Brett Samuels

The White House on Thursday blasted former President Trump after he twice minimized the deadly 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, downplaying its severity compared to ongoing campus protests over the war in Gaza. "Minimizing the Antisemitic and white supremacist poison displayed in Charlottesville is repugnant and divisive," deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said in...

President Biden is gaining on former President Trump in a series of polls, tying Trump in the race in a new Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday and lending a sense of momentum to his campaign. In the aggregate polling kept by The Hill and Decision Desk HQ, Biden on Wednesday also moved into a tie with...

The Biden administration announced Thursday that it reached a preliminary agreement with Idaho-based semiconductor manufacturer Micron, the latest in a series of investments through the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act. President Biden will travel Thursday to Syracuse, N.Y., where he will tout the benefits of the agreement with Micron, which includes up to $6.1 billion...

President Biden praised the Senate after the chamber passed a $95 billion emergency foreign aid package, saying he would sign the legislation on Wednesday at the White House. "Congress has passed my legislation to strengthen our national security and send a message to the world about the power of American leadership: we stand resolutely for...

Former President Trump’s legal troubles and his 2024 White House campaign are fully colliding this week, with Trump’s trial in New York City over an alleged hush money scheme set to begin Monday. While Trump is set to spend four days a week in court for the next several weeks, his campaign is planning to...

Former President Trump on Friday signaled an openness to Republicans approving additional aid for Ukraine in its war against Russia if it came in the form of a loan. “We’re looking at it right now, and they’re talking about it, and we’re thinking about making it in the form of a loan instead of just...

First lady Jill Biden on Friday decried former President Trump as a "bully" and a threat to gains for the LGBTQ community if he is reelected in November. The first lady spoke at the Human Rights Campaign’s “Equality in Action” gathering in Virginia, where she highlighted progress for the LGBTQ community during the Biden administration...

The Trump campaign on Thursday wrote to the Commission on Presidential Debates urging the organization to move up the timeline for planned debates between former President Trump and President Biden and to increase the number of face-offs the two candidates have before Election Day. The letter is the latest instance of the Trump campaign seeking...

Former President Trump declined to take a position on a potential abortion federal ban Monday and instead acknowledged the issue is being left to the states as he looks to navigate the politically fraught issue ahead of November. Trump’s lack of an explicit endorsement drew criticism from some on the right, including a prominent anti-abortion...