Trump, Clinton, Gates in new Epstein photos

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released 19 new photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate.

House-passed bill updates securities laws and helps innovators

The INVEST Act, recently passed by the House of Representatives, aims to modernize outdated securities laws, increase access to capital for small businesses, expand investment opportunities for Main Street investors, and strengthen public markets.

Trump DEI crackdown expands to national park gift shops

The Trump administration’s efforts to purge diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from the federal government is hitting gift shops at national parks. In a memo last month, acting National Park Service director Jessica Bowron called for a review of the items available for

Roughly half say holiday gifts harder to afford: Survey

Roughly half of Americans say holiday gifts are harder to afford this season as shoppers wrestle with rising inflation and cost of living concerns, according to a new survey. The Associated Press-NORC Reasearch Center poll, released Friday, found that 63 percent of U.S. adults

Trump Hit With Massive Lawsuit Over His Tacky Ballroom

President Donald Trump just got hit with a lawsuit over his enormous $300 million ballroom that would dwarf the White House. In a 65-page complaint filed Friday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit organization working to save America’s historic places,

GOP leaders weighing vote on ObamaCare extension

House Republican leaders are considering allowing an amendment vote to extend ObamaCare enhanced subsidies, a move designed to appease moderate Republicans who have been warning about the electoral impacts of letting them expire at the end of the year. In a closed-door meeting

Don’t dismiss the possibility of a peaceful transition in Venezuela

Six factors distinguish the country from cases where regime change worsened conditions.

Indiana Republican Deletes Post Exposing Extreme Trump Threat

Unfortunately for Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith, what he posts on the internet stays forever. Beckwith deleted a Thursday post that confirmed the Trump administration had threatened to pull federal funding from Indiana if state legislators refused to bend to the

Democrats release new Epstein photos showing Trump, Bill Clinton

Democrats on Friday released 19 new photos from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, showing the disgraced financier alongside President Trump and former President Clinton. “These disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with

House GOP leaders race to release health care package Friday

Does religious liberty exist in prison? It depends.

The Supreme Court’s likely ruling against a Rastafarian prisoner highlights more than a loss for religious liberty — it exposes how prison transfers quietly strip incarcerated people of any real path to accountability.

New Epstein Photos Feature Trump Over and Over and Over Again

President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, and other prominent figures can be spotted in a new collection of photographs from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate released Friday by Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee. At least three of the photographs showed Trump, who has

Trump to honor members of ‘Miracle on Ice’ team Friday

President Trump will honor members of the 1980 Olympic U.S. men's hockey team at the White House on Friday, awarding them with congressional medals. Trump will host members of the team, which triumphed over the Soviet Union in the famous "Miracle on Ice" game in February 1980,

How to partner AI with human compassion in suicide prevention

AI should support care, not replace it.

White House Resorts to Desperate Method to Brag About Trump’s Economy

The White House’s propaganda is getting sketchier. The official X account for the executive mansion released new figures about the economy Thursday, proclaiming that 91 percent of Americans noticed “gas prices were dropping.” The source of that information, however, was from a

Watch: Jeffries gives remarks amid health care, redistricting battle

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) spoke with reporters Friday morning after senators struck down Democrats' effort to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year. The Senate took up dueling health care plans on

Walmart, Sam's Club roll out new 'Eye Bot' kiosks

Here's where.

Court blocks immediate release of Chicago-area immigrants detained in federal crackdown

A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked the immediate release of Chicago-area immigrants detained in the Trump administration’s federal crackdown in the Windy City. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 to extend a consent decree, which allows federal authorities

New restrictions on what SNAP can buy in 2026: Here's what to know

Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Virginia and Tennessee are joining 12 other states in adding waivers that will redefine what types of food can be purchased with SNAP dollars in 2026.

The US Abraham Accords strategy isn’t about Israel. It’s about China.

From the beginning, the accords were designed to serve American interests first, Israeli interests second.

Bipartisan lawmakers press Education Department to add nursing to 'professional' degree list

A group of bipartisan lawmakers sent a letter to the Education Department urging it to add nursing to the list of “professional degrees,” which would allow students to take out more federal loans. New proposed rules by the department would cap student loan borrowing at

Trump dismisses Wall Street Journal report on electricity for AI

President Trump attacked The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, blasting the outlet over its reporting suggesting China is beating the U.S. in the AI and energy race. "The Wall Street Journal has another ridiculous story today that China is dominating us, and the World, on the

Trump, Clinton, Gates included in Epstein photo trove

The House Oversight Committee Democrats released photos from the Epstein estate linking powerful men to the late convicted sex offender.

Trump, 79, Muses About Absolute Power While Covering His Bruised Hand

President Donald Trump still can’t seem to wrap his head around the fact that the United States is a democracy. While signing an executive order aimed at preventing states from regulating artificial intelligence, Trump whined that states needed to be “unified” on his approach

Indiana lieutenant governor: Trump threatened funding over redistricting

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (R) said Thursday the Trump administration threatened to withhold federal funding if state lawmakers rejected a new GOP-favored congressional map. “The Trump admin was VERY clear about this,” Beckwith wrote in a now-deleted post on the social

Sorry, but You Had to Be an Idiot to Believe Trump Could Lower Prices

“Starting the day I take the oath of office, I will rapidly drive prices down, and we will make America affordable again,” Donald Trump told rallygoers in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in August 2024. “We’re going to make it affordable again.” He said it over and over and over.

