On Monday, CNN analyst Harry Enten flagged a truly surprising finding in a Fox News poll that had eluded our attention: Trump’s approval is nine points underwater in very red Texas , which he won by 14 points in 2024. That’s not all: The Fox poll, which shows Democrat James
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for Senate in the Lone Star State, is trailing Democrat James Talarico by two points in new polling of the closely watched race. A survey from the Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center at Texas
Former special counsel Jack Smith has been invited to testify in late September in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Monday. “Im inviting Jack Smith 2 testify before Senate Judic Cmte on Sept 22,” Grassley, the chair of the committee
A detainee who had been held at a Newark, N.J., Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility has died, according to multiple officials. In a statement obtained by The Hill’s sister network NewsNation, ICE said that a 41-year-old Salvadoran migrant named Edwin
He is expected to get through the Judiciary Committee, but confirmation is not a done deal.
South Carolina Republicans vying for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) slot on the November ballot squared off on a Monday debate stage with just over one week until the special primary election. Lindsey Graham, 71, died in early July from an aortic dissection after
The calls came after Miller’s former father-in-law, Sen. Bernie Moreno, said he should not serve in the House.
The Senate on Monday overwhelmingly advanced a stopgap funding bill aimed at avoiding a government shutdown ahead of this fall's midterms. The chamber voted 89-4 to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to the legislative vehicle for the continuing resolution, overcoming the
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s clash with President Trump over the handling of the Reflecting Pool case is raising questions about her standing with the president, with whom she has enjoyed a friendly relationship for decades. Pirro visited the White House Monday evening after
The 89-4 vote indicates strong bipartisan interest in avoiding another Oct. 1 shutdown.
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Burgum, Trump still blame pool damage on vandals Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has been sticking to his original story that vandals were responsible for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, despite
President Donald Trump continues to insist damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was the result of vandalism, despite a Department of Justice motion filed on July 31 that placed the blame squarely on a contractor's "botched" installation of the pool coating "and not
Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) on Sunday shut down the idea of possibly supporting a socialist candidate in comments that come amid a recent rise of democratic socialists on the national political stage. During an appearance on CBS News's "Face the Nation," host Margaret
The Trump administration's plan to deport more than 300,000 Haitians who just lost their lawful status after a Supreme Court ruling is showing a split screen in U.S. politics, with some Republicans openly rejoicing in the pending removals while others plead for leniency. The
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Iran's ‘last chance’ in peace talks? President Trump on Monday warned that it was Iran’s “last chance” to make a peace deal with the U.S. or face
The deadline is approaching for Ohio GOP officials to replace Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) if he ends his reelection campaign amid allegations of abuse levied by his ex-wife. If Miller drops out by the close of business Tuesday, local officials must hold a special primary for a
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Stopgap funding bill seeks delay of Trump's science funding plan Senate Republicans are supporting a provision in the stopgap funding bill that would delay the Trump administration’s
Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday urged American universities to outline their commitments to a set of Trump administration priorities by the end of this year. In an open letter to university presidents and board members, McMahon lamented that higher education
The Trump administration’s attempt to prevent new American citizens from receiving help on voter registration was blocked in federal court Monday. U.S. District Judge Adam B. Abelson paused a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy from last August preventing
{beacon} Technology The Big Story Republican AGs warn OpenAI could face legal action over breach More than a dozen Republican attorneys general are calling on OpenAI to preserve records on its models’ recent breach of another company, suggesting the AI firm may have
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has been sticking to his original story that vandals were responsible for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, despite a court filing from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro saying the department had evidence a "botched" installation was to
David Venturella, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sent a letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) saying he has divested of his Geo Group stocks and "fully recused himself from all contracts and obligations related to detention." The letter to
Roughly two dozen Democratic-controlled states sued President Trump on Monday over his new global tariffs, calling them “equally unlawful” to the ones the Supreme Court has invalidated. The lawsuit adds to legal challenges launched by small businesses in response to the latest
More than a dozen Republican attorneys general are calling on OpenAI to preserve records on its models' recent breach of another company, suggesting the AI firm may have violated state or federal laws in the incident. In a letter sent Monday to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, 15
Left-wing streamer Hasan Piker in a recent interview slammed the idea that progressive candidates pose a risk to Democrats in general elections. In an interview featured on CNN’s “The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper” that premiered Sunday, the outlet’s Donie O'Sullivan pressed
Brown University President Christina Paxson said Monday she will step down at the end of the academic year, after she oversaw negotiations with the Trump administration over the past 18 months. Paxson, who started her tenure in 2012, said stepping down is the “right decision”
President Trump is not happy over how Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, handled the prosecution of alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. CNN reports that Trump is considering firing Pirro, a former Fox News host, over the
Missourians are about to vote on their own power to change the state constitution. Missouri, along with 26 other states and Washington, D.C., has a process by which voters can gather signatures and initiate amendments to the state constitution by putting a ballot measure to a
President Donald Trump claimed Monday he was in talks to open the Strait of Hormuz “literally by tomorrow”—while Iran has denied speaking to the United States. Speaking at a press conference to sign an executive order, Trump rambled about ongoing talks with Iran to reopen the
The Sept. 22 hearing would be the former special counsel’s second congressional appearance.
