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States jockey to get to the front of the line of Democrats’ 2028 primary

At least a half-dozen states applied to be in the early nominating window for 2028’s Democratic presidential campaign, kicking off a contentious battle for securing an influential perch inside...

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their...

Lindsey Graham returns to Israel for talks with Netanyahu amid Middle East tensions

GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who was just in Israel last month, noted in a Thursday post on X that he is traveling there to meet with the primer minister and his team.

RNC chair bets on ‘secret weapon’ to defy midterm history, protect GOP majorities

RNC Chair Joe Gruters says Trump is the GOP's 'secret weapon' to defy history and hold majorities in 2026 midterms despite traditional headwinds.

Douglas Murray: Trump has a chance to end Khamenei’s reign of terror in Iran

For 46 years, the Revolutionary Islamic Government has tortured the people of Iran.

Trump says Rob Reiner, victim of possible homicide, died of ‘Trump derangement syndrome’

President Trump weighed in on the apparent homicide of director Rob Reiner and his wife in a Truth Social post Monday, suggesting the cause of death was reportedly “Trump derangement syndrome" which drew criticism from some fellow Republicans. “A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once...

Polls: Trump is ending 2025 on a downward spiral

Trump figures to close the year with a steady erosion in his poll numbers, many of which are now at the lowest point in either of his terms.  

Trump is the world’s most dangerous man 

It is time — actually, well past time — for members of Congress to hitch up their Big Boy and Girl pants, red as well as blue, to do something about this. 

Top Democrats ‘heartbroken’ by deaths of Reiner, wife

Leading Democrats mourned the loss of acclaimed actor and director Rob Reiner, a longtime advocate for liberal causes, who was found dead alongside his wife Michele in their home in Los Angeles on Sunday. The national figures noted Reiner’s lifelong contributions to film but said his contributions extended far beyond Hollywood. Former President Obama said...

Republicans need an affordable family formation agenda

The American Dream of ever-rising prospects for the next generation is in grave danger.

Brown student says roommate was killed in campus shooting: ‘It doesn’t feel real’

"It felt like there was a ghost," Manns said of returning to his dorm room Sunday.

Remembering actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner, dead at 78

Rob Reiner, the director behind some of the most beloved classics of the 20th century, was found dead along with his wife inside their Brentwood, California, home on Sunday -- both the apparent victims of a homicide, according to police.

Texas A&M rabbi’s son wounded in Sydney Hanukkah shooting

The son of Texas A&M University's campus rabbi is among those critically wounded in a mass shooting Sunday at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia. 

With pro-journalism groups like these, who needs critics?

We live in a world where awards named after our most famous journalists are given to actual clowns.

Trump responds to weekend of violence 

Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: President Trump responded to several incidents of violence that took place in the U.S. and around the world over the weekend and lamented the lives lost. The instances are unrelated but spurred fears of violence both domestically and internationally. Trump addressed the shootings in...

Senators fear sports gambling is getting out of control, raise regulation

A string of scandals involving illegal gambling and alleged game rigging in pro sports is getting the attention of lawmakers on Capitol Hill, with some arguing Congress should have a greater role in shoring up the integrity of games and regulating sports betting. The Senate Commerce Committee, chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), was...

Two found dead at home of Rob Reiner

Director Rob Reiner and his spouse on Sunday were discovered to be deceased at their home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood, according to local outlet KTLA. KTLA reported that Sunday afternoon local time, Los Angeles Fire Department medical personnel got a call and made their way to the 200 block of South Chadbourne...

Who is Benjamin Erickson, reported person of interest in Brown University shooting?

A person of interest has been identified following a shooting Saturday at Brown University that least two dead and nine others wounded, according to officials. The shooting has drawn sympathies from prominent figures, including President Trump, Vice President Vance and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). The person of interest was detained overnight, Providence, R.I.,...

Cassidy says ‘I don’t care who gets the credit’ on ACA subsidies extension

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) called on Congress to pass legislation addressing expiring subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), regardless of who gets the credit. “Good policy is good politics,” Cassidy told host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.” “Let’s not have a Republican plan or a Democratic plan, let’s have an American...

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