Based on the most recent Gallup poll on religious affiliation, for the first time in America's history, the number of citizens who are church members is in the minority.
Former President Trump has expanded his lead among a hypothetical GOP primary field for 2024, topping Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who hasn’t yet launched a bid, by 41 points, according to a new poll. The new Morning Consult survey released Tuesday found Trump in the lead with 60 percent of potential Republican primary voters,...
Michael Cohen is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit he faces from former President Trump, portraying it as retaliation for being a witness in Manhattan prosecutors’ criminal case against the former president. Trump last month sued Cohen, his long-time fixer and personal attorney who has since turned against him, for $500 million over...
Russian President Vladimir Putin argued at his country’s Victory Day parade on Tuesday that the West is driving a “real war” against his nation. “Today civilization is once again at a decisive turning point,” Putin said amid the celebrations marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. “A real war has been unleashed...
Fewer than four in 10 Americans in a new poll say they’re confident in the economic leadership of congressional leaders, President Biden and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell amid a battle over the debt ceiling and the looming threat of default. In the Gallup survey released Tuesday, 34 percent of respondents expressed a fair amount...
Polls matter, sometimes in weird ways. Polls matter in debt limit negotiations, for example. No matter what politicians say in public, they care deeply about the latest polls. And right now, in the battle for public opinion, the polls seem to favor congressional Republicans over the president. President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)...
You must admit, it would be boring if we all agreed on everything. Not only that, but it would also put people like me – commentators, columnists and most politicians – out of a job. We’d have nothing to argue about. Still, there are at least three issues today I think we should all, in fact, agree on. First, given that we’re averaging about one...
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. A barrage of finger-pointing from the White House and House Republicans today might sound like background Muzak to those who aren’t in the Oval Office for this afternoon’s big-stakes...
The ongoing Farm Bill negotiations may mean linking millions of Americans to the 21st century economy and taking a step toward the broader dream of high-tech agriculture. Since the last Farm Bill was passed in 2018, the federal government has spent billions to try to bring high-speed internet to the nearly 12 million rural households...