Category: The Hill

This month, the U.S. is ratifying its commitment to review and reverse China’s nefarious presence in the Americas and beyond. The dismantling of a Chinese hacking system in Guatemala, the strengthening of military cooperation in Argentina, the interruption of a space project in Chile, the failure of an anti-Trump BRICS Summit in Brazil, and the […]

About four-in-10 Americans said that the U.S. is currently in a recession, while another third of respondents argued it is not, according to a survey published on Tuesday.  The latest The Economist/YouGov poll found that 40 percent of U.S. adults said the country is in a recession, while 35 percent disagreed. A quarter of respondents […]

Businesses are worried about the possible cancellation of a tax treaty between the U.S. and China as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gets ready for trade talks in Switzerland. U.S. businesses operating in China could have a hard time collecting profits and will have to pay higher taxes if the treaty is done away with or […]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wouldn’t say Wednesday which nations the U.S. could strike trade deals with as soon as this week when pressed during testimony. Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) pressed Bessent as he testified before the House Financial Services Committee about his recent remarks indicating the U.S. could announce trade deals with some partners as […]

The Trump administration is getting it right when it comes to the importance of American energy dominance and bolstering domestic energy production. And, with its National Energy Emergency executive order, geothermal energy is getting the attention it deserves. That’s why we, as conservatives, are united behind an “all-of-the-above-and-below” energy approach. Utilizing the full range of energy options we […]

President Trump praised Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and endorsed his campaign for reelection next year in a social media post on Wednesday — a potential boon to the GOP congressman as Democrats target his swing district in the midterm election cycle. But Trump’s pronouncement also comes as Lawler, who has been in the House since […]

The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan has issued a security alert for Americans to leave conflict areas after India struck Pakistani-controlled territory earlier Wednesday. “We advice U.S. citizens to depart areas of active conflict if they can safely do so, or to shelter in place,” the embassy said in a Wednesday statement.  The embassy said it […]

A group of senators led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is urging media conglomerate Paramount Global to not settle a lawsuit brought against it by President Trump. Trump’s suit, which is in connection with a “60 Minutes” segment featuring an interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, serves as a “blatant attempt to intimidate the media […]

If President Trump’s Truth Social account is anything to go by, the commander in chief spent most of the weekend glued to his cellphone in what can only be described as a whirlwind of apparent senility.  Trump pledged to slap foreign films with a 100 percent tariff over mysterious “national security” concerns. He vowed to […]

At a time of rising global threats, it is reckless to undermine a proven national security tool. Yet that’s exactly what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did when he announced the elimination of Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) at the Department of Defense and dismissed the WPS agenda as “woke.” He couldn’t be more wrong — […]

Voice of America (VOA) is planning to partner with One America News (OAN), according to Kari Lake, who serves as the senior adviser at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). The proposed partnership would allow OAN, the conservative news outlet championed by President Trump after his 2020 election loss, to provide newsfeed services to […]

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent returns to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, to testify in the House for a second day. His questioning about the global financial system comes the same day the Federal Reserve is set to make an interest rate decision, its first since President Trump announced his plan for sweeping global tariffs. […]

The deadline to upgrade to a Real ID-complaint card, before Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents begin requiring them at the airport, has now passed. The Real ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, took effect on Wednesday morning as uncertainty mounts about whether Americans can still travel domestically, even without a compliant ID.  Department of […]

President Biden criticized President Trump’s approach to ending the war in Ukraine as “modern-day appeasement,” saying no concession to Russia will dissuade its leader from trying to retake its neighbor. In a sit-down interview with the BBC on Monday, Biden was asked about Trump saying that Ukraine will have to cede some territory to Russia […]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is testifying Wednesday before the House Financial Services Committee on the state of international financial systems. Bessent has criticized operations at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in recent weeks, claiming the institutions have “fallen short” of their mission, and called for reform. The scrutiny comes as the Trump administration […]

Former President Biden condemned President Trump’s public musings about acquiring other countries, saying that approach runs counter to America’s core principles. In a sit-down interview with the BBC on Monday, Biden blasted his successor for “the way we talk about now, that, ‘Well, this is the Gulf of America,’ ‘Maybe we’re going to have to […]

Passengers at Newark Liberty International Airport are facing a mess with hours-long delays and flight cancellations due to equipment outages and a severe air traffic controller shortage. As the quagmire was unfolding, a congressional committee unveiled a $15 billion framework aimed at fast-tracking aviation infrastructure upgrades to meet the demands of 21st-century air travel. Although the announcement provides a […]

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Trump’s dismantling of three federal agencies that support libraries, museums, minority businesses and mediation services.  U.S. District Judge John McConnell agreed with 21 Democratic-led states that the shutdowns violate the separation of powers.  “It also disregards the fundamental constitutional role of each of the branches of our federal […]

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The half-brother of Vice President Vance was projected to advance in Cincinnati’s mayoral primary, setting up a long-shot bid to oust incumbent Democratic Mayor Aftab Pureval, according to Decision Desk HQ. Cory Bowman, who is a pastor and local coffee shop owner, moved on in the top-two nonpartisan primary election on Tuesday that also included […]