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House advances Trump’s massive agenda bill after fiscal hawks cave

Congress has advanced procedural vote on President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," while contending with GOP factions and razor-thin majorities.

Denying bigot Bob Vylan a visa is appropriate

Those who promote or engage in violence against the United States and its allies and interests should be denied entry into our country. That should be obvious. The Trump administration’s decision on Monday to revoke a visa granted to the Bob Vylan band was appropriate and demonstrates a commitment to this evidently good policy. Performing […]

Trump speaks with GOP holdouts blocking his megabill in early-morning call

President Trump spoke on the phone with a handful of Republican lawmakers blocking his “big, beautiful bill” in the early hours of Thursday morning, The Hill has learned, as GOP leaders race to coalesce the conference around the sprawling package. The phone call — which took place around 1 a.m. as holdouts huddled in a...

GOP holdouts stall Trump agenda into the night, with outcome uncertain

The GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” hit a wall late Wednesday night when a group of hardline conservatives and moderate Republicans combined forces to stall the sprawling package. Lawmakers returned to the House chamber at 9:30 p.m. — after an hours-long delay — to hold a procedural vote that would open up debate on the megabill and tee...

Trump calls out Republican holdouts as House procedural vote on megabill remains open: ‘Costing you votes!’

President Donald Trump early Thursday called out Republicans who were still refusing to get behind a House procedural vote on the "Big Beautiful Bill."

World Bank slashes growth outlook on trade concerns

The World Bank on Tuesday reduced its outlook for both global and U.S. economic growth this year, citing disruptions to global trade stemming President Trump’s trade war. Global growth in 2025 is expected to fall to 2.3 percent from a 2.7-percent projection made last year. The outlook for U.S. growth fell to 1.4 percent from...

Netanyahu’s West Bank miscalculation is uniting the Arab world on Palestine

Netanyahu’s refusal to allow Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and a delegation of Arab foreign ministers to visit the West Bank has not only provoked outrage, it has accelerated Arab unity behind the formal recognition of a Palestinian state.

Thune not sure what authority Trump using to deploy Marines to Los Angeles

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) supports President Trump’s deployment of federal resources to quell the riots in Los Angeles, but he’s not sure what authorities Trump is relying on to deploy 700 active-duty Marines to a U.S. city. “I don’t know the particulars on what authorities exist there but my assumption is that the...

Trump’s $1,000-per-baby investment accounts: What to know

President Trump has lauded the House-approved spending bill for the “pro-family initiative” tucked inside the legislation, which creates investment accounts for newborn babies. "They’ll really be getting a big jump on life, especially if we get a little bit lucky with some of the numbers and the economy," Trump said at a Monday event at the White House that...

Hegseth filibusters on cost of Trump’s Los Angeles deployments

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday declined to discuss the expected cost of deploying National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles to suppress immigration raid protests, instead attacking Democratic leaders for their handling of current and previous incidents of civil unrest.  Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), House Appropriations defense subcommittee ranking member, asked Hegseth about...

Eurasia is the future — the US needs to get on board  

The U.S. must take the Turkic world seriously, and soon — not just in words, but with a presidential visit, sustained investment and a new Silk Road strategy. 

Fetterman on LA: Dems losing high ground with response

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) slammed the Democratic Party late Monday for not condemning violent protests in Los Angeles.  “This is anarchy and true chaos,” Fetterman wrote in a post on X. “My party loses the moral high ground when we refuse to condemn setting cars on fire, destroying buildings, and assaulting law enforcement,” he added. ...

DOGE’s Supreme Court victory is a huge loss for Americans’ privacy

The Supreme Court just radically endorsed a sweeping intrusion into the privacy of hundreds of millions of Americans by the fake federal agency known as “DOGE,” without so much as a fig leaf of justification.

Homan: Newsom arrest talk ‘blown out of proportion’

Border czar Tom Homan said late Monday that talk about California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) potential arrest amid immigration protests in Los Angeles and President Trump deployment of National Guard troops and Marines in the city has been “blown out of proportion.” “There is no threat to arrest Gov. Newsom, but the statement was made...

Stephen Miller wages war on the GOP’s libertarians

The Movement is a weekly newsletter tracking the influence and debates steering politics on the right. Sign up here or in the box below. Stephen Miller is leading a public war against the Republican party’s libertarians as he reframes the “one big beautiful bill” to being the key that unlocks President Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Going mainly after...

How Democrats can win back male voters: start by respecting them

We can be the party that doesn’t say “do as I say,” but says, “we’ve got your back.”

Greta Thunberg deported from Israel after Gaza aid ship seized

Activist Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel on Tuesday and en route to Sweden after authorities removed her from an aid ship headed to Gaza. The climate activist was placed on a flight to France and is later set to be transported to her home country of Sweden. She along with 12 others were sailing...

In Connecticut, pension-spiking is alive and well

Some public sector union abuses are not only alive and well, but more egregious than ever.

Trump is fueling a young, male and conservative comedy comeback

Since the rise of Trumpism, conservatives have begun getting in on the joke.

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