The Day of Trump's Hitler Praise

Russia and China see the burgeoning bloc as a vehicle for confrontation with the West. Other influential member states are not so keen.

With two weeks until Election Day, keep up USA TODAY's coverage of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on the campaign trail in swing states on Tuesday.

Springsteen says questioning ‘mortality’ has become part of life as he navigates his wife’s illness

A giant meteorite boiled the oceans 3.2 billion years ago. Scientists say it was a ‘fertilizer bomb’ for life

Barack Obama lost himself on Tuesday night.

A leader of a rescue group immediately recognized Apollo, one of millions of stray dogs in Egypt, barking at birds atop the Pyramid of Khafre.

An exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll asked respondents whether they caught campaign appearances by Harris and Trump on podcasts.

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks boasts a wide 14-point lead over Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan in a new poll of the Maryland Senate race, with two weeks to go until Election Day.  Alsobrooks, the Prince George’s County executive, pulled in 54 percent support among likely Maryland voters, compared to Hogan’s 40 percent, according to a new...

The issue is rarely directly addressed by either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. But the contest is, in many ways, a referendum on the role of women in U.S. life.

Some Republican senators want former President Trump to play an influential role in electing the next Senate Republican leader, hoping for a dramatic change in leadership style after Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) record-setting 18-year run. Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) appears to be the front-runner to succeed McConnell, although Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a...

In today’s issue: Two weeks out from Election Day, Republican leaders in the House and Senate are already eyeing potential leadership shake-ups for the 119th Congress. IN THE HOUSE, Republicans are bracing for potential changes in the coming weeks, a postelection scramble that will heavily depend on who wins control of the lower chamber and...

The world’s best bars for 2024 announced

Ukraine and South Korea have repeatedly accused North Korea of sending troops to Russia to aid in its ongoing war.

NewsNation political contributor Mick Mulvaney said crypto donations in upcoming elections will be "fascinating."

Each candidate's policies could favor different types of stocks while posing unique risks, experts have said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting leaders from China, India and other countries for the bloc’s first meeting since its expansion.

What the soldiers are doing is “left to be seen,” the U.S. defense secretary said.

Ammar Mahmoud, 40, at one point allegedly beat his ex-girlfriend Maya Willow Sias, 25, so savagely he shattered her eye socket, according to the $10 million suit filed Tuesday.

President Biden and Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris have called for an end to the war in Gaza, while Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz has stated that the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar offers an opportunity to end the war and topple the Hamas regime.

Ammar Mahmoud, 40, at one point allegedly beat his ex-girlfriend Maya Willow Sias, 25, so savagely he shattered her eye socket, according to the $10 million suit filed Tuesday.

As the 2024 presidential contest speeds to its conclusion, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are embracing wildly different strategies.

The Georgia Case Against a School Shooter's Father Treats an Inattentive Parent As a Murderer

Molly Olmstead

Molly Olmstead

Top Democrats understand that the Supreme Court is a problem, but fixing this problem is nightmarishly difficult.

With less than two weeks to go, millions of Americans are voting every day, either early in person or by returning mail-in ballots.

South Korean lawmakers said 3,000 troops from the north were in Russia to support its war against Ukraine.

SHOCK PRAISE FOR HITLER

Molly Olmstead

With less than two weeks to go, both presidential candidates are stepping up their outreach. The former president held an event in Detroit on Tuesday night, days before in-person voting begins in Michigan.

Letter from the Editor: It's The Hill's 30th birthday and I couldn't be prouder of what we have become since the fall of 1994. When The Hill first started, it had a small staff that was solely focused on a print newspaper that came out once a week. I was told the staff of about...

Vice President Harris has a double-digit edge over former President Trump in the state of New York, according to a new survey. The poll, released Tuesday by Siena College, shows Harris with a 19-point lead over the former president, 58 percent to 39 percent, among likely voters in the Empire State. Her lead marks a...

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are embracing wildly different strategies to energize the coalitions they need to win as the campaigns enter their final sprint.

Molly Olmstead

As the Kamala Harris campaign lurches rightward, pundits want us to believe she’s just following the will of the voters. The facts don’t bear that out.

