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Fragile relationship with House GOP has Senate Republicans warning ‘something needs to change’

Senate Republicans say communication with the House GOP must improve as they prepare to fund ICE and Border Patrol through budget reconciliation.

How Democrats’ rage over Virginia gerrymander exposes their larger contempt for democracy

Virginia Democrats are doing an unwitting service to the whole country — by revealing...

Bipartisan lawmakers push for ICE training on recognizing tribal IDs following stops of Native Americans

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to undergo training to recognize tribal IDs following reports of Native Americans being wrongly detained by immigration enforcement. New legislation from Reps. Sharice Davids (D-Kansas), Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) and Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) would require...

From Nebraska to West Virginia to New Jersey: Primary clashes set stage for fierce midterm fight

Tuesday's primaries in Nebraska, West Virginia and New Jersey set the stage for 2026 midterm battles over control of Congress and key state offices.

AOC-backed $30 minimum wage plan could backfire in unexpected ways, experts warn

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's push for a $30 minimum wage draws opposition from economists who warn it could cost jobs and increase prices.

McCabe: ‘Fascinating’ WHCA dinner shooting suspect ‘made no effort whatsoever’ to cover tracks

Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Tuesday said it was “fascinating” to him that the suspect accused of targeting Trump administration officials at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner over the weekend appeared to make “no effort whatsoever to cover his tracks.” Cole Allen, 31, was charged with attempting to assassinate President...

Are Democrats winning elections but losing the narrative? Join the live discussion

Democrats are winning races — and even redistricting battles — but some in the party worry they’re not yet winning the argument. Join The Hill's Amie Parnes and Editor in Chief Ian Swanson for a discussion Tuesday afternoon on Democrats' messaging and political fallout from the shooting Saturday night at the White House Correspondents' Association...

Aiding the abduction of Ukrainian children must come with consequences

It’s time for lower-level government officials and executives at Russian companies that aid and abet child abductions to face consequences.

Talarico leads Cornyn, Paxton in Texas Senate race, new poll shows

James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, is leading both of his potential Republican opponents in hypothetical head-to-head match-ups ahead of the general election, according to a new poll. In the Texas Public Opinion Research survey, conducted in mid-April, likely general election voters in the Lone Star State say they would back...

Watch live: Trump, first lady welcome King Charles III, Queen Camilla

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcome King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the White House on Tuesday morning. Watch the welcome ceremony live here.

Live updates: Trumps welcome British royals; GOP wrestles over DHS funding, FISA

The funding battle over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is front and center on Capitol Hill after Saturday's shooting at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner. The third assassination attempt on Trump has completely upended the political calculus amid a looming pay freeze for DHS employees. And it has Republicans pushing for the...

Trump is stepping carefully into the weeds of marijuana legalization 

He described marijuana as a "very complicated subject" and noted that he had concerns about its broader impact.

Senate Republican on Trump ballroom push: ‘We have $39 trillion of debt’

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is pushing back on a proposal to spend as much as $400 million in taxpayer money to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House, arguing that Congress needs to rein in its deficit spending at a time of historically high national debt. Scott told NBC News on Monday evening that...

The Movement: Where the GOP-labor relationship goes after Chavez-DeRemer’s exit

Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s exit as Labor secretary last week amid a wave of misconduct allegations is raising questions about the fledgling coalition between Republicans and labor. The next moves from the administration and from Republicans more broadly will determine whether the political alliance and appeal to union workers that boosted President Trump in 2024 has fizzled out, or...

Madness: Claims the shooting was staged expose a conspiracy theory crisis

What happened on Saturday was no conspiracy. It was a potential tragedy fueled by a cultural fixation on conspiracy theories and prevented by the quick actions of the Secret Service. 

Kimmel: ‘Widow’ joke was based on Trump age, not ‘call to assassination’

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is pushing back after President Trump and first lady Melania Trump demanded he be fired over an “expectant widow” joke made days before the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) Dinner. The comedian clarified that the quip was about their age difference, not a call to violence. “It was a very light...

Royalty still has a special quality

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are undertaking the first state visit to the United States by a British monarch in nearly 20 years, in a time of political tension between the two countries, and the visit is seen as an important tool of diplomacy to improve relations.

US-UK friction forms backdrop to King’s speech

In today’s issue: Tensions between the U.S. and the United Kingdom are simmering as King Charles III prepares to address Congress today, from President Trump’s frustrations toward NATO amid the Iran war to tumult in bilateral trade. Eyes will be on how the king seeks to alleviate these strains, and how much — directly or...

Mark Zuckerberg could do more to stop online child sexual abuse, but he doesn’t 

Until Zuckerberg changes his priorities, children will be abused on his platforms.

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