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Watch live: Harris offers closing arguments to Michigan voters
Vice President Harris is in battleground Michigan on Sunday, offering closing arguments to voters ahead of Election Day. Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich., will serve as the venue ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Biden will not attend UN climate summit for second consecutive year
President Biden will not attend the United Nations's climate summit in Azerbaijan this year, his second consecutive year skipping the event after attending the first two years of his presidency. A ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Hugh Hewitt quits Washington Post after storming off live event
Hugh Hewitt has quit as a contributing columnist to The Washington Post, after storming out of a Post live event Friday morning over an argument regarding former President Trump's criticism of ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Florida House GOP member becomes 100th sponsor of Puerto Rico Status Act
Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) signed on to the Puerto Rico Status Act this week, The Hill has learned, becoming the 100th sponsor of the bill. The legislation would authorize a federally sponsored ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
AP: White House altered Biden 'garbage' transcript, drawing rebuke from stenographer
White House officials changed the transcript of President Biden’s comments in which he appeared to compare former President Trump’s supporters to “garbage,” prompting pushback from the office ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Anti-Trump statues appear in US cities
Anti-Trump statues are popping up in cities around the U.S. with less than a week to go until Election Day. The most recent statue showed up in Philadelphia on Thursday and featured a 40-foot nude ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Misplaced priorities at the Department of Veterans Affairs are hurting veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is failing to serve the urgent needs of U.S. veterans due to chronic understaffing, long waits for health care, a six-figure backlog of benefit claims, and an ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Billy Crystal, Shonda Rhimes, Jesse Tyler Ferguson to join Bill Clinton on book tour
Former President Clinton is getting some star-studded support as he hits the road to promote his forthcoming memoir, with Billy Crystal, Shonda Rhimes and Jesse Tyler Ferguson among the ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Harris, Trump neck and neck in new Michigan survey
Voters are almost evenly split between Vice President Harris and former President Trump in the battleground state of Michigan according to a Thursday poll from the Washington Post. Results show ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Oil bigwigs open wallets for Trump after billion-dollar request
Oil and gas tycoons made significant contributions to the Trump campaign after the former president asked the industry for $1 billion to support his reelection bid — and reportedly said it would be ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Harris says she will be 'sadly ready' if Trump prematurely claims victory Tuesday
Vice President Harris on Wednesday said her team will be ready in the event former President Trump prematurely claims victory on Election Day. ABC’s Mary Bruce asked Harris in an interview what she ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Jimmy Kimmel appeals to Republicans to reject Trump in 19-minute monologue
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel, who is known for criticizing former President Trump, made an appeal to Republicans to reject the former president in his 19-minute opening monologue on Tuesday evening, one ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Democratic Senate candidates hold slim leads in 3 battlegrounds: Polling
Democratic Senate candidates in three key battleground states hold slim leads, according to new polling. A CNN and SSRS survey released Wednesday found Democrats outperforming their Republican ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Trump to supporters after Biden remarks: 'They've treated you like garbage'
Donald Trump during a rally Wednesday hit back over remarks made by President Biden in which he appeared to disparage the former president's supporters, telling the crowd, "They've treated you like ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Kim Jong Un is stepping out of big brother China's shadow
Suddenly, his actions are commanding the attention of the U.S., NATO, Japan, South Korea, Russia and China.Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Judge Luttig: Trump not fit to be president again
Retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig said former President Trump is not fit to return to the presidency, writing in an op-ed piece for The New York Times published Tuesday that he no longer ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Trump up by 5 points over Harris in Texas survey
Former President Trump is leading Vice President Harris by 5 points among likely voters in Texas, according to a new survey. The poll, released Tuesday from the University of Texas at Tyler (UT ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
How to make a Trump voter out of any undecided parent: Take them to a library
A couple of weeks ago, I took my daughters, 7 and 6, to the local library because I had seen a sign for an event that seemed like it would be fun. It was, sort of, if poorly organized and cheaply ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Harris on Ellipse: Time to turn the page on Trump
Vice President Harris delivered a speech Tuesday on the White House Ellipse in Washington, D.C. — the very site at which former President Trump gave remarks to a crowd that later incited a riot at ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Trump claims he’s done more than anyone for Puerto Rico
Former President Donald Trump claimed he has "done more" for Puerto Rico than any other president. The comments came despite his administration withholding about $20 billion in hurricane relief for ...Politics - NBC News - October 29 -
After viral 'Chase glitch,' JPMorgan sues customers over $661K in check fraud
They thought it was a fast-pass to free money. Instead, they're being sued.Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Walz calls Trump a 'loser' while campaigning in Georgia
While campaigning in Georgia, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called former President Donald Trump "a loser in everything that he's done" and took a jab at Sen. JD Vance for not saying Trump lost the 2020 ...Politics - NBC News - October 29 -
Trump, Harris separated by 1 point in Arizona, Nevada: Polling
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump are separated by 1 point in Nevada and Arizona in recent polling from CNN. The polls, released Tuesday, found Harris garnering 48 percent ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Four certainties in an uncertain election
Election Day is now just one week away.Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
George W. Bush's daughter Barbara backs Harris, campaigns in Pennsylvania
Barbara Pierce Bush, the daughter of former President George W. Bush, endorsed Vice President Harris’s presidential bid and spent part of the weekend campaigning for the Democratic ticket in ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
'It makes me want to vote': Breaking down the impact of celebrity election endorsements
With the 2024 election in full swing, celebrities like John Legend have hit the campaign trail to stump with their preferred candidates. NBC News' Emma Barnett looks at the impact of celebrity ...Politics - NBC News - October 29 -
I worked for Kamala Harris. Here’s what I learned about her.
