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The White House confirmed that Vice President Vance’s trip to Switzerland for technical talks on the Iran deal has been postponed. Additionally, a special election for former Rep. Eric Swalwell's House seat is set to go to a runoff.
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Politico
The Georgia governor said it’s too late to act on the recent Supreme Court ruling, with voting already underway, but signaled changes for 2028.
2026-05-01 16:34 UTC
The Hill
The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) agent who was injured during a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner last Saturday was not hit by friendly fire, according to the federal law enforcement agency. Secret Service Director Sean Curran told NewsNation, The Hill's sister netw
2026-05-01 16:13 UTC
The Hill
President Trump announced on Friday that he is increasing tariffs on the European Union, accusing the bloc of not complying with their trade deal with the U.S. In a TruthSocial post, Trump said starting next week he will increase the tariffs on cars and trucks coming into the U.S. from the E.U. to 2
2026-05-01 16:14 UTC
Politico
GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy still has a chance at making the runoff despite Trump-backed Julia Letlow's lead in the race.
2026-04-10 08:45 UTC
Axios
Even Democrats who have called to impeach President Trump acknowledge there is little chance of it happening unless they retake control of at least one chamber of Congress.<stron
2026-04-10 08:51 UTC
The Hill
The Trump administration is making rooting out fraud in social safety net programs a top priority, but it is essential to ensure that people with disabilities are not harmed in the process and that the government's response is precise and targeted.
2026-04-17 15:30 UTC
The Hill
A federal judge this week rejected the Trump administration’s pre-emptive lawsuit from last year to block the state of Hawaii from suing fossil fuel companies over climate impact concerns. Hawaii Senior U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor dismissed the administration’s lawsuit with prejudice in a Wedn
2026-04-17 15:40 UTC
The Hill
The Senate on Friday passed a 10-day extension of the nation’s warrantless spy powers, approving a House plan hatched on the floor after a chaotic rejection of a package negotiated with skeptics. The bill will now head to the president’s desk, but Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
2026-04-17 15:45 UTC
The Hill
The special election for former California Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D) House seat is headed to a runoff, after no candidate in the race received a majority of the vote, DDHQ projected on Thursday evening. California state Sen. Aisha Wahab (D) and Bay Area transportation official Melissa Hernandez (D)
2026-06-19 01:42 UTC
The Hill
Vice President Vance’s trip to Switzerland for technical talks on the Iran deal has been postponed, the White House confirmed on Thursday. There were talks the top U.S. official would depart for Europe on Thursday evening for a new round of technical discussions building on an agreement signed by P
2026-06-19 02:05 UTC
Politico
The former Transportation secretary and onetime presidential candidate is traveling the country for the midterms. The road may lead him beyond.
2026-03-20 09:55 UTC
BBC News
President Trump compared US strikes on Iran to the deadly 1941 Japanese attack and declaration of war as part of World War Two.
2026-03-20 09:55 UTC
The Hill
The Senate approved by unanimous consent Thursday a proposal to end the special treatment members of Congress get at airports that allows them to speed through or skip the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) screening checkpoints. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) proposed the legislation on the
2026-03-20 14:15 UTC
The Hill
Former national security adviser John Bolton on Thursday criticized President Trump over his Iran war strategy, arguing the commander in chief does not know what his objective is or when the conflict will end. "I don't think Trump knows when it's going to potentially end, because he doesn't know wha
2026-03-20 14:21 UTC
The Hill
The Supreme Court on Friday revived a Mississippi evangelist’s challenge to a city protest ordinance he was previously convicted of violating, making it easier for people to challenge laws they were convicted under to bar future prosecution. Gabriel Olivier, a Christian street preacher, had asked t
2026-03-20 14:23 UTC
The Hill
Governing parties that brought stability and coherence to electoral competition after World War II are imploding.
2026-05-22 12:30 UTC
The Hill
Epidemiologist Dr. Neil Vora warned that the spread of the Ebola virus in several African countries “will get worse before it gets better.” Vora, who worked for the Centers for Control and Disease Prevention (CDC) during the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) 2019 Ebola outbreak, called this recen
2026-05-22 12:38 UTC
The Hill
President Trump on Friday morning will swear in Kevin Warsh as next chair of the Federal Reserve board before traveling to New York to campaign with GOP Rep. Mike Lawler in the 17th Congressional District. The president will then head to his golf club in Bedminster, N.J., for the weekend. Lawmakers
2026-05-22 12:52 UTC
NPR
The move paves the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh, the president's nominee to head the central bank.
2026-04-24 15:02 UTC
The Hill
Washington must step up its game in support of Ukraine.
