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Senate plows ahead with its budget even though Trump wants the House version

Senate Republicans are moving forward with a vote this week on their budget plan despite President Trump asking both chambers to approve the House budget that accommodates the "FULL America First Agenda."

Trump reevaluating independence of independent agencies

The White House is moving to gain control of independent agencies, like the Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Communications Commission, prompting critics to question its legality.

New DNC chairman makes a pitch to working-class Pennsylvanians

McKEESPORT, Pennsylvania — The Democrats‘ new national party chairman, Ken Martin, came to western Pennsylvania on Tuesday as part of a multistate tour in the Great Lakes Midwest in an effort to send a message to working-class voters that Democrats have lost in recent elections. Martin chose McKeesport, the once-thriving working-class manufacturing city located in […]

Trudeau: ‘Canada will always stand up for Ukraine’

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued an unequivocal defense of Ukraine on Wednesday amid an escalating feud between the leader of the war-torn country and President Trump. In video remarks posted to social media, Trudeau made clear that “Canada and our allies” are united in support of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and against Russian President...

Rahm Emanuel: Trump helping achieve Stalin’s dream with Russia-Ukraine comments

Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said President Trump is helping to achieve former Soviet Union dictator Joseph Stalin’s dream with his recent actions surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war. Emanuel joined Tuesday’s “Hooks on Tap” podcast with Democratic strategists David Axelrod and Mike Murphy to discuss Trump’s handling of peace talks and the concern spreading...

The Memo: Trump roils New York with Adams drama

President Trump is roiling the politics of his native city — and the drama isn’t over yet. A federal judge on Wednesday reserved judgment on whether he would accede to a massively controversial request from Trump’s Justice Department to halt the criminal prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D). The deal with Adams...

Trump administration nixes legal representation for thousands of migrant children

The Trump administration has issued a stop-work order to a firm that provides legal representation to thousands of unaccompanied migrant children. In a memo, obtained by The Hill, the Department of the Interior informed the Acacia Center for Justice that “the Government hereby directs your firm to stop all work associated with the scope of...

Trump says he plans to meet with some Democrats next week

President Trump said Wednesday he will meet with Democrats next week for lunch, though it was not immediately clear who would be invited. "They’re the party of some really bad things," Trump said at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute gathering in Miami. "And I think they’ll change. I think they have to change." "I’m...

Key GOP votes withhold support from House plan despite Trump’s backing

Three key House moderates told The Hill on Wednesday that they are still not on board with the chamber’s budget resolution, even after President Trump endorsed it earlier in the day. Reps. David Valadao (R-Calif.), Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said they still have concerns about potential cuts to Medicaid, which some GOP...

Senate GOP dismayed by Trump, Zelensky war of words

Public comments from President Trump blaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia’s invasion of his country are unnerving Senate Republicans, who have largely sought to avoid conflicts with the White House. Trump’s escalating war of words with the Ukrainian leader comes as hawks in both parties plead with the president not to give Moscow a...

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