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Public employee unions facing final showdown

This year, my organization helped over 50,000 public employees across America exercise their First Amendment rights to opt out of union membership and dues. That single number represents something much bigger than a milestone for us. It means $47.5 million will stay in the

Trump ends 2025 with questions

Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: ▪ Trump faces questions going into 2026 ▪ Venezuela tensions simmer ▪ Takeaways from 2025 elections ▪ New laws in different states take effect President Trump entered 2025 and the White House

Remembering the Art Restorer Who Lifted Our Spirits

There are few career paths where a professional mishap leads to great success, but Cecilia Giménez found one. The Spanish artist, who died this week at the age of 94, rose to fame and notoriety in the 2010s for her delightful “restoration” of “Ecce Homo,