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NRSC Chair Tim Scott leaves Georgia, North Carolina off his list of top Senate targets

The National Republican Senatorial Committee is shifting its focus away from the North Carolina and Georgia Senate races as it works to shore up red states like Texas and...

The NY governor race pollster scrum

Q THE LANDSLIDE: Quinnipiac University released a poll today that found Gov. Kathy Hochul...

Hawley zeroes in on Lia Thomas locker room controversy: ‘Did they consent?’

Josh Hawley pressed a witness on whether Yale swimmers consented to sharing a locker room with Lia Thomas during Ivy League swim competitions.

The Rotting Branch

Without a regular menu of legislation, individual lawmakers have fewer opportunities to distinguish themselves.

Environmentalists Care More About Wilderness Than About People’s Lives

For the residents of King Cove, Alaska, this is a matter of life and...

What’s with Trump’s war against the US Navy?

So far, the president has insisted that the Navy go back to using steam, decreed that the Strait of Hormuz will be a U.S. territory, and demanded that new aircraft carriers be redesigned to make them look “better.”

Live updates: Trump campaigns in South Carolina, Vance heads to Ohio

President Trump is set to hit the campaign trail on Friday in an attempt to give Republican Sen. Darline Graham (S.C.) one last boost before the special GOP primary runoff on Tuesday. Graham, a political newcomer who replaced her late brother Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), is going up against Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) for the...

Iran labels new US sanctions ‘unjust’

Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s Parliament, pushed back Friday against “unjust” U.S. economic sanctions placed on the country by the Trump administration earlier this week.  “We must plan for the unjust sanctions so that we can overcome them,” Qalibaf told a group of economic representatives in Baghdad, according to a message shared on...

‘Woke’ by any other name: Stop erasing the terms of our survival

Author Andrea D. Pringle argues that while the term "woke" may be evolving in political discourse, the underlying spirit of Black vigilance and awareness remains essential for addressing systemic injustices.

How the bipartisan data center backlash could reshape politics nationwide

Bipartisan backlash to data centers is spreading nationwide. How could the panicked political response carry lasting consequences? Plus, Democratic socialist Angie Nixon’s upset in the Florida Democratic Senate primary and Sen. Darline Graham’s (R-S.C.) viral debate stumble in South Carolina. Join The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon, and political editor Chris Stirewalt to discuss...

Polls can mislead: Do your own homework before you vote

After big misses from several polls in recent weeks, people are wondering what to believe. 

Whole Hog Politics: A chilly forecast for the Senate GOP from Alaska 

[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Hill Insider members can join us live today at 9 a.m. EDT as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] Elon Musk may succeed in November at repealing Alaska’s nonpartisan primary system. Whether you think that’s a...

8 killed in plane crash at remote Alaska radar site: US military

Eight people were killed after the charter airplane they were traveling on crashed in Alaska on Thursday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).  The crash occurred near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, a U.S. Air Force military airstrip located in a remote area in the southwest part of the state....

All red states should immediately audit their biggest school districts

At the end of June, an audit of Jefferson County Public Schools was released to the public. The largest district in Kentucky, Jefferson County (which includes Louisville) enrolls almost 100,000 students — one in seven students in the state. The report by auditor Allison Ball reveals the system's complete institutional failure. In 2024, Kentucky House...

Democratic momentum keeps rolling in race for Senate

In today's issue: ▪ Dems’ chances rise in key Senate races ▪ Bond market remains unsettled ▪ Trump campaigning for Darline Graham ▪ Stars and Stripes in the Pentagon’s crosshairs Democrats are riding a wave of momentum as they look to expand their Senate map, with new forecasts offering fresh optimism that flipping the upper...

Trump seeks to rekindle bromance with Kim Jong Un

President Trump is pushing to rekindle his first-term bromance with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, expressing his desire for another rendezvous after reducing joint military exercises with South Korea in an effort to appease the dictator. The president met with Kim three times during his first term, but ultimately, denuclearization talks stalled and the relationship...

How US ally Oman got caught in Trump’s crosshairs

President Trump’s rising anger with Oman over a pending deal with Iran concerning the Strait of Hormuz is spilling over into the public spotlight. The two Gulf countries say they are poised to make an agreement to set up new shipping lanes in the vital waterway, but Tehran has added steep conditions for Washington to...

Drugmakers still struggling to keep up with spiking estrogen patch demand

The pharmaceutical industry is warning that estrogen patches continue to be in shortage in the U.S. as manufacturers struggle to keep up with increased demand linked to federal policy changes issued earlier this year, even as regulators have yet to recognize a lack in supply.  Manufacturers first reported issues with supplying demand earlier this year...

Trump seeks to boost Darline Graham in South Carolina homestretch

President Trump is seeking to give Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) a final boost as her candidacy hits a road bump in the race to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Trump will hit the campaign trail Friday for Darline Graham, whom he appointed to fill out her brother’s term, ahead of her...

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