There are plenty of reasons to doubt the Washington Post, but that does not make the Trump administration’s military campaign prudent or constitutional.
Congressional critics of President Donald Trump’s tactics in the war on drug cartels are badly confused. Because the Department of War, instead of the Drug Enforcement Administration, is now engaging the cartels, members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are demanding that the U.S. follow rules of engagement for combat with foreign armies. […]
If you take his comments at face value, President Donald Trump’s objectives in Venezuela seem clear enough: dictator President Nicolas Maduro needs to pack up his things and get out of Caracas before it’s too late. Trump reportedly reiterated that demand during last week’s phone call with Maduro, even as he rejected the Venezuelan dictator’s demands […]
President Trump on Thursday morning will welcome the leaders of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo to Washington for the signing of a peace treaty. Paul Kagame and Félix Tshisekedi will also hold a trilateral meeting with Trump. The president's entry into peace talks between the African nations started earlier this year and culminated in...
For Mamdani, initial store openings will likely be feted as a triumph for his progressive politics and treated as “proof” socialism works. Then again, maybe the trouble will start before the first lease is signed.
Navy Adm. Frank M. “Mitch” Bradley will head to the Capitol on Thursday to brief top lawmakers on the Trump administration’s strikes on boats in the Caribbean allegedly ferrying drugs to the U.S. The questions will likely zero in on details of the Sept. 2 strikes, which have come under scrutiny in recent days after...
Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: ▪ Adm. Bradley to brief Congress on boat strikes ▪ Trump hosting Rwanda, Congo leaders for peace signing ▪ Republicans face messaging problem ▪ International students fear holiday travel The vaccine advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is set...
International students are taking a close look at their holiday travel plans amid increased concerns over President Trump’s immigration crackdown, which has threatened the status of thousands since he took office. Foreign visitors are eyeing travel with fear after seeing at least one student deported over Thanksgiving break when visiting family and watching other reports...
California Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) and former Rep. Katie Porter (D) are the two leading Democratic candidates for governor of the Golden State, according to a new poll. The new survey from Emerson College Polling and Inside California Politics found Swalwell, who entered the race only recently, neck and neck with Porter among Democrats in...
