Cheers, jeers and long-walk fears: Lottery decides freshman office spots - Roll Call In politics, as in life, a lot comes down to luck. And every two years, that plays out at the House’s office lottery. Roll Call · Nov 21, 2024
VP-elect JD Vance faces flack from own party for helping Democrats push through Biden judicial nominees Frustrated Republican Senator says ‘we’ve got potentially dozens’ of judges ‘we could have shoved down our throat’ The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024
FDA’s nutrition goals similar to Kennedy’s, experts say - Roll Call Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gone so far as to suggest that the Food and Drug Administration should eliminate its nutrition operations. Roll Call · Nov 20, 2024
AOC calls Tulsi Gabbard’s appointment the most worrisome of them: ‘She supports very pro-war individuals abroad’ ‘Let’s be very clear. A Tulsi Gabbard nomination is a pro-war nomination globally. Point blank, period,’ New York Democrat says The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2024
Republicans question ‘moral authority’ of Matt Gaetz for Justice Dept pick after sexual misconduct allegations Republican senators say Gaetz is not ‘a serious’ nominee who doesn’t have the ‘moral authority’ to lead the Department of Justice The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2024
Winners and Losers: How Some Latin American Countries Might Be Affected By Trump's Foreign Policies People close to the Trump administration say many of his policies in Latin America will be a continuation from those enacted in his first term. Latin Times · Nov 15, 2024
Trump's Rapid-Fire Cabinet Picks Could Leave Mike Johnson With Major Headache Speaker faces uphill battle to unify shrinking GOP majority as key Republicans shift to Trump's cabinet. Latin Times · Nov 12, 2024
Incoming members of Congress descend on Capitol Hill for orientation - Roll Call Finding alliances, and the bathroom, are high on the list for incoming freshmen, as uncertainty lingers with some races uncalled. Roll Call · Nov 12, 2024
Trump Border Czar Threatens to Ramp Up Workplace Raids Just Hours After Accepting New Job Newly appointed border czar Tom Homan plans to begin workplace immigration raids as part of a strict enforcement approach. Latin Times · Nov 11, 2024
One unelected woman in the Senate could stand in the way of Trump and his immigration plans Trump and his hardline allies intend to crack down on immigration and strip back protections for migrant minors The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024
Judge Rules New York City Can't Prevent Texas From Sending It Buses Full Of Migrants The Adams administration had sued Texas citing an 1817 state law that criminalized bringing an indigent person into the state Latin Times · Nov 11, 2024
Giuliani shows up to vote in Mercedes he was supposed to give to poll workers Disgraced Trump lawyer appears in Benz in Florida despite court order to turn it over to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2024
With Several Races Going Down to the Wire, House Control Could be in Limbo for Weeks Democrats need to win five more seats than they did in 2022 to regain their majority from their Republican counterparts Latin Times · Nov 5, 2024
Looking beyond Election Day, Capitol Hill is on edge - Roll Call Some see a tense time ahead as law enforcement prepares for the Jan. 6 certification and Jan. 20 inauguration. Roll Call · Nov 5, 2024
Roll Call · Oct 31, 2024 With an epic name, this conservative think tank sees opening - Roll Call The Economic Policy Innovation Center, led by Paul Winfree, wants to fill a perceived void in the policymaking ecosystem.
Roll Call · Oct 30, 2024 Why run a long-shot campaign? These candidates explain - Roll Call For some, winning truly isn’t everything. Their odds might be long in deep red or blue districts, but they keep running anyway.
Reason · Oct 30, 2024 When Prosecutors "Take a Dive" — The Purported "Error" in the Glossip Case My op-ed in The Hill discusses the problem of prosecutors confessing "error" where none exists.
Latin Times · Oct 30, 2024 Rudy Salas' Chances of Flipping Key California House Seat Less Than a Week From the Elections The most recent poll by Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics/The Hill has the Latino up by a slight lead over incumbent Valadao, 47% to 45%
Latin Times · Oct 25, 2024 Ted Cruz Anti-Trans Attack Ad Features Footage of Teen Girls Who Are Not Transgender Ted Cruz's campaign used a picture of two high school girls in a recent anti-trans attack ad despite neither asking for permission nor confirming whether the girls were transgender.
Salon · Oct 25, 2024 Ohio women fume at Moreno's abortion jab Running neck-and-neck against Sen. Sherrod Brown, the Trump-backed Republican angered women with dismissive comment
The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024 Trump again pushes no taxes - for anyone - in latest pitch to woo economic support ‘Plotting’ and ‘strategizing’ for next Congress ‘has been going for several months,’ Republican congressional aide says
Latin Times · Oct 23, 2024 Ted Cruz and Collin Allred Virtually Tied in Texas Senate Race Less Than Two Weeks Before Elections An Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey found the Republican ahead by 1 percentage point over the Democrat, 48% to 47%, with 5% undecided
Roll Call · Oct 15, 2024 He found a purpose working on the Hill. Now he needs a kidney - Roll Call “Half my family has the disease,” says Adam Jardine, who works as a congressional staffer. “I try to stay positive throughout the whole thing.”
The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2024 Panic sets in for Democrats as polls tighten and media interviews fall flat Despite her frequent media apperances, Harris hasn’t made much headway in the polls
International Business Times · Oct 6, 2024 Antisemitic Incidents In US Reach Record High: ADL The Anti-Defamation League has been around for 'over 110 years, and we have never seen data like this before,' said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.