Republicans with 14 days to go before the midterm elections. The nonpartisan election forecaster projected Democrats will have an edge in key swing districts following the party’s massive fundraising haul in the third quarter of this year. ADVERTISEMENT Rep. Read More…
Harley-Davidson’s sales plunged by 13 percent last quarter after President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump to fundraise for 3 Republicans running for open seats: report Trump to nominate former Monsanto exec to top Interior position White House aides hadn’t heard of Trump’s new tax cut: report MORE said he would support a boycott against the company. The 13-percent drop between July Read More…
By John LeBoutillier, opinion contributor — 10/23/18 09:00 AM EDT The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill © Getty Images With two weeks to go before the 2018 midterm elections, here are some predictions. Let’s work backwards from what will happen after this election to what will Read More…
A Florida man who was arrested for allegedly groping a female passenger while on a flight reportedly told authorities “the president of the United States says it’s OK to grab women by their private parts.” Authorities say in court documents seen by ABC News that Bruce Michael Alexander twice touched the breast of female passenger sitting in Read More…
Texas reportedly saw a massive turnout on the first day of early voting in the midterm elections as Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzTrump recounts 2016 feud with Cruz at Houston campaign rally Trump says he’s made up with ‘Beautiful Ted’ Cruz The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Trump says he is cutting foreign aid over caravan Read More…