Category: The Hill

The Department of Justice has sued Maine over the state’s refusal to comply with the Trump administration’s efforts to ban transgender competitors from women’s athletics. The litigation accuses Maine’s Education Department of violating Title IX prohibition of sex discrimination at educational institutions receiving federal money. Contrary to the complaints of transgender activists all the way up to […]

There is a deep partisan divide on pediatric gender medicine in the U.S. Republican-controlled states are banning the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery on minors with gender dysphoria. Democrat-controlled states are declaring themselves sanctuaries and protect access to these same treatments. The Democrats face two problems. One is that their position is […]

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) launched a digital ad campaign on Monday targeting Republicans in swing states over President Trump’s first 100 days in office.  The ad campaign, titled “100 Days of Cowardice,” comes as the second Trump administration reaches its 100 day mark on Tuesday. The 30-second spots are slated to run in the […]

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As the House Freedom Caucus has become a path to influence in the Trump era, several members of the hard-line conservative group are hoping that can catapult them to higher office. Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) and Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) have launched bids for governor in their respective home states, while Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) is […]

House Republicans are slated to dive into the details of their sprawling bill full of President Trump’s domestic policy priorities this week, as leaders eye an ambitious timeline for moving the package through the lower chamber. At least five House committees are scheduled to convene to craft portions of the bill — a gathering known […]

The Trump administration has shifted staff and undertaken a series of policy changes at the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division that current and former staff say strike at the heart of its mission. Justice Department leadership has in recent weeks directed attorneys to focus on priorities laid out in executive orders from President Trump, such […]

Winning for Women PAC, a group dedicated to electing Republican women to office, rolled out its first round of House and Senate endorsements on Monday. In the Senate, the group is backing Sens. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Susan Collins (R-Maine). Meanwhile in the House, the group is throwing its support behind Reps. […]

Dozens of undocumented immigrants were detained by federal agents in a raid at a nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., early Sunday morning, officials said, as the Trump administration steps up its enforcement efforts across the country. More than 100 people were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Jonathan Pullen, the Drug Enforcement […]

President Trump on Sunday urged Republicans to clamp down on protesters at town halls, saying they should be “immediately ejected” from the room and GOP lawmakers hosting the events “should not treat them nicely.” In a post on Truth Social, Trump accused “Radical Left Democrats” of “paying a fortune to have people infiltrate the Town […]

President Trump floated a new income tax cut on Sunday as a way to mitigate the impact of his sweeping tariffs, which polls show Americans increasingly believe will lead to higher prices. “When Tariffs cut in, many people’s Income Taxes will be substantially reduced, maybe even completely eliminated,” Trump wrote in a post on his […]

President Trump on Sunday voiced disappointment in Russia while urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to “stop shooting” and sign a U.S.-brokered peace deal to end the war with Ukraine. “Well, I want him to stop shooting, sit down and sign a deal,” Trump told reporters when asked what he wants the Russian leader to do […]

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Florida law enforcement agencies announced over the weekend that they made nearly 800 arrests in a multi-day immigration enforcement operation. ICE touted “Operation Tidal Wave” as a “highly successful operation,” pointing to the unique partnership between local and federal authorities. “In a first-of-its-kind partnership between state and federal […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday pushed back on a suggestion from Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) to change how Democrats are talking about President Trump and his administration, saying “the American people are not quite as dumb as Ms. Slotkin thinks they are.” Sanders was pressed in a TV interview about a recent critique from Slotkin, […]

Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Sunday that the United States has “not been respectful” in the way its officials have discussed their interest in taking over the country. “The talks from the United States have not been respectful,” he said at a press conference near Copenhagen, alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. “The […]

Former Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the recent meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave him the “first sliver of hope I’ve had in a while.” “You saw that meeting between President Trump and President Zelensky, very public images, very remarkable images really. But what does that signal to you?” […]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday he doesn’t know whether President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have recently discussed tariffs or have begun informal negotiations on trade. In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” Martha Raddatz asked the Treasury secretary about apparently conflicting statements from Trump, who has indicated he has talked […]

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) are voicing their opposition to a “reckless” Republican budget by holding a sit-in on the U.S. Capitol steps on Sunday morning. The lawmakers began their sit-in just after 6 a.m. and addressed people online about the Trump administration’s proposed budget, which they say will […]

Republicans on Capitol Hill rolled the dice earlier this month when they pushed off decisions on a host of details for their package full of President Trump’s legislative priorities. Now, lawmakers must face the music.  With the House aiming to pass the “one big, beautiful bill” by the end of May, and the Senate looking […]

A suspect was arrested in the theft last weekend of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse at a restaurant in downtown Washington, D.C, law enforcement officials said Sunday. The purse included some major belongings, including $3,000 in cash, Noem’s DHS access badge, her passport, her driver’s license, blank checks and her keys. […]