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Trump invites battleground Republicans to Rose Garden dinner

President Donald Trump has invited a group of GOP lawmakers including Republicans in competitive races to dine with him Wednesday night at the White House as many in the...

White House highlights ‘steepest’ ever decline in US casualties from cartels amid boat strikes

Senior administration officials discuss the American military's actions under President Donald Trump against cartels in the Western Hemisphere.

Dem megadonor among 400 Jewish Michiganders labeled AIPAC insiders for denouncing El-Sayed’s leftist campaign

Over 400 Michigan Jewish Democrats signed a letter backing Mike Rogers, but former Rep. Andy Levin claims AIPAC is really driving the effort.

Talarico’s ‘proud capitalist’ about-face collides with resurfaced call to ‘dismantle’ capitalism

James Talarico once called capitalism "oppressive" and predicted Texas' fossil fuel industry was "not gonna last" in a 2020 Sierra Club Zoom call.

Canadian PM tells Trump to ‘stop trying to be tough’ in trade fight

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told Americans to "stop trying to be tough" and called U.S. Cabinet secretaries' mockery "beneath their office."

DEI: Shiny new acronym, same old discrimination

Civil rights law was written to end the practice of deciding what people deserve based on the color of their skin.

Congress takes midterm shutdown fight off the table

In today's issue: ▪ House sends funding bill to Trump ▪ Markey coasts to victory over Moulton ▪ U.S. launches new Iran strikes ▪ Postal Service whistleblower issues warning Members of both parties came together Tuesday as the House easily approved a short-term funding measure to keep the government open into December and rule out the possibility...

Trump’s boat strikes are illegal. Does it matter?

An ACLU attorney argues that the Trump administration's boat strikes off the Venezuelan coast are illegal, immoral, and ineffective, citing the deaths of Trinidadian nationals Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo as evidence of the campaign's human cost.

Newsom avoids Georgia, and Ossoff, on southern tour

When California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) kicks off a four-day swing through the South on Wednesday, one key state will be noticeably missing from his itinerary: Georgia.  The state is home to one of the most pivotal Senate contests in November, where Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) is trying to win reelection. In the process of his midterm...

Trump seeks affordability wins down midterm homestretch 

President Trump is taking every available avenue in his effort to appeal to voters on affordability as frustrations over high prices and economic uncertainty show no signs of subsiding nine weeks out from the midterms. Trump met with oil and gas retailers and refineries at the White House as oil prices jumped again amid the...

Lame-duck agenda balloons as Congress punts priorities until after election

GOP lawmakers are punting major fights — including government funding, money for the war with Iran and the extension of expanded surveillance authorities — until after the November election, setting up a bloated lame-duck agenda that will be difficult to get done by Christmas. The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill to fund the...

El-Sayed walks political tightrope in Michigan with Hasan Piker

Abdul El-Sayed is walking a political tightrope in the Michigan Senate race as the Democratic nominee enters the final stretch of his campaign, looking to shore up support among skeptical Jewish voters without outright disavowing controversial left-wing streamer Hasan Piker. El-Sayed has also faced pressure to disavow Piker, who campaigned for El-Sayed during the primary...

A third Trump impeachment looks inevitable, but what kind?

As the final primaries wrap up and we head into the full gale of the general election campaign season, the consensus is that Republicans are all but certain to lose their very narrow House majority. If you ask Nate Silver and his team, they’ll say there’s an 86 percent chance of Democratic control with the...

Russia sanctions bill ‘dead again’ as it hits House roadblocks

The Senate-passed Russia sanctions bill honoring the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has quickly run into roadblocks in the House, facing opposition from Democrats and little urgency from GOP leaders. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) hasn’t signaled any intention to bring the bill to the floor in the lower chamber's first few days back from recess,...

The Memo: Bond market turmoil heightens midterm risks for Trump and GOP

Turbulence in the bond markets, fueled primarily by rising anxiety about government debt, is creating one more headwind for President Trump and the GOP as they move toward challenging midterm elections. Bond yields ticked up again on Tuesday, with the yield on the U.S. Treasury 10-year note hitting its highest point since January 2025.  The...

70 percent of young Americans not proud of where US is heading as nation: Poll

A majority of young Americans don’t have pride in the direction of their country, a newly released poll suggests. In a survey conducted by American University's Sine Institute of Policy & Politics and published Tuesday, 70 percent of respondents — aged 18 to 34 — said they weren't proud of “where America is heading as...

House passes postponement on hemp ban

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare   The Big Story House passes postponement on hemp ban The House on Tuesday passed a short-term government funding bill that will buy the intoxicating hemp industry more time to fight off a looming crackdown on its products. © AP Photo/Markus Schreiber The continuing...

Georgia officer shoots, kills baby donkey ‘HeeHaw’ during missing child search

The Georgia Department of Agriculture is investigating the circumstances surrounding that was shot by an officer.

Vulnerable Democrats vote to denounce socialism amid midterm pressure

Several Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted with Republicans to adopt a resolution that formally denounces socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America. The move reflects increasing pressure on Democrats to respond to the successes of DSA-backed candidates in primaries around the country as Republicans look to make anti-socialism a winning message.   Reps....

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