White House believes GOP underestimates Biden at their own risk | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Joe Biden has had a mantra throughout his presidency, his […]
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What’s Biden waiting for when it comes to 2024? | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash President Biden is seen during an event to introduce nominee to be Secretary of Labor Julie Su in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. President Biden says he has […]
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Obviously, the Republicans won’t offer any transparency beyond saying they’re going to cut all that woke spending by the Pentagon. They never tell the truth about their spending priorities, because they really only have one, or I guess now two. The one traditional GOP spending priority is to do as little of it as possible, […]
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White House brushes off angst, chatter about Biden not running | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash President Biden speaks during an arrival ceremony for French President Emmanuel Macron on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, December 1, 2022. The White House and some of its allies are […]
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White House brushes off Haley’s call for mental competency test | The Hill Skip to content White House aides are confident they can combat GOP attacks on President Biden’s age and mental acuity, saying he has proven time and again that he’s up to the job. The criticisms resurfaced this week as Republican Nikki Haley […]
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Americans’ views of Biden largely unchanged after State of the Union: survey | The Hill Skip to content (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) President Joe Biden speaks about his administration’s plans to protect Social Security and Medicare and lower healthcare costs, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. Some Americans’ views of […]
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Chris Christie says House GOP jeering Biden at State of the Union was ‘big mistake’ | The Hill Skip to content Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., reacts as President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington. (AP […]
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Biden leans into attacks on GOP over Social Security, Medicare | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with the National Governors Association in the East Room, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) When it comes to Social Security and Medicare, President Biden has found a […]
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Welcome to another lesson in “stop interviewing George Santos, he’s just going to lie to you.” During a Thursday night appearance on Newsmax, the embattled congressman fielded questions about his tense exchange with Mitt Romney at the State of the Union address. Romney reportedly called Santos an “ass” and told him he should be “embarrassed” […]
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A lot of this has to do with Republican loathing for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created by the Dodd-Frank financial reform law passed in response to the 2008 financial crisis. The main reason Republicans hate the CFPB is that it was dreamed up by Elizabeth Warren, then a professor at Harvard Law School. Congressional […]
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Frost: “Free speech is about the government limiting speech … my governor, Ron DeSantis, is doing that right now” pic.twitter.com/R8REJTBHDE — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 8, 2023 Much of the right-wing outrage driving the hearing revolved around trumped-up claims of cancel culture and of social media companies suppressing “free speech” (whether that be slurs, calls […]
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While it’s hard to choose the single wildest moment from Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, one thing we can all agree on — regardless of political affiliation — is that Marjorie Taylor Greene’s outfit was the sartorial personification of “white trash.” And Seth Meyers couldn’t wait to talk about it. On Wednesday night, […]
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White House spars with GOP senator on Social Security | The Hill Skip to content The White House on Thursday hit back at Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) after the senator insisted he was not aware of any Republican in Congress who has tried to tie Social Security reforms to raising the debt ceiling, the latest […]
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The Republican response to President Joe Biden’s second State of the Union address was almost embarrassingly predictable. But “embarrassing,” we mean they embarrassed themselves. The MAGA wing were childish hecklers. Even the Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, looked like a miserable robot. Then came the GOP response, conducted by Donald Trump’s second misleading press […]
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Biden blames classified documents on poorly packed-up offices | The Hill Skip to content President Biden on Wednesday blamed staffers who weren’t thorough enough in packing up his old offices for the multiple classified documents found from his time as vice president. “One of the things that happened is that what was not done well […]
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Bush to make rare appearance in DC marking 20th anniversary of AIDS program | The Hill Skip to content Former President George W. Bush speaks with David Kramer, the Executive Director of the George W. Bush Institute, during “The Struggle for Freedom” event at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Wednesday, Nov. 16, […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Tom Williams / Getty President Biden covered a gambit of topics during his second State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night, highlighting some of his administration’s most notable achievements to date. Biden’s speech included plans to return the billionaire tax, do away with “junk fees” from banks and […]
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Black organizations applaud Biden’s State of the Union, push for more | The Hill Skip to content AP Photo/Carlos Osorio NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson addresses the 110th NAACP National Convention, Monday, July 22, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) Black leaders are applauding President Biden for the achievements he highlighted during his State […]
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Moreover, the train appeared to have had its collective weight unbalanced; prior to PSR, the caucus said, trains would be built with the heavier cars on the head, and the lighter ones bringing up the rear. Such a practice would prevent what happened in Ohio: heavier cars slamming into lighter ones in front of them, […]
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72 percent of viewers had positive reaction to Biden speech: CNN flash poll | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash President Biden gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. More than 7 in 10 viewers of […]
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This history lesson is my preface to heaping laurels on President Joe Biden for proposing, in Tuesday night’s State of the Union Address, a 4 percent surcharge on stock buybacks. Oil companies, Biden said, used the record profits they earned last year “to buy back their own stock, rewarding their CEOs and shareholders. Corporations ought […]
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Five big takeaways from President Biden’s 2023 State of the Union Address | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, March 1, 2023, in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin, Pool) President Biden delivered his second State of the Union […]
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Boebert said a similar line last June, and specified the noted Bible verse she was referencing, Psalm 109:8, which reads, “Let his days be few; and let another take his office.” The following line of the verse reads, “Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.” The surrounding lines call for “evil to […]
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Five things Biden didn’t talk about in the State of the Union | The Hill Skip to content President Biden arrives to give his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Feb. 7. President Biden avoided talking about some major topics during his first State of the Union address before […]
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Boebert said a similar line last June, and specified the noted Bible verse she was referencing, Psalm 109:8, which reads, “Let his days be few; and let another take his office.” The following line of the verse reads, “Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.” The surrounding lines call for “evil to […]
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Boebert said a similar line last June, and specified the noted Bible verse she was referencing, Psalm 109:8, which reads, “Let his days be few; and let another take his office.” The following line of the verse reads, “Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.” The surrounding lines call for “evil to […]
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It took four days and 15 votes, as well as a near-altercation, but Kevin McCarthy did it: He got elected Speaker of the House. His reward? He had to sit behind Joe Biden, a president deeply unpopular amongst the GOP, during his second State of the Unio. He had a tough job to do: He […]
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State of the Union shouting: What lawmakers yelled out | The Hill Skip to content As President Biden delivered his second State of the Union address on Tuesday night, a number of lawmakers made their thoughts known with shouts and heckles. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), after warning his members to not interrupt the president, visibly […]
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Biden skirts Trump references in Jan. 6, Paul Pelosi remarks | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash Bono and Paul Pelosi are seen prior to President Biden giving his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. President Biden […]
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George Santos has been a U.S. representative for over a month now, and he doesn’t seem to being the most unpopular person in Congress. Before he was sworn in, he was the subject of an avalanche of accusations. After he was sworn in, the avalanche continued. It hasn’t stopped, with one strange/alarming claim after another, […]
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Here’s who’s responding to Biden’s State of the Union address | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address on March 1, 2022, in Washington. The 46th president will give his 2023 address to Congress on Feb. 7. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP, File) President Biden will deliver […]
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