On Monday, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers launched into tirade against Dr. Anthony Fauci over the infectious disease expert's decision not to answer questions during last week's Senate hearing about the COVID-19 pandemic. "I'm gonna plead the Fifth," Rodgers
President Trump on Monday warned that it was Iran’s “last chance” to make a peace deal with the U.S. or face “decapitation” as he touted the most recent talks with Tehran. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said the discussions with Iran are “not very complex” and “going to
The cyclosporiasis outbreak just turned deadly. Two people died in Michigan after contracting cyclosporiasis, the state’s health department announced Monday. They’re the first confirmed deaths in the country that have been tied to the public health crisis spurred by a
The panel found evidence that the North Carolina Republican sexually harassed two of his staffers.
President Trump said U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro “choked” in her decision to drop charges against U.S. Olympian David Hearn in the Reflecting Pool vandalism case, casting blame on the judge overseeing the case. “The judge was extremely unfriendly to Jeanine, and frankly, I
The House Ethics Committee on Monday recommended Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) be formally censured by the full House because he had violated “the spirit” of the chamber’s rules against sexual harassment and unwanted advances. The report from the committee said Edwards, who is
Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) has a lead over Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and is falling behind Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in the race for Sen. Gary Peters’s (D-Mich.) seat, per a new poll. In the EPIC-MRA poll, 44 percent of respondents said they would
Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration on Monday over concerns it will soon hand immigration authorities access to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients’ personal data. It’s the latest legal challenge that accuses the Trump administration of
President Trump praised Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) as “a good person” on Monday amid domestic abuse allegations against the congressman. “It's a very sad thing. I know Max. He's a good person. I mean, I always thought he was a very good person, and I’m going to let the families
The House Ethics Committee announced Monday that it had found Rep. Chuck Edwards's (R-N.C.) conduct with two young staff members had violated “the spirit” of the chamber’s rules against sexual harassment and unwanted advances and recommended he be formally censured by the full
Morocco recently named a highway that spans more than 1,055 kilometers after President Trump, citing his decision to recognize Rabat’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara as the reason for the nod. “While our relations have always been rooted in close friendship and loyalty,
Strip clubs, casinos, designer purses, guns, an Adam Sandler puzzle, 30 different ice cream flavors, and a private performance of Ed Sheeran’s “Hills of Aberfeldy”: Representative Chuck Edwards has a long pattern of creepy behavior, and the House Ethics Committee just detailed
A new poll shows that more Americans do not approve of President Trump's handling of immigration, a core issue on his political agenda. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 39 percent of respondents approve of his handling of immigration — a
President Trump will travel to California and Nevada to sell his economic message this week with stops in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. On Tuesday, the president will attend a Republican National Committee dinner at Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles. He will then head to
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday to form a new commission focused on improving the lives of military spouses and families and addressing the challenges they encounter. The new commission, called the President's Military Spouse Commission, will be chaired by
The Department of Homeland Security has drastically ramped up efforts to add DNA from nearly one million immigrants to a massive criminal database. Most of them have no criminal history; some of them are kids. In 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement added up to roughly
The European Union has ushered in some additional rules that aim to make it easier for people to identify chatbots and AI deepfakes online. The new transparency obligations under the bloc's landmark AI Act came into effect on August 2nd, requiring companies to disclose when
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s supposed deal to end President Trump’s $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” in his settlement with the IRS has a lot of loopholes. As Blanche seems to have stifled a Republican revolt and secured his Senate confirmation, Democrats on
Two people in Michigan who contracted cyclosporiasis have died, the state’s Department of Health and Human Services said Monday. The department noted both people had “significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration,” citing