The House voted Thursday to censure Rep. Al Green, D-Tex., for interrupting President Trump's Joint Address to Congress – but some of his colleagues think they should go further.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued an unequivocal defense of Ukraine on Wednesday amid an escalating feud between the leader of the war-torn country and President Trump. In video remarks posted to social media, Trudeau made clear that “Canada and our allies” are united in support of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and against Russian President...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said President Trump is helping to achieve former Soviet Union dictator Joseph Stalin’s dream with his recent actions surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war. Emanuel joined Tuesday’s “Hooks on Tap” podcast with Democratic strategists David Axelrod and Mike Murphy to discuss Trump’s handling of peace talks and the concern spreading...
President Trump is roiling the politics of his native city — and the drama isn’t over yet. A federal judge on Wednesday reserved judgment on whether he would accede to a massively controversial request from Trump’s Justice Department to halt the criminal prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D). The deal with Adams...
The Trump administration has issued a stop-work order to a firm that provides legal representation to thousands of unaccompanied migrant children. In a memo, obtained by The Hill, the Department of the Interior informed the Acacia Center for Justice that “the Government hereby directs your firm to stop all work associated with the scope of...
Three key House moderates told The Hill on Wednesday that they are still not on board with the chamber’s budget resolution, even after President Trump endorsed it earlier in the day. Reps. David Valadao (R-Calif.), Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said they still have concerns about potential cuts to Medicaid, which some GOP...
President Trump said Wednesday he will meet with Democrats next week for lunch, though it was not immediately clear who would be invited. "They’re the party of some really bad things," Trump said at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute gathering in Miami. "And I think they’ll change. I think they have to change." "I’m...
Public comments from President Trump blaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia’s invasion of his country are unnerving Senate Republicans, who have largely sought to avoid conflicts with the White House. Trump’s escalating war of words with the Ukrainian leader comes as hawks in both parties plead with the president not to give Moscow a...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump supports House budget plan that could cut Medicaid President Trump expressed his support Wednesday for the House budget strategy to pass a single bill that combines all his priorities, which may require pairing down Medicaid, a service...
President Trump on Wednesday said his administration is considering using some of the money saved from Elon Musk and his team slashing government spending to pay down the federal debt and potentially cut checks to Americans. Trump addressed attendees at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute gathering in Miami, where he touted efforts led by...
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) criticized President Trump’s positions on Russia, saying the current GOP leader has little in common with the revered Republican president who presided over the downfall of the Soviet Union. “Trump - with his devotion to Putin, abandonment of Ukraine, and lies about history- is the antithesis of everything Ronald Reagan...
President Trump’s allies trolled his critics with references to him being a king after the president declared New York was “saved” from congestion pricing. On Wednesday, Trump’s administration announced it would be rescinding the Biden-era approval of a congestion pricing plan for the busy Manhattan area. “CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New...
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner on Wednesday clarified claims prompted by Elon Musk and President Trump about centenarians receiving monthly payouts. "I also want to acknowledge recent reporting about the number of people older than age 100 who may be receiving benefits from Social Security,” Lee Dudek said in a statement. “The reported data...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Thursday pushed back against President Trump after the White House rescinded approval of Manhattan's congestion pricing plan. “Since this first-in-the-nation program took effect last month, congestion has dropped dramatically and commuters are getting to work faster than ever. Broadway shows are selling out and foot traffic to local...
