Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Congress’s countdown to the holiday recess is on, but before members can head back to their families, they face a list of legislative to-dos. Leading that list is legislation regarding the U.S.-Mexico border, where...
It was a night celebrating the arts, but just weeks before the beginning of a presidential election year, politics was difficult to avoid at the 46th Kennedy Center Honors. A who’s who of Washington came together on Sunday in the nation’s capital to recognize this year’s Honorees: rapper and actor Queen Latifah, comedian Billy Crystal,...
Arizona’s Senate race may be the next contest for Democrats where abortion plays a decisive role. As the party looks to hold onto its slim majority in the upper chamber, it is leaning into an abortion rights platform, which helped it score numerous victories over the past year in red and purple states. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), who’s running...
Schools are finding creative ways to stop students from using their cell phones during the day, fueling debates about the effectiveness and wisdom of such bans. Some schools have partnered with companies to implement the use of pouches that students are required to put their phones into at the beginning of the day and that...
All eyes are on Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) this week as senators wait and see if the Alabama Republican will finally relent on his months-long military promotion blockade, which has held up more than 400 promotions and has drawn criticism from both sides of the aisle. Tuberville — whose hold on military promotions has been in...
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney has announced his candidacy for Virginia governor in 2025. In the Democratic primary, he will compete against Rep. Abigail Spanberger.
President Biden looks to rake in the cash at a series of fundraisers across the U.S., featuring celebrities like Steven Spielberg, Lenny Kravitz and others.
Senate Republicans who are concerned about former President Donald Trump’s viability in a general election now see Nikki Haley as the last, best chance of denying Trump the GOP presidential nomination and averting what they see as a potential general election disaster. GOP senators who don’t support Trump acknowledge he could win the presidency,...
The White House on Monday sounded the alarm that it will run out of money to provide weapons to Ukraine in its fight against Russia without congressional action by the end of the year. In a letter to congressional leaders, Office of Management and Budget director Shalanda Young wrote the government is “out of money—and...