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Retirees Shouldn’t Get Bigger Raises Than the Workers Who Fund Them

For the sake of fairness and fiscal propriety, cap Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustments at average wage growth.

Parties put Supreme Court on the ballot in contentious midterm battle for control of Congress

They aren't elected, but the nine Supreme Court justices are poised to help sway voters this November in the bitter fight for the Senate majority.

Trump administration declares seven civil rights guidance documents unenforceable

The Department of Justice and the Education Department are withdrawing enforcement reliance on multiple federal civil rights guidance documents covering issues that include racial discrimination in student discipline and affirmative action.

White House ditches courtroom battle over student loan forgiveness program

The Trump administration dropped its legal fight over a student loan forgiveness program that has been popular among a variety of public service employees.

Trump: GOP weighing legal action to remove second Dan Sullivan from Alaska ballot

President Trump said he is concerned that incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan could lose his seat Nov. 3 because another man named Daniel J. Sullivan is also on Alaska's Senate ballot.

‘Who knows?’: Jill Biden responds to theory Joe Biden was drugged before debate

I don't think the lesson here is that Jill Biden should never talk about her husband's presidency. She absolutely has a right to tell her story. But you cannot rewrite history, no matter how many times you try.  

Pentagon says more than 750 US service members wounded in Iran war

The Pentagon said more than 750 U.S. service members have been wounded since the war against Iran began in late February.  The department updated its war casualty database this week with another 50 injured service members. When totals from the Operation Epic Fury rubric are combined with updated figures in the “Overseas Operations” category, the...

Massie, Greene slam Trump’s move to lower beef prices

Two Republicans pushed back on the Trump administration’s Friday decision to temporarily lift certain tariffs on imported ground beef in an effort to bring down prices for American consumers ahead of the midterm elections. President Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Friday morning that he had finalized “a deal to substantially lower the...

Building families shouldn’t be this hard

Grindr CEO George Arison and Sen. John Hickenlooper called for federal and state reforms to make fertility care and family formation more accessible and affordable for all Americans.

ICE begins deporting Haitians who lost temporary protections

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Thursday carried out its first deportation flight to Haiti since the Trump administration terminated deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians earlier this year. The plane, which carried more than 160 people, arrived in the northern Haitian city of Cap-Haïtien, The Associated Press reported. The U.S. has a...

What Trump’s cold shoulder toward South Korea means to our allies

Trump's coupling of his desire to meet the North Korean dictator with the cutback in joint exercises with South Korea sends the wrong message.

Trump temporarily lifts ground beef import tariffs

President Trump announced Friday that the U.S. will pause higher tariffs on ground beef imports for 90 days to lower costs of the meat for consumers. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said the U.S. will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to be imported without an “out-of-quota tariff," or the...

What’s with Trump’s war against the US Navy?

So far, the president has insisted that the Navy go back to using steam, decreed that the Strait of Hormuz will be a U.S. territory, and demanded that new aircraft carriers be redesigned to make them look “better.”

Live updates: Trump campaigns in South Carolina, Vance heads to Ohio

President Trump is set to hit the campaign trail on Friday in an attempt to give Republican Sen. Darline Graham (S.C.) one last boost before the special GOP primary runoff on Tuesday. Graham, a political newcomer who replaced her late brother Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), is going up against Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) for the...

Iran labels new US sanctions ‘unjust’

Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s Parliament, pushed back Friday against “unjust” U.S. economic sanctions placed on the country by the Trump administration earlier this week.  “We must plan for the unjust sanctions so that we can overcome them,” Qalibaf told a group of economic representatives in Baghdad, according to a message shared on...

‘Woke’ by any other name: Stop erasing the terms of our survival

Author Andrea D. Pringle argues that while the term "woke" may be evolving in political discourse, the underlying spirit of Black vigilance and awareness remains essential for addressing systemic injustices.

How the bipartisan data center backlash could reshape politics nationwide

Bipartisan backlash to data centers is spreading nationwide. How could the panicked political response carry lasting consequences? Plus, Democratic socialist Angie Nixon’s upset in the Florida Democratic Senate primary and Sen. Darline Graham’s (R-S.C.) viral debate stumble in South Carolina. Join The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon, and political editor Chris Stirewalt to discuss...

Polls can mislead: Do your own homework before you vote

After big misses from several polls in recent weeks, people are wondering what to believe. 

Whole Hog Politics: A chilly forecast for the Senate GOP from Alaska 

[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Hill Insider members can join us live today at 9 a.m. EDT as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] Elon Musk may succeed in November at repealing Alaska’s nonpartisan primary system. Whether you think that’s a...

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