Democrats unveil new messaging campaign tying President Donald Trump to economic challenges and Republican spending bill, targeting battleground districts to win back voters.
President Trump has battled California Gov. Newsom over wildfires, immigration, environmental rules, and vehicle mandates as the administration targets progressive policies.
Most of the time, being British in the United States is riddled with perks. Americans love our accent, routinely ask if we are friends with King Charles, and assume that our intelligence, honesty, and wit are unrivalled — a view debunked by the mere existence of John Oliver. But every year, as July Fourth approaches, […]
Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare — A key anti-abortion group is pressuring a group of Senate Republicans to back a measure aimed at defunding Planned Parenthood. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Group pressures GOP senators to defund Planned Parenthood The House-passed bill to advance President Trump’s agenda includes...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Conservatives ramp up DOGE push There’s been a growing chorus of complaints made by fiscal hawks in Congress and prominent conservatives outside Capitol Hill in the days since the House’s passage of President Trump’s “one big,...
President Trump could have his political fortunes buoyed by two developments that are not of his own choosing. Within hours on Wednesday night, Elon Musk announced he was departing from his political role, and the Court of International Trade blocked many of the tariffs that Trump had sought to impose in early April. On the...
Comedian Nathan Fielder took a swing at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday over a statement in which the agency pushed back on claims from his HBO show, “The Rehearsal.” During a recent episode of “The Rehearsal,” Fielder points to communication issues between an aircraft’s captain and first officer as appearing “to be the...
🔵 Plus: Democratic generational battle takes shape {beacon} THE WHITE HOUSE ON THURSDAY raged against two federal courts that blocked most of President Trump’s tariffs, urging the Supreme Court to intervene and promising to overturn a decision the administration described as “judicial overreach.” Press secretary Karoline Leavitt read from a lengthy opening statement at...
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s top Democrat is blasting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his decision this week to appoint a new director of the Pentagon’s operational test enterprise and rapidly cut its staff by more than half. Hegseth said his directed reorganization, which would reduce the staff, budget and resources at the Office of...
The New York Times announced Thursday it would partner with Amazon and allow the company to use its content as part of its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. The multiyear licensing agreement will bring Times editorial content to a variety of Amazon customer experiences and "broadens the companies' existing relationship, and will bring additional value to...
Matt Drudge mocked President Trump on Thursday with a headline on his aggregation page, making fun of a new trade on Wall Street in reaction to the president's economic policies. "TACO," as the trade has become known among investors and traders, stands for “Trump always chickens out" and looks to capitalize on the major fluctuations...
A group of 22 young Americans sued the Trump administration over executive orders the plaintiffs say will promote climate change. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Montana and challenges executive orders 14156, 14154 and 14261, which declare a “National Energy Emergency.” The Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and NASA are...
The White House on Thursday said it will fix errors in its “Make America Healthy Again,” or MAHA, report after a news outlet’s investigation found that it cited sources that don’t exist. The report, released last week to much fanfare by the administration, cited hundreds of studies to purportedly find the root causes of chronic...
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) says Democrats should be more open to hearing “legitimate” concerns about transgender students participating in girls and women’s sports, the latest in a recent string of Democrats to break publicly with the party on an issue championed by Republicans. “As a parent of a daughter, I think it’s legitimate that parents...
Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said he thinks "the sky is the limit” for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) when asked whether she could be a contender for president. “I think the sky is the limit for Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez, and she will be making her own decisions about whether she...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has opened an investigation into President Trump’s meme coin dinner that took place last week and asked the White House to disclose the names of the attendees, warning that foreign governments could be attempting to curry favor with the president through cryptocurrency acquisitions. “I write today to demand that you release...
