The Minnesota Democrat beat back a more moderate challenger on Tuesday, following recent losses by two of her "Squad" colleagues.

A bold Ukrainian operation in Kursk has humiliated Russian President Vladimir Putin and upended some of the logic of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

The altered headlines — all paired with a “Paid for by Harris for President” banner — were changed without the news outlet’s knowledge.

In its first virtual rally, "Republicans for Harris" encouraged fellow conservatives to vote for Democrats, Vice President Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, over former President Donald Trump.

The crackdown on human rights comes at a time when the United States is deepening security and economic ties with Hanoi.

White House officials are meeting with 100 digital creators and industry professionals on Wednesday for the first-ever White House Creator Economy Conference. The conference will address “the most pressing challenges, and opportunities, facing the creator economy,” including artificial intelligence (AI), mental health and pay equity, according to a White House official. “This Biden-Harris Administration has...

US Republicans on Capitol Hill have increasingly raised warnings over Trump’s recent remarks

The altered headlines — all paired with a “Paid for by Harris for President” banner — were changed without the news outlet’s knowledge.

Vice President Harris blindsided Democratic lawmakers and progressive activists by endorsing a proposal first floated by former President Trump to exempt tips for service and hospitality workers from taxes, an idea that Democrats had previously criticized as “bogus” and a “ploy” for votes. Harris’s support for the idea is being seen as an aggressive play...

Vice President Harris says she’ll unveil economic proposals Friday during a campaign event in Raleigh, N.C., while former President Trump plans to campaign in heavily Democratic Asheville, N.C., today, eager to tout his record in the swing state that he narrowly won in 2016 and 2020. “Of every state that Trump won in the last...

To restore faith in government, let’s try a few changes to how we do business.

Voters are more likely to describe Vice President Harris as honest and someone who is disciplined than former President Trump, according to a new poll. The Associated Press/NORC Research Center survey, published Wednesday, found that nearly half of Americans would describe Harris as “committed to democracy” and “disciplined” compared to about 30 percent for Trump,...

Harris is helping the Democratic Party bring home young, Black and Latino voters in California to widen a big lead over Trump, the latest UC Berkeley-Times poll finds.

Attorneys for the former lawyer argued that former Colleton County Clerk Rebecca Hill tampered with the jury during the original six-week murder trial in March 2023.

Tim Walz, the current VP pick for Kamala Harris, has been facing backlash on social media for characterizing himself as a victim.

The New York judge who oversaw former President Trump’s criminal trial declined the former president’s latest request to recuse himself from the case over the judge’s daughter’s work for Democrats.  It marks the third time that Judge Juan Merchan has refused to recuse himself, again insisting there is no conflict and that he will remain...

Ukrainian leader claims forces have gained 1-2 kilometers in Kursk region on Wednesday alone, and adds that 100 Russian servicemen have been captured

Progressive House members known as "the Squad" received a win when Rep. Ilhan Omar held off primary challenger Don Samuels.

Former White House aide Stephanie Grisham said Tuesday that she believes former President Trump will struggle to stay on message, saying it is “not who he is” to stick to small venues and on-topic conversations. “Maybe for a week he'll, you know, attempt to stay on message,” Grisham said in an interview with CNN's Erin...

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman said former President Trump is trying to bait Vice President Harris into a fight about race, noting that he struggles with female opponents. Haberman told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Tuesday that one of the reasons Trump is rattled by Harris’s campaign is because she is a Black woman. She...

Vice President Harris, Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) and their respective spouses will kick off a bus tour in Pennsylvania ahead of the Democratic National Convention next week. Harris, Walz, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, and Minnesota’s first lady Gwen Walz will start the tour in Pittsburgh Sunday and they are planning to make several stops across...

Republicans have zeroed in on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz' military record since he became Kamala Harris' running mate, claiming he exaggerated his military service.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex hired Josh Kettler, a seasoned public relations professional, shortly before their three-day trip to Nigeria in May.

The Teamsters have not endorsed a candidate in the presidential race.

After rushing reinforcements to Kursk and announcing a “counterterrorism” operation, Russian forces have failed to halt the nine-day incursion.

The future of humanity is being transformed by AI, genetics, biotechnology and other technological revolutions, and it is up to us to use these newfound superpowers wisely to prevent potential crises and enhance our governance capabilities to match our scientific and technological abilities.

President Biden will designate a national monument this week at the site of a 1908 episode of racist mob violence in Springfield, Ill., the White House confirmed Wednesday. A White House official told The Hill that the president will issue the designation in the Oval Office Friday, the 116th anniversary of the end of the...

The Minnesota congresswoman held on in Tuesday's primary. Omar's race gained significant attention after losses by other members of the progressive group of House lawmakers known as the "Squad."

