US Politics Update

President Trump on Friday said the White House is looking at a deal to rescue Spirit Airlines amid reports talks between the government and the carrier have fallen apart. “I guess we’re looking at it,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday. “If we could do, we’d do it, but only if it’s..

The Department of Agriculture has proposed increasing line speeds in slaughterhouses to reduce food costs, but this would result in more animals being killed in potentially inhumane conditions, highlighting a moral wrongdoing on American soil.

A union representing workers at Spirit Airlines said on Friday that potential federal relief for the bankrupt carrier must protect its employees. The International Association of ​Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the union representing the airline’s ramp service employees, said in a statement

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) introduced a resolution on Friday that would ban senators from participating in prediction markets amid concerns about potential insider trading on the platforms. The resolution would amend the Senate rules to include a provision stating that members may not enter into “a

President Trump on Thursday reacted to a string of victories from progressive candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D), a democratic socialist, saying “the communists” were “making their move” after two incumbent lawmakers lost their Democratic primaries. “The Communists are fin

[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 am ET at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] The early returns are in, and we can pretty safely say that Americans like the peace with Iran but

House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) on Sunday bashed his counterparts in the Senate for not supporting the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. “Are you that weak? That’s my question to any Republican senator — are you that weak? To where if you vote for a valid ID to be sh

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing back on Vice President Vance's warning to Israeli officials over criticizing the Trump administration's peace deal with Iran, saying "we have many, many friends." Vance said last month that if "I was in the Cabinet of the Israeli government, I mig

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Monday signed a bill making the state the country's first to mandate that the largest artificial intelligence labs obtain third-party audits of their safety plans. Pritzker signed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, or S.B. 315, in a ceremony Monday, sta

The World Cup clash on Monday night between the U.S. and Belgium will fall against a backdrop of international anger after FIFA revoked the suspension of a star American striker following an inquiry by President Trump. FIFA suspended the red card for Folarin Balogun, which would have led to a one-

I just got a major infusion of hope and inspiration after spending a weekend with young public servants from across the country.

Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration may look to the Supreme Court for help in a fight over state voter rolls. “Absolutely it's a possibility. Election integrity is something that President Trump ran on. And the American people elected him,” Blanche told NBC News’s Kristen Wel

What it costs to "live comfortably" varies based on where you live and how large your family is, a new study shows.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Sunday said that Iran still holding onto its "nuclear dust" justifies U.S. strikes on the Islamic regime after both countries dropped their interim deal and hostilities resumed. "Now remember, they have nuclear dust. Why isn't that important? Why doesn't that justify t

The Justice Department is asking a never-before-used federal court to remove an unn

A possible peace deal with Iran, President Trump's vengeance on Indiana state legislators who crossed him on redistricting and the latest news from the Capitol and White House. Join The Hill Editor-in-Chief Ian Swanson, campaign editor Sophia Vento, White House and legal affairs editor Rema Rahman,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican early Thursday, days after President Trump reignited his feud with the American-born pontiff over the Iran war. Rubio met with the pope for at 11:30 a.m. local time, according to his daily public schedule. At 12:15 p.m. local time,

President Trump on Thursday pulled the controversial nomination of Casey Means for surgeon general, announcing on Truth Social that her replacement would be Fox News contributor and radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier, marking his third nominee for the post. "Nicole is a STAR physician who has spent her

The House on Thursday passed a bill to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), minus Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a major step toward ending the record-breaking, 10-week shutdown. The bill passed by voice vote less than an hour after Republican lea

Democratic political strategist James Carville said this week that the public “didn’t f---ing learn anything” from the publicly released diary entries of Dr. Anthony Fauci, who helped lead the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The main thing we learned from the release of his personal

The good news is that the nation’s grid has proven itself to be remarkably dependable during the growth of the digital economy. The bad news is that it badly needs to be modernized.

A new poll has found that more than half of surveyed Americans say they believe the war with Iran will drag on for a year or more. Quinnipiac University's poll, released Wednesday, found that 55 percent of respondents said they think the U.S. military operation in Iran will hit the one-year mark or

The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it would release $600 million in funding appropriated by Congress to an immunization program that serves children in poor countries. The move is a reversal of a decision last year from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to hal

The Michigan Senate race is heating up, with new polling showing Abdul El-Sayed leading the Democratic primary while Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) appears stronger in a general election matchup. Meanwhile, where does polling stand in places like Texas and North Carolina, as Democrats look for their b

The Senate on Tuesday failed to advance a measure directing President Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran despite four Republican senators breaking ranks and voting in favor. GOP Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Bill Cassidy (La.) vot

Kratom belongs to the same family as coffee, but it has a far more complicated reputation.

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is leading the Democratic primary race for governor of New Mexico, new polling shows. A new Emerson College Polling/KRQE News 13 poll found 4 in 10 primary voters back Haaland, a former Democratic lawmaker who joined the Biden administration to oversee the depar

Senate Republicans voted largely in unison Wednesday to defeat a Democratic-sponsored war powers resolution that would prohibit President Trump from continuing military operations against Iran. It marked the fifth time that Republican senators voted against a proposal to halt the military conflict.

The Trump administration is reorganizing the National Weather Service (NWS) and making changes to forecasting, while a key union representative warns the reorganization could involve potential staff cuts. Federal employees at the NWS’s Weather Forecast Offices, which provide people with local foreca