Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: ▪ Adm. Bradley to brief Congress on boat strikes ▪ Trump hosting Rwanda, Congo leaders for peace signing ▪ Republicans face messaging problem…
Trump, admirably, has been trying to bring an end to the killing. But it won’t work, because Putin won’t work with him.
Allowing broadcasters to compete on fair terms is just a matter of common sense.
President Trump keeps blaming former President Biden for everything from the cost of living to the recent shooting of two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. But there are signs that the effectiveness of the…
Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) was a behind-the-scenes force in helping balance the demands of fiscal hawks with leadership’s desire to push the One Big Beautiful Bill Act over the finish line this year. Now, he’s…
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is reasserting herself after months of lying low in Congress as she prepared a run for governor — emerging as a notable antagonist to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). This week, Stefanik publicly…
Republicans sounded the alarm at the outcome of the Tennessee special election on Tuesday after Democratic candidate Aftyn Behn significantly overperformed in reliably Republican territory. Republican Matt Van Epps defeated Behn by roughly nine points,…
Republicans are growing increasingly concerned that they’re behind the eight ball in selling the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as the party’s top legislative achievement. Talk about the massive tax package largely evaporated after Labor…
California Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) and former Rep. Katie Porter (D) are the two leading Democratic candidates for governor of the Golden State, according to a new poll. The new survey from Emerson College Polling…
The redistricting wars show no signs of waning as several more states move toward rewriting their congressional lines. Florida, Indiana and Virginia are among the states taking steps to redraw their maps ahead of the…
International students are taking a close look at their holiday travel plans amid increased concerns over President Trump’s immigration crackdown, which has threatened the status of thousands since he took office. Foreign visitors are eyeing…
Democrats are vowing to expand the midterm map into redder territory next year after strong showing Tuesday night in Tennessee, but prominent moderates warn the party must still overcome its tarnished national brand. State Rep.…
New polling shows many Americans have begun to blame President Donald Trump for the high costs they’re feeling across virtually every part of their lives — and it’s shifting politics. Almost half — 46 percent…
The Defense secretary has a game plan for controversies, but the latest ones may prove a stiffer test.
The Lone Star State is used to having a Texas-sized impact on the House Republican Conference. And, by the numbers, its influence should be larger than ever. If a bold redistricting plan pushed by President…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of covering up lethal strikes carried out on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean and placing the lives of U.S. service members…
A dozen former leaders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday slammed the Trump administration over its changes to vaccine policy, calling these changes a threat to public safety. “We are deeply…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been rocked by recent changes to several leadership roles while it has grappled with how to handle new vaccine guidance. The agency has changed — five times…
Two key documents laying out the administration’s strategic national security priorities are now expected to be released this month.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is facing heat over a strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, said in 2016 that he believed in “consequences for abject war crimes.” “I do think there…