Walker downplays debate with Warnock: 'I'm not that smart'
Georgia Senate hopeful Herschel Walker (R) downplayed himself ahead of his debate with Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) next month, saying “I’m not that smart" — comments that his campaign argued were sarcasm. After some haggling between the two campaigns, the candidates announced last week that Warnock and Walker would be participating in a televised debate on Oct. 14 with Savannah, Ga., Nexstar affiliate WSAV. The Hill is owned by Nexstar. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Walker was asked what kind of preparation he was doing for the debate. "Talking to the voter
Read MoreHere's where GOP governors have sent nearly 13,000 migrants
Republican governors in three border states have sent nearly 13,000 migrants to Democrat-led cities in protest of President Biden’s immigration policies. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) led the charge, sending migrants north as early as April of this year, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) initiated his own transport of migrants this week. Democrats are criticizing the busing as a
Read MoreThe Hill's Morning Report — With 50 days to go, parties seize migrant messages
Republican governors in Texas, Florida and Arizona continue to accuse President Biden and his administration of creating an “immigration crisis,” while Democratic lawmakers and mayors on Sunday returned fire with accusations of “shameful” exploitation of migrants as political props 50 days before the midterm elections. What became clear over the weekend was that GOP Govs. Greg Abbott of Texas, Ron DeSantis of Florida and Doug Ducey of Arizona are not inclined to halt the use of buses or chartered planes to ship mi
Read More50 DAYS: Trump gives Democrats new hope for Senate
With 50 days to go until the 2022 midterm elections, Democrats are riding a wave of enthusiasm, while Republicans are looking to rebound from a grueling primary season and recast the fight for control of Congress as a referendum on President Biden and his party. The contours of the midterms were unthinkable just a few months ago, when Democrats were bracing for a potential electoral thrashing in November. But a series of developments — most notably the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade — have given the party powerful themes to run on, like abortion rights and the fa
Read MoreRussian-Ukraine war set to dominate UN leaders gathering
The United States and other countries opposed to Russia’s war in Ukraine will be brought to the table at this week’s United Nations General Assembly with nations that sympathetic to Moscow or have refused to take a side, posing a major test for the U.N. The war will likely be the dominating topic for the U.S. and its allies in the New York discussion, which will put those countries that haven’t joined in on condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin in the hot seat. While the war itself will be a major point of discussion, so will many of its ripple effects in terms of
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