Nuking the filibuster is unprincipled, but it also makes little political sense: Donald Trump would be doing Democrats a huge favor by greasing the wheels for exploiting fleeting one-party...
The Trump administration is considering eliminating the Office of Special Education Programs, which could have devastating consequences for the 6.6 million children with disabilities who receive special education services nationwide.
The New York Times published a project Friday outlining what its editorial board argued is an alarming shift toward authoritarianism by President Trump during the first 10 months of his second administration. "The clearest sign that a democracy has died is that a leader and his party make it impossible for their opponents to win...
NASA and Lockheed Martin debuted their first test run of a low-volume supersonic jet that’s expected to allow air passengers to travel faster than the speed of sound. The X-59 aircraft soared Tuesday from Lockheed Martin’s facility in Palmdale, Calif., to NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Kern County, Calif. The plane, after departing, makes...
President Trump said late Thursday that the Senate should get rid of the filibuster so it could pass the government funding bill with a simple majority. “It is now time for the Republicans to play their ‘TRUMP CARD,’ and go for what is called the Nuclear Option — Get rid of the Filibuster, and get...
New research from UC San Diego found that cannabis use among youth may be responsible for 13% of new cases of regular tobacco use in the US, suggesting that cannabis use should be considered a major risk factor for later tobacco addiction.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday told China’s defense minister that the U.S. will “stoutly defend its interests” in the Indo-Pacific region. Hegseth said emphasized “the importance of maintaining a balance of power” in the region in his discussions with Chinese admiral Dong Jun, which took place on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast...
Zohran Mamdani is not a serious person. How do we know? Because, with just a few days to go before Election Day, he has not expressed his views on New York City ballot proposals two through four, which strike at the heart of the “affordability crisis” he pretends is central to his campaign. I say “pretends”...
We live in a 24-hour news cycle, where every hour of silence becomes its own story, every delay spawns a thousand hot takes, and every vacuum gets filled.
On Tuesday, the first act in the story of Donald Trump’s remarkable political resurrection comes to a close. The statewide contests in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as some other races around the country, put us at the one-year mark since Trump’s 2024 victory and give us the first straight-up contest between the parties...
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ SNAP deadline imminent ▪ Trump draws questions with nuclear test move ▪ Dems’ redistricting response progresses ▪ Prince Andrew to lose royal title Tensions are rising in both parties as more than 40 million low-income Americans are poised to go without grocery assistance starting...
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on Thursday said the city will fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the separate program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for the month of November amid the government shutdown. “We know that SNAP and WIC play a critical role in helping thousands of Washingtonians, and millions of Americans,...
