Lawmakers staring down an end-of-the-year deadline to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless spy powers are grappling with a dizzying number of options for how to tackle needed reforms as well as a chorus of complaints about how to proceed. Congress is weighing everything from a Senate bill that would enact significant reforms to a short-term extension...
This article is the second in The Hill’s three-part “World at War” series this week, which also explores public sentiment around the Russia-Ukraine war and simmering tensions with China. A broad coalition of progressives and minority voters furious about Israel’s war in Gaza have thrust the Democratic party into a bitter fight — spurring an...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is facing growing divisions within his conference on two thorny issues — Israel and immigration. A number of Democrats want to add conditions to U.S. military aid to Israel, while on immigration, Schumer is dealing with a debate over how far to go in reforming immigration law to get...
As the 28th United Nations climate change conference (COP28) begins in Dubai, the venue itself is facing scrutiny over the influence of the United Arab Emirates's (UAE) oil industry and reported human rights abuses in the country. Critics have pointed out the irony of holding a climate summit in a nation heavily reliant on the production and burning of...
Former President Trump’s latest blast at a news organization is sharpening concerns about a drift toward authoritarianism if he is elected to a second term — even as skeptics wonder how he could make good on his threats. On Tuesday, Trump in a Truth Social post complained that MSNBC was guilty of “election interference” because...
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...
The Biden administration was criticized by tribal leaders in Alaska for its restrictions on fossil fuel development which provide a key source of revenue for their communities.
The legacy of esteemed diplomat Henry Kissinger, who died Wednesday at 100, includes praise for negotiation skills amid controversy, with colleagues lauding his brilliance, mentorship.
The Red vs. Blue State featuring Govs. Ron DeSantis, of Florida, and Gavin Newsom, of California, had several tense moments as the pair clashed over crime, taxes and the pandemic.
The House of Representatives will try for the third time Friday to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress amid a slew of allegations against him including campaign finance abuses.