Washington Reporter

Washington Reporter

Share this post

Washington Reporter
Washington Reporter
Heard on the Hill – 10/15/24
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Archive

Heard on the Hill – 10/15/24

The Washington Reporter's avatar
The Washington Reporter
Oct 15, 2024

Share this post

Washington Reporter
Washington Reporter
Heard on the Hill – 10/15/24
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share
Washington Reporter
  1. “It’s not that hard, Tim”: Republicans are eagerly mocking Gov. Tim Walz (D., Minn.) after his pheasant hunting expedition showcased his inexperience around a shotgun. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R., Mich.) posted a video of him quickly loading his gun, using custom-made Huizenga for Congress shells, alongside some birds he killed, letting the Democrats’ vice presidential nominee know that loading a gun isn’t hard if you have actually done it before. Walz has faced scrutiny for lying about carrying “weapons of war.”

  1. Plagiarism problems grow: President Joe Biden abandoned his 1988 presidential campaign amid a plagiarism scandal. New reporting from Chris Rufo suggests that Vice President Kamala Harris “appears to have airlifted sections of her book, Smart on Crime.”

  1. Raking it in: Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) raised a record-breaking $27 million in the most recent fundraising quarter. 

  1. Empire State of mind: President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R., Ohio) will be making one of their final fundraising stops of the cycle in New York City on October 27, where supporters can give up to $924,600 for the “Ultra MAGA experience.”

  1. Democrat’s “send [him] back” moment backfires: Rep. Jahana Hayes (D., Conn.), who won one of the closest House races in 2022, and is facing a rematch from Republican George Logan this go around. During a debate she told Logan, a first-generation American who would be Connecticut’s first Hispanic-American representative in Congress, to go “back to wherever he came from.” Logan, who “came from” New Haven, Connecticut, turned Hayes’s remarks around into a video featuring Democrats condemning anti-immigrant rhetoric. Throughout this campaign, Hayes has been hammered for her ties to a group so anti-Semitic that its leader was uninvited from a meeting with the Biden White House.


Subscribe to Washington Reporter

The intersection of policy and politics, with valuable insights straight from Hill staff and D.C. insiders.

Share this post

Washington Reporter
Washington Reporter
Heard on the Hill – 10/15/24
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share

Discussion about this post

User's avatar
Why the Biden Pill Penalty has been a disaster for Americans
A misguided policy enacted by former President Joe Biden has led to a 70 percent decline in investment in small-molecule drugs in the United States…
Mar 20 • 
The Washington Reporter
3

Share this post

Washington Reporter
Washington Reporter
Why the Biden Pill Penalty has been a disaster for Americans
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
EXCLUSIVE: Multiple career intelligence staff confirm Biden admin DNI Avril Haines used Signal "all the time and on her personal phone"
Biden administration Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines used Signal “all the time and on her personal phone,” according to multiple…
Apr 3 • 
Matthew Foldi
11

Share this post

Washington Reporter
Washington Reporter
EXCLUSIVE: Multiple career intelligence staff confirm Biden admin DNI Avril Haines used Signal "all the time and on her personal phone"
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Op-Ed: Rep. Mike Haridopolos: Take Donald Trump’s Greenland gambit seriously
President Donald Trump has the opportunity to make the deal of the century in the Arctic, Rep. Mike Haridopolos explains. Here's why it's needed.
Jan 10 • 
The Washington Reporter
14

Share this post

Washington Reporter
Washington Reporter
Op-Ed: Rep. Mike Haridopolos: Take Donald Trump’s Greenland gambit seriously
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Ready for more?

© 2025 Washington Reporter
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Create your profile

User's avatar

Only paid subscribers can comment on this post

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in

Check your email

For your security, we need to re-authenticate you.

Click the link we sent to , or click here to sign in.