Politics
Political Rivalries and Policy Shifts
President Trump is advocating for a new role for the World Trade Organization, shifting its focus from originating trade agreements to aggregating them. This comes as political rivals like Sen. Ted Cruz praise or criticize his leadership style, while other politicians grapple with upcoming elections.
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The Hill
The Midwest is home to several contentious congressional and gubernatorial races in November, historically red areas that are seeing Democratic candidates make inroads. Vice President Vance is set to visit one of them for a rally on Friday: Council Bluffs, Iowa. He is expected to be joined by Republ
2026-09-18 13:04 UTC
The Hill
Fox News host Laura Ingraham said “a lot of Republicans” secretly want the party to lose its majority in November to relieve the GOP of the pressure to advance President Trump’s agenda. “I actually think there are a lot of Republicans on the Hill who will be happy not to have the burden of having...
2026-09-18 13:05 UTC
The Hill
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) on Thursday said he feels like he has “lost to Hasan Piker,” following the popular left-wing streamer’s recent comments about the Islamic terrorist group al Qaeda. “He’s an individual that just declared that we are worse than al Qaeda,” Fetterman told Fox News’s
2026-09-18 13:22 UTC
The Hill
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) praised President Trump's “instinctual genius” for giving him the nickname “Lyin’ Ted” during their intense 2016 Republican presidential primary fight. In a Wednesday interview with the New York Post’s “Podcast One,” Cruz called the nickname “politically very effective” at th
2026-09-18 13:25 UTC
The Hill
The WTO should shift from originating trade agreements to aggregating agreements negotiated elsewhere.
2026-09-18 13:30 UTC