2026-04-24 14:30 UTC
The Hill
The Trump administration announced on Friday it was issuing a 90-day extension to the Jones Act waiver, which requires shipping between U.S. ports to be conducted by American ships, in an effort to lower fuel prices. “New data compiled since the initial waiver was issued revealed that significantly
2026-04-24 14:30 UTC
The Hill
The Justice Department announced Friday it was dropping its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his handling of renovations at the central bank. The announcement from Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, likely clears the way for the confirmation
2026-04-24 14:37 UTC
The Hill
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Friday applauded the announcement that the Department of Justice’s inspector general will conduct an audit of the DOJ's handling of millions of records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “The Trump ad
2026-04-24 14:50 UTC
The Hill
Republican strategist Karl Rove said Sunday that his party’s redistricting push could have unintended consequences in the midterms. When host Trey Gowdy asked Rove on “Sunday Night in America” whether multiple GOP-controlled state legislatures redrawing their congressional maps could “backfire” on
2026-05-11 16:46 UTC
The Hill
President Donald Trump confirmed reports he aims to pause the federal gas tax as prices remain elevated during the war with Iran.
2026-05-11 16:52 UTC
The Hill
Trump has voiced support for a pause on the federal gas tax. But how much is it, and what is it usually used for?
2026-05-11 16:53 UTC
The Hill
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is vowing a “massive” response to last week’s Virginia Supreme Court decision on redistricting, which nullified a new map in the Old Dominion to the advantage of Republicans. Jeffries said Democrats will be launching a multi-pronged “counteroffensive”
2026-05-11 16:58 UTC
The Hill
President Trump has declared the war with Iran won, but the reality is that the conflict is far from over and the Republicans will have a hard time convincing the American people that it was worth it.
2026-05-11 17:00 UTC
The Hill
The Trump Administration is extending a waiver that allows some Russian oil to be purchased despite sanctions on Moscow, as the war in Iran leads to higher gas, oil and energy prices. The policy is intended to help nations that are the most vulnerable to high prices, the administration said. Treasur
2026-05-18 20:51 UTC
The Hill
Democratic Sen. Chris Coons (Del.) endorsed Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens’s (D) Senate campaign on Monday, less than three months before the Democratic primary. In a video that Stevens’s campaign shared online, Coons said that it was his “honor” to endorse the four-term congresswoman. “I know Haley,
2026-05-18 20:51 UTC
The Hill
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said in a recent interview that he is “pretty much locked and loaded” in his support of the U.S. war against Iran. “Something like this is much more important than just voting what your base might demand. Because I think things are much bigger and more important than that
2026-05-18 20:59 UTC
Al Jazeera
Republican Stephen Buyer was convicted and sentenced to 22 months in prison, though he has maintained his innocence.
2026-06-06 23:58 UTC
The Hill
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey did not solely result from an Instagram post depicting seashells forming the numbers 86-47. “Rest assured that the career assistant United States attorneys in North Carolina, the career FBI agents
2026-05-03 15:56 UTC
CNBC
The U.S. attorney shifted legal strategies in her investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell just ahead of a deadline.
2026-05-03 15:59 UTC
BBC News
The bill to fund immigration agencies has been delayed by opposition to Trump's
'anti-weaponisation fund'.
2026-06-04 01:18 UTC
NPR
Trump said at a dinner at the White House that he plans to nominate Blanche formally, according to a video of the event posted on social media by a White House aide.
2026-06-04 05:50 UTC
Politico
Members voted down a measure condemning AIPAC’s influence in primaries and deferred ones that would support conditioning military aid to Israel.
2026-04-09 17:18 UTC
The Hill
Automatic registration is expected to begin later this year - but are there exceptions?
2026-04-09 16:59 UTC
The Hill
Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to create a vaccine for New World screwworms on Wednesday after the parasite infestation returned to the US for the first time in 60 years. Grassley said he’d spoken to Rollins about developing a vaccine for s
2026-06-11 03:00 UTC
The Hill
President Trump on Wednesday endorsed a third $350 billion reconciliation bill, urging Congress to “IMMEDIATELY” pass it with the Save America Act included. “I am hereby calling on Republicans in Congress to IMMEDIATELY advance and pass the forthcoming $350 Billion Reconciliation Bill (Recon 3.0) —
2026-06-11 03:09 UTC
The Hill
As Washington ratchets up the economic phase of its war with Iran, these informal channels are the regime’s financial lifeline.
2026-05-14 13:00 UTC
The Hill
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) are backing a bipartisan effort to come up with proposed reforms to combat sexual misconduct in the House. The effort, a partnership between the Republican Women’s Caucus and the Democratic Women’s Caucus, comes as the c
2026-05-14 13:10 UTC
The Hill
Midsized cities in the U.S. saw their population steady as the national growth rate slowed, according to a Thursday release from the U.S. Census Bureau. Smaller cities outside of a high traffic metro areas outpaced their counterparts in residential gains. Places with populations of around 25,000 to
2026-05-14 13:21 UTC
The Hill
The Trump administration will temporarily display a statue taken down in Delaware years ago of a slave owner who signed the Declaration of Independence as part of the celebrations commemorating the U.S.'s 250th birthday, according to multiple reports. The statue of Caesar Rodney, a member of the Con
2026-03-19 17:23 UTC
NPR
The Biden administration previously said doctors examined the president "days" following the debate, not in the moments after. The former first lady revealed more details in her new book.
