President Donald Trump has taken a bad situation and made it worse. His recent text messages to the prime minister of Norway about the U.S. administration’s desire to acquire Greenland were extraordinarily uncouth, self-defeating, and, to speak plainly, almost deranged. On Saturday, Trump exchanged text messages with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre about America’s […]
Trump's approval rating average sits at 42% as Republicans face significant midterm challenges, with polling showing erosion among Independents and on key issues.
A federal judge has delivered a significant victory to ICE, refusing to halt the agency's new policy limiting the ability of members of Congress to conduct oversight of migrant processing and detention facilities.
President Trump on Monday declined to say whether he would use force to seize control of Greenland, according to a new interview with NBC News. The president told the outlet that he had "no comment" on the question, as he continues to push for the U.S. to acquire the Arctic territory that’s part of Denmark. ...
It is time — actually, well past time — for members of Congress to hitch up their Big Boy and Girl pants, red as well as blue, to do something about this.
Leading Democrats mourned the loss of acclaimed actor and director Rob Reiner, a longtime advocate for liberal causes, who was found dead alongside his wife Michele in their home in Los Angeles on Sunday. The national figures noted Reiner’s lifelong contributions to film but said his contributions extended far beyond Hollywood. Former President Obama said...
Rob Reiner, the director behind some of the most beloved classics of the 20th century, was found dead along with his wife inside their Brentwood, California, home on Sunday -- both the apparent victims of a homicide, according to police.
The son of Texas A&M University's campus rabbi is among those critically wounded in a mass shooting Sunday at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia.
Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: President Trump responded to several incidents of violence that took place in the U.S. and around the world over the weekend and lamented the lives lost. The instances are unrelated but spurred fears of violence both domestically and internationally. Trump addressed the shootings in...
A string of scandals involving illegal gambling and alleged game rigging in pro sports is getting the attention of lawmakers on Capitol Hill, with some arguing Congress should have a greater role in shoring up the integrity of games and regulating sports betting. The Senate Commerce Committee, chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), was...
Director Rob Reiner and his spouse on Sunday were discovered to be deceased at their home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood, according to local outlet KTLA. KTLA reported that Sunday afternoon local time, Los Angeles Fire Department medical personnel got a call and made their way to the 200 block of South Chadbourne...
A person of interest has been identified following a shooting Saturday at Brown University that least two dead and nine others wounded, according to officials. The shooting has drawn sympathies from prominent figures, including President Trump, Vice President Vance and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). The person of interest was detained overnight, Providence, R.I.,...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) called on Congress to pass legislation addressing expiring subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), regardless of who gets the credit. “Good policy is good politics,” Cassidy told host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.” “Let’s not have a Republican plan or a Democratic plan, let’s have an American...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that “sickening events have become far too normal” following recent shootings, including at Brown University in Rhode Island and in Sydney, Australia. “The Jewish people have been collectively demonized — increasingly so in the last few years — and this tragedy in Sydney shows the abject danger...
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the former chair of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that the Trump administration has not communicated its goals regarding Venezuela to Congress. “The president has not been clear, and he has not certainly been communicating with Congress,” Turner told host Martha Raddatz on ABC News’s “This Week.” Turner added that...
