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Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain's Reform UK Party, regained his seat in Parliament on Thursday, following a special election full of fringe candidates. Farage, an ally of President Trump, came out ahead with 63 percent of the vote, according to The Associated Press. Count Binface was in second place with 27 percent. Turnout for...

Rather than appeasing the socialist fringe, Democrats should do three things to prevent them from sabotaging the party’s comeback.

The rift between the progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic Party has grown into an existential crisis. Plus, the hosts explore the double standard when it comes to presidents using the press as decoys. Join The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon, and political editor Chris Stirewalt to discuss the latest...

[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Hill Insider members can join us live today at 9 a.m. ET as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] As far as battles “for the soul of the Democratic Party” go, the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary seems like kind of an odd choice....

The U.S. Treasury is mainly concerned about a weak yen boosting Treasury yields, and it has shown little regard for the European Central Bank.

The war powers resolution currently waiting for action in the Senate is perhaps lawmakers’ best chance to bring this slow-motion disaster to a halt.

In today's issue: ▪ A bad year to be an incumbent ▪ New aircraft carrier heads to Middle East ▪ Kennedy Center reapproves closure ▪ Daylight saving time bill hits Senate roadblock House incumbents have fared historically poorly in the 2026 primaries — and the midterm cycle is not over yet. Ten House members have...

The pollsters' mistake was a saving grace for the establishment.

Republicans are increasingly training their fire on democratic socialists and Democratic Party’s progressive wing as they search for a winning message heading into the midterms, amid President Trump’s low approval rating and growing voter frustration over the cost of living. Republicans argue that recent victories by candidates they describe as “insurgent”  would pull the country too far to the left....

President Trump is renewing pressure on Senate Republicans to pass a House-approved bill to make daylight saving time permanent, but the effort is running into stiff opposition from GOP senators whose states would be plunged into early-morning darkness during the winter. Trump, in a Wednesday post on Truth Social, said “people are sick and tired...

A Nevada judge on Thursday dismissed criminal charges against six Republicans accused of falsely declaring President Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election, dealing a major blow to the state’s efforts to prosecute “fake electors.” Clark County District Judge Mary Kay Holthus found that there was not enough evidence to prove that the...

The Interior Department is investigating a case of vandalism at the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. after finding brightly colored graffiti and soap bubbles filling its fountain. A spokesperson for the department said the U.S. Park Police were on the scene and investigating, blaming vandals for neon orange, pink and green graffiti sprawled...

The White House accused China of routing billions of dollars of goods through other countries to avoid President Trump’s 2018 tariffs, costing the U.S. billions of dollars in lost revenue, according to a new report released Thursday. The report, titled “The Great Transshipment Scam,” found more than 40 countries, ranging from Mexico to Israel, involved...

President Trump ordered the U.S. Navy on Thursday to remove the electromagnetic catapult system on aircraft carriers to launch fighter planes and revert back to using catapult systems, a move that officials and experts argue would raise costs in the process. The president directed the service to have Ford-class aircraft carriers, such as the Doris...