Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is making it clear that he’s not a fan of President Trump’s proposal earlier this week to raise taxes on wealthy income earners, but he’s willing to listen to what the president has in mind. “I don’t want to see taxes go up on anybody,” Thune said in an...
President Trump on Friday issued his clearest sign yet of his desire to de-escalate the trade war he started with China last month. “80% Tariff on China seems right! Up to Scott B,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, publicly advising Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to lower tariffs on China from the current...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Bessent urges Congress to act on debt limit by mid-July Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on Congress on Friday to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by mid-July to keep the federal government from defaulting on its...
"Pod Save America" host Jon Favreau advised Democrats who aspire to run for president in 2028 to “rip the f‑‑‑ing Band-Aid off” and say that former President Biden shouldn't have run last year. “The answer is, he shouldn't have run for a second term. And when he did run for a second term, he should...
The White House slammed Democrats after three Congress members stormed into a New Jersey ICE prison for an "oversight visit." The prison is full of alleged dangerous criminals.
Trump said Friday he "would love" to be able to pay more in taxes to give a break to lower income earners, a departure from Republican reticence to raising taxes.
After a new "hit piece" was published on Sen. John Fetterman, media observers and lawmakers from all sides of the spectrum came forward to defend the Pennsylvania Democrat.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, a leading Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey, was arrested on Friday for trespassing at an ICE facility in Newark.