Georgia judge allows Trump to appeal Fani Willis disqualification ruling

A Georgia judge enabled former President Trump to immediately appeal the recent ruling declining to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) over her romantic relationship with a top prosecutor overseeing the election interference case there.

In a brief order issued on Wednesday, Judge Scott McAfee granted the certificate of immediate review requested by Trump and eight of his co-defendants in the sprawling racketeering case.

They are now e...

ACA is here to stay, McConnell declares

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Trump’s vaccine rhetoric worries public health experts 

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5 flashpoints from the Kimmel-Trump feud

Jimmy Kimmel and former President Trump have been engaged in a years-long feud. The late-night host frequently pokes fun at the former president, who targets him on social media.

On Sunday night, while hosting the Academy Awards, Kimmel fired back at Trump, saying that he wanted to share a "review" about his performance with the audience. He later revealed that Trump had written the review, having posted his criticism of Kimmel on Truth Social less than an hour before Kimmel r...

Five takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address

President Biden delivered his final State of the Union before the 2024 election on Thursday evening.

It was a pivotal moment — a rare opportunity to speak unmediated to an American public that, right now, holds the president in low esteem.

Fifty-eight percent of Americans disapprove of Biden’s job performance with just 40 percent approving, according to the polling average maintained by The Hill and Decision Desk HQ. 

Biden is a slight underdog in Nove...

Senate GOP divided over how tightly to embrace Trump

Donald Trump’s dominating victories on Super Tuesday cemented his lock on the Republican presidential nomination but Senate GOP leaders are reluctant to fully embrace the former president given his tendency to alienate college educated women and other swing voters.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) finally announced his endorsement of Trump on Wednesday, the same day Nikki Haley dropped out of the presidential race.

But McConnell indicated to reporters t...

Biden campaign tries to court Haley supporters, says Trump is driving them away

President Biden’s reelection campaign argued in a new memo on Wednesday that former President Trump is driving away Republican Nikki Haley voters, building on the president’s plea that there is a place in his campaign for her supporters.

First shared exclusively with The Hill, the memo from Biden communications director Michael Tyler said that “Trump is not seeking Haley’s voters, he is driving them away,” just hours after Haley dropped out of the race.

It argues tha...

Cruz says it’s time for McConnell to step down as GOP leader

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Trump NY fraud verdict now expected by mid-February: Court

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Biden opens up lead on Trump amid growing gender gap: Quinnipiac poll

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