The Senate voted on Monday to advance a major bipartisan bill that aims to speed up the construction of energy and other infrastructure projects — clearing a key hurdle toward the measure becoming law. The vote was 73-25, teeing up likely Senate passage in the weeks ahead. The bill in question, the Bipartisan American Affordability...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Sunday vowed measures like raising the state minimum wage and protections for abortion following his party locking down the state House and Senate. “We’re going to more than double Pennsylvania‘s minimum wage. Codify abortion rights into our state Constitution. Fund mass transit. Build more housing,” Shapiro said in a...
President Trump on Monday used a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room to attack Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who he called a “stone cold loser” for his effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “He’s a sick, sick guy. There’s something wrong with him, actually. Now he’s after Pete Hegseth. He doesn’t like...
It has been nearly a week since the 2026 midterm elections delivered Democrats one of the biggest House majorities in decades — but some races have yet to be projected. While the outstanding 18 House races' results won’t make or break the majority, both parties are hoping to squeeze as many seats as they can...
The family of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk said Monday it was “deeply disturbing” that the murder trial of his accused killer, Tyler Robinson, will not begin until summer of 2028 — nearly three years after Kirk’s death. A Utah judge ruled Monday that the murder trial for Robinson, the 23-year-old man accused of fatally...
Dana White, president and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship, stopped by the press briefing room Monday, participating in an impromptu press conference with President Trump. The visit comes after Trump posted a Truth Social post over the weekend offering White the press secretary position. He told reporters on Sunday that he was actually joking. White...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Wyden says 'lot of interest' in raising Social Security cap Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden (Ore.) said Monday that lawmakers have "a lot" of interest in raising the Social Security payroll tax cap to shore up the...
President Trump on Monday said he would not approve new wind turbines despite his support for a permitting reform bill that seeks to ease the passage of all forms of energy, including wind. Trump told reporters during a press briefing Monday that he was “behind” the bipartisan Senate legislation “100 percent.” But, asked if he...
Senate Republicans returning to the Capitol on Monday are furious with President Trump, whom they blame for last week's big losses in Senate and House races. The anger is raising the chances that the party could pivot away from the lame-duck president in the lead-up to the 2028 presidential election, say GOP aides and strategists....
Elon Musk poured millions of dollars into boosting Republicans in the midterm elections, but the tech mogul's vast wealth was no match for the blue wave that battered the GOP on Tuesday night. Despite spending more than $442 million this cycle — a massive sum that eclipsed his support for President Trump in the 2024 election — Republicans...
A dominant performance by Democrats in last week's midterm elections is expected to severely slow the progress of — if not entirely kill off — congressional efforts to regulate the big business of college sports. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), who is expected to become the first Black Speaker in January, has backed the...
Democrats charting America’s foreign policy in the next Congress are charged with answering Americans’ demands to bring down soaring prices linked to the war in Iran and President Trump’s tariffs. At the same time, they’re focused on reversing what they view as Trump’s destructive policies: gutting America’s diplomatic corps, slashing foreign assistance and freewheeling spending...
