Marco Rubio, JD Vance virtually tied in 2028 presidential primary poll
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Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are separated by one point in a potential 2028 presidential primary preview, according to a new Emerson College Polling survey.
Key 2026 races are heating up across the country, including the Texas and Michigan Senate contests, the California governor’s race and Los Angeles mayoral showdown. Plus, a new poll shows former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg leading among potential Democratic presidential candidates. Join The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon, and Decision Desk HQ’s…
Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are neck-and-neck in a new poll on a hypothetical Republican presidential primary as chatter builds about who could lead the GOP in 2028. An Emerson College Polling survey found Vance with 36 percent support among Republican voters, nearly tied with Rubio at 35 percent. They were…
President Donald Trump has notched several notable victories in his campaign of revenge against his perceived GOP enemies, but according to The Hill, there is already a new list of targets brewing for the 2028 election season.Trump has used his highly prized endorsements to sink numerous reelection bids heading into the 2026 midterms, targeting Republicans who have, in one way or another, opposed his agenda or did not push for it as vigorously as he would have liked. So far, this last has included Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Cornyn, Rep. Thomas Massie and a whole host of Indiana state lawmakers who voted against the gerrymandering plot he demanded.In a report from Thursday, The Hill noted that Trump's 2026 revenge tour "is largely complete," but also noted that "there’s a growing list of detractors who may face his wrath in two years." The list of names that the outlet put forward included a number of senators who are not up for reelection this year, as well as House members who it is too late for him to endorse challengers against. The first name the outlet offered was Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a moderate Alaska Republican who has frequently challenged aspects of Trump's agenda. She is also one of the last remaining GOP senators who voted to convict him after he was impeached for his conduct on Jan. 6, 2021. The Hill noted that Trump has tried to endorse someone to oust Murkowski before, in 2022, but her appeal across political boundaries in Alaska has made her tough to unseat."Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has often been a punching bag for the president as a constant contrarian in the Senate GOP, but Trump endorsed him for reelection in 2022," the report continued. "That may change this time after several instances in which Paul has broken with his party on key votes. That’s included Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act and spending votes. He’s also consistently voted to curb the president’s war powers in Iran."The outlet further suggested Sen. Todd Young of Indiana as a sleeper possibility, given his low profile compared to other Republicans. He could still earn Trump's wrath, however, as he declined to endorse him in 2024, and was frequently supportive of Joe Biden's legislative goals. Trump did, however, claim that Young, and others, should "never be elected to office again" after they voted "to rein in his military authority in Venezuela."In the House, the report put forward two names as potential targets: Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Warren Davidson of Ohio."Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) has branded herself throughout her congressional career as one of Trump’s most ardent supporters, but their relationship is on the rocks over her support for Massie," The Hill explained. "The president threatened to pull his endorsement of Boebert earlier this month after she campaigned with her Kentucky colleague. The president called her 'weak-minded' and invited a primary challenger to oppose her."It continued later: "Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) also campaigned with Massie and has been among the most willing to buck his party as a deficit hawk. Davidson joined Massie as the only two House Republicans to at least initially oppose the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, though he later supported it."
Legal action claims newspaper tarnished reputation by describing card to Jeffrey Epstein as bearing his signatureDonald Trump has refiled a defamation lawsuit seeking at least $10bn in damages against the Wall Street Journal over its reporting on his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein, after a judge threw out an earlier version over legal deficiencies.The lawsuit is one of several the US president has brought in his personal capacity against news organisations and is part of what critics say is a wider pressure campaign against the media. Continue reading...
Top Democratic leaders are cutting ties with Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner as his past has caught up with him, which could create chaos amongst the Democratic Party.
The lawsuit is one of several that the president has brought in his personal capacity against news organizationsHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Donald Trump has refiled a defamation lawsuit seeking at least $10bn in damages against the Wall Street Journal over its reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, after a judge threw out an earlier version over legal deficiencies.In a new interview with CBS News, Jill Biden, the former first lady, said that she was “frightened” as she watched her husband, then-president Joe Biden, freeze up during his disastrous 2024 debate against Donald Trump. Pressed to explain what happened, Jill Biden said: “I don’t know what happened. I mean as I watched it, I thought, ‘Oh, my God, he’s having a stroke’. And it scared me to death.”Two House Democrats, Don Beyer of Virginia and Dina Titus of Nevada, announced that they plan to introduce a bill that would “explicitly prohibit construction of President Trump’s proposed ‘triumphal arch’ outside Arlington National Cemetery”.Cam Higby, a rightwing activist disguised as a pro-Palestinian activist, disrupted a news conference with the Democratic congressmen Jerry Nadler and Dan Goldman outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey. Continue reading...
