Mychael Schnell

A number of House Republicans are privately bashing former President Trump’s selection of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate, warning that the pick will not help — and could hurt — the party’s chances of winning in November. The Republicans — speaking to The Hill on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exchanged gifts during the longtime Israeli leader’s visit to Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Netanyahu came to Washington to deliver an address to a joint meeting of Congress — his fourth since 1996 — a controversial speech that divided Democrats and inflamed political tensions, despite the prime minister’s...

The stunning ascension of Vice President Harris as the Democrats’ probable presidential nominee has rejuvenated House Democrats, lending vulnerable lawmakers a new chance to go on offense while breathing new life into the party’s hopes of flipping the lower chamber in November. Democrats have been on the ropes for most of the last month, deflated...

Vulnerable House Democrats are circling the wagons around Vice President Harris, arguing that their new likely presidential nominee will only increase excitement for Democrats up and down the ballot as they work to recapture the lower chamber in November. The majority of frontliners — a title given to vulnerable lawmakers running in the most competitive races this cycle...

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Monday moved to force a vote on impeaching U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, ratcheting up the pressure on the embattled agency leader following the assassination attempt on former President Trump earlier this month. The effort by Mace — which forces leadership to act on the resolution within two legislative...

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Monday moved to force a vote on impeaching U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, ratcheting up the pressure on the embattled agency leader following the assassination attempt on former President Trump earlier this month. The effort by Mace — which forces leadership to act on the resolution within two legislative...

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Monday moved to force a vote on impeaching U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, ratcheting up the pressure on the embattled agency leader following the assassination attempt on former President Trump earlier this month. The effort by Mace — which forces leadership to act on the resolution within two legislative...

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), who served in Congress for nearly three decades, has died at the age of 74, her family announced Friday evening. “Today, with incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared with us, we announce the passing of United States Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of the...

The FBI has identified a suspect in the Saturday shooting at former President Trump’s rally in Butler, Pa. The FBI, in a statement obtained by The Hill, said 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pa., is the suspect involved in the incident. “The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania,...

Three more House Democrats called on President Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race after Thursday night’s key press conference, a troubling sign for the incumbent as he plows ahead with his campaign despite concerns following last month’s disastrous debate performance. Democratic Reps. Jim Himes (Conn.), Scott Peters (Calif.) and Eric Sorensen (Ill.) said...