News

‘Fiesta Mexicana’: El-Sayed campaign plans festive 9/11 while remembrance is missing from public schedule

Abdul El-Sayed's campaign scheduled county fair and Fiesta Mexicana events on 9/11's 25th anniversary, raising questions about the Michigan Senate race.

Comer indicates McConnell staffers aiming for lawmaker to return to Senate later this month

Rep. James Comer indicated that he has spoken with McConnell staffers who indicated they are aiming for the senator will return later this month.

Non-citizen police officers approved after Dem says ICE ‘invasion’ ‘sends a message’

Danbury, Connecticut's city council voted 18-2 to let non-citizen immigrants and DACA recipients serve as police officers amid ongoing ICE raids.

Trump wants the Postal Service to radically overhaul mail voting. But ballots are already going out.

President Donald Trump’s controversial demands for the Postal Service to overhaul and monitor millions...

Judge Rakoff and the Reference Manual

It’s natural to think oneself on the side of the angels.

New Jersey Democrats brace for nail-biter with governor’s primary

The Democratic primary for the New Jersey governor’s race is a jump ball just more than a month before voters head to the polls.  Public polling of the race has been sparse, but the available public and internal surveys have shown Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) with a small lead over the other five candidates running....

Bolton: Rubio’s ‘absolutely bizarre’ dual role could make Trump look bad

Former national security adviser John Bolton characterized Marco Rubio's new dual role as secretary of state and national security adviser as “absolutely bizarre," suggesting during an interview that it could make President Trump look bad.  “An organized White House would announce the successor immediately. And the fact that they didn't have a successor showed they...

Trump on if US will enter a recession: ‘Anything can happen’

President Trump weighed in on whether the U.S. will enter a recession, saying during an interview that “anything can happen,” but argued country’s economic state will be “OK” in the long-term.  Trump, during an interview with NBC’s “Meet The Press” that will air in full on Sunday, first dismissed concerns about the nation entering a...

Trump’s budget is here; GOP defense hawks aren’t happy

{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story  Trump's budget is here; GOP defense hawks aren't happy Prominent defense hawks on Capitol Hill on Friday slammed President Trump’s 2026 budget request as inadequate, amid growing threats from China, Russia and other adversaries. ©...

Vance, Rubio blast Germany for labeling far-right party as ‘extremist’

Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasted Germany’s government for labeling the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party as an “extremist” political group. “Germany just gave its spy agency new powers to surveil the opposition. That’s not democracy—it’s tyranny in disguise. What is truly extremist is not the popular AfD—which took second...

What Trump wants to cut

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story  The programs on Trump's chopping block President Trump's budget request proposed eliminating or zeroing out funding for dozens of federal programs. © The Associated Press The Trump administration cited multiple reasons the programs made the chopping block,...

Judge rules Trump’s order targeting Perkins Coie is unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled on Friday evening that President Trump’s March executive order targeting Perkins Coie is unconstitutional and ordered the government to abstain from enforcing the action. U.S. District Beryl Howell blocked the order against the elite law firm, arguing the president’s measure was in breach of several provisions of the Constitution. “No American...

Most Americans support some form of foreign aid: Survey

Most Americans are supportive of several forms of foreign aid, but there’s less backing for supplying military aid or giving funds for cultural activities in other countries, according a survey released Thursday.  The new Pew Research Center poll found that most U.S. adults surveyed said they support the government providing medicine and medical supplies, 83...

Musk’s White House evolution

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  The evolution of Musk's White House role  Elon Musk’s first 100 days in the White House were filled with twists and turns as the world’s richest person became one of the most influential and contentious figures in Washington in a matter of weeks. © Jose Luis Magana, Associated Press...

Maine, Trump admin settle lawsuit over frozen funds after transgender athlete battle

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced Friday that the state has reached a settlement with the Trump administration after the federal government took away funding to Maine’s schools over its transgender athlete policies. “It’s unfortunate that my office had to resort to federal court just to get USDA to comply with the law and its...

Budget would slash HHS, NIH funding

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump's budget proposes deep cuts to HHS President Trump’s “skinny budget” request for fiscal year 2026 includes massive cuts to federal health agencies, including a quarter of the Department of Health and Human Services’(HHS) discretionary budget, the White...

White House unveils budget request with deep cuts: 5 things to know

The White House on Friday called for significant cuts to nondefense programs as part of President Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget request, while proposing to beef up funding for defense and the president’s border priorities. The so-called skinny budget is not as detailed as usual presidential budget requests, which is not uncommon for a president's first-year...

About half of Americans say the economy is Trump’s responsibility: Survey

Nearly half of Americans said the current condition of the U.S. economy is President Trump’s responsibility rather than his predecessor former President Biden, according to a new survey that was published on Friday.  The Gallup poll found that 46 percent of adults said that Trump is responsible for the current state of the nation’s economy,...

Trump is tanking with Ohio independents — a new poll shows why

President Trump is underwater among Ohio independents in a new poll.

- A word from our sponsors -

spot_img
HomeNews