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Trump Faces Political Challenges
President Trump faced criticism and setbacks on Wednesday. He celebrated the loss of a Senate primary opponent, Alexander Vindman, calling him a 'treasonous creep.' Meanwhile, he touted a last-minute trade deal with Canada but acknowledged that documents still need to be finalized.
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The Hill
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) said Wednesday that Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) primary loss shows that there is “no room for ideological diversity” in the GOP under President Trump. “There’s no room for ideological diversity or independence in the Republican Party right now,” Crow told The Hill on the C
2026-05-21 21:05 UTC
The Hill
Democrats' post-mortem report on the party's 2024 losses was riddled with annotations and apparent errors when the Democratic National Committee (DNC) bowed to pressure and released it to the public on Thursday. DNC Chair Ken Martin had made an initial commitment to release the so-called autopsy on
2026-05-21 21:10 UTC
The Hill
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Wednesday said he will not vote for a war powers resolution to withdraw U.S. armed forces deployed against Iran. Tillis ruled out joining four Republican senators who said they will back a motion to discharge a vote on a war powers resolution. "They're messaging votes,"
2026-05-21 21:16 UTC
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President Trump said on Thursday that the U.S. is sending 5,000 additional troops to Poland, a week after the Pentagon cancelled the long-planned deployment of 4,000 service members to the Central European country. Lawmakers have expressed deep frustration and concern over the move to halt the plan
2026-05-21 21:20 UTC
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{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump loosens climate limits on refrigerants President Trump announced Thursday that his administration is loosening rules that would have restricted the use of super-polluting greenhouse gases in commercial refriger
2026-05-21 21:21 UTC
The Hill
A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted a Trump administration effort to target a climate and weather research lab in Colorado. Judge R. Brooke Jackson, an Obama appointee, blocked the administration from taking away a supercomputer from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in a
2026-06-02 16:06 UTC
The Hill
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to shore up their defenses against more advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models and develop a voluntary testing framework. The new order appears to be a scaled-back version of the order Trump initially intended to s
2026-06-02 16:07 UTC
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Democratic lawmakers are airing their frustration Tuesday, after President Trump appointed Bill Pulte to serve as acting head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). Trump named Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency )FHFA), to replace Tulsi Gabbard after she re
2026-06-02 16:19 UTC
The Hill
Lawmakers who claim to champion women refused to support a bill that would have created the American Women's History Museum, which would have honored the biological women who achieved extraordinary things despite the obstacles they faced.
2026-06-02 16:30 UTC
The Hill
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) bashed President Trump on Tuesday for voting by mail while simultaneously fighting to prevent others from doing the same. "For years, Donald Trump has been railing against voting by mail, only to turn around and vote by mail in the special election that
2026-03-24 20:17 UTC
The Hill
President Trump announced Tuesday that he would endorse Sydney Gruters, the executive director of the New College Foundation and wife of Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Joe Gruters, if she decides to run for retiring Rep. Vern Buchanan’s (R-Fla.) seat in Congress. “A Highly Successful Civ
2026-03-24 20:32 UTC
The Hill
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday gave tongue-in-cheek praise to President Trump, swiping at what he said was the commander in chief's need to be "needed" and "loved." Newsom told Politico's Jonathan Martin on his podcast, "On the Road with Jonathan Martin" that Trump wants to win people ov
2026-03-24 20:36 UTC
The Hill
President Trump’s approval rating is taking a hit during his administration’s military operations against Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. The president’s job performance rating sunk to a new low of 36 percent in the Reuters/Ipsos survey, with 62 percent of respondents saying they disapprov
2026-03-24 20:37 UTC
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The president of the largest federal workers union warned lawmakers on Tuesday not to leave Washington for Easter recess without first striking a deal to pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers and other government employees, as the partial government shutdown has now stretched to
2026-03-24 20:42 UTC
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Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Tuesday urged President Trump to "say less" following "contradictory" statements about the state of the U.S. conflict and negotiations with Iran. "Some action had to be taken, if not with this president, maybe previous presidents, but something –– this could not be allowed
2026-08-19 16:47 UTC
The Hill
President Trump on Wednesday touted a last-minute breakthrough in trade talks with Canada before new 50 percent tariffs were set to take effect this week, claiming there are “no longer any tariffs” for U.S. exports but noting the deal hasn't been inked. “So subject to the finalization of documents,
2026-08-19 16:52 UTC
The Hill
President Trump on Wednesday celebrated the loss of Alexander Vindman in the Senate Democratic primary in Florida. “The most gratifying loss last night was that of a real treasonous creep, Alexander Vindman, to a Radical Left Lunatic, who can’t speak or think properly,” Trump wrote on Truth Social,
2026-08-19 17:05 UTC