Winners of the Nobel Prize in economics are backing Vice President Harris’s vision for the economy, calling it “vastly better” to that of former President Donald Trump. “Harris’s economic agenda will improve our nation’s health, investment, sustainability, resilience, employment opportunities, and fairness,” economic laureates Daron Acemoglu, Esther Duflo, William Nordhaus and dozens of others wrote...

Aaron Blake, a former reporter for The Hill, reflects on his time at the publication as a formative experience that allowed him to cover a variety of campaigns and develop relationships with colleagues.

Tensions are rising in California's agricultural heartland over state subsidies for manure-based biogas that are meant to help reduce planet-warming emissions but that environmental groups and locals argue are enabling widespread pollution. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) next month will vote on whether to lock in the subsidies, which the Golden State has for...

UNRWA employee Yahya Sinwar was found dead with an official document identifying him as an employee of the organization, prompting criticism of the UN agency's complicity in the murder and kidnapping of innocent Israelis.

When it comes to politics, Elon Musk’s ideas are utterly, revealingly conventional.

The Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday that North Korea has sent military troops to Russia.

Apparent footage of the attack, broadcast on Turkish television and shared on social media, shows gunmen opening fire and smoke from an explosion.

Apparent footage of the attack, broadcast on Turkish television and shared on social media, shows gunmen opening fire and smoke from an explosion.

Putting the department in a position to actively block opposition to an abortion rights ballot amendment by having it issue cease and desist letters to media outlets running pro-choice advertisements subjugates, undermines and shows a lack of respect for public health and the people they protect in the state

Ukraine and South Korea have repeatedly accused North Korea of sending troops to Russia to aid in its war.

“I inevitably get a question: ‘C’mon, Nate, what’s your gut say?'” Silver wrote in the New York Times.

Apparent footage of the attack, broadcast on Turkish television and shared on social media, shows gunmen opening fire, and smoke from an explosion.

Nicole Shanahan, former independent presidential candidates Robert Kennedy Jr.'s running mate, offered a half a million dollars to a journalist at the Washington Post to be a "whistleblower" against her political enemies. The Post, in a wide-ranging profile of Shanahan published Wednesday, became aware of its reporting on her when she and Kennedy were still...

Vice President Harris said in an interview set to air in full on Wednesday that the U.S. would not use military force if Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro did not leave office. “Well, we’re not going to use U.S. military there. But let me be very clear also … we must stand firm as the United...

At least three people have been killed and 14 were wounded in a “terrorist attack” at one of Turkey’s top defense companies on Wednesday, according to Turkey’s interior minister Ali Yerlikaya.

Vice President Harris said she’s rooting for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Yankees as the two legendary franchises prepare to face off in the World Series. During an interview with Noticias Telemundo’s Julio Vaqueiro, which is set to air in full on Wednesday, Harris was asked if she would be rooting for...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will brief the press Wednesday afternoon, days after an apparent U.S. intelligence breach related to Israel's plans to strike Iran was unveiled. The FBI opened an investigation Tuesday into the leak of classified U.S. intelligence documents containing Israel’s potential plans. The Defense Department is conducting a separate probe. The...

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart Reports” that if elected, she will move forward on a “pathway to citizenship” for immigrants illegally in the country.

Ben Mathis-Lilley

How to protect a family member with dementia from ruining their finances as their condition deteriorates

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are embracing wildly different strategies to energize the coalitions they need to win as Election Day creeps nearer.

Former President Obama briefly “lost” himself while rapping Eminem lyrics at a rally in Detroit while campaigning for Vice President Harris in the battleground state.  The superstar rapper made brief remarks on Tuesday, offering support for the vice president and arguing she would protect freedom of speech, before introducing the former Democratic president. “I gotta say, you know, I’ve done...

Lebanon’s conflict with Israel is deeper than Hezbollah.

Vice President Harris on Wednesday responded to former White House chief of staff John Kelly’s recent remarks that former President Trump fits a ‘fascist’ definition, arguing he has become more unstable and wants unchecked power. “It is clear from John Kelly’s words that Donald Trump is someone — who I quote — certainly falls in...

