In today’s issue: The outcome of today’s primaries to replace GOP Rep. Don Bacon (Neb.) could have dramatic rippling effects for the future of the state’s electoral system. Democrats have smelled blood in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District since Bacon announced last summer
Where do House Democrats go next? That’s the big question facing party leaders in the wake of last week’s ruling by the Virginia Supreme Court that killed a new House map designed to give Democrats a big boost in November’s midterms. Behind House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries
President Trump’s snap decision to pull 5,000 U.S. troops out of Germany isn’t moving the needle in pushing European nations to enter the U.S. war in Iran or help Washington reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump's move - which came amid an escalating dispute with German Chancellor
About a decade ago, I moved into an apartment in Washington, D.C., that seemed like a bargain. The unit was in good shape and in a nice location. The price was reasonable—slightly below market rate, but not suspiciously low for a fourth-floor walkup. I did a brief walkthrough
For decades, the United States didn’t realize it had a town in Mexico. Rio Rico, which sits just south of the Rio Grande and an hour’s drive from the southern tip of Texas, was founded in 1929 and functioned as part of Mexico in every practical sense. Its residents bought goods
Republican state legislators, governors, state supreme court justices, and U.S. Supreme Court justices have combined over the last week to effectively hand up to 10 U.S. House seats to the GOP. That’s not just bad for the Democrats, although it most definitely is that. It’s bad
In an April press conference, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a prayer for the mission to rescue U.S. airmen downed in war on Iran. He invoked Ezekiel 25:17 —vowing, “I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger”—though much of the prayer was adapted
How familiar are you with business courts? They may be flying under your radar, but your lives are deeply entangled. Nearly two-thirds of Americans live in a state with a business court. And some workers or consumers in those states—whether they like it or not—could end up
Senate Republicans are cautioning President Trump against ordering military strikes against the socialist regime in Cuba, arguing the U.S. military already has its hands full with Iran. The Trump administration, these Republicans say, should not be thinking about opening
Republicans are scrambling to secure more legislative wins this summer as the issue of affordability increasingly becomes a liability heading into November’s midterms. President Trump and Republicans scored a huge victory last year with their “big, beautiful bill,” a package of
When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) sat down with Democratic strategist David Axelrod at a Chicago event last week, she didn't close the door on a White House bid. Ocasio-Cortez pushed back on the idea that her political aspirations are “positional,” telling Axelrod
The spotlight is on Nebraska's "blue dot" congressional district as voters head to the polls in a primary that could help shape the battle for control of the House this November. Voters in the Cornhusker State and West Virginia will cast ballots Tuesday in congressional and
Americans are only a little less satisfied with our system of government than the people of South Africa, which is really saying something, given that South Africans as a whole are about half as safe and about a tenth as rich as Americans. But that’s what the latest numbers
We’ve noticed a jarring disconnect. Even as Donald Trump’s mental decline visibly worsens, his aides’ cultlike praise for him is proportionately growing. To wit: A top spokesperson offered a bizarre rationalization for his deranged new “proposal” to turn Venezuela into the 51st
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to undergo training to recognize tribal IDs following reports of Native Americans being wrongly detained by immigration enforcement. New legislation from Reps. Sharice Davids
Amid a lobbying deluge, the “Make America Healthy Again” movement isn’t changing policy in Congress.
President Trump on Monday encouraged South Carolina Republicans to be “bold” and "courageous" ahead of a vote on redistricting after Tennessee Republicans approved a new map that threatens to unseat the state’s lone House Democrat. “South Carolina Republicans: BE BOLD AND
President Trump on Monday floated Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a “dream team" ahead of the 2028 presidential election, polling attendees of a White House event on who they liked better and stopping short of offering an endorsement. “Who likes J.D.
Former FBI Director James Comey said Monday that he won't stop criticizing President Trump ahead of a criminal trial against him over charges of threatening the president. “I’m not going to be quiet. I’m going to continue to speak about what I believe,” Comey told MS NOW's
The Senate voted on Monday to advance the nomination of Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, putting him on track to be confirmed later this week to replace Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The Senate voted 49-44 to advance the nomination, a
The $1 billion line item in a party-line bill otherwise focused on immigration enforcement is causing political heartburn.
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-Ky.), whose committee will mark up a portion of the Senate budget reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement operations, says there’s a good chance that the $1 billion in funding for the White House ballroom will
Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, on Monday said the U.S. must accept its newest 14-point proposal or else American taxpayers “will pay for it.” “There is no alternative but to accept the rights of the Iranian people as laid out in the 14-point proposal. Any
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Headline TK TK © AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana/Jenny Kane/Vahid Salemi President Trump’s odds of facing a midterm election revolt over the economy may hinge on
The chair of the House Oversight panel is asking the former executive to sit for an interview in the House Epstein probe.
