Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he’s “hopeful” that there are enough Republican votes to advance a $72 billion budget reconciliation bill on the Senate floor Wednesday, which would set up a marathon series of votes on amendments likely to last until Thursday morning. “We’re hopeful,” Thune said of advancing the package to fund...
The Trump administration is signaling it will back off its planned $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. Why the retreat, and what’s next? Plus, there is a sex scandal plaguing a federal judge, with growing calls for her to face additional punishment. Join Legal Affairs Reporter Zach Schonfeld and White House & Legal Affairs Editor Rema Rahman for...
The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to introduce additional tariffs on trading partners, citing concerns of forced labor. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) accused 60 economies of importing goods made with forced labor or failing to enforce restrictions on the purchase of such goods. Double-digit tariffs will be enforced on 16 key trading...
One of the busiest primary election nights in the cycle yielded some upset wins and changes of fortune. It's too early to call the full fields for California governor and Los Angeles mayor, though incumbent Mayor Karen Bass secured a spot in the runoff. Full results could take days. In Iowa, businessman Zach Lahn beat Rep....
President Trump confirmed he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “f---king crazy” during a heated phone conversation earlier this week, citing frustrations with Israel’s military operations in Lebanon that are complicating efforts to secure a peace agreement with Iran. “I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon,” Trump said in an...
Peter Navarro, a senior adviser to President Trump, cautioned the Federal Reserve against raising interest rates on Wednesday. “The message I want to send squarely to the Federal Reserve is don’t even think about raising interest rates now,” Navarro told Betty Liu at The Hill’s second annual Invest In America Summit. In late April, the...
California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) and San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan, who enjoys former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) endorsement, advanced in Tuesday's primary and will go head-to-head for the retiring lawmaker's seat representing San Francisco in November, according to Decision Desk HQ. Wiener and Chan, who is also running as a Democrat, defeated nine other...
