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Rosen accuses Moreno of snooping on staff's cars

What started as a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on transportation nominees turned into a verbal confrontation between Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), with the former accusing the latter of spying on her and her staff. While questioning Ryan

Democrats take the 2025 elections

Presented by Panasonic {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Democrats get big election night wins Democrats won big on election night — after focusing on green issues from an affordability standpoint rather than an environmental one. © AP

Trump urges Republicans to talk about his efforts to lower costs

President Trump urged Republicans to talk about his administration’s efforts to lower prices on Wednesday following the party’s losses in Tuesday’s off-year elections. “I think they’re coming down. I think they’re down already,” Trump told Fox News’s Bret Baier in an interview

What the elections results mean for ObamaCare tax credits

Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare — Liberal Democrats say the election should bolster their fight to extend ObamaCare’s enhanced tax credits {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY COALITION TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE The Big Story

Johnson predicts Jeffries will regret Mamdani endorsement

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said his counterpart, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) would regret endorsing New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D). Mamdani campaigned as a democratic socialist, railing against establishment policies and

SCOTUS casts doubt on Trump tariffs

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story 5 takeaways from Trump’s tariffs at Supreme Court Conservative and liberal Supreme Court justices alike seemed dubious of President Trump’s tariffs justified by

Trump adds gold-script signage outside of Oval Office

As President Trump departed the Oval Office on Wednesday for his trip to Florida, reporters could clearly tell what room he was exiting thanks to new signage added along the outside of the building. Photos and videos showed that there was a new gold-script sign that said “The

5 takeaways from Trump’s tariffs at Supreme Court

Conservative and liberal Supreme Court justices alike seemed dubious of President Trump’s tariffs justified by declarations of national emergencies as they heard arguments in a legal challenge to the policy. The court will now begin drafting its opinion behind closed doors

Trump seeks to tout economy after tough elections for GOP

President Trump on Wednesday touted his economic agenda one day after Democrats won key victories in elections where voters said they were largely basing their decisions on the cost of living. Trump traveled to Miami to deliver remarks at the America Business Forum, where he

Private sector added 42K jobs in October: ADP

Payroll management company ADP said in a recent report there were 42,000 jobs added in October for the private sector. “Last month delivered a rebound from two months of weak hiring, but the bounce wasn't broad-based. Education and health care, and trade, transportation, and

McCaskill: Senate 'definitely in play' after Democrats' wins

After Tuesday’s election results, former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said she is feeling more optimistic about Democrats’ chances of reclaiming the Senate in the 2026 midterms. “We didn’t think the Senate was going to be in play next year,” McCaskill said Tuesday on MSNBC. “I

California Republicans sue to block new House map

California Republicans filed a lawsuit Wednesday looking to block a new Democratic-friendly House map from taking effect just one day after voters in the Golden State overwhelmingly approved it in a special election. The California GOP and a group of voters sued Gov. Gavin

Rep. Jared Golden won’t seek reelection

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), a moderate Democrat representing a district President Trump won in 2024, announced Wednesday he will not seek reelection. Golden announced his decision in an opinion column in the Bangor Daily News, citing the “increasing incivility and plain