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Senate mulls next steps after dueling Obamacare fixes go up in flames

Failed Senate votes on Obamacare fixes leave lawmakers divided on healthcare subsidies as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., blames Republicans for looming crisis.

Latin Grammy winner and Texas Dem star recruit hits House campaign with years of porn-linked posts

Bobby Pulido, Latin Grammy winner-turned-congressional candidate, attempts to rebrand himself while explicit social media posts remain on his accounts.

Extreme sports star lashes out at Newsom for killing the California dream: ‘What happened?’

An extreme sports star and entrepreneur is endorsing Republican candidate Chad Bianco for California governor after he says Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom killed the California “dream."

The ‘Green China’ Myth

The idea of China as a climate hero has been percolating through the media...

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—December 12

2013—Some things are most fittingly done in the dark of night. Shortly after midnight,...

Former FCC chairs: Carr improperly wielding ‘news distortion policy’

A group of former officials at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asked the agency to repeal its "news distortion policy," which it notes sitting Chair Brendan Carr has cited in threatening to crack down on mainstream media coverage that is critical of President Trump. In a petition filed Thursday, the group criticized the policy as...

Democrats can and should win without partisan redistricting

Practically speaking, the redistricting competition is a loser for Democrats.

Live updates: Government reopens after 43-day shutdown

The federal government starts the process of reopening on Thursday after a record 43-day shutdown ended. President Trump signed the House-passed funding measure bill late Wednesday. Six Democrats voted with Republicans to end the shutdown. Many federal workers will start receiving paychecks on Saturday. But both the U.S. air traffic system and federal food assistance...

Federal workers expected to start receiving paychecks on Saturday

The first wave of federal workers will start receiving paychecks on Saturday as the government begins to reopen after a record-long shutdown. A senior administration official told The Hill’s sister network NewsNation that paychecks will start going out this weekend and the administration aims to pay all federal workers by Wednesday. A memo, obtained by...

Trump’s nuclear test order projects toughness — and sows confusion

In the nuclear age, restraint is not a sign of weakness but a strategic necessity.

Late car payments hit record among subprime borrowers

Auto loan delinquencies among subprime borrowers just hit a record high in data going back to 1993.

Most can’t distinguish AI-made music from the real thing, poll finds

According to the survey, 97% of participants could not tell a difference between clips of AI-generated and human-made music.

Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized, sources say

Jackson, 84, was admitted to a local hospital by police escort in an effort to possibly manage what sources called a regular illness.

Putin’s ‘Mad Max’ army lurches forward amid appalling casualties

“There are two types of people on the battlefield — the quick and the dead.” This Army saying is instilled in basic training then reinforced throughout one’s military career. Until last month, Ukraine was "the quick" in its defensive war against Russia. Kyiv, since day one of the war, has understood that to be quick requires...

Shutdown over; House tees up Epstein vote

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here or in the box below: In today's issue: ▪ Trump signs bill to reopen government ▪ House sets vote on Epstein files ▪ President's approval rating sags ▪ THC ban set to go into effect Longest shutdown in history ends after 43 days The longest shutdown...

Michelle Obama: Presidents should set ‘standard’ on gifts, not give ‘wealthy people’ more access

Michelle Obama is seemingly sounding off on President Trump without naming him, saying that commanders in chief have to set "a standard" in the White House around accepting gifts. "When you are the commander in chief, there's a standard at which you have to set for the American people. And some of these things aren't...

Fetterman in memoir: Relationship with Shapiro devolved into ‘ugliness’

Sen. John Fetterman's (D-Pa.) new memoir details a souring relationship between him and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), particularly over the governor's approach to criminal justice. In "Unfettered," Fetterman described an "ugliness between us — from which we have never recovered," Axios reported. He said he saw Shapiro as someone with "political ambition" who sought...

Trump organization requested record number of foreign workers in 2025

The Trump Organization requested 184 foreign workers to work across various company properties, a record number that has increased over the years. The company sought to hire workers through H-2A and H-2B visas for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, two golf clubs and at Trump Vineyard Estates in Charlottesville, Va., according to data from the Department...

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