Republicans Use Shutdown Deal to Take Revenge Against Jack Smith

Eight Senate Democrats just gave Republicans the right to sue Jack Smith.

What's in the Senate deal to reopen government?

The deal struck between Senate Republicans and Democrats to reopen the government allows for federal paychecks and other funding components to resume with senators also set to hold a vote on health care tax credits. On Monday, the Senate voted 60-40 to pass a bill to fund

Democrats press for investigation into partisan shutdown messages on agency websites

Senate Democrats led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate what they say were “partisan messages released to the public” by federal agencies ahead of and during the government shutdown. The lawmakers say they

Omar pushes back on Trump criticism: 'Unlike you, I can read'

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) shot back at President Trump after he mocked her for quoting the Constitution and becoming involved in the nation’s politics. In an interview Monday on Fox News’s “The Ingraham Angle,” Trump invoked Omar when railing against the Democratic Party. “I

Bob Iger asked zero questions about YouTubeTV blackout during ESPN 'Manningcast'

Disney CEO Bob Iger did not address an ongoing carrier dispute the company is locked in with YouTubeTV that has left ABC, ESPN and other channels it owns off the streamer for several weeks during an appearance on ESPN's "Manningcast" on Monday. Iger visited with the Manning

Dallas is staying out of immigration enforcement for all the right reasons

Dallas has chosen accountability over expedience.

Trump Finally Reveals His Health Care Plan—and It’s Bad

Donald Trump should take his concepts of a plan back to the drawing board.

Now Trump Wants to Send in Troops to Save … a Shopping District?

What exactly does Donald Trump expect the National Guard to do about the state of commercial real estate?

Those justices are not fools

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case challenging President Trump's tariff authority, with the Solicitor General arguing that the tariffs are regulatory and not revenue-raising, despite evidence to the contrary.

'South Park' creator: No pushback from new owners on Trump satire

The creators of "South Park" say they are not feeling any pressure from Paramount, the massive media conglomerate that owns Comedy Central, to avoid making fun of or criticizing President Trump. “I know with the Colbert thing and all the Trump stuff, people think certain

Jon Stewart rips Democrats who voted for shutdown deal: 'I can't f‑‑‑ing believe it'

Jon Stewart is shredding Democrats who voted to end the government shutdown, calling the move a "world-class collapse." "They f‑‑‑ing caved on the shutdown," Stewart said Monday while hosting Comedy Central's "The Daily Show." "Tonight's show will be brought to you by 'I can't

Fox Host Corrects Trump on How Mortgages Work as He Touts 50-Year Plan

Donald Trump doesn’t seem to understand what the average mortgage looks like for Americans.

New York City's Veterans Day Parade salutes 250 years of US military service

This year's parade features veterans from every generation of service since World War II.

Khanna: Democratic leadership 'out of touch'

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Monday called for the Democratic Party to shake up its leadership as rage mounts toward Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other party members who voted to end the government shutdown. Khanna praised the "good news" that "there's a

Watch live: Trump gives remarks at Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony

President Trump is visiting Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday morning where he will deliver remarks and take part in a wreath-laying ceremony to honor veterans. The president's Veterans Day speech comes a day after the Senate advanced the stopgap funding bill to reopen the

Trump, Xi walk on eggshells to avoid war over Taiwan — who will be first to crack?

The recent meeting between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping might as well have been called the walk-back summit. Both parties declared a mutual truce in what has been an ominous, gradually escalating trade war. Beyond exercising national self-restraint by not

Fox Host Mocks Trump’s Tacky Golden Office as He Gives Her a Tour

Laura Ingraham made fun of where all those gold decorations came from—and the president was not pleased.

Axelrod: Schumer 'in bigger trouble now'

Democratic strategist David Axelrod predicted Monday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will not retain his leadership post after next year’s midterm elections. “I think he's been in trouble. I think he is in bigger trouble now,” Axelrod told CNN’s Anderson

Demand Justice report spotlights Trump judicial picks’ handling of 2020 election questions

Progressive group Demand Justice released a report Tuesday outlining what it called an “unprecedented” pattern from President Trump’s judicial nominees in which they repeatedly avoided directly affirming the results of the 2020 election. The 10-page report, which was shared

Turning Point USA event prompts protests, arrests at UC Berkeley

Protests erupted at the University of California, Berkeley as Turning Point USA held an event on campus two months after the assassination of its founder, Charlie Kirk.

Trump Literally Shushes Fox Host When She Asks About Affordability

Donald Trump clearly thinks voters are too stupid to understand what’s really happening.

The sandwich man walks, and Trump nets a bagel

The bad news is that the case was brought at all.

Trump Rewards Another Stooge With Pardon, This Time MAGA Rep’s Husband

Bob Harshbarger had pleaded guilty to health care fraud and distributing non-FDA approved kidney drugs.

Transcript: Ro Khanna Says Schumer Must Resign In Wake of Budget Deal

Khanna says that the capitulation by Senate Democrats is a “moral surrender.”

