President Trump and top White House officials are ramping up pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates after two surprisingly strong economic reports. Data released by the Labor Department on Friday showed inflation falling below economist expectations in January, two days after the January jobs report showed a surprising surge in hiring last...
The cancellation of the official House delegation to the annual Munich Security Conference has drawn pushback from Democrats who still plan to attend, even as it’s upended a decades-long tradition of robust bipartisan participation in the high-profile global policy forum. A House leadership aide told The Hill that cancelling congressional delegations (CODEL) is standard operating...
House GOP campaign chair scoffs at Democrats' move to expand their midterm battleground map to 44 House districts in this year's battle for the House majority
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ran out at midnight, marking the third — but smallest — government shutdown of President Trump's second term as Democrats demand reforms to immigration enforcement practices. The shutdown is likely to last longer than the four-day partial shutdown that ended last week, as the White House, Republicans...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday praised his country, saying "the choice is up to us" when it comes to Canada's future, after President Trump said Canada "lives because of the U.S." "Canada and the United States have built a remarkable partnership, in the economy, in security, and in rich cultural exchange," Carney wrote...
President Trump said late Thursday he does not support his administration’s proposal to allow people to tap into their 401(k)s in order to secure down payments for homes. "I'm not a huge fan of it. Other people like it. They're talking about taking money out to put a deposit down on a home. And one...
[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join our live online audience on Jan. 30 and ask your questions to Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon. Click here to join us!] Two seemingly disparate but very much related stories played out in politics this week. One, the whole world watched. The other happened quietly and mostly behind closed doors. Nobody missed President Trump’s Greenlandic opera, which took us from the...
President Trump warned late Thursday that the U.S. is sending an "armada" toward Iran amid nationwide demonstrations against the regime, but questioned whether the U.S. would actually take any action against Tehran. “We have a big flotilla going in that direction,” Trump told reporters on AirForce One en route to Washington from Davos, Switzerland. “We...
President Trump on Friday revoked Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's invitation to join his Board of Peace, days after the prime minister said he opposed Trump's proposed tariffs on Europe for opposing his push to take control of Greenland. "Dear Prime Minister Carney," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Please let this Letter serve to represent...
The High Seas Treaty took effect Jan. 17, creating the first global framework to protect and manage the vast waters beyond national borders that cover more than 40 percent of the planet. Humanity is finally acknowledging that what happens there matters to climate stability, food security, and the future of biodiversity. The treaty effectively creates...
President Trump on Thursday knocked California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) — a potential White House contender for 2028 — just a day after calling the governor a "good guy" in remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "Gavin Newscum, as a “Lame Duck” Governor of a Failing State, should not be at Davos...
President Trump on Thursday said the United States should have put NATO to the "test" when it comes to the U.S. southern border by invoking Article 5, in which the multilateral organization states an armed attack against one member is considered an attack against all, triggering a unified response. "Maybe we should have put NATO...
President Trump railed against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell — again — on Thursday for not dropping interest rates. "Mortgage Rates just hit a Three Year Low despite Jerome 'Too Late”' Powell, and his never ending quest to keep Interest Rates high (against 'TRUMP!')," the president wrote on Truth Social. "It just shows that he...
Paris Hilton says her advocacy efforts at the Capitol have been the "most meaningful work" of her life, but she is remaining tight-lipped on whether she'd jump into the political ring herself. "Coming here to the Capitol, to D.C., and doing my advocacy work — it's truly been the most meaningful work of my life....
TikTok said Thursday that it has established a new U.S. venture as part of an agreement to allow the popular social media platform to continue operating in the U.S. The deal brings to a close a lengthy saga for the app, which faced a ban if it failed to divest from its Chinese parent company...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story After House floor drama, a narrow defeat of Venezuela war powers resolution The House narrowly voted down a Democratic-led war powers resolution meant to block President Trump from using military force in Venezuela without Congressional approval....
A magistrate judge on Thursday rejected federal charges against journalist Don Lemon in connection with a protest at a Minnesota church. Lemon, who was fired from CNN in 2023, said he was there as a journalist, not as part of the demonstrations. “Once the protest started in the church, we did an act of journalism...
