Sen. John Cornyn meets with Sen.-elect James Talarico in Texas and D.C. after the Democrat's massive win against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a U.S. Senate contest.
Ready for AOC launched a nationwide signature drive urging Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2028 as DSA allies eye a socialist nominee.
The family of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk said Monday it was “deeply disturbing” that the murder trial of his accused killer, Tyler Robinson, will not begin until summer of 2028 — nearly three years after Kirk’s death. A Utah judge ruled Monday that the murder trial for Robinson, the 23-year-old man accused of fatally...
Dana White, president and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship, stopped by the press briefing room Monday, participating in an impromptu press conference with President Trump. The visit comes after Trump posted a Truth Social post over the weekend offering White the press secretary position. He told reporters on Sunday that he was actually joking. White...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Wyden says 'lot of interest' in raising Social Security cap Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden (Ore.) said Monday that lawmakers have "a lot" of interest in raising the Social Security payroll tax cap to shore up the...
President Trump on Monday said he would not approve new wind turbines despite his support for a permitting reform bill that seeks to ease the passage of all forms of energy, including wind. Trump told reporters during a press briefing Monday that he was “behind” the bipartisan Senate legislation “100 percent.” But, asked if he...
Senate Republicans returning to the Capitol on Monday are furious with President Trump, whom they blame for last week's big losses in Senate and House races. The anger is raising the chances that the party could pivot away from the lame-duck president in the lead-up to the 2028 presidential election, say GOP aides and strategists....
Elon Musk poured millions of dollars into boosting Republicans in the midterm elections, but the tech mogul's vast wealth was no match for the blue wave that battered the GOP on Tuesday night. Despite spending more than $442 million this cycle — a massive sum that eclipsed his support for President Trump in the 2024 election — Republicans...
A dominant performance by Democrats in last week's midterm elections is expected to severely slow the progress of — if not entirely kill off — congressional efforts to regulate the big business of college sports. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), who is expected to become the first Black Speaker in January, has backed the...
Democrats charting America’s foreign policy in the next Congress are charged with answering Americans’ demands to bring down soaring prices linked to the war in Iran and President Trump’s tariffs. At the same time, they’re focused on reversing what they view as Trump’s destructive policies: gutting America’s diplomatic corps, slashing foreign assistance and freewheeling spending...
The AI safety community is feeling optimistic after the Democrats’ midterms sweep elected several candidates promising stricter regulations on the technology. After years of stalled AI regulation in Congress, advocates for stricter guardrails on the technology are hopeful the new class of House and Senate members could turn the tide in their favor. While AI...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is flying high following a midterm landslide that gives Democrats a huge majority next year and makes him a shoo-in for the Speakership. But first, he’s facing some tough choices in the lame-duck session. Congress returns to Washington this week with several high-profile topics on the docket that are...
Historic Republican losses on Tuesday have blurred the picture of the party’s presidential field about 15 months before the GOP primaries begin. Vice President Vance’s path to succeeding President Trump has become rockier, while figures including outgoing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R), both former presidential candidates, are quickly carving out...
Erika Kirk, the widow of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, condemned comedians and political commentators for joking about political violence after Dave Chappelle said during a stand-up performance that he had been in a “good mood” since her husband’s assassination. “To see leftist podcasters, comedians, and commentators laugh about political assassination as though it’s...
