Five pivotal moments shaped 2025 off-year elections: Democratic gains, affordability crisis, Virginia scandal, redistricting battles and NYC political shift.
California‘s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office released its fiscal outlook for the 2026-2027 budget cycle, forecasting an $18 billion deficit that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and the legislature’s Democratic super-majority will have to balance by June 15. This is the fourth year in a row California has posted a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall, and the LAO predicted […]
President Trump said Thursday he was cutting off trade negotiations with Canada, citing an ad campaign that used former President Ronald Reagan’s warnings about the long-term risks of tariffs amid the trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada. Trump in a post on Truth Social accused Canada of using the ad to “interfere” with a pending Supreme...
President Trump on Thursday dismissed the need to ask Congress for a declaration of war as the U.S. military continuously launches strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. “I don’t think we’re going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war,” Trump told reporters. “I think we're just going to kill people...
The Trump administration’s plan to boost beef imports from Argentina has caused uncertainty for domestic farmers and ranchers. The president, citing rising meat prices, told reporters on Air Force One Sunday that the country may increase Argentine beef imports. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average per pound price of ground beef slightly...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied his state’s appeal for federal disaster relief for flooding in May. Moore, in a Thursday release, called the move “deeply frustrating” and said it “leaves Marylanders on their own.” “FEMA has a responsibility to weigh the merits of each emergency request objectively,”...
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller called out Robert De Niro on Wednesday and derided the award-winning actor during a Fox News interview. Miller, who appeared on "Hannity," referred to "The Godfather Part II" actor as "a sad, bitter, broken old man who is mostly enraged because he has not made a movie...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security The Big Story Funds lacking for next troop paycheck as deadline looms Senate Democrats on Thursday sank a vote on a bill to pay active-duty military personnel and others during the shutdown, meaning U.S. forces may not receive their Oct. 31 paycheck....
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Idaho a precursor in continuing ACA debacle While the battle over the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits is stalemated in Congress, Idahoans are the canary in the coalmine for the rest of the country for how...
A new survey from the Pew Research Center found that a clear majority of respondents believe political violence in the U.S. is increasing. The poll, released Thursday, found that 85 percent of respondents believe that politically motivated violence is on the rise, including 86 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning respondents and 85 percent of Democrats...
Senators are hoping to seize the momentum as President Trump goes on the offensive against Russian President Vladimir Putin, though Republicans remain cautious about getting ahead of the commander in chief. Trump’s announcement Wednesday evening that he was, for the first time, imposing sanctions on Russia was welcomed by Kyiv and its supporters, signalling that...
The Pentagon revamped its press corps last week by welcoming a host of new outlets to cover national security after they agreed to adhere to unprecedented protocols that prevent them from reporting on information that has not been cleared by Defense Department officials. The policy was first announced in late September and implemented earlier this...