Dramatic bodycam footage from the Ukrainian incursion in Kursk shows how a group of Kyiv soldiers dressed in camouflage ambushed and took out a Russian military truck carrying Kremlin forces.

More than 14,000 mpox cases have been reported in the DRC this year.

More than 1,000 people have been arrested and roughly half of that number charged, police said Wednesday.

technologies. On top of that, our law enforcement procedures, government agencies and federal grant programs need to be updated for the Digital Age.   The rapid pace with which new technologies have rolled out onto the market in recent decades contrasts dramatically with the plodding pace with which the U.S. government and Congress have worked to address the myriad harms these technologies can cause. It’s time for that to change.

Some now want to broaden the term “antisemite” to include all not in lock step with Netanyahu’s far-right government.

Instagram failed to act on more than 90 percent of abusive comments targeting female politicians that were identified and reported in a new study by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH).  The study, which collected 560,000 comments from the posts of female politicians on Instagram, found using a machine learning model from Google that 1...

It's the height of the summer travel season and COVID-19 is circulating at very high levels in the United States.

More than 14,000 mpox cases have been reported in the DRC this year.

The two suspects were nabbed just hours later near the Roosevelt Hotel migrant shelter in Midtown Manhattan after the victim managed to track the phone to the location, according to the sources.

"[P]eople want to hear about the economy," Trump said Monday.

Trump's campaign said Harris "continues to duck and hide from the media."

Texas is suing the Biden administration over a new policy that mandates minimum staffing levels in nursing homes, arguing the federal Medicare agency exceeded its authority. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in the Northern District of Texas, state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said the rule should be vacated and the administration should be...

Ukraine’s military targeted Russian air bases Tuesday night with a barrage of missiles and drones, part of a continued push into Kremlin territory that began last week. Kyiv’s attacks, which hit Russia’s Kursk region, were praised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “precise, timely and effective.” A official at the Security Service of Ukraine told Politico the...

{beacon} Evening Report   © Susan Walsh and Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated Press Harris steams toward nominating convention as Trump seeks to reclaim narrative Vice President Harris is steaming toward the Democratic National Convention next week, surging in the polls and mapping out an ambitious battlegrounds tour as she prepares to unveil new policy proposals....

Personal emails of "roughly a dozen" people in their campaigns were targeted.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Wednesday knocked former President Trump’s false claim that a photo of a crowd at a campaign rally for Vice President Harris in Detroit was altered with artificial intelligence (AI) technology. “I assure you, in Detroit, that wasn’t AI, and I’ll also assure you that every one of the ballots...

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Kids online safety bill hits roadblock in the House A bill intended to boost privacy and safety for children online that had broad bipartisan support in the Senate is stalling in the House amid resistance from leadership, putting a spotlight on Republican...

Former President Donald Trump vowed that if elected president, he would “sign an executive order directing” each cabinet secretary and agency head to “use every tool” they had to defeat inflation.

Longtime GOP pollster Frank Luntz said in a Wednesday interview he is seeing a “broad shift” in the 2024 polls toward Vice President Harris as she rides her “intensity advantage” and as former President Trump increasingly commits “political suicide.” Luntz said Harris’s recent enthusiasm boost has tapped into part of the electorate that might not...

The emergency was declared following an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighboring countries.

A new Fox News poll shows former President Trump in the lead against Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris by 1-point in the 2024 matchup.

Personal emails of "roughly a dozen" people in their campaigns were targeted.

Former President Trump leads Vice President Harris by 1 point in a national poll of registered voters released Wednesday. The Fox News poll, conducted Aug. 9-12, shows Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), leading with 50 percent support, followed by Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), with 49...

After a little over one year in office, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned, according to a message Shafik sent to the Columbia community. “I write with sadness to tell you that I am stepping down as president of Columbia University effective August 14, 2024,” Shafik wrote in a message to the Columbia community....

Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik has resigned. It comes months after she was criticized for her handling of on-campus protests in response to the Israel-Hamas war.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Wednesday a final rule that bans online fake reviews and testimonials and allows the agency to seek civil penalties from known violators. The rule seeks to curb the volume of reviews generated by artificial intelligence or written by someone who misrepresents their experience with the product or service...

"This is a photo of an event in one city on one day," said one AI researcher. "I mean, what hope do we have to actually tackle complex problems in society if we can't agree on this?"

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) said he "strongly suspects" he will attend the vice presidential debate with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Oct. 1 and that he would like to debate him "more than once." However, Vance told Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Wednesday that he wanted a "real debate," noting he wants to "look at the debates, look...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Tuesday threatened to take legal action against the City of Dallas if the State Fair of Texas — a nonprofit that holds the annual event — does not reverse its new policy prohibiting open and concealed carry of firearms at the State Fair next month. Paxton argued that...