Why is the government paying for dead people’s health insurance?

Billions in waste and fraud shouldn’t be the cost of doing business for the government. And it doesn’t have to be.

Trump's strategy document: Not as isolationist as you expected

Apart from Nicolas Maduro, who already faces a major American military buildup off his shores, Europeans seem most distressed by the new National Security Strategy. The document’s opening two pages have garnered the most attention, especially abroad, and most especially in

GOP senator, wife read mean tweets: ‘Bet you were bullied in middle school’

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) tried to get into the Christmas spirit on X, the often acerbic social platform, by posting a video of himself and his wife, Jaime, reading aloud the put-downs aimed at him online. The harshest post he received was from user mka5211 who blasted his

Amanda Seyfried says she won't apologize over Charlie Kirk comments

The actress is doubling down on comments she made after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Live updates: Trump, Braun target Indiana's defiant GOP lawmakers; Venezuela moves raise alarm

As the 2026 midterms quickly approach, Republicans are feeling increasingly uneasy over recent election outcomes. The latest blow came Thursday, after Indiana Republicans bucked Trump's demand that the state redraw its maps to get two more congressional districts into the fold.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Plots One Last Surprise for Mike Johnson

With just six legislative days left before she plans to resign, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is reportedly working on one last long-shot bid to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson. The recent MAGA defector has been quietly taking the temperature on a motion to vacate the

How Trump’s Redistricting Plan in Indiana Blew Up in His Face

After enduring months of bullying by the president to pass his gerrymandering plan, Indiana Republicans overwhelmingly voted to kill the effort on Thursday. Their rationale for doing so, however, was shockingly personal. Anxious about the 2026 midterms, Trump issued directives

Indiana governor says he'll help primary Republicans who defied Trump on redistricting

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R ) on Thursday said he would help President Trump primary Republican state lawmakers who voted against a redistricting measure backed by the leader. “I am very disappointed that a small group of misguided State Senators have partnered with Democrats to

SZA calls White House's use of song in immigration promo video 'evil'

The Grammy winner joins a growing list of music artists who aren't pleased with their songs being used in political messaging.

Drunk raccoon who ransacked Virginia liquor store is a serial break-in artist

The now-infamous raccoon who got drunk after breaking into a Virginia ABC store in Hanover County is apparently a serial offender.

These 5 states had the most robocall complaints in 2025: FTC

Does it seems like you received more robocalls in 2025 than the year before? According to data released Thursday by the FTC, complaints about the obnoxious phone calls spiked this year, especially in a handful of states.

In Syria, relief and reality collide one year after Assad’s fall

ALEPPO, SYRIA — Early Monday morning in Aleppo, soldiers lined the streets near the old city walls, standing in loose formation beside battered buildings as men gathered quietly around them. Almost no women appeared without head coverings — a reminder of the city’s conservative

Trump signals willingness to work with Democrats on health care

President Trump suggested Thursday that he would be willing to work with Democrats on the issue of health care, as concerns over rising insurance premiums grow. “What a nice group of Democrats,” Trump said, speaking to the crowd at the White House Congressional Ball. “We have a

Why Trump May Never Be Popular Again

You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . President Trump started the year having won the popular vote for the first time, made significant gains with voters of color and consolidated the support of

Jeffries on Indiana redistricting vote failure; ‘A good night for the American people’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday praised Indiana Senate Republicans for striking down redistricting efforts in the state. “Well, across the board, it was a good night for the American people and a bad day for Donald Trump,” Jeffries said during an

Transcript: Why Trump May Never Be Popular Again

This is a lightly edited transcript of the December 11 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 joined this morning by my great colleague Grace Segers, and we’re going to talk about

Court blocks immigration officials from re-detaining Abrego Garcia

A federal judge blocked Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from re-detaining mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia during his ICE appointment Friday morning. A day earlier, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered ICE to immediately release Abrego Garcia, finding

This brutal flu season would only get worse with another shutdown

U.S. health systems were in the dark for weeks while the shutdown was in effect.

Whole Hog Politics: ObamaCare intensifies Trump slump

The latest poll from The Associated Press and the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago asked its usual slate of questions about voters’ views of President Trump’s job performance. In so doing, it also offers some insights into how the looming government

Marijuana use under the microscope: Could your state revoke legal weed?

Numerous studies have concluded that regular use of cannabis brings serious health risks, as well as brain impairment among young people.

Capitol agenda: Johnson stares down another revolt — this time on energy permitting

Trump says he’s just pardoning Tina Peters, convicted in state court

President Trump on Thursday pardoned former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, who was convicted of election interference in state court in August 2024. “Tina is sitting in a Colorado prison for the ‘crime’ of demanding Honest Elections,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “Today

'America First' starts in our own hemisphere

Securing the homeland begins with securing the neighborhood.

Trump eyes 2026 road show after GOP losses

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Trump poised to hit the road in new year ▪ Indiana Republicans reject redistricting ▪ White House doubles down on Venezuela ▪ Supreme Court considers taking up gun cases President Trump relayed to