The Democratic Party must conduct a self-evaluation of its policies, proposals, communication and messaging to earn the public's trust and improve its image in the lead up to the 2026 mid-term elections.

GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) is holding up the promotion for a top general who oversaw the 82nd Airborne Division during the deadly 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a source has told The Hill and NewsNation. Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, President Biden’s nominee to head the U.S. Army in Europe and up for promotion to four-star general,...

President-elect Trump is expected to name former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) to serve as secretary of Agriculture, a source close to the transition told The Hill. Loeffler is currently the co-chair of Trump’s second inaugural committee, ahead of the January 2025 swearing in, along with real estate mogul Steve Witkoff. Loeffler briefly represented Georgia in...

Ohio Republican Derek Merrin has conceded in his House race against incumbent Rep. Marcy Kaptur (R-Ohio). Merrin, a member of the Ohio state House, revealed in a video on social platform X on Friday morning that he called Kaptur to congratulate her on keeping her seat and “wish her the best moving forward.”  "We knew...

President-elect Trump again turned to a loyalist in tapping former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ). Trump named his choice just hours after former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Thursday withdrew from consideration his nomination that was plagued by allegations that he had sexual relations with a minor, which...

Texas gave final approval Friday to optional biblical lesson plans for kindergarten through 5th grade classes in state public schools.  The State Board of Education voted 8-7 to allow lessons on topics such as Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount and the Last Supper, structured by the state-created Bluebonnet Learning. Schools are not required to implement the...

If congressional leadership earnestly commits to diminishing partisan acrimony and gridlock, they’ll find the tools to do it.

Republicans are facing backlash after President Biden and Majority Leader Schumer scored judicial wins as a result of GOP Senate absences.

Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from Trump's nomination of attorney general on Thursday, and now the future for him in Congress is unclear.

Democrats have the most pessimistic view of their party's future recorded in eight years after President-elect Trump won the 2024 presidential election, a new Pew Research survey shows.