A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. Name And Shame! I don’t recall an outgoing interim U.S. attorney holding a press conference at the end of their brief tenure, but then no one else has been a rolling clown show like Ed […]
David Axelrod says book’s allegations about Biden’s cognitive decline are ‘troubling’
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with democratic strategist David Axelrod about Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s book, which explores Biden’s decline and how his inner circle has concealed it from the public. (Image credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Trump considers joining Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Turkey, unclear if Putin will show
President Donald Trump said he may travel to Turkey for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, as he doesn’t believe President Vladimir Putin would show if he isn’t there. “I don’t know if he’s showing up,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “I know he would like me to be there. And that’s a […]
Trump signs agreements with Qatar on defense and Boeing purchases
President Donald Trump signed a series of agreements with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday. The agreements involved a purchasing agreement by Qatar for Boeing aircraft, as well as letters of intent and “joint cooperation” between Qatar and the U.S. The emir also signed an intent agreement to […]
Pete Buttigieg says Biden running again was ‘maybe’ a mistake
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA – Pete Buttigieg, who served as Transportation secretary for four years in then-President Joe Biden‘s Cabinet, says that his former boss’ decision to seek re-election in 2024 “maybe” hurt the Democrats. Additionally, Buttigieg – whose trip to Iowa this week sparked further speculation that he is seriously considering a 2028 White House […]
Trump says ‘there’s something wrong’ with top Democrat he’s known ‘a long time’
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has “lost his confidence” and suggested that “there’s something wrong” with the New York Democrat. Trump made the remarks while traveling to Qatar for the second leg of his Middle East trip when reporters aboard Air Force One asked about Schumer’s threats to block the […]
US to cut ‘de minimis’ tariff on goods from China to as low as 30%
Executive order will offer to relief to Chinese firms Shein and Temu, but insiders say e-commerce ‘golden age’ is gone The US will cut the “de minimis” tariff for low-value shipments from China to as low as 30%, according to a White House executive order and industry experts, further de-escalating a potentially damaging trade war […]
Key Biden agency dropped $60K on overseas conference with DEI workshop: ‘Should never happen’
FIRST ON FOX: A government watchdog has uncovered that former President Joe Biden’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) spent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars sending top officials to a conference in Scotland that included diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) workshops. The Functional Government Initiative (FGI), via a FOIA request, discovered that the Biden FDA spent […]
‘DOGE caucus is dead,’ House Democrat declares
Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla. — the first Democrat to join the Congressional DOGE caucus — pronounced the group “dead” while speaking to Politico. “The DOGE caucus is dead. It’s defunct. We haven’t met in months. We only had two total meetings in five months. And we weren’t involved at all in anything [happening at DOGE], […]
Buttigieg on whether Biden hurt Democrats with reelection bid: ‘Maybe’
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg suggested his former boss President Biden’s decision to run for reelection “maybe” hurt Democrats in last year’s presidential election. “Right now, with the benefit of hindsight, I think most people would agree that that’s the case,” Buttigieg told reporters following a town hall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with the liberal […]
Watch live: RFK Jr. testifies before House on HHS budget
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday morning will testify before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the fiscal 2026 budget for the department as he pushes his “Make America Healthy Again” initiative. Since being sworn in to helm HHS, Kennedy has overseen significant layoffs across its agencies and […]
Trump is right: The administrative state needs a reset
The federal courts have spoken, and the message is clear: the days of unaccountable bureaucratic enforcement are numbered. On April 17, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s FCC forfeiture order against a broadcaster, signaling urgent need for internal reform. In so doing, the court joined a growing judicial movement to […]
Republican tax provision to punish ‘terrorism supporting’ non-profits slammed by critics
Fears sparked that Trump would wield law against groups that file lawsuits or organize voters against his policies Non-profit groups are sounding the alarm over an attempt by Republican lawmakers to insert a provision allowing the government to cancel the tax-exempt status of organizations it deems “terrorist supporting” in a massive bill under negotiation in […]
Former NY Gov Cuomo holds double-digit lead in NYC mayoral race Democratic primary
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears to be on his way to becoming the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor. Cuomo currently holds a double-digit lead over second-place candidate Zohran Mamdani in a Marist College survey obtained by Politico. In the first round of ranked-choice voting, the former governor has 44% versus Mamdani’s […]
Targeted by Trump, well-known Democrat sparks 2028 speculation with stop in key state
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA – Pete Buttigieg returned Tuesday to Iowa, the state that boosted him from long shot to crucial contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Buttigieg’s trip, where he headlined a town hall with veterans, is sure to fuel speculation that he is seriously eyeing a 2028 presidential run. The former South Bend, […]
House panel advances tax portion of Trump agenda bill after marathon meeting
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced a slew of President Trump’s top tax priorities, Wednesday morning, setting the stage for a high-stakes sprint to get the provisions through the GOP’s razor-thin majority. The panel advanced the legislation — which is part of the party’s package containing Trump’s legislative agenda — in a party-line 26-19 vote […]
Democrats care only for illegal immigrants and criminals, not for you
It was the greatest affront to democracy the country had seen since the Civil War, we were told. The storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was worse than 9/11, Pearl Harbor, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and all the other terrorist attacks on the U.S. Capitol building by leftists — […]
Your guide to Supreme Court decision season
The Gavel is The Hill’s weekly courts newsletter. Sign up here or in the box below: Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the The Gavel newsletter Subscribe Welcome to Supreme Court decision season. Thursday marks the start of […]
Trump: Iran must ‘halt its bloody proxy wars’ to strike a nuclear deal
President Trump on Wednesday told gulf leaders in Saudi Arabia that he wants to strike a nuclear deal with Iran, urging the kingdom to stop supporting proxy groups in order to do so. “I want to make a deal with Iran. I want to do something if possible. But for that to happen, they must […]
The Supreme Court can settle the question of nationwide injunctions
With the sound of a gavel, a single federal judge sitting in a district populated by less than 0.4 percent of the nation can now dictate policy for all 50 states. This power, unimaginable to the Framers, is more than a matter of judicial overreach — it strikes at the very heart of the American […]
