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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said the Secret Service and FBI are “basically dragging their feet” on the Senate bipartisan investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Trump. “All I can really tell you is the Secret Service, FBI are basically dragging their feet. They're stonewalling us. And we have gotten some transcribed interviews, but...

Gen Z voters, particularly women, are more enthusiastic about the presidential campaign, but a growing gender gap among Gen Z voters may make the impact of young voters less certain, and may have short and long-term consequences for gender politics in the United States.

Meta said the Iranian hackers who targeted both Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns also tried to target some of the Biden and Trump administration staff. In an update on its threat disruption efforts, Meta said it found a “small cluster of likely social engineering activity” on WhatsApp that its security team blocked after receiving and...

Dr. Phil McGraw will air interviews with former President Trump and former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the coming days after Kennedy announced he was suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump. Trump’s interview with McGraw will air on Aug. 27 and Kennedy’s will air on Aug. 28. They will air on Merit...

An Alabama man who was charged with detonating an explosive device outside the state attorney general’s office pleaded guilty on Friday. Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert, 26, of Irondale, Ala., pleaded guilty in federal court to the “malicious use” of an explosive, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a release. “This defendant built a bomb...

Senior political correspondent Maggie Haberman said former President Trump is “clearly jarred” by the momentum from Vice President Harris’s campaign following an energetic few weeks and the Democratic National Convention (DNC.) Haberman joined CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Friday to discuss Trump’s call into Fox News and Newsmax immediately following Harris’s Thursday evening speech where she...

Former President Trump on Friday complained that the Obamas were "nasty" in their Democratic convention speeches and ribbed his advisers for suggesting he stick to policy instead of personal attacks. "He was nasty to me. He was nasty. Michelle was nasty. They’re all nasty," Trump said at a rally in Arizona, referencing speeches delivered earlier...

Senior political correspondent Maggie Haberman said independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropping out of the race and endorsing former President Trump makes sense because they are “two very transactional people.” Haberman joined CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Friday to discuss the news of Kennedy withdrawing his long-shot bid and unusual endorsement of Trump. “So, Wolf,...

Former President Trump on Friday welcomed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. into the fold, appearing alongside him at a campaign rally in Arizona hours after Kennedy ended his independent White House bid and backed the GOP nominee. “Tonight I’m very pleased to welcome a man who has been an incredible champion for so many of these...

North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is trailing his Democratic challenger, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, by 14 points, but many voters are still undecided, according to a new survey. A High Point University/SurveyUSA poll, published Thursday, found Stein received 48 percent support among voters in the battleground state. Robinson received 34 percent...

Director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics Larry Sabato suggested that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. failed to “cash in" on the family name, following the contender's decision to suspend his White House bid Friday.  “He tried to cash in on the Kennedy magic, and it turns out that the magic...

Vice President Harris is leading former President Trump by a wide margin among Hispanic voters in North Carolina, according to a new survey. The TelevisaUnivision Consumer Strategy & Insights/Media Predict poll, obtained by The Hill, shows Harris with 56 percent support from likely Hispanic voters in the Tar Heel State, compared to Trump's 34 percent...

Former Fox News and Newsmax host Eric Bolling is sounding the alarm to his fellow Republicans, saying former President Trump’s team waited too long to “shake things up” after Vice President Harris entered the race. “Wake the F--- up.. we are LOSING!” Bolling posted to his X account, along with a four-minute video. Bolling, a...

Presented by PhRMA — Americans will soon be able to order free COVID-19 tests through the mail again. Biden administration health officials said Friday they will relaunch the program in late September.  {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Free at-home COVID tests are coming back The Biden administration said Friday more free...

New York University (NYU), the site of extensive protests related to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, updated its student code of conduct to include attacks against Zionists and Zionism as a violation of its nondiscrimination policies.  "NYU is fully committed to academic freedom, and free expression and dissent are bedrock principles; however, protests and demonstrations...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Pro-Palestinian activists say Harris didn't address Gaza concerns Vice President Harris delivered a speech accepting the presidential nomination on Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention that played both sides of the Israel-Hamas war. © UPI...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Powell previews rate cuts in key Jackson Hole speech Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said it's finally time to start cutting interest rates amid a slowdown in hiring, job gains and inflation. © Jason Goode “The...

Four nights of celebration in Chicago produced plenty of highlights for the Democratic Party faithful. Enthusiasm for Vice President Harris was palpable — even before she took the stage on Thursday night. Her party is desperate to propel her forward after the crisis that culminated in President Biden’s decision to stand aside from his reelection...

CHICAGO — Vice President Harris accepted the Democratic nomination here on Thursday with a speech wrapped in an intense tone of patriotism.  But she also took the fight to former President Trump in pugnacious style. Harris has arrived at this point after an extraordinary sequence of events ignited by President Biden’s disastrous June 27 debate...

Vice President Kamala Harris’s acceptance of the Democratic Party’s nomination for president marked the biggest moment of the party’s nominating convention this week, but there were also several highlights leading up to the history-making moment on Thursday.  From Harris pitching a big tent party vision to gun rights advocates sharing their stories to a “Scandal”...

Vice President Harris accepted her party’s presidential nomination on Thursday night with a speech that asked voters to write “the next great chapter” of American history. That language pointed to Harris’s extraordinary recent history; she became the nominee after President Biden a month ago decided to not run for reelection and endorsed her. It also...

Former President Trump on Thursday dismissed the notion that Vice President Harris has made gains in the polls, as he reacted to her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention. Trump offered his live reactions to Harris's remarks on Truth Social and called into Fox News immediately after the vice president concluded. Fox News anchor Martha...

Kamala Harris has officially accepted the Democratic Party's nomination, but her acceptance speech lacked substance and contained no vision for America, while her biographical information was reshaped into applause lines and her policy proposals were devoid of urgency or earnestness.

Former first lady Michelle Obama praised Gus Walz, the son of Vice President Harris's running mate Tim Walz, after the 17-year-old went viral for his emotional response to his father's speech at the Democratic National Convention this week. "I was touched to see Gus Walz’s joy when his dad [Tim Walz] took the stage last...