President Donald Trump’s controversial demands for the Postal Service to overhaul and monitor millions of mail ballots hit another snag on Friday, when North Carolina became the first state...
When it comes to helping young women facing unexpected pregnancies, politicians should avoid getting themselves on the wrong side of yet another 80/20 issue.
In today’s issue: President Trump returned to an issue that helped him win the White House twice when he offered on Monday to pay migrants who lack legal status a chance to exit the U.S. of their own volition. Washington also is discussing with far-flung nations, including Rwanda, whether their governments will accept migrants deported...
The fight over a key internet protection for children is ramping up in Washington, where Big Tech companies are pinning the responsibility on each other as lawmakers push for stricter requirements. After months of action in the states, age verification legislation made its way to Congress last week, when Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep....
Fewer than half of Americans believe federal health agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can do key parts of their job, like ensuring new vaccines are safe, new poll findings show. Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, 42 percent of...
Former Vice President Pence warned of a “price shock” and other consequences of President Trump’s new tariff policy in an interview that aired Monday on CNN. “I do have a concern that when the so-called 90-day pause comes off, that even the administration has conceded that there may be a price shock in the economy...
A federal judge ordered the North Carolina Board of Elections on Monday to certify the results of the state's Supreme Court election, giving Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs the upper hand in the still-contested race. Chief U.S. District Judge Richard E. Myers ruled Monday that the state board must certify the results of the November...
Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) is “seriously considering” a run for Ohio governor, his communications adviser told The Hill on Monday. Dennis Willard said that different people have approached Ryan about running for governor, with some telling him “that they're dissatisfied with the direction the country’s going.” Willard said Ryan wants to spend time talking...
Former Vice President Harris made her debut at the Met Gala this year alongside former first gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vogue reported Monday. Harris’s Met Gala look selection was custom-made by the clothing brand Off-White. A photo featured in Vogue's reporting on Harris’s attendance at the event shows the former vice president in a floor-length dress...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Monday said she will not run for the top Democratic spot on the House Oversight Committee, passing on the opportunity as Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), the current ranking member of the panel, prepares to step down from the post. Ocasio-Cortez, who was seen as a potential successor to Connolly, suggested...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Monday that President Trump’s base is furious with Congress but not the president himself. Last week, Greene said in a post on the social platform X that “the base is not happy,” noting the Ukraine minerals deal and talks with Iran, among other subjects. “I represent the base and...
