The Supreme Court will hand down opinions Thursday as suspense builds before its summer recess, with a dozen high-profile cases awaiting decisions. President Trump will meet with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Thursday afternoon at the White House as they try to plot a
The polling points to a nail-biter of an election night.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) says he won’t “be bullied into silence” after he got into a shouting match with President Trump during a meeting at the Capitol Wednesday, where the two men clashed heatedly over Cassidy’s vote the day before for a resolution to curtail Trump’s
China is not merely policing dissent or curbing religious practice, but attempting something more permanent.
President Trump’s kingmaker status is holding strong more than halfway through this year's primary cycle, with an almost blemish-free scorecard for his endorsees. Trump’s endorsement record has been in part a successful revenge tour, as he has helped to oust several Capitol
Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison’s political group focused on turning out rural voters, Dirt Road Democrats PAC, is making its first slate of endorsements as the midterms ramp up. Harrison told The Hill in an exclusive interview that the
The president’s insistence Congress pass controversial election security legislation has ground both chambers to a halt.
The heatwave is expected to bring several days with heat index values between 100 and 110 from the Gulf Coast to the Southern Great Lakes.
President Trump late Wednesday offered assistance to Venezuela after two earthquakes hit the South American country. “The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths,” Trump wrote on
Eliminating Flores would remove one of the last safeguards standing between children and indefinite, unchecked government detention.
On matchdays, drones are prohibited within a three-mile radius of stadiums.
In today's issue: ▪ GOP tensions on display ▪ Lobbying on trade deal ▪ Hantavirus response concludes ▪ Democrats downplay divisions The fate of a bipartisan housing bill and the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act are up in the air after President
Tuesday marked the third anniversary of Yevgeny Prigozhin's mutiny against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Prigozhin failed and paid with his life. But Russia as a whole, and Russian-occupied Crimea in particular, might have been better off had the man once known as "Putin’s
The Democratic Socialists of America had a moment in the New York House primary elections, but the vast majority of Democrats still remain closer to the middle on Israel and most issues, and moderate Democrats must mobilize to support their preferred candidates in order to
More Americans under 35 are living with their parents, but it's not because they don't have jobs.
The Hill brings you special coverage of the ultimate gathering of "who's who" in the UFO world. Lawmakers, military and agency leaders will gather in Washington, D.C,. to discuss cutting-edge insights on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)-related policy, transparency,
Donald Trump dreamed of turning the Lincoln Reflecting Pool “American Flag Blue” in advance of celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary on July 4. Instead, he got a pungent, bright green embarrassment. National Parks employees have yet to fully remove the algal bloom that
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro occupies something of an intriguing position among Democrats. He represents a state that Donald Trump won twice—a state that’s both deeply divided and pivotal in deciding presidential elections. Yet Shapiro also consistently garners high
In 2019, I began a large-scale reporting project: I sent out surveys to 10,000 people incarcerated in the United States in women’s prisons on murder or manslaughter charges. I was trying to understand the scale of “criminalized survival,” as it’s been termed: wherein a
The Supreme Court decided two cases on Tuesday that, at least at first glance, have nothing to do with one another. One involves the People’s Republic of China, Silicon Valley, and the Judiciary Act of 1789. The other involves Louisiana prisons, Rastafarian spiritual beliefs,
It was rumored to have been made from the tree Of the first spinning place. Some said the side Of a Spanish slaver spit from the sea. Others church bench, chunk of stage, courthouse wall. A widow swore her grandfather had helped Drag it from his swamped fields after a storm.
