Former President Trump has won the Republican primary in Illinois, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Trump has already met the delegate threshold he needs to secure the Republican nomination for 2024, and his win in the Prairie State adds to his winning streak on the GOP side. There are 64 GOP delegates...
President Biden has won the Democratic primary in Illinois, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Biden has already hit the delegate count he needs to clinch the Democratic nomination, but a win in the Prairie State could add as many as 147 more delegates into his column, according to a tracker from Decision Desk HQ/The...
Former President Trump has won the Republican primary in Florida, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Trump earlier this month crossed the delegate threshold needed to secure the Republican nod, and the 125 delegates up for grabs in the Sunshine State's GOP contest will only add to his support after ex-rival Nikki Haley dropped out...
Former President Trump has won the Ohio Republican presidential primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Trump, already the presumptive GOP nominee for president, will win all of the state’s 79 delegates available in the winner-take-all primary. He was the only active candidate on the ballot. Trump fell short in the Ohio primary in 2016, losing...
President Biden has won the Ohio Democratic presidential primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee last week after clinching enough delegates to secure the nomination. He will be able to add dozens of additional delegates to his total with his win in the Buckeye State, with 127 pledged delegates up...
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) apologized for hurling an expletive at a GOP colleague after growing frustrated during a House committee hearing Tuesday. McCaul told Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) to "go f---" himself after the California Republican continued to speak after McCaul gaveled him down during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing Tuesday. McCaul, the chair...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation released its latest trove of data Tuesday, showing that crime numbers across nearly every category continued to fall in 2023.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced a new partnership with automaker Stellantis on Tuesday that promises to get more clean cars on the road in the state. Stellantis — which has brands including Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram— will join five other major automakers that previously agreed to California’s framework on cutting emissions in 2019....
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump allies eye changes to IRA tax credit rules If former President Trump wins the presidency next year, he’s likely to attempt to limit the reach of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) — specifically its climate...
During a campaign event in Nebraska, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff criticized former President Trump for his recent comments about Democratic Jewish voters, saying he should be “condemned” for his “disgusting, toxic and antisemitic” remarks. “This is a disgusting, toxic antisemitic thing to say, by anyone, let alone a former president of the United States and...
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said he does not know if plans to make a run for another public office. Buttigieg's response came while being asked if he plans to be in contention for Michigan’s governor seat that will be open after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) term ends. “I don't know if I'll run for...
Two of America’s highest-ranking retired generals testified on Tuesday that a series of errors during 20 years of war led to the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, but they also conceded that multiple mistakes were made by the Biden administration. Gen. Mark Milley, a former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and...
Presented by Express Scripts by Evernorth — The increase comes as more states crack down on abortion. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Abortion pill use grows even as states crack down The fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022 fundamentally changed abortion access in the U.S., and medication abortion is becomingly...
Jared Kushner, who advised his father-in-law former President Trump on the Middle East, suggested last month that Gazans should be moved to an Israeli desert to allow Israel's military to complete its military campaign against Hamas. The question of how to shield Palestinian civilians from the next stages of Israel's war in Gaza is at...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced on Tuesday that top automaker Stellantis has agreed to abide by the Golden State's strict emissions rules, regardless of decisions made by a future federal administration. Through this partnership, Stellantis — the parent corporation for Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram and others — has pledged to comply with California's zero-emissions light-duty...
Texas’s public schools are pulling out billions of dollars that had been invested with asset manager BlackRock — a firm the state accused of boycotting fossil fuels. On Tuesday, Aaron Kinsey (R), head of the state board of education, announced that his agency was pulling $8.5 billion out of management by BlackRock. The company’s “dominant...
President Biden and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are risking political blowback from the left and the right on a six-bill spending package that lawmakers are scrambling to pass before the government shuts down Saturday. Congressional aides were still finalizing the text of the deal Tuesday afternoon, but lawmakers say they expect the bill to become...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump says he'll have to hold ‘fire sale’ to pay bond Former President Trump said Tuesday only extreme measures could let him pay a $464 million bond due next week in his New York civil fraud case,...
Montana’s Supreme Court said a proposed ballot measure to protect abortion can continue through the initiative process, overruling the state’s attorney general and bringing the measure one step closer to the ballot. In a 6-1 decision released Monday, the justices ruled that Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R) exceeded his authority when he concluded the ballot...
An Arizona state representative has resigned from his role after a news report uncovered how he was sanctioned for sexual misconduct nine years ago while in college. "Today and every day, I take responsibility for my actions," Jevin Hodge (D) wrote in a statement on X, formerly Twitter. "I apologize now, again, to those that...
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Biden to balance TikTok bill support, campaign account President Biden’s reelection campaign must balance the White House’s support for a bill that could ban TikTok from the U.S. while simultaneously harnessing the power of the platform to reach a crucial bloc of young...
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) urged President Biden to change his campaign messaging on energy policy Tuesday, claiming a switch towards holding up his energy accomplishments could bring him more success. Manchin, an architect of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), said the president should better inform Americans of what the law is doing for them, and...
Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday in Ohio in the most closely watched Senate primary this election cycle. Businessman Bernie Moreno has scored the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, while rival Matt Dolan has the backing of Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio). Secretary of State Frank LaRose is also in the running. Whoever prevails...
Former first lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance on Tuesday alongside her husband, former President Donald Trump, where she teased a potential role in his 2024 campaign. The Trumps cast their ballots in Florida's Republican primary, when a reporter asked the former first lady if she would return to the campaign trail with...
President Biden’s reelection campaign is eyeing North Carolina as a state to flip in 2024, a place where former President Trump barely eked out a win the last time the two went head-to-head. While the Biden campaign acknowledges it will “take relentless effort” to reach every voter it can by November, the Tar Heel state...