Nearing the six-month mark of President Trump’s frenetic second term, Democrats are fighting to find their footing and claw themselves from the wilds of the minority in next year’s midterm elections. On the bright side, Democrats in both chambers were unanimous this month in their opposition to Trump’s megabill of domestic priorities — a massive…
The GOP’s bill to claw back billions of dollars in federal funding is set to hit the Senate floor this week despite serious — and vocal — concerns among some Republicans over the cuts targeting public broadcasting and foreign aid. Consideration of the legislation comes as GOP lawmakers are staring down a Friday deadline to get the…
California may have lost up to $3 billion in potential revenue from a signature emissions reduction program over the past year, a new report has found. The Golden State’s cap-and-trade program — a system that sets emissions caps and distributes tradable credits within that framework — has incurred these losses in response weak auction results, according to…
It’s been six months since President Trump began his second stint in the White House, Republicans took full control of Washington and Democrats kick-started their rebuilding period following the crushing electoral losses of November. So, where do things stand? The inaugural Hill Nation Summit — held by The Hill and NewsNation on Wednesday — will explore those…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is headed for a showdown this week with a group of Republican senators over a House-passed package that claws back $9.4 trillion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and global public health programs. Members of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, including Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine), are not…
The possibility that President Trump could replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is spinning heads from Washington to Wall Street and beyond. Senators on both sides of the aisle have thrown cold water on the idea despite rising tension between Trump and Powell over interest rates, and the precedent-breaking move…
The tectonic plates of the Middle East are shifting. But unless peace is built on basic humanity, it cannot last. The hostages must come home — not as a footnote to diplomacy but as its foundation.
Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer said he was “a bit confused” when President Trump joined the team to receive the trophy for its FIFA Club World Cup win on Sunday. As Chelsea’s Reece James received the trophy, Palmer was jumping directly behind the team’s captain and Trump stood between Palmer and goalkeeper Robert Sánchez. “I knew…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) raked in over $11.8 million during the first half of 2025, according to her campaign. Over $4 million of the haul will go to Hochul’s reelection campaign and over $7 million will go to the New York State Democratic Committee, according to a campaign aide. Hochul ends the period…
National security is also about protecting our democratic process from the enemies who would hijack it.
