President Trump's announcement of a potential tariff-funded $2,000 check for Americans fueled wave of excitement, but for those people already thinking about the bills, necessities or holiday expenses on which to spend it, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a different
Watching the bill to release the Epstein files go from a stalled discharge petition with 217 signatures to passing both houses of Congress by a combined vote of 527-1 has got to be one of the most dramatic events in American political history.
12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here. Happy Friday! Who’s planning to see Wicked: For Good this weekend?! In today's issue: • Trump hosts Mamdani • White House gives Ukraine new deadline • Johnson, Thune out of sync • DOJ says grand jury reviewed Comey
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick wants to pair an extension of Obamacare subsidies with new flexibility for health savings accounts.
Here’s where my unpopular opinion comes in — Mamdani and Trump are a lot more alike than either of them wants to admit. And that’s exactly why this meeting has real potential.
Nancy Pelosi's legacy is the increased presence of women in politics, which she achieved by creating a pipeline for women to run and hold office, and by actively recruiting and funding women candidates.
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot is getting a little overzealous about its creator. Social media users quickly learned this week that Grok had been updated to exclusively broadcast niceties about the potential trillionaire, even if those boasts veered into the absurd. In a series of
The U.S. Department of Transportation is hoping the public will help usher in a “Golden Age of Travel” — and it apparently means dressing up before you head to the airport.
The U.S. peace plan presented to Ukraine appears to have been translated from Russian. The syntax of certain phrases are more common in the Russian language, such as the third point of the 28-point plan: “It is expected that Russia will not invade neighbouring countries and
President Trump's federal immigration crackdown with move to New Orleans next week with 250 troops set to take part in operations in the city. The operation, which starts Dec. 1 and is dubbed "Swamp Sweep," will be led by Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino, The
The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal is warning that a failed effort by Republicans to gerrymander congressional districts in Texas could cost the party in the long term. "President Trump’s insistence that Texas Republicans redraw their House map before the 2026
On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that oil prices could go down “if something happens down in Venezuela.” “I am very confident about job growth and the momentum that we’ve got for next year,” Bessent told Laura Ingraham on Fox News. “Capital expenditure is
The White House's decision to withhold October's employment and inflation data is a policy rupture with profound implications, as it moves from transparency to tactical informational control and risks eroding trust in the country's economic data.
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) on Friday slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for not condemning President Trump’s recent post suggesting six Democratic lawmakers should be put to “death” for urging military members to defy what they classified as “illegal orders." “The
A federal judge called out federal officers in Chicago for producing unreliable use-of-force reports—noting that at least one had used an AI chatbot to write a report for them. In a 223-page injunction ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis cited body-worn camera
The Alabama Public Library Service Board of Directors voted Thursday to remove books about transgender people or that state there are more than two genders from the children’s section of public libraries. The new rule says books about “transgender procedures, gender ideology
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned his countrymen Friday that they must choose between U.S. support or a quick conclusion to their 11-year war with Russia “without dignity” and “without justice.” The U.S. unveiled a peace plan earlier this week that spans 28 points,
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said Thursday Democrats need to be "more open" to people like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — after she broke with President Trump on a number of issues. Greene's criticism of House Republican leaders during the record-long government
Canada is not turning away from the United States but is reinforcing the northern shield that protects both continents.
