Colorado Springs, Colo., Mayor John Suthers (R) on Monday said a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in his city over the weekend “has all the trappings” of a hate crime. “The motive is still under investigation,” Suthers said during an appearance on NBC’s “Today.” “It has all the trappings of a hate crime, but…
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What Biden, Putin and Xi must worry about most
Xi seems oblivious to the negative consequences of this brave new world he is attempting to create.
Colorado governor on fatal shooting at LGBTQ nightclub: ‘This was just a place of safety for people’
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) on Sunday said the motivation of the gunman who killed five people at an LGBTQ nightclub over the weekend remained unclear, calling it an “act of evil.” “This was just a place of safety for people,” Polis said during an appearance on “CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta.” “It was a…
Democrats interrupt history to make their own
For months leading up to the midterm elections, all we heard from the chattering class was doom and gloom and boom and boom about how the midterms would be devastating for Democrats and President Biden. We heard there was “no message.” We heard dire forecasts of a “red wave,” even a tsunami, coming. We heard…
Biden reaches for his pen — and undermines separation of powers
Faced with a Congress that would not endorse his expansive regulatory agenda, President Obama famously remarked, “I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone.” Almost 10 years later, governing by executive fiat continues. The latest round of policymaking by pen and phone came when President Biden designated 53,804 acres of land in north-central Colorado…
The Hill’s Morning Report — The countdown to 2024 starts now
Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. The vote tallies remain incomplete for the 2022 midterms, but party operatives on both sides of the aisle are already moving on — to the 2024 presidential election. First…
Lawmakers seek to end slavery for the incarcerated, which is legal in most states
When the 13th Amendment was ratified in 1865, it abolished slavery or, involuntary servitude, in the United States, with one exception: when used as punishment for a crime. On Nov. 8, voters in four states – Tennessee, Alabama, Oregon and Vermont – cast their ballots to eliminate language that allowed involuntary servitude in prisons. These…
Trump White House bid has hardly any Senate GOP support
Only one Republican senator has announced publicly that he will support former-President Trump’s 2024 reelection bid, a sign of the uphill battle Trump faces in his quest to win the Republican presidential nomination and a second term in the White House. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) told reporters this week that he will support Trump’s…
Inside Kevin McCarthy’s math problem to becoming Speaker
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has a math problem. He won the House GOP’s nomination to be speaker of the House this week in a 188 to 31 vote. But far more GOP members voted against him than he can afford to lose on the floor Jan. 3 in a vote that would officially elect…
Juan Williams: McConnell wins Round One over Trump
Let’s get ready to rumble. The fight for the future of the broken Republican Party now comes down to a cage match between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and former President Trump. Well, last week McConnell won Round One. That was good news. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve seen McConnell do serious harm to…