President Donald Trump has told House Speaker Mike Johnson that he won't be spending $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, effectively cutting the budget without going through the legislative branch.

President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, New York, Seattle, Baltimore, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, to fight what he says is runaway crime. Yet data shows most violent crime in those places and around the country has declined in recent years.

In America's political kingdom, the male species is increasingly trying to assert dominance through adolescent feats of strength.

President Trump revoked Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection on Thursday after it became known she had the detail beyond the six months that former vice presidents usually receive when they leave office.

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. Gerrymandering, the drawing of district lines to intentionally advantage one political […]

Rep. Chip Roy's decision to leave Congress to run for Texas Attorney General is part of a growing trend of attorneys general being used as a pipeline to higher office for aspirational members of Congress.

House Democrats are asking the National Archives And Records Administration (NARA) to open an investigation into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after it told a watchdog group that it was no longer retaining text messages when the nonprofit sought communications about immigration enforcement in Los Angeles. The letter to Marco Rubio, who is currently...

Today, on the disaster’s 20th anniversary, we must reflect on what was lost, how we responded and what remains at stake. 

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is expected to forgo running for a third term in the Senate, a GOP operative confirmed to The Hill — leaving an open seat that could become hotly contested next year. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), a former reporter-turned-lawmaker who’s served in Congress since 2021, is likely best positioned to replace her,...

Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are launching a probe into Michael Boulos, the son-in-law of President Trump, following reports he and his cousin brokered a deal with a Saudi businessman to provide the appearance of access to the Trump family. A spokesperson for Boulos previously denied reporting from The New York Times that...