'HE WANTS UNCHECKED POWER'

MSNBC senior national security analyst John Brennan questioned voters' support of former President Trump after retired Gen. John Kelly alleged that Trump praised Adolf Hitler's generals, confirming previous reports from Peter Baker and Susan Glasser.  “We have seen this continuous pattern over the course of many years of Donald Trump endorsing individuals such as a...

A new Biden administration effort to raise Head Start teacher wages could force the federally funded preschool program to serve fewer children.

The Remarkable Redneck Air Force of North Carolina

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, and his family voted early on Wednesday morning, filling out their ballots in Saint Paul just under two weeks out from Election Day. Walz, Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz, and their 18-year-old son, Gus, went to the Ramsey County election office to vote. “It’s Gus’s first...

U.S. officials say they are still weighing a response as Moscow becomes more reliant on foreign assistance.

Connecticut Democrat Representative Jahana Hayes spent almost $13,000 of campaign funds on "oysters, Martha’s Vineyard trips, and more" as residents were recovering from deadly floods in her state, according to a new report.

Attorneys general, as the charged guardians of consumer protections, have the power to force institutions, collectives and coaches to make good on their promises.

A metal fragment hit a local reporter at a Missouri Democratic Senate candidate’s shooting range event Tuesday. Kansas City television reporter Ryan Gamboa was covering Lucas Kunce's event in Holt, Mo., according to a report from KSHB-TV. The outlet reported that there was uncertainty around the origin of the fragment that hit Gamboa. The report...

Kamala Harris said Donald Trump wants "unchecked power" following Trump's former chief of staff, John Kelly saying he's 'authoritarian.'

Sewell Setzer III committed suicide at his Orlando home in February after becoming obsessed and allegedly falling in love with the chatbot on Character.AI — a role-playing app that lets users engage with A.I.-generated characters, according to court…

Sewell Setzer III committed suicide at his Orlando home in February after becoming obsessed and allegedly falling in love with the chatbot on Character.AI — a role-playing app that lets users engage with A.I.-generated characters, according to court…

CNN’s chief international correspondent, Clarissa Ward, recently revealed that she and her team were held captive in Sudan by a militia for multiple days as they traveled to report on the civil war.

Voters in Maricopa County, Arizona have raised concerns after the county announced it could take 10 to 13 days to have election results.

Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability   The Big Story Future wildfires could trap tourists in Tahoe: Report Evacuations in certain parts of the Lake Tahoe Basin could take between 8.5 and 11 hours during fast-moving wildfires, area activists are warning. © Getty Images New simulations in three lakeside communities have...

Rev. Al Sharpton is heading to Michigan on Thursday in a get-out-the-vote campaign targeting Black voters as polls show Vice President Harris struggling with younger members of the voting bloc.  With stops in Detroit, Pontiac, Flint and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Sharpton plans to speak to Black voters on what is at...

Former President Trump and his closest allies are returning to debunked claims about hacked machines as they prepare to contest the vote next month.

Former President Trump will appear alongside conservative commentator Tucker Carlson ahead of Election Day in the battleground of Arizona. Carlson, the former Fox News host, is hosting an event in Glendale on Oct. 31, just five days before Election Day. Trump is listed as one of the special guests, and the event is billed as...

Vice President Kamala Harris says that comments praising Adolf Hitler reportedly made by Donald Trump to his longest-serving chief of staff offer a window into who the former president “really is.”

Several former Trump administration officials are speaking out in the final weeks of the 2024 campaign to warn of the risks of electing their onetime boss to a second term. Former chief of staff John Kelly told The New York Times that former President Trump “prefers the dictator approach to government.” Former chair of the...

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced the finalized version of a federal rule tightening standards for exposure to lead paint dust. The rule, which finalizes a proposal issued last June, will tighten the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) hazard level for lead dust to the point that any amount detected in a building would be considered...

US intelligence officials say they're concerned about more foreign smear campaigns, efforts to meddle and provoke violence after polls close Nov. 5.

Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report   The Big Story Where the Senate races stand While the presidential race between Vice President Harris and former President Trump remains remarkably close less than two weeks out from Election Day, nine races are raising the stakes in the battle for control of...

