TEL AVIV — The prospect of arrest warrants for Israeli leaders over their war in Gaza has united an increasingly divided country in opposition to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds nearly unprecedented low approval ratings domestically, but few Israelis are likely to say his conduct, or that of Israeli...
Capitol Hill’s permitting reform advocates are pressing forward despite Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) throwing cold water on the prospects of advancing legislation to speed up the nation’s energy projects. Schumer told reporters last week that it would be “virtually impossible” to get something done this session. But lawmakers say they’re still working toward a deal. ...
Former President Trump has once again stoked outrage for his flirtation with Nazi rhetoric, this time in a video posted to his Truth Social account that used the phrase “unified Reich.” The video drew swift condemnation, including from the Biden campaign, which spent the day on the attack and noted it was just the latest...
Former House Ways and Means Committee Chair Kevin Brady (R-Texas) is joining Akin as a senior policy consultant. As chair of the chief tax-writing committee, Brady played a pivotal role in shaping the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, former President Trump’s signature tax bill, which has several provisions expiring in 2025. “The firm’s reputation...
Tech companies are leaning further into artificial intelligence (AI) advancements as they race to stay on the cutting edge. OpenAI and Google, in back-to-back announcements last week, unveiled new features focused on how generative AI can be used in daily life. At the same time, announcements from other companies, including Meta and Microsoft, and expected...
Signs are emerging that President Biden may lose the support of Black voters come November over his support for Israel over the war with Hamas in Gaza. A March poll by In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda with PerryUndem, found that 24 percent of Black voters identified the Israel-Hamas war as...
President Biden announced Wednesday he would be canceling student debt for more than 160,00 borrowers. The new plan forgives $7.7 billion for the latest batch of borrowers, bringing the total relief from Biden’s student debt actions to $167 billion for 4.75 million Americans. The latest loan forgiveness initiative comes through various income-driven repayment (IDR) plans,...
Voters in several states headed to the polls on Tuesday, weighing in on key races up and down the ballot in Oregon, Georgia, Kentucky and Idaho. November matchups were solidified in a number of closely watched House contests, while President Biden and former President Trump sailed to victory in their respective party primaries in Kentucky...
California state Assemblyman Vince Fong has won the special election to serve out the remainder of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) term in the House, according to Decision Desk HQ. Fong defeated Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux (R) in Tuesday's election, which was a runoff after the pair emerged as the top-two contenders in a March contest,...
Oregon state Rep. Maxine Dexter (D) is projected to beat the sister of Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) in the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Dexter, who’s also a doctor, beat Susheela Jayapal, the sister of the Washington Democrat and former Multnomah County commissioner, and six other Democrats...
Oregon state Rep. Janelle Bynum has won the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th congressional district, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ, defeating her progressive rival in the race to oust incumbent Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Bynum beat out Jamie McLeod-Skinner, last year’s Democratic nominee, as the party seeks to take back the seat...
President Biden was projected to win Oregon’s Democratic presidential primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Biden is already the Democrats’ presumptive nominee, but the Beaver State could add as many 66 more delegates into his column as he heads toward a rematch with former President Trump. Across the aisle, Trump is expected to win Oregon’s...
Former President Trump has won Oregon’s Republican presidential primary, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Trump is already the presumptive GOP nominee, but the Beaver State could add as many 31 more delegates into his column as he heads toward a rematch with President Biden, who is expected to easily win the state’s...
None of the aid that has passed through the pier built by the United States in Gaza has been distributed to Palestinians yet, the Pentagon said Tuesday. According to Gen. Patrick S. Ryder, a spokesperson for the Department of Defense, 569 metric tons of aid from many countries had made it across the temporary pier...
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has agreed to stop accusing two former Georgia election workers of election fraud, attorneys say. According to attorneys for Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation lawsuit against Giuliani, the former mayor has agreed to stop accusing them...
Hours after the Louisiana House voted Tuesday to criminalize the possession of mifepristone and misoprostol without a prescription, lawmakers reacted to the vote, some expressing anger while others celebrated the legislation. The unprecedented legislation is the first time a state has declared abortion drugs as controlled substances. The two drugs are used to induce a...
Dan Pfeiffer, a former Obama adviser, on Tuesday warned the U.S. Supreme Court could be left with a "MAGA majority" should former President Trump win reelection in November. Pfeiffer predicted Trump will "almost certainly" get to appoint two more Supreme Court justices in addition to the three he already appointed during his first term —...
Corey Lewandowski, who has drifted in and out of former President Trump's orbit, is joining the Trump campaign ahead of November's election. A campaign official confirmed to The Hill that Lewandowski is advising the campaign on the delegate and convention process. A second official said Lewandowski is "engaged on the convention team." The Republican National...
Singer Kid Rock faced heat this week after a Rolling Stone journalist claimed the singer brandished a gun and repeatedly used the N-word during an interview for the magazine. Kid Rock, born Robert James Ritchie, recently sat for an interview with David Peisner, who published an expansive profile on the musician Sunday night. The profile,...
Georgia Supreme Court Justice Andrew Pinson won reelection Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ. Pinson staved off a challenge from former Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.), who challenged Pinson for his spot on the state’s high court. He was one of four justices up for reelection on the nine-member bench, but he was the only one...
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, the judge overseeing former President Trump’s Georgia election interference case, has won his race for reelection, according to Decision Desk HQ. McAfee fended off a challenge from civil rights attorney Robert Patillo II, retaining his seat on the Superior Court. He’s overseeing a case launched by Fulton County...
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who’s probing former President Trump and his allies’ efforts to overturn the Georgia 2020 election results, has won her Democratic primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Willis faced a challenge from Democrat Christian Wise Smith, a former prosecutor in the Fulton County district attorney’s office. Willis also beat him...
The LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD gave failing grades to several major social media platforms for how well they protect the safety, privacy and expression of the LGBTQ community online. As part of the fourth annual Social Media Safety Index, GLAAD examined hate, disinformation, predominant anti-LGBTQ tropes, best policy practices, the suppression of LGBTQ content,...
President Biden has won the Kentucky Democratic presidential primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Biden’s win in the Bluegrass State will net him at least most of the state’s 53 pledged delegates up for grabs. He has already been the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party since clinching enough delegates in March. He was the...
President Biden said that former President Trump’s language isn’t representative of the United States after the former president shared a video on social media referencing a “unified Reich.” Biden’s reelection campaign released a video that displays the president watching and reacting to the video Trump shared to his Truth Social page Monday night that featured hypothetical...