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Jury selected in Hunter Biden’s gun trial: What to know

Twelve jurors and four alternates were selected in the first of what could be two federal criminal trials involving Hunter Biden, the son of President Biden, according to The Associated Press.  The...

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Johnson: No date set for Netanyahu address to Congress

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to remove incorrect information from a source about the date of Netanyahu’s address. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday said no date has been set for...

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Republicans advance sanctions on International Criminal Court

House Republicans on Monday advanced legislation designed to punish the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its top prosecutor recommended war crimes charges against Israeli leaders amid their...

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Vulnerable Democrats steer away from focusing on Trump convictions

Vulnerable Democrats are steering away from talking about former President Trump’s bombshell conviction last week on 34 felony charges as they fear political backlash in their purple states and...

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Greene floats forcing vote on impeaching Biden over the border

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday said she may move to force a vote on impeaching President Biden over the situation at the southern border this week, a threat that comes as the president...

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Garland to fight contempt effort as 'only the most recent' attack on DOJ

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday will push back against lawmakers who have vowed to hold him in contempt, casting the effort as “only the most recent in a long line of attacks” on the...

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How Tim Scott went from Trump challenger to Trump champion

This is part of The Hill's ongoing series looking at Donald Trump's possible vice-presidential picks. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has become a constant presence in Donald Trump’s orbit since dropping his...

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7 primary races to watch in Montana, New Jersey and more

The 2024 presidential primary calendar is drawing to a close, with the last of the state contests set for Tuesday.  Voters in Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota will cast ballots in the...

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Garland calls outrage at DOJ over Trump New York verdict a 'conspiracy theory' 

Attorney General Merrick Garland accused Republicans of spreading conspiracy theories by suggesting the Justice Department was involved in former President Trump’s conviction by a New York jury. The...

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Garland: Policy Trump invoked in assassination claim also included in Biden...

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday pushed back on claims from former President Trump that the FBI had a green light to assassinate him, noting the language the former president highlighted...

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Trump hits 'weak' Biden on Israel-Hamas war strategy: 'I will fix his mess'

Former President Trump on Tuesday hit President Biden on what he called a weak strategy regarding the Israel-Hamas war, vowing to fix the situation in the Middle East if he’s reelected. “Weak Joe...

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Hispanic, liberal Democrats bash Biden's asylum cap

House liberals — particularly those in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus — are blasting President Biden's executive policy limiting asylum seekers at the southern border, saying it belies America’s...

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Biden announces order limiting asylum at the southern border: Here's what it...

President Biden took long-expected executive action Tuesday that will turn away migrants seeking asylum who cross the southern border illegally at times when there is a high volume of daily...

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Speaker Johnson rails against Biden’s ‘weak’ border executive order

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday ripped into President Biden’s executive order on border security, calling it “weak” and “window dressing.” Johnson, speaking to reporters Tuesday morning...

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Speaker Johnson announces plan to take on justice system following Trump...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced a “three-pronged approach” Tuesday to go after the justice system following former President Trump’s conviction. The plan, according to Johnson, includes using...

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Opening statements in Hunter Biden’s gun trial spotlight his addiction

Federal prosecutors told jurors Tuesday that Hunter Biden’s status as a “drug addict” caused him to lie on federal forms to unlawfully purchase a gun in 2018, promising that witnesses would testify to...

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Speaker Johnson: No ‘commitment’ on Biden impeachment as Greene threatens to...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday refused to commit to staging a vote on impeaching President Biden over the situation at the southern border, after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)...

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Biden's long-awaited southern border measure draws fire from all sides

President Biden on Tuesday unveiled a long-anticipated measure that will significantly limit the number of migrants seeking asylum at the southern border, an attempt to tackle a complicated...

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Biden seeks sharp contrast to Trump to mark D-Day in France

President Biden will depart Tuesday night for France, where he will spend the rest of the week seeking to draw a sharp contrast in values and in global leadership with former President Trump, his 2024...

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House votes to punish International Criminal Court

The House on Tuesday approved legislation aimed at penalizing the International Criminal Court (ICC) as it weighs whether to bring war crimes charges against Israeli leaders for their conduct in the...

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