Trump’s abortion stance draws bipartisan ire

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Trump endorses Eric Hovde in Wisconsin Senate race 

Former President Trump endorsed Republican Eric Hovde on Tuesday in the Wisconsin Senate race to unseat Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.). 

"I met Eric, and I've studied Eric and I — because we have to get it right and running against some very fine people, really. But I've looked it out, and they're going to have other opportunities. Eric, I am giving you my complete and total endorsement," Trump said during a rally in Green Bay, Wis.

“So go out and win. Go out ...

Biden seeks to draw contrast with Trump on health care in North Carolina

President Biden and Vice President Harris traveled Tuesday to North Carolina to tout the recent anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and bash Republicans' health care agenda.

Biden delivered remarks in Raleigh, the capital of a state his campaign has cited as a potential flip opportunity in November after he lost it to former President Trump by roughly 75,000 votes in 2020.

The visit was timed around the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act being si...

Biden campaign: House’s conservative caucus budget is pulled from Trump’s 2025 wish list

President Biden’s reelection campaign argued Wednesday that the Republican Study Committee’s (RSC) budget proposal was pulled straight from former President Trump’s wish list for another term.

The group, which comprises nearly 80 percent of all House Republicans, called for raising the retirement age for those not near retirement “to account for increases in life expectancy” in its budget released Wednesday. The budget also backs legislation that would put r...

Fed holds off on rate cuts after hot jobs, inflation data

A committee of Federal Reserve officials voted Wednesday to keep interest rates at a 22-year high after unexpectedly high job gains and inflation delayed likely plans for rate cuts.

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the panel of Fed officials responsible for setting borrowing costs, voted to keep its baseline interest rate at the range of 5.25 to 5.5 percent set last June. The FOMC voted unanimously to hold rates steady.

“We believe that our policy r...

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...