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Trump just surrendered the one media advantage he had over Biden

President Donald Trump began his second term with a compelling answer to a media establishment he believed was biased against him: more access, more voices, and more competition. By banning CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House because he objects to their coverage, Trump is abandoning that approach. The answer to a hostile […]

Under US pressure, Mark Carney wages a diplomatic blitz

As President Donald Trump was at the White House regaling Chinese President Xi Jinping on a state visit, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was in New York City meeting with diplomatic delegations on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. The regressing U.S.-Canada relationship is the source of Carney’s diplomatic blitz. The Trump administration’s decision […]

The Pentagon should remember the value of professional dissent

It is especially important for military institutions tasked with fighting wars and expending the nation’s blood and treasure through conflict.

Senate map stretches in both directions

In today's issue: ▪ Senate battleground map expands ▪ Trump, Xi exchange gifts ▪ Journalists allowed back in White House ▪ Mortgage, bond market concerns The Senate map appears to be widening, with more states in play for both parties just a little more than five weeks out from the midterms. The nonpartisan election handicapper...

Why the Lindsay Clancy case terrifies me for America’s future

What frightens me most is that my son will grow up in a country that is learning to confuse empathy for justice.

Internal DOJ charts show agency bleeding staff as caseloads surge

A drastically diminished Justice Department workforce is struggling to keep up with its civil side caseloads, according to documents obtained by The Hill and NewsNation, The Hill's sister network. A series of charts, apparently inadvertently shared and then recalled, show how the number of attorneys within the civil division has plummeted under the Trump administration....

Why Generation Z is less likely to view China as a threat

Recent research on American attitudes toward China reveal stark generational divides. When asked if China’s growing presence on the world stage is a “critical threat,” 34 percent of Gen Z respondents agreed, compared to 43 percent of Millennials, according to an August survey from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Older generations were much warier,...

Pentagon turns on the jets in $1.5 trillion defense budget push

Pentagon officials have ramped up their efforts in recent weeks to help Congress carve a path toward President Trump’s record $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request. But some GOP senators are worried the Defense Department deployed its closed-door offensive too late, undercutting its prospects of building a coalition necessary to move the record-breaking defense budget.  Sen....

‘Gonzo bonkers’: Trump’s plan to militarize triumphal arch sparks pushback

Lawmakers and analysts alike are perplexed by President Trump’s surprise declaration that his proposed triumphal arch will house “a top grade military complex” in addition to tourist attractions. Trump over the weekend claimed that the structure, to be built between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial, will “house, store, and have the rapid ability...

The Memo: Rising bond yields, mortgage rates deepening gloom for Trump’s GOP

Hard numbers on the economy are spelling new trouble for President Trump and the GOP in the midterm elections. They also presage difficulties for millions of Americans. The central issue is one that rarely commands headlines in normal times: bond yields. The bond market is enormous but, usually, sleepy. That has changed recently — including...

GOP senators dismayed by Trump embrace of Xi after China helped Iran target US troops

Republican senators are expressing concern and dismay over President Trump’s lavish welcome of Chinese President Xi Jinping to a two-day summit in Washington after it was revealed earlier this month that Iran used Chinese satellite imagery to target U.S. troops in Jordan. Republican senators were told of deepening military cooperation between Iran and China at...

Colorado Democrat introduces bill to bolster battlefield trauma care research

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), a former Army Ranger, will introduce a bill Friday to help the U.S. military continue developing new approaches to provide service members and veterans battlefield trauma care by learning lessons from conflict overseas.  Crow, who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, will introduce a Cooperative Overseas Military Battlefield Advancement in...

‘Castro’s playbook’: Ex-AG warns dozens of congressional bills are pushing socialist ideas

Conservative free-market group flags 32 Capitol Hill bills proposing socialist policies "straight from Castro's playbook," as concerns mount over how radical mainstream Democrats are becoming.

Xi caps Trump state visit with symbolic final stop before leaving Washington

Trump and Xi Jinping cap their United States summit with a National Archives visit to view historic documents before the Chinese leader departs.

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