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Political Rivalry Heats Up

Updated 2026-10-09 18:25 UTC 2 sources Neutral

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, while Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) campaigned for Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) highlighted early release of home heating assistance funds.

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The Hill
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who is facing a tough reelection fight, on Friday touted the early release of funds to help low-income people heat their homes. “After my conversations with the HHS [Health and Human Services] Secretary and OMB [Office of Management and Budget] Director this week, more
2026-10-09 17:56 UTC
The Hill
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is scheduled to travel to Michigan next week to campaign alongside Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed. Ocasio-Cortez will make stops in three small towns on the candidate’s “It Shouldn’t Be This Hard” bus tour next Thursday, according to a schedule of ev
2026-10-09 18:02 UTC
The Hill
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) on Friday called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “a deeply unwell person” over his plan to livestream a firing squad execution next month.   “I think Pete Hegseth is, frankly ... a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality,” Ossoff said on MS NOW.  The Pentag
2026-10-09 18:06 UTC
The Hill
Former White House attorney Ty Cobb warned Friday that President Trump’s decision to fire the remaining Democratic members of an independent election administration commission this week is part of a “deliberate plan” to put his thumb on the scale of the upcoming midterm elections. “You can’t look at
2026-07-11 15:18 UTC
The Hill
Hunter Biden, the son of former President Biden, was awarded $1.7 million in damages on Friday as part of a defamation lawsuit against former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne. Byrne, a known denier of Biden’s victory over President Trump in the 2020 presidential election, accused the younger Biden of
2026-07-11 15:39 UTC
The Hill
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) said President Trump’s decision to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America is likely a “troll,” casting doubt on whether the new name will stick even as the federal government and major mapping services move to adopt it. “I’m pretty sure this is a troll,” Tenney,
2026-09-03 14:35 UTC
The Hill
Beverly Vance Aikins said Wednesday that she would “probably punch” Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for past comments he made about her son, Vice President Vance. In an interview on “Tomi Lahren is Fearless,” Fox News host Tomi Lahren showed Aikins a clip of El-Sayed stating, “Can you imagi
2026-09-03 14:42 UTC
The Hill
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday took aim at Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for backing a slew of left-wing candidates, after the Democratic nominee in Maine's Senate race, Graham Platner, suspended his campaign following a rape allegation. “Bernie Sanders needs to apologize to the voters of Ma
2026-07-09 15:11 UTC
The Hill
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to unveil the new Donald J. Trump Bridge in East Tennessee on Thursday afternoon. The ceremony comes the same day the airport in Palm Springs, Fla., is set to take on President Trump’s name. Controversy and backlash have followed other efforts to add the presi
2026-07-09 15:11 UTC
The Hill
The race is on to bury the Bidens. The only question is who has the guts to do it.
2026-06-11 12:30 UTC
Axios
The political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is quietly putting massive sums into helping the group's chair, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), win his primary, Axios has learned.
2026-06-11 23:27 UTC
The Hill
In an opinion piece, Joslin Joseph argues that President Donald Trump's second-term threats against allies and adversaries have lost their effectiveness due to a lack of administrative restraint.
2026-09-01 17:30 UTC
The Hill
Hunter Biden on Monday said former Vice President Kamala Harris was not "loyal to a fault" to his father, former President Biden. The president's son sat for an interview in Los Angeles with Zeteo editor-in-chief Mehdi Hasan for a wide-ranging conversation about Joe Biden's presidency, his handling
2026-09-01 17:37 UTC
The Hill
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that the Trump administration appears to be on its "back foot” strategically in the nearly six-month war with Iran, despite heavy damage inflicted on the nation by U.S. military strikes. “Tactically, we have imposed a lot of pain on them through our U.
2026-08-11 13:28 UTC
The Hill
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Monday stated that former Vice President Kamala Harris is "no longer relevant" in response to a video she posted about the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. Fox News host Sean Hannity spoke with Kennedy in an interview about Democrats opposing the
2026-08-11 13:38 UTC
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