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58 percent call 2025 a failure for Trump: Poll

More than half of Americans in a new survey rated President Trump's first year in office as a "failure." The CNN/SRSS survey, published Friday, found that 58 percent of U.S. adults said 2025 was a failure for the president on a number of issues. Another 42 percent said the year

Trump weighs options after holding off on Iran strikes

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Trump urged against striking Iran ▪ Machado gives Trump her Nobel Prize ▪ Tensions rise over Insurrection Act threat ▪ GOP unenthused on credit rate cap President Trump has seemingly pulled back

Trump Is Running a “Global Mafia”

You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . You can a transcript here . President Trump has sometimes been described as antiwar or isolationist. That’s totally wrong , says Matt Duss , executive vice

Transcript: Trump Is Running a “Global Mafia”

This is a lightly edited transcript of the January 16 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: I’m Perry Bacon. I’m the host of The New Republic show Right Now . I’m joined this morning

Katie Pavlich feels ready to meet the moment

Author and longtime political commentator Katie Pavlich is gearing up to launch her own opinion show Monday night on NewsNation. “Katie Pavlich Tonight,” slated for the channel’s 10 p.m. hour, will focus on “culture, politics, [and] policy debates,” and its launch comes at a

Noem announces new ICE deputy director

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday announced that Charles Wall will serve as Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) new deputy director after previously serving as the agency's principal legal adviser. "Mr. Wall has served as an ICE attorney for 14 years

Trump announces Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ has been formed

President Trump on Thursday announced that the "Board of Peace" to oversee Gaza has been formed, months after Israel and Hamas reached a fragile ceasefire following two years of conflict. "It is my Great Honor to announce that THE BOARD OF PEACE has been formed," Trump posted

The final deadline for ACA enrollment arrives

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care The Big Story The final deadline for ACA enrollment arrives Jan. 15 marks the last day that most people will be able to enroll in Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans, a final deadline that Congress has missed in its

Crypto rift derails market structure bill

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Senators scramble as crypto fissures threaten key bill Senators are scrambling to find a way forward on key cryptocurrency legislation after the Senate Banking Committee postponed a highly anticipated markup following the loss of

Panel postpones Trump ballroom review

The Commission of Fine Arts postponed a review Thursday of President Trump's White House ballroom, as the president has not appointed new members to replace those he fired in October. Arts commissioners were meant to meet Thursday for an "information presentation" about

Judge allows Empire Wind construction to resume

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Judge allows Empire Wind construction to resume A major offshore wind farm is allowed to resume construction, a federal judge ruled Thursday, the second such ruling in the wake of the Trump administration’s

Senators scramble as crypto fissures threaten key bill

Senators are scrambling to find a way forward on key cryptocurrency legislation after the Senate Banking Committee postponed a highly anticipated markup following the loss of a major industry player’s support. Late Wednesday, Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced he