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Rep.-elect Zach Dembo (D-Ky.) said it would be “premature” to discuss Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s impeachment following a failed House vote to oust the head of the Pentagon.  “Look, I just got elected a week ago. I don't even have an office yet. I'll tell you, I did not come here with the goal of...

Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) conceded his reelection race on Wednesday to Democrat Raymond Smith, flipping another House seat for Democrats after a close contest in North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District. Decision Desk HQ, a partner of The Hill, has yet to call the race, but as of Wednesday evening, Smith led Murphy by less than...

House Democrats are steaming after 11 colleagues missed a vote to impeach Pete Hegseth, allowing the Defense secretary’s Republican allies to defeat the measure this week. The debacle is leading to new calls for Democrats to tighten the ship when it comes to demanding attendance for floor votes. And it’s providing new fuel to a...

Democrats admit they fumbled Tuesday when they allowed House Republicans to block an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Now the question is whether the embarrassing misfire can be chalked up to one-off disorganization or is symptomatic of a larger problem. Among progressives, irritation goes beyond the specifics of the failure of the Hegseth...

Home heating costs this winter will be up by roughly 7.1 percent relative to last year, new data shows. American households will spend an average of $1,002 on home heating this winter, an increase of $66 from 2025, according to projections from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA). Rising oil prices amid the Iran...