2026-06-02 14:40 UTC
NPR
Bill Pulte has shown a willingness to go after the president's perceived enemies.
2026-06-02 14:51 UTC
The Hill
FBI Director Kash Patel will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday afternoon on the agency's fiscal 2027 budget request. President Trump's request includes $12.5 billion to fund FBI salaries and expenses, according to the White House. The Trump administration, per the release
2026-05-12 17:49 UTC
The Hill
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said Monday he is going to introduce legislation to suspend the federal gas tax, saving drivers 18.4 cents per gallon at a time when many Americans are feeling pain at the pump amid the war against Iran. Republicans on Capitol Hill have increasingly eyed suspending the gas t
2026-05-12 17:50 UTC
NPR
The Florida Democrat faced a potential expulsion vote in the House as she prepares for a federal trial on allegations that she stole disaster funds and used some of the money to finance her campaign.
2026-04-21 19:13 UTC
The Hill
A vehicle crash killed two Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officials en route from destroying a drug lab in northern Chihuahua, Mexico, on Sunday, sources told The Associated Press. Three people who spoke to the AP on Tuesday on the condition of anonymity confirmed the CIA's involvement. The crash
2026-04-21 18:54 UTC
The Hill
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned on Tuesday that his department will be unable to pay out employee salaries starting in early May amid the ongoing partial government shutdown. The lapse in funding, which impacts DHS’s 22 agencies, has now stretched for a recor
2026-04-21 19:00 UTC
The Hill
After concessions from the government about its limits, the Supreme Court appeared open to backing the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) setup for imposing massive fines at oral arguments on Tuesday. The justices are reviewing more than $100 million in combined penalties against Verizon and A
2026-04-21 19:11 UTC
Axios
Data: Axios research; Note: Does not include acting members; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsPresident Trump staffed his second-term Cabinet with more women than his first term and than his Republican <a hr
2026-04-21 19:15 UTC
The Hill
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) has appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to represent the state in the Senate, replacing outgoing Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who was confirmed Monday to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). At a Tuesday press conference announcing the appointment, Stitt ha
2026-03-24 14:22 UTC
The Hill
A U.S. Park Police officer was shot Monday evening in southeast Washington, D.C., authorities said. Park Police Chief Scott Brecht told reporters Monday that officers were driving in an unmarked vehicle in the 5000 block of Queens Stroll Place SE, near the border with Maryland, at roughly 7:30 p.m.
2026-03-24 14:25 UTC
The Hill
Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket are rolling out new insider trading bans, the companies said Monday. Kalshi in its announcement said that it was “launching new technological guardrails that preemptively block politicians, athletes, and other relevant people from trading in certain politics
2026-03-24 14:27 UTC
The Hill
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday welcomed the news of a temporary ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran. The pontiff told a crowd in St. Peter’s Square that he took the news “with satisfaction and as a sign of deep hope” in remarks translated by Vatican News. The leader of the Catholic Church’s co
2026-04-08 16:58 UTC
The Hill
The Trump administration is accused of stealing the Social Security data of 500 million Americans, living and dead, and sharing it with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for misuse.
2026-04-08 17:00 UTC
The Hill
A letter written by leaders of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) outlines the group’s appropriations priorities for fiscal 2027, days after the White House unveiled its budget requests. The letter, sent Tuesday to House Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and ranking member Rosa DeLa
2026-04-08 17:00 UTC
Axios
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not comply with a subpoena to appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee next week for questioning on her handling of the <a href
2026-04-08 17:05 UTC
The Hill
Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg said on Wednesday that President Trump was in the “heads” of Iranian theocratic rulers, arguing that the fractured state of Tehran’s inner circle was the Trump administration’s biggest obstacle to finalizing a peace deal. “I think the president’s in their head. They kn
2026-05-27 21:16 UTC
The Hill
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is throwing his support behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after Paxton’s primary defeat of incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R) on Tuesday. In a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday, Thune said maintaining the Republican Senate majority is paramou
2026-05-27 21:24 UTC
The Hill
President Trump spoke at length about Iran during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday — but the upshot was anything but clear. At times, Trump appeared to harden the U.S. lines around some key issues. At other moments, he seems to soften his position just a notch. But the central questions — what specif
2026-05-27 21:27 UTC
The Hill
Shipping giants FedEx and UPS are vowing to return refunded money to costumers in the wake of a February court ruling that invalidated the Trump administration's widespread tariffs based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
2026-04-29 23:25 UTC
The Hill
An appeals court on Wednesday declined to rehear President Trump’s challenge to an $83.3 million verdict for defaming magazine writer E. Jean Carroll. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to reject a so-called “en banc” hearing, or by the full bench of judges, paves the way for Trump to a
2026-04-29 23:31 UTC
The Hill
The head of the U.N.’s nuclear agency said on Tuesday that Russia remains open to removing highly enriched uranium, a critical component of nuclear weapon development, from Iran. Rafael Grossi stressed the importance of ensuring Iran loses this supply or that its enrichment is diluted during an int
2026-04-29 23:32 UTC