The inspector general for California‘s high-speed rail project has an update: The project is going broke (again), is being delayed (again), and is not being transparent with the public (again). Benjamin Belnap’s report highlighted several missing details in the project’s 2026 business plan and concluded that the project would again run out of money as early as […]
For more than a decade, Democrats have watched Donald Trump succeed with a brand of politics that is crude, often coarse, and always volatile. They have agonized, mostly unproductively, about how to defeat it. They tried various strategies, and all ultimately failed. Now they are trying another that is doomed. First, before it was clear […]
Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain's Reform UK Party, regained his seat in Parliament on Thursday, following a special election full of fringe candidates. Farage, an ally of President Trump, came out ahead with 63 percent of the vote, according to The Associated Press. Count Binface was in second place with 27 percent. Turnout for...
The rift between the progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic Party has grown into an existential crisis. Plus, the hosts explore the double standard when it comes to presidents using the press as decoys. Join The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon, and political editor Chris Stirewalt to discuss the latest...
[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Hill Insider members can join us live today at 9 a.m. ET as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] As far as battles “for the soul of the Democratic Party” go, the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary seems like kind of an odd choice....
In today's issue: ▪ A bad year to be an incumbent ▪ New aircraft carrier heads to Middle East ▪ Kennedy Center reapproves closure ▪ Daylight saving time bill hits Senate roadblock House incumbents have fared historically poorly in the 2026 primaries — and the midterm cycle is not over yet. Ten House members have...
Republicans are increasingly training their fire on democratic socialists and Democratic Party’s progressive wing as they search for a winning message heading into the midterms, amid President Trump’s low approval rating and growing voter frustration over the cost of living. Republicans argue that recent victories by candidates they describe as “insurgent” would pull the country too far to the left....
President Trump is renewing pressure on Senate Republicans to pass a House-approved bill to make daylight saving time permanent, but the effort is running into stiff opposition from GOP senators whose states would be plunged into early-morning darkness during the winter. Trump, in a Wednesday post on Truth Social, said “people are sick and tired...