Trump: East Wing 'looked like hell' before demolition for ballroom

President Trump says the East Wing that was demolished to make way for a new ballroom "looked like hell," describing the area of the White House before it was torn down as a "poor, sad sight." "The East Wing was a beautiful, little, tiny structure that was built many years ago

Lingering flight disruptions expected after government reopens

Despite the Senate advancing legislation to bring the record-long government shutdown to an end, do not expect air travel to immediately revert to normal. The 42-day funding lapse, which has caused air traffic controllers to miss two consecutive paychecks as of Tuesday, has

The secret to remote work that actually performs

Remote work succeeds best when it begins with in-person onboarding.

Almost 1,200 cancellations early Tuesday as shutdown flight cuts rise to 6 percent rate

Flight reductions across American airports went up to 6 percent on Tuesday, with cancellations and delays slowly growing within the early hours. A total of 745 flights have so far been delayed on Tuesday, with 1,180 flights canceled, according to the flight-tracking website

House GOP Budget Chair Jodey Arrington says he won’t seek reelection

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, and will depart Congress after a decade. "I have a firm conviction, much like our founders did, that public service is a lifetime commitment, but public office

How cutting the food safety net threatens the public safety net

SNAP funding is about more than grocery budgets; it helps preserve our social fabric.

Trump: 50-year mortgage 'not a big deal'

President Trump in an interview broadcast late Monday dismissed concerns from his base over his administration’s planned 50-year mortgage proposal. “It’s not even a big deal,” Trump told Fox News’s Laura Ingraham on "The Ingraham Angle." “I mean, you go from 40 to 50 years and

Live updates: Senate sends government shutdown deal to House; Trump salutes vets at Arlington

The Senate on Monday night voted to reopen the federal government, advancing the funding package to the House for consideration and opening a rift among Democrats as eight senators made a deal with Republicans. House lawmakers will make their way back to Washington after nearly

Utah judge rejects GOP-favored map, handing Dems another redistricting win

A Utah judge on Monday rejected a Republican-approved congressional map in favor of an alternative that will create a Democratic-leaning district in the Beehive State. Third District Judge Dianna Gibson wrote in her ruling that the map, which had a finalizing deadline on

The VA's disability evaluation is failing veterans

The 1945 “whole-person” formula used by the Department of Veterans Affairs presumes independence among various disabilities. But empirical data show that this assumption is faulty, and veterans suffer as a consequence. Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder display

Coming end of shutdown tees up health care test for Republicans

The Movement is a weekly newsletter tracking the influence and debates steering politics on the right. Sign up here or in the box below. The coming weeks will put Republicans to the test on an issue with which the party, and the broader conservative movement, has long

Capitol Agenda: Welcome back to the House

50-year mortgages: What it could mean for homebuyers

Housing experts say a 50-year mortgage is unlikely to solve the affordability crisis.

Air Force families at Florida base told to take Christmas decorations down

The policy set by the base's housing company says Christmas decorations can go up starting the week after Thanksgiving.

Space food made from astronaut urine to be tested on ISS

The ESA will be testing a protein powder called Solein, which contains a compound found in urine, on a mission aboard the ISS.

Nov. 4 marks the death knell for the old guard

The results of the off-year election on Nov. 4 were a clear rejection of Trump and a call for a new generation of leadership, as voters overwhelmingly chose candidates who focused on affordability and were willing to pass the torch to younger leaders.

KISS founding member Ace Frehley's cause of death revealed

A New Jersey medical examiner has announced the cause of death of KISS founding member and original lead guitarist Ace Frehley, who died Oct. 16 at the age of 74.

Transcript: Trump’s Angry New Tirade Over Shutdown Should Wake Up Dems

Trump’s rant about air traffic controllers and the government shutdown showed his weakness. A sharp observer of Senate Democrats explains why they seem to be caving—and what they can do instead.

Transcript: The Dems Blinked, and That Will Embolden Trump

TNR’s Monica Potts and Alex Shephard say the Democrats’ decision to cut a deal and end the shutdown was stupid but not surprising.

The Dems Blinked, and That Will Make Trump Ever More Radical

TNR’s Monica Potts and Alex Shephard say the Democrats’ decision to cut a deal and end the shutdown was stupid but not surprising.

A civilian’s reflection on Veterans Day

Veterans Day is not only for those who served — it is also for those of us who benefitted from their service, who owe them.

Democrats rage as funding bill heads to House

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ House to take up funding bill ▪ Grijalva set to be sworn in ▪ Trump threatens absent air traffic controllers ▪ Mamdani energizes young Dem candidates Democrats from both chambers of Congress and

Voters Hate Trump. Good. But Democrats Should Take No Solace in That.

It’s great that voters have turned against Trump. But they turned against Biden. They keep turning against presidents. Here’s how Democrats can deal with that.

Trump tariff dividends face legal, political roadblocks

President Trump’s proposal to use tariff revenue to pay individuals “at least” $2,000 is facing legal and logistical roadblocks, as well as skepticism from some on the right. Trump has floated the idea of sending dividends to the American people multiple times throughout his

How the Heartland Responded to AIDS and Shaped Queer Politics

Histories of the epidemic tend to focus on coastal cities, but the response was very different in the middle of the country.

Artificial Intelligence Wants to Sell You Stuff While the World Burns

Meta is betting on generative AI for a new generation of aggressive advertising. It requires immense energy, much of which will likely come from fossil fuels.