Security, sovereignty, tariffs, trade, drugs and migration - all hot-button issues for the Trump administration and its neighbors in the Western Hemisphere - will top Secretary of State Marco Rubio's agenda this week on his third trip to Latin America since becoming the chief U.S. diplomat.
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. I’m not in the prediction business. But I do enjoy history. […]
The world’s birth rate is just about equal to, or possibly even below, the level at which the human population will hold steady — right about 2.1 babies per woman. The United States’s birth rate has been falling for 18 years, is at a record low, and is still falling. Fewer children exist in the […]
House Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said Tuesday that he’s pushing for a stopgap that punts this month’s threat of a government shutdown into November to buy time for funding talks. Congress has until Sept. 30 to strike a deal to keep the government funded or risk its first shutdown in years. Asked for...
The sponsor of the discharge petition seeking to publicize all the government files on Jeffrey Epstein said Tuesday that he’s confident the motion will secure enough signatures to force a vote on his bill. “I'm not really engaged in a massive whipping effort. I just assume we'll get the votes,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) told...
Senate Republicans are zeroing in on a rule change, which would be enacted through the “nuclear option,” that would allow them to expeditiously confirm scores of President Trump’s executive branch and judicial nominees. The Republicans are hoping to move quickly and home in on a plan on Wednesday, when they convene for a special conference...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) suggested the Trump administration is preparing the Texas National Guard for deployment to Chicago amid the president's threats to federalize law enforcement in the Windy City. "We have reason to believe that the Trump administration has already begun staging the Texas National Guard for deployment in Illinois," Pritzker said during...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump’s use of US military in LA illegal, judge rules A federal judge ruled Tuesday that National Guard troops ran afoul of the law in Los Angeles when President Trump deployed them in June to assist in immigration...