The shadow Democratic presidential primary is kicking off, with potential contenders ramping up their appearances in key battleground states. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is slated to take part in a VoteVets town hall in the early-contest state of Iowa on Tuesday, while Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) is set to headline the South Carolina...

Twenty-five years ago, George W. Bush, the governor of Texas, barely defeated the sitting vice president, Al Gore, in what remains the narrowest victory in presidential history: fewer than 1,000 votes in a single state, 48.85 percent to 48.84 percent in Florida. There are many ways to explain how the vice president lost to an...

President Trump is resetting on tariffs after almost six weeks of turmoil that threatened to upend his second term. A Monday announcement that the United States and China had come to an agreement to suspend heavy tariffs on each other marked the effective end of the first phase of Trump’s approach on the topic. The...

President Donald Trump declared May 11 through May 17 as National Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day as its typical date of May 15.

U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, filed paperwork on Monday to run for Iowa governor in the 2026 election to replace Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds.

President Trump says he'll accept a $400 million 747 from Qatar – and he's just about the only one who appears all too thrilled by the decision.

The Pentagon is ending gender transition treatment for transgender troops, as the Trump administration moves to boot them from the U.S. military.

President Donald Trump tours Persian Gulf allies to push $2T in deals, counter Iran and revive U.S. influence amid Gaza war, nuclear tensions.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a welcome pause in the Trump administration’s trade wars Sunday. A preliminary agreement with China will reduce U.S. tariffs on most Chinese imports from 145% to 30%, with a reciprocal reduction on U.S. exports to China from 125% to 10%. The reprieve is set to last only 90 days, however, […]

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former lead attorney in his New York hush money case, has been tapped as acting librarian of Congress, The Hill has learned. A Justice Department spokesperson confirmed the appointment in a text to The Hill later Monday, only a few days after Trump fired former Librarian of Congress...