New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) asked Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on the “ultra-wealthy,” citing a "significant chasm" in the city's $5.4 billion deficit. During a preliminary budget proposal announcement on Tuesday, Mamdani laid out two different “paths” the city could take to address the deficit concerns. The first and “most sustainable and...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said on Tuesday that he would “rather eat glass” than replace gubernatorial candidate Amy Klobuchar’s (D-Minn.) in her U.S. Senate seat if she is elected. The lighthearted moment occurred when the governor took a question on the way to the podium at a press conference on Tuesday. “The context was...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Monday said she went to the annual Munich Security Conference "not because I'm running for president," amid speculation that she could pursue the 2028 Democratic nomination. Ocasio-Cortez, while speaking on the phone with The New York Times, recalled a reporter asking her if Munich is "'the new New Hampshire?’ And...
Anderson Cooper on Monday said he is leaving his role as a correspondent on CBS's "60 Minutes" after 20 years, amid massive changes at the network's news division. Cooper, however, will remain in his role as a CNN anchor. "Being a correspondent at ‘60 Minutes’ has been one of the great honors of my career,"...
The conservative activist class has grown disenchanted with tax cuts, putting them at odds with Republicans who are still trying to make the cuts in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” the cornerstone of their midterm messaging campaign. Scott Pressler, a conservative organizer with millions of followers, delivered that message bluntly in comments to GOP...
Six House Republicans voted with Democrats to repeal President Trump's tariffs against Canada, reasserting the Constitution's provision that the power to impose taxes belongs to Congress and challenging Trump's false claim that foreign countries pay the tariffs.
Congress, in a rare bipartisan effort, has reaffirmed America’s commitment as a generous donor abroad. The recently passed National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 allocates roughly $50 billion in base funding. That’s less than prior levels but far exceeds the deepest cuts proposed by the White House. The result underscores that...
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Jesse Jackson dies at 84 ▪ Next round of Iran nuclear talks ▪ FBI won’t share evidence in Pretti investigation ▪ AOC stumbles on foreign policy U.S. and Iranian officials are set to meet for a second round of talks on Iran’s...
Celebrated civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson died early Tuesday, his family said in a statement, after battling the neurodegenerative disorder Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). He was 84 years old. "Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Monday said President Trump was at fault for the Potomac waste spill, which now appears to be the largest in U.S. history, following scrutiny from the White House leader. "The President has his facts wrong—again. Since the last century, the federal government has been responsible for the Potomac Interceptor,...
President Trump on Monday said the United States and Cuba are talking as the island faces crippling circumstances in the midst of a White House-imposed oil blockade. “Cuba is right now a failed nation, and they don't even have jet fuel to get for airplanes to take off. They're clogging up their runway,” Trump told...