President Trump indicated he was giving Ukraine until next Thursday to agree to a peace proposal from the U.S. to end the war with Russia. Trump was asked during an appearance on the "Brian Kilmeade Show" on Fox News Radio about reports that the administration was giving
The FBI spied on the private group chat of an immigrants rights group that was monitoring immigration court proceedings in New York City. The Guardian reports that the bureau gained access to a “courtwatch” Signal group coordinating volunteers to attend proceedings at three
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Thursday that its operations in Charlotte, N.C., will not be ending “anytime soon,“ conflicting with reports from local law enforcement who said immigration officials have left the city. “Operation Charlotte’s Web isn’t ending
After weeks of stalled talks over Russia’s war on Ukraine, Axios reported this week that Washington and Moscow had quietly hammered out a 28-point proposal to end the war. U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll visited Kyiv on Thursday to discuss the plan with Ukrainian President
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
The Dayton Agreement remains one of the most successful U.S. diplomatic achievements of the post-World War II period, but the United States must reassert its support for Bosnia and hold accountable those working against American interests in order to ensure a resilient,
Thousands of veterans discharged from the military for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine during the Biden administration may regain eligibility for GI Bill education benefits, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More than 8,000 service members were separated from
Authorities on Friday responded to reports of an “unknown substance” at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility targeted by a gunman earlier this year. “The preliminary investigation determined that a suspicious package was located inside a government
Longtime Republican pollster Frank Luntz says President Trump has a deadline to address price increases and affordability concerns as his first year back in the White House winds down. "We're gonna know the impact of prices one week from now at Thanksgiving and for the next
Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-Va.) will speak with reporters Friday morning as he seeks more information from President Trump and his administration on the 2018 assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. The pressure comes just days after the president welcomed Saudi
I’m sitting here early Friday morning with the home pages of The New York Times and The Washington Post up on my screen. The president of the United States, as you know by now, has accused six Democratic legislators of sedition, or, as Donald Trump inevitably puts such things,
Many commentators today observe the U.S. economy is increasingly bifurcated,
On Thursday, President Trump decided to renege on his 40 percent tariffs on Brazilian goods, ending a problem he created. The agricultural products tariffed—beef, fruit, coffee, cocoa—were getting more and more expensive for Americans everywhere. “After considering the
The Trump administration is going rogue—and MAGA is not happy about it. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee held a private meeting in July with Jonathan Pollard, an Israeli spy who spent 30 years in prison for selling U.S. secrets to Israel during the Cold War. The news
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is reportedly “encouraging” a federal grand jury investigation into Justice Department official Ed Martin and Federal Housing Finance Director Bill Pulte for potential misconduct in pursuing criminal charges against prominent Democrats.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a lawsuit against California alleging it is illegal to provide in-state college tuition to undocumented immigrants. DOJ says it is unconstitutional for undocumented immigrants to have access to in-state tuition, scholarships and
These aren’t mere details, they are the difference between a functioning democracy and a slip into authoritarianism.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is warning the head of media conglomerate Paramount that she is ready to stand in the way of the company's growth, which she argues is becoming increasingly anti-competitive. "We don't think one man or one corporation named David Ellison should
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) expressed surprise and anger Thursday at President Trump’s suggestion that he and six Democrats with military or national security backgrounds be put to “death” for “seditious behavior.” “I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at
Industry leaders have publicly accepted Hegseth’s demands. So too has the acquisition bureaucracy. But will either group implement his objectives?
A panel of federal judges upheld North Carolina’s 2023 congressional map Thursday as the judges continue mulling the legality of the state’s mid-decade redistricting push. The panel has not yet ruled on whether that new map, which was drawn this year to add a Republican pickup
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, argued Attorney General Pam Bondi cannot use ongoing investigations related to the Epstein files to hold back their release from Congress. Congress passed a bill Tuesday with
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham believes that the government owes him restitution for accessing his phone records while investigating Donald Trump’s actions on January 6, 2021. As part of the budget bill passed to fund the government earlier this month, a provision was passed
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) is holding a press conference Friday morning to unveil legislation that would block the Trump administration from continuing to fund military strikes in the Caribbean without congressional approval. Moulton was one of a handful of Democrats to air
Embattled Republican Representative Cory Mills was caught with sex workers on an unofficial mission to Afghanistan in 2021, when he was still a congressional candidate. Mills was traveling with a group to Afghanistan to save Americans after former President Biden’s withdrawal
The Justice Department reversed course Thursday, alleging the full grand jury did review the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. The change comes 24 hours after lead prosecutor Lindsey Halligan told a judge that all jurors were not privy to the final revised
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Thursday that U.S. Capitol Police responded to an incident where a person appeared at her Washington, D.C., office and "made white supremacist threats and hand gestures." No one was hurt in the incident, Crockett said in the statement. She