If you value information-driven decision making and mental toughness, take it from someone who saw Harris work up close: She is the right choice for your vote.Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Trump hits 'nasty' Michelle Obama at Atlanta rally
Former President Trump attacked former first lady Michelle Obama during his rally in Atlanta on Monday, calling her “nasty” after Obama lobbed attacks at the former president while stumping for ...Politics - The Hill - October 28 -
Harris campaigns in crucial Michigan, focusing on the economy
Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in Michigan, focusing on the economy, with many voters saying they think they'll do better economically under a second Trump presidency. Harris will deliver ...Politics - NBC News - October 28 -
Key ‘sleeper races’ that could decide who controls Congress
NBC News Correspondents Sahil Kapur and Ali Vitali explains which key House and Senate races could determine the balance of power in Congress.Politics - NBC News - October 28 -
Liz Cheney: Jeff Bezos 'afraid' to endorse Harris in Washington Post
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) criticized Jeff Bezos after The Washington Post, which the billionaire owns, broke with decades of the newspaper’s history and decided not to make an endorsement in ...Politics - The Hill - October 28 -
Bernie Sanders to voters skipping presidential election over Israel: ‘Trump is even worse’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) shares his message to voters in the Uncommitted Movement who are considering not voting in the presidential race over the Biden administration's handling of Israel.Politics - NBC News - October 27 -
Bernie Sanders says 'you can describe' Trump as a 'fascist'
Kamala Harris called Donald Trump a “fascist” in a town hall. In an interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says while he doesn’t like to use those words, Trump has a “strong ...Politics - NBC News - October 27 -
Vance says eliminating federal income taxes is not ‘realistic’ as Trump floats it
Donald Trump has floated the idea of eliminating the federal income tax. In an interview with Meet the Press, his running mate, JD Vance, says the idea is not “realistic,” calling it an ...Politics - NBC News - October 27 -
JD Vance calls John Kelly a 'disgruntled ex-employee’ as Kelly calls Trump a ‘fascist’
Donald Trump’s former chief of staff, John Kelly, and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, have reportedly called the former president a “fascist.” On Meet the Press, JD Vance ...Politics - NBC News - October 27 -
A Trump administration would ‘remain in NATO,’ JD Vance says
Republican VP nominee JD Vance tells Kristen Welker that a Trump-Vance administration would remain in NATO amid concerns that Vladimir Putin could invade NATO allies.Politics - NBC News - October 27 -
JD Vance says Putin is ‘clearly an adversary’ but doesn’t call him an enemy
In an interview with Meet the Press, Republican VP candidate JD Vance tells Kristen Welker that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “clearly an adversary” but stops short of calling him an enemy.Politics - NBC News - October 27 -
Harris, Trump make final push to ‘persuadable voters’
Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist to discuss the moods of both the Trump and Harris campaigns in the tight election and break down what they plan for the ...Politics - NBC News - October 27 -
Michelle Obama rallies with Harris, Trump courts Muslim voters
Former first lady Michelle Obama hit the campaign trail for the first time since the Democratic National Convention to make the case for Vice President Harris. Former President Trump campaigned in ...Politics - NBC News - October 27 -
Trump, Harris campaigns rally voters on the East Coast
Vice President Harris and former President Trump are hosting some of their largest campaign events in crucial states this weekend. Harris will give remarks at a church in Philadelphia on Sunday ...Politics - The Hill - October 27