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National Education Association Pushes Racial Justice-Centered Bargaining Campaigns to Combat ‘Far-Right Politicians’

Bargaining campaigns ‘must dismantle white supremacy, and ensure that bigotry and discrimination’ are not part of the association or curricula, the NEA says.

Pro-Life Pregnancy Help Centers Provided Goods and Services Worth $452 Million in 2024

In the post-Dobbs era, the centers have expanded their efforts.

Ranked-Choice Voting Proposal at DNC Expected to Face Strong Pushback: Progressive ‘Pipe Dream’

Widespread adoption of ranked-choice voting would require support from the party’s Rules and Bylaws...

The James Comey and Letitia James Cases Go Away, for Now

Comey’s pending motions could be key.

What Next on Comey Prosecution?

Now that the Comey indictment has been dismissed, I expect that Attorney General Bondi...

Trump admin sues to block California’s ICE mask ban

The Trump administration filed a lawsuit against the state of California on Monday, alleging its law banning federal immigration officers from wearing face masks is unconstitutional. The lawsuit, filed in the Central District of California against California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D), says that the state does not have...

Trump touts economy: ‘You’re so damn lucky’

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump touts economy at McDonald's conference President Trump told attendees at the McDonald’s Impact Summit on Monday that they are “so damn lucky” he won the 2024 presidential election, arguing the economy would have been a...

House advances resolution to condemn Rep. Chuy García for timing of his retirement announcement

The House advanced a resolution on Monday brought forth by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) condemning Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García (D-Ill.) for the controversial timing of his retirement announcement, which ensured his chief of staff would be the only candidate on the Democratic primary ballot in the race to succeed him. The motion to table...

Granddaughter of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ author criticizes DHS using book name in Charlotte operation

Martha White, the granddaughter of “Charlotte’s Web” author E.B. White, slammed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for using the novel’s name to refer to its Charlotte, N.C., immigration enforcement operation. The Trump administration has called the endeavor “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” “He believed in the rule of law and due process,” Martha White said in...

Trump on economy: ‘You’re so damn lucky I won’

President Trump told attendees at the McDonald’s Impact Summit on Monday that they are “so damn lucky” he won the 2024 presidential election, arguing the economy would have been a "catastrophe" under former Vice President Kamala Harris.  “Welfare was going up. Everything was going up. Government jobs were going up, real jobs were going down,”...

The Memo: MAGA tensions are backdrop for Trump’s surprise Epstein U-turn

President Trump’s abrupt U-turn on the Epstein files looks like an effort to take the sting out of an imminent defeat on Capitol Hill. But the Epstein matter is just one of several issues that have caused discontent among Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) base in recent months, feeding questions about whether the president’s...

Trump DOJ’s James Comey case faces widening judicial backlash

The Justice Department’s prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey is facing death by a thousand procedural errors. Federal judges overseeing the criminal case have increasingly raised concerns about the department's efforts to investigate and indict the adversary of President Trump, from the evidence presented to grand jurors to the prosecutor who made the government’s case. ...

Trump proposes to narrow water regulations

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump proposes to narrow Clean Water Act protections The Trump administration is proposing to narrow which bodies of water qualify for Clean Water Act protections. © Adobe Stock The administration proposed a new definition for what counts as a “water of the United States”...

Medicare Part B premiums are rising. So are private health insurance costs. 

Presented by the American Association for Cancer Research — People are going to be paying more for health insurance next year. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story  Medicare Part B premiums are rising. So are private health insurance costs.  Americans are going to be paying more for health insurance next year. As rising...

GOP clashes over phone records

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Republicans clash over phone records provision Republicans are at odds over an effort to unwind a provision tucked into the bill to reopen the government that would allow senators to sue if they aren’t notified when federal law enforcement seeks their phone records. © Greg Nash The provision...

NIH funding cuts have impacted over 74,000 people enrolled in trials: Report

More than 74,000 people have had their lives disrupted by Trump administration cuts to clinical trials supported by the National Institutes of Health, according to a new report released Monday.   From the end of February to August, the administration’s unprecedented broadside against NIH resulted in funding losses for 383 clinical trials, new research published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine found. The cuts impacted trials disproportionately studying...

John Bolton: Trump ‘put the gun on the table’ with Maduro

Former national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that President Trump “put the gun on the table” with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro amid tensions between the two countries. “I mean, do you think these boat strikes are stopping the flow of drugs to the United States, for one, and do you think they are doing...

Watch live: Trump speaks at McDonald’s Impact Summit

President Trump is planning to deliver a speech focused on his efforts around affordability at the McDonald's Impact Summit Monday evening. The audience will include McDonald's owners, operators and suppliers gathered in Washington, D.C. It comes as Trump has said Republicans need to focus more on messaging their efforts to bring down the cost of...

What’s next for EVs after the expiration of the tax credit?

(TestMiles) - The future of electric vehicle adoption shifts now that the $7,500 tax credit is gone; affordable models, tech pivots, and new market dynamics emerge. Why does this matter right now? On September 30, 2025, the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles vanished. No fanfare, no final countdown. For the EV industry, this is...

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