When President Donald Trump returned to office, he faced the monumental task of reversing the greatest illegal immigration crisis in American history. He and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem knew we needed to take an all-of-the-above approach to fix it. To that end, DHS has announced that, in addition to paying for and […]
For years, the Democratic Party has attempted to portray itself as a stalwart defender of democracy, due process, and equality under the law. Its leaders warn constantly of rising authoritarianism, casting themselves as a bulwark against supposed fascism and tyranny. But the most insidious kind of authoritarianism is the kind that cloaks itself in democratic […]
Republicans in Congress are rightly looking to Medicaid’s out-of-control spending growth for possible savings to help preserve the 2017 tax cuts in what President Donald Trump hopes will be “one big, beautiful” reconciliation bill. If done right, those savings could also help save Medicaid as we know it. That means saving Medicaid for its intended recipients […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday accused three Democratic lawmakers from New Jersey of committing “felonies” while visiting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in New Jersey. Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Robert Menendez and LaMonica McIver were present at the Delaney Hall detention center on Friday, where a scuffle with law enforcement ensued...
A federal grand jury indicted Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan on Tuesday on charges of helping an immigrant living in the country illegally to evade immigration officers who were looking to arrest him. The grand jury hit Dugan, a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge, with two counts. She was accused of “knowingly” concealing a migrant and...
Most Americans oppose Trump's attacks on colleges and universities, recognizing their value and disapproving of his attempts to exert control over them, with 62 percent of voters supporting federal funding for scientific and medical research at universities.
The Gavel is The Hill's weekly courts newsletter. Sign up here or in the box below: Welcome to Supreme Court decision season. Thursday marks the start of a roughly six-week sprint for the justices to finish their work by the end of June so they can head out for the summer recess. We’ve got you covered...
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced a slew of President Trump’s top tax priorities, Wednesday morning, setting the stage for a high-stakes sprint to get the provisions through the GOP’s razor-thin majority. The panel advanced the legislation — which is part of the party’s package containing Trump’s legislative agenda — in a party-line 26-19 vote...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, doubled down on his criticism of President Trump accepting Qatar's gift of a luxury jet, saying it's "caught the public eye." He's urged Trump in recent days to allow members of Congress to debate on the Boeing 747-8 before the administration accepts the...