It’s rare for a judge to acknowledge that they are handing down a prison sentence for political reasons. But that is precisely what chief district judge Reed O’Connor stated from the bench in a North Texas federal courtroom this week, during the sentencing of eight defendants
President Donald Trump surprised just about everyone in Washington, Republicans and Democrats alike, when he announced on Wednesday that he was canceling an afternoon signing ceremony for the biggest housing bill to pass Congress in decades. He’s holding the bill hostage over
The left won big in New York on Tuesday, adding new fuel to a fiery national debate roiling the Democratic Party. The argument pits those who say Democratic voters are hungry for a more aggressive, transformative approach against those who argue radicalism is a recipe for
Tempers boiled over between President Trump and Republican senators after the president ambushed GOP lawmakers on Wednesday by refusing to sign a popular bill to address housing costs. Trump then blew up at GOP lawmakers during a Wednesday lunch meeting over a successful
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is aiming to advance a grant program tied to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act in a Republicans reconciliation package, betting that the party-line process could provide a pathway for one of conservatives’ — and President
Madeleine Rotzler’s new film, O Horizon , offers an odd vision of dystopia, even as it’s billed as a “sci-fi comedy drama.” The film itself is not always much to look at, but sometimes a film in its very strangeness can reveal a great deal, precisely because of all that it
The clock is ticking for Congress to pass kids online safety legislation before the end of the year, but clashing priorities between the Senate and House are complicating a path forward. In a rare breakthrough this week, lawmakers in the House reached a bipartisan deal on a
You were always funnier than most, so I’m waiting for this joke to land. When I hear the phrase “grave error,” I think of you being lifted out of the ground & your mother loving you better. I think of your tombstone hitting your stepdad over the head. Grave error: the words
Four states could have abortion ballot measures in November, giving Democrats an opportunity to push the issue back into the national spotlight and make life uncomfortable for Republicans. Voter anger about abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022
In the past, conventional wisdom would have us believe that any victory by the Democratic Socialists of America was due to their overwhelmingly white, young, transplant membership—bike lane users, co-op members, and Bernie 2020 voters. Meanwhile, DSA candidates struggled with
The Trump administration is sending mixed signals on the role Iran plays in Lebanon, with the Islamic Republic inserting itself into Israeli-Lebanese talks to preserve its proxy military force Hezbollah. Israeli and Lebanese officials are holding direct talks in Washington,
There’s a far-left, three-lettered firebrand with an eye on Congress — and some Democrats are worried she could drag them down.
Donald Trump was all set to sign a bill passed by Congress that’s designed to reduce housing costs for the American people. But an angry Trump abruptly canceled the signing and blurted out a demand that Republicans pass voter suppression legislation instead. This surprised
The Senate Commerce Chair says he’ll hold a markup next month on AI legislation, but his members say they don’t know what he has planned.
The Senate late Wednesday night in a 47-50-1 vote opted not to rebuke the Trump administration a second time over its military conflict in Iran, as leaders convinced some Republican swing votes that doing so would harm the negotiations to end the war. The resolution would have
A massive data center project in Box Elder County, Utah helped bring down the Beehive State’s Senate President, who lost his GOP primary on Tuesday after his support for the controversial development fueled voter backlash. Stuart Adams, one of Utah’s most powerful politicians
President Trump stuck to script when he kicked off the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on Wednesday as a part of the country’s 250th anniversary. “Tonight, as we stand on the edge of our 250th year of independence, I am thrilled to declare that America is back,”
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) received a briefing about the Iran conflict from Vice President JD Vance and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff at the White House Wednesday afternoon after the senator clashed heatedly with President Trump at a meeting earlier in the day. “I want to thank
Postmaster General David Steiner told lawmakers Wednesday that the U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver mail-in ballots in states that refuse to provide sensitive voter data to the federal government, in line with a proposed rule from the Trump administration. Steiner
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story The Iran supplemental has dropped The White House on Wednesday officially asked Congress for $87.6 billion in supplemental funding to pay for the
The race for mayor of Sioux Falls, S.D., is headed for a recount after two candidates were separated by a two-vote difference in Tuesday’s election. When ballots were tallied that evening, former state legislator Christine Erickson (R) pulled ahead of state Sen. Jamie Smith (D)
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story US settles with PFAS-maker Chemours The federal government has settled a water pollution case against Chemours, which makes and uses toxic forever chemicals. © Carolyn Kaster/AP The Justice Department,
Tuesday’s New York primaries underscored the governing challenges that lie ahead for the House Democratic Caucus.
Michigan is not obligated to hand over sensitive voter data to the Trump administration, a federal appeals court decided on Wednesday. A divided three-judge panel for the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Title III of the 1960 Civil Rights Act does not authorize the
President Trump on Wednesday went into greater detail about how he believes vandals were the cause of the damage to the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and nearby grass. The president has repeatedly claimed that vandalism resulted in the bottom layer of the
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to explain the tarp covering the Kennedy Center by next month as lawmakers question the plans for the world renowned performing arts venue amid a pending lawsuit. District Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the Trump