In today’s issue: President Trump is flying high while floating back to Earth. His influence is vast but polls at his one-month mark are flashing yellow. A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Sunday underscored that Trump is putting “considerable effort into policies that many Americans don't like, or don't consider very important.” Fighting inflation motivates 58 percent of the survey’s...

AUSTIN, Texas — Solar energy might be clean, cheap and slow the heating of the planet. But that’s not what the solar industry wants lawmakers to focus on. Instead, solar leaders are at the Texas Capitol this week presenting their industry as a lucrative pathway toward American “energy dominance.” On Wednesday, they pitched solar and...

Senate passage of a budget resolution designed to execute large parts of President Trump’s policy agenda throws the ball back to the House, where GOP leaders are hoping to move swiftly on legislation encompassing an even broader swath of Trump’s first-year wishlist. Behind Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Republicans were already advancing Trump’s “one big...

Democrat Rep. Ritchie Torres said he is backing Andrew Cuomo for New York City mayor, parting with incumbent Eric Adams before June's primary.

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump shared a SpongeBob SquarePants-themed meme after Musk announced government workers would receive an email seeking information about what they accomplished last week

New Small Business Administration chief Kelly Loeffler has issued a memo outlining the agency's "Day One" priorities aimed at "empowering small businesses and fueling economic growth."

Rep. Clay Higgins expresses empathy for federal workers facing joblessness, but says bureaucracies have been "cannibalizing our nation."

A senior House Republican is leading the way on work requirements for federal benefits as GOP lawmakers work to cobble together a plan on reconciliation.

The House GOP’s plan to pass a large chunk of President Trump’s agenda is set to face a key test this week when the conference looks to adopt a budget resolution, which would set the legislative process in motion. The outcome of that effort, however, remains unclear. Three key moderate Republicans told The Hill last...

A New York state lawmaker is proposing a ban on the sale of flavored nicotine pouches, even after the FDA authorized the product as a helpful alternative to cigarettes.