The mayor of Arcadia, California, Eileen Wang, abruptly resigned Monday as federal prosecutors announced she had been charged with acting as a covert foreign agent for China.
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Elon Musk, Tim Cook head to China with Trump Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook and more than a dozen other business leaders are set to join President Trump on his trip to China later this week, according to a White House
The Supreme Court on Monday wiped out a decision blocking Alabama Republicans’ congressional map, potentially allowing it to be used for the midterms in the wake of the justices’ recent blockbuster ruling narrowing the Voting Rights Act. The design would remove one of Alabama’s
While hantavirus respiratory infections may still be rare in the U.S., they can be incredibly deadly.
Presented by Lilly {beacon} > Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Major insurer backs MAHA food philosophy Centene, the largest Medicaid managed care provider in the U.S., is calling for Medicare Advantage plans to be allowed to offer “food as medicine” as
A watchdog group on Monday asked the Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General to probe Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s participation in the reality series entitled, “The Great American Road Trip.” The group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s latest attack against Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) is underscoring the alarm over the state of the U.S. military’s weapons stockpiles more than two months into the war with Iran. Hegseth accused Kelly, a Navy veteran and a member of the Senate
Tickets to President Trump’s planned UFC fight on the White House lawn are going to cost a hefty amount. NBC News reports that even though the UFC is paying for the event, and that tickets are technically free, sponsorship packages including ringside seats are going for $1
President Trump on Monday nominated Kari Lake to serve as the US ambassador to Jamaica following her tumultuous tenure at the helm of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). Lake’s appointment was first announced in a White House press release alongside multiple other new
The chances of an enduring solution to the 10-week war on Iran look to be growing slimmer by the moment — even as the idea of a return to all-out combat comes with real dangers for President Trump and the wider world. Trump on Monday lambasted Iran’s latest peace proposal as a
Democrats asked the Supreme Court Monday to block a state judiciary ruling that upended their redistricting effort. The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday that the proposed maps were essentially invalid because state Democrats did not follow proper procedure. In Virginia, the
A group of seven Democrats sent a letter on Monday to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-K.Y.), asking him to issue subpoenas pursuant to an investigation into “suspicious” trades on prediction markets relating to the war with Iran. Democratic
President Donald Trump accidentally just handed Democrats another sound bite they can use to destroy him. During an appearance on Fox News Monday, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly was asked to explain Trump’s thinking about high energy prices. Kelly claimed Trump was
Virginia Democrats asked the Supreme Court on Monday to restore their new congressional map that would give the party up to four House pickup opportunities in the midterms. In an emergency appeal, state officials insisted Virginia’s top court committed “judicial defiance" by
Kimmel aired a rerun on David Letterman’s last show on “The Late Show" in 2015.
The Senate majority leader had previously dismissed the idea of suspending the 18-cents-a-gallon levy.
Jeffrey Epstein associate and former child actor Brock Pierce was a guest at one of Donald Trump ’s Florida golf courses last week, helping to unveil a golden statue of the president. Pierce was a business partner and friend to Epstein for nearly a decade, helping him invest in
A gold-colored mobile phone bearing President Donald Trump’s name was announced in June 2025. But customers may never see it, according to the website.
Senator John Fetterman has aligned himself with one more MAGA talking point. The Pennsylvania Democrat appeared on Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast Monday, laughing alongside the “anti-woke” comedian as the pair mutually praised Donald Trump’s “honest” treatment of the press,
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Monday shamed his party following a statistic that showed 1 in 3 Democrats believe the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting was staged. “Assassinations + political violence are real. My party can’t be the tin foil hat brigade,”
Abortion pills will remain available through the mail until at least Thursday after Justice Samuel Alito extended a temporary pause on a lower court ruling that would have blocked access nationwide while a lawsuit is argued. The earlier order from the conservative U.S. Court
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) said his state should be “unshackled from the decades of litigation" after a notable Supreme Court decision involving the Pelican State that limited the scope of part of the Voting Rights Act. “Our voters are tired of it. I mean, does not
President Trump's odds of facing a midterm election revolt over the economy may hinge on whether a vulnerable U.S. job market can withstand the conflict in Iran. The April jobs report, released Friday, defied expectations with a gain of 115,000 new workers and a stable
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the U.S. has the hantavirus "under control." During Monday's press conference in the Oval Office about mental health, a reporter asked President Trump whether he regretted withdrawing from the World Health
Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson on Sunday endorsed the city’s Democratic mayor, Karen Bass, for a second term in office. In a video Bass shared to the social platform X, Johnson said that he has known the mayor for three decades and touted her work to reduce