The Hill Bias Rating

Democratic strategist Jim Messina warned that the Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) should be concerned about her reelection chances ahead of the California primary race on Tuesday.  “She should be very worried no matter who’s in the runoff right now,” the ex-White House deputy chief of staff for former President Obama told MS NOW...

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner met with Senate Democrats in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday as he seeks to stem a wave of scandals and shore up support for his bid to flip a seat long at the top of Democrats’ wish-list. Platner is under fresh scrutiny after reports surfaced that he sent sexual text...

President Trump on Tuesday named Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) head Bill Pulte to be the acting head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned last month. The move drew immediate fury from Democrats and pushback from Republicans, who questioned whether he had any qualifications for the role....

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The Trump administration has hired a convicted Jan. 6, 2021, rioter to work in the Pentagon’s office that oversees sensitive special operations and irregular warfare matters.  Elias Irizarry, who was 19 when he participated in the attack at the U.S. Capitol, was appointed to a position within the Defense Department's Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict...

A Hellfire missile fired from a U.S. fighter jet disabled an oil tanker heading for the Iranian port of Kharg Island after the vessel “ignored repeated warnings” and did not comply with directions issued under a U.S.-naval maritime blockade, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said Tuesday. Centcom “enforced blockade measures against Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie as it...

Democrats grilled Marco Rubio on Tuesday over the Iran war and other Trump administration policies as the secretary of State and national security adviser made the first of four appearances before panels on Capitol Hill over two days. Rubio had a number of tough exchanges with former colleagues in the Senate while laying out the...

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday hammered President Trump’s decision to make Bill Pulte the acting director of national intelligence (DNI), saying Pulte’s lack of security experience not only puts the country at risk but also threatens any bipartisan deal to reauthorize the government’s spying powers.  “The appointment of Bill Pulte as the...

GOP Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) and former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) were among those who immediately pushed back against Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) for saying, amid the beginning of Pride month, that "Homosexuality has no place in America." "Happy Nuclear Family Month," Ogles said on social media. Santos, who is openly gay, wrote in response,...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday significantly reduced the number of suspected Ebola cases in Congo after initially estimating nearly 1,000 suspected cases. The latest figures were shared at a hybrid press briefing attended by representatives from the WHO, the United Nations Population Fund International Organization on Migration, the United Nations High Commissioner for...

New York Democrats on Monday introduced a redistricting measure that could add four House seats to the party’s congressional delegation in 2028 after a failed bid to redraw voting districts earlier this year. Their proposal focuses on using a single constitutional amendment to drop blocks to mid-decade redistricting and allow for a simple majority vote...