President Trump in a primetime address earlier this month again raised the specter of large volumes of migrants voting in U.S. elections, warning there could be more than 250,000 noncitizens among four state’s voter rolls.
But the Trump administration has not explained how it got that number, and correspondence sent to the four states reviewed by The Hill shows the federal government through a “preliminary review” found less than half that number — 118,000 — matched names and other information on file with the federal government.
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The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Monday to lift a judge’s block on President Trump’s executive order that seeks to restrict mail-in voting, calling the halt premature.
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President Trump sounded the alarm over communism during a campaign-style stop in Michigan on Monday ahead of the state’s Democratic Senate primary next week.
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Lawmakers appear to have stalled out on a months-long effort to pass legislation imposing new rules on the booming business of sports gambling and prediction markets, despite bipartisan agreement the industries have gone underscrutinized by the federal government for too long. Read more. |
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said a person who recently visited Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) while he has been in a rehabilitation center described the former leader as “clear-minded.”
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The holidays are more than four months away, but the White House is already putting out a Christmastime call for volunteers.
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Salmonella cases across 17 states have been linked to millions of recalled eggs, though federal investigators say other sources may be to blame.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is launching operations in New York City, according to The Hill’s sister network, NewsNation.
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