Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Sign up here or in the box below: In today's issue: ▪ Trump vows to steam through agenda ▪ Will Epstein grand jury files appease MAGA? ▪ GOP eyes Texas midterm safety valve ▪ President pressures Washington Commanders President Trump applauded his sixth-month mark Sunday, hailing his second term...
The controversy surrounding the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files is poised to dominate the conversation on Capitol Hill this week, as Congress sprints to August recess — and prepares to dive into government funding conversations. The House returns to Washington on Monday for its last week before breaking for the long summer recess,...
Stakeholders and lawmakers are cheering after the Trump administration ended a pause on $6 billion in federal after-school and summer school funding following rare bipartisan pushback. Advocates and states have been on the edge of their seats since President Trump declined to release the money, which also funds adult education and English language efforts, on...
New York Democrats cool to their party’s Big Apple mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani are weighing their options as the 33-year-old progressive makes his own pitch to centrists that they should back him. The Democratic establishment has been looking for alternatives, but none really satisfy. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week announced an independent...
Former President Joe Biden suspended his re-election bid one year ago Monday, in an unprecedented move that ended his more than 50-year career in politics and rocked the Democratic Party.
Political battle erupts over Jeffrey Epstein documents as Democrats seize on Republican divisions after Trump administration's DOJ memo stated the convicted sex offender died by suicide and there is no "client list."
President Donald Trump is expected to travel to Scotland in his 27th week back in the Oval Office, as well as continue ironing out trade deals ahead of the Aug 1 deadline.
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) launched a slate of new digital ads targeting Republicans in a number of key battleground states ahead of legislative races in 2025 and 2026. The digital ads, which were first obtained by The Hill, will target voters in Virginia, New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The ads will...
President Donald Trump has accomplished something that every elected Democrat and some Republicans, such as Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), said was impossible. He has secured the southern border against illegal immigration without needing Congress to pass a new law. Now, unfortunately, some Republicans are trying to undo his success. Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL), a former […]