Among Washington insiders, conventional wisdom is that Congress can only be fixed if more order can be imposed from the top-down. The problem, through this lens, is that chaos within the various caucuses drives legislative incompetence. If only all the Democrats would fall in line behind their leaders, and all the Republicans would dutifully support whatever their...
The Biden administration is proposing to restore regulations aiming to protect farmworkers from pesticides that had been rolled back under the Trump administration. The Trump administration sought to limit the scope of rules preventing pesticides from being sprayed when there are people nearby. Under Obama administration rules, there either needed to be a 100-foot zone...
To better support increased reader interest in key policy areas, The Hill has expanded and retooled its policy newsletters, offering a crisp new look and broadened focus that includes deeper coverage of the big stories in Washington and around the U.S. As part of the expansion, coverage of major economic and business news will now...
The Supreme Court said Thursday that the case determining the Title 42 public health order has been taken off the calendar -- it did not give a reason as to why.
President Biden has “full confidence” in Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg despite local frustration with his department's handling of toxic train derailments in the Midwest.
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Karen B. Decker apologized after her tweet saying that Afghan girls need a "movement" similar to "Black Girl Magic" sparked major backlash.
In a talk about COVID-19 policies, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem called government restrictions a "power grab" not unlike actions taken by the Chinese Communist Party.