The House is back in session this week after a monthlong August recess, with lawmakers aiming to avert a government shutdown before funding expires Sept. 30 amid the 2026 election season. The biggest item on the agenda will be a Senate-passed stopgap measure, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), that would keep the government...
The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) first-of-its-kind midterm convention has been cloaked in mystery until a few weeks ago. Details are finally emerging about what’s expected to be a two-day pep rally to bolster hype and encourage Republicans to get out the vote in November amid President Trump’s shrinking approval rate. But some Republicans are quietly...
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Sunday slammed right-wing influencer Laura Loomer's remarks posted on social media, condemning them as President Trump's "new MAGA and Republican Party." Greene reacted to an inflammatory post shared by Loomer on the social platform X directed at Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon (D), who is running for Senate....
President Trump said Sunday he does not want U.S. businesses to import Canadian goods amid continued tariff tensions between the two countries. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said his tariffs “revived, and indeed saved” the American automobile industry, pointing to profits made by Ford, General Motors and other U.S. car companies during his...
Airlines for America CEO Chris Sununu on Sunday said the price of plane tickets will stabilize amid high jet fuel prices that have spiked in the six months since the Iran war began. "People realize that demand is high," Sununu told "The Hill Sunday" host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation, The Hill's sister network. "I don't...
Rep. John James (R-Mich.), who is running for governor in his state, on Sunday called upcoming Michigan elections “ground zero for this republic." “We need to make sure that we stop socialism and that we save the state of Michigan, because if we don't do it here, it's going to go to the rest of...
President Trump said Sunday the U.S. will “fill up” the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) as a result of the oil deal his administration reached with the Venezuelan government. “One of the things I am going to do with the Venezuelan Oil is fill up the Strategic National Reserves,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding the...
Rep. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said Ukraine requires “more air defense” in its war against Russia. “[Russian President Vladimir] Putin is a mob thug. He understands only force and strength. And so, to send the CIA director, as President Biden did, Director Burns, to warn or try to persuade Putin with words, actions speak louder than...
White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday said federal immigration enforcement authorities "get them out quick" after officials detained and swiftly deported far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos last week. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) previously stated that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained the British national after he overstayed his visa. He was issued...
While federal legislation like the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act provides some relief, experts argue that local efforts to revitalize existing buildings and improve housing quality offer broader benefits for the economy, public health, community stability, and the environment.
Sen. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Sunday said he supports Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) after he apologized for comments he made following an attack on a Detroit-area synagogue earlier this year, with the South Carolina senator adding that "all of us deserve second chances." El-Sayed told the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus at the state...
Sen. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Sunday called for an expansion of the Supreme Court's nine justices to 13, calling that increase a "pretty good number." "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker asked Clyburn if he agreed with former Vice President Kamala Harris's request for court expansion in an interview. "Yes, I do," the South Carolina...