No group immediately claimed responsibility. Turkey’s interior minister said it was “most likely carried out” by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK.

Why won’t the US join the most important treaty to protect the natural world?

As the Kamala Harris campaign lurches rightward, pundits want us to believe she’s just following the will of the voters. The facts don’t bear that out.

Kayla Alvarenga, 22, and her accomplices — which include alleged triggerman Christopher Perdomo, 27, and five teenagers — have been charged with murder for the shocking killing, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said,

The letter from federal election law enforcement officials comes amid Musk's growing stature as a Trump political supporter and donor.

Former President Trump and his closest allies are returning to false claims about hacked machines as they prepare to contest the vote next month.

Al-Qard Al-Hasan became an integral part of the financial fabric of Lebanon, first offering microloans to Hezbollah’s support base and then expanding services.

The Biden administration said that at least 3,000 North Korean troops are training in Russia, though it remains unclear if they’ll join the war.

Trump, Harris Ads Make Clear They Won't Be Cutting Government

When Israeli military officials said that Hezbollah had stashed $500 million in gold and cash under a Beirut medical center, there was a scramble to evacuate the facility, and now a debate is raging over the Israeli accusation.

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research — Plus: FDA recalls thousands of antidepressant bottles due to cancer-causing chemical {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Novo Nordisk wants its drug out of the compounding space The maker of Ozempic and Wegovy wants the FDA to block compounding pharmacies from making their own, markedly...

Steven Greenhouse

Hurricane Helene left destruction in its wake in western North Carolina. But elections officials are also moving heaven and earth to bring back a sense of normalcy, one vote at a time.

Black supporters of Donald Trump in Philadelphia shared their reasons for opposing Vice President Kamala Harris with MSNBC in a special election episode of Alex Wagner Tonight.

The Euclid telescope is creating the largest 3D map of the universe. Here’s the first piece

Ammar Mahmoud is embroiled in a bitter legal battle with his former wife, a native of Syria who filed a still-ongoing civil lawsuit against him in 2014 after their short-lived arranged marriage.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting the Middle East. Israeli forces said they killed Hashem Safieddine, a top Hezbollah leader.

A unique new study by the Center for Working-Class Politics, Jacobin, and YouGov highlights how economic populist messaging resonates with working-class voters in Pennsylvania on the eve of the November elections.

PLUS: MAGA LAND HITLER SHRUG!

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a 4-3 decision that state law provides voters whose mail ballots are rejected an opportunity to vote by provisional ballot.  More than 1.1 million mail ballots have already been returned in the key swing state with two weeks until Election Day, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department...

October is shaping up to be one of the USA's warmest, driest Octobers on record, meteorologists said.

Nearly 25 million voters have already cast their ballots ahead of the November 5th election through early in-person voting and the mail-in ballot option as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris continue their presidential campaigns in critical swing states.

The Euclid telescope is creating the largest 3D map of the universe. Here’s the first piece

Judges have vast influence over the biggest political questions. An analysis of President Biden and Donald Trump’s nominees found differences that could re-emerge.

Former President Trump slammed his former White House chief of staff, Retired Gen. John Kelly, as a “lowlife” and a “total degenerate” in response to Kelly’s recent comments about Trump’s alleged fascination with dictators and interest in unchecked power.  In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump sought to push back on what he...

The Euclid telescope is creating the largest 3D map of the universe. Here’s the first piece

In some California races that could determine which party controls Congress next year, Republican attacks link Democrats to pedophiles.

The Euclid telescope is creating the largest 3D map of the universe. Here’s the first piece

The Euclid telescope is creating the largest 3D map of the universe. Here’s the first piece

Vice President Kamala Harris acknowledged during a Wednesday CNN town hall that she is “not perfect,” although she would not admit to making a mistake on any specific policy.

Authorities see Lawrence Bishnoi, a hero in his home village in India as the head of a global crime network accused of murder and extortion.

Vice President Kamala Harris says she believes Donald Trump “is a fascist” after his longest-serving chief of staff said the former president praised Adolf Hitler while in office and put personal loyalty above the Constitution.