These proposed cuts are to programs that Congress authorizes each year — not to spending on safety nets like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. More details are expected on Friday. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik)
‘Mississippi’s moment’: Gov Tate Reeves touts economic growth from eliminating income tax
EXCLUSIVE: Mississippi will be the 10th state to eliminate the state income tax, and Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is celebrating the anticipated economic boom as “Mississippi’s moment.” “We are more competitive than we’ve ever been before. Lowering the tax on work, and ultimately, eliminating the tax on work, is going to make us even more […]
Rogue DOJ Investigation Of Columbia Protestors Alarmed Federal Judge
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. Never Seen This Before In an important new story, the NYT reveals for the first time that senior Trump DOJ official Emil Bove directed the Civil Rights Division to investigate pro-Palestinian protestors at Columbia University. […]
US dietary guidelines have made us ill — let’s change them already
Our nation’s top health officials are sounding the alarm on federal nutrition policy. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary both recently criticized the government’s longstanding dietary advice — particularly the USDA “Food Pyramid,” now called MyPlate — for failing to promote better health in America. “We have let […]
China underestimates Trump and his trade war — America is ready for battle
President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, are engaged in a monumental struggle over tariffs and trade — will Barbie determine the outcome? Xi is betting that Americans are too spoiled to abandon the cheap imported goods — like the iconic Barbie doll — that have filled the shelves of Walmart and Costco for decades. Trump […]
China signals openness to trade talks
China’s leaders seem to be softening on their resistance to trade talks amid President Trump’s tariff war but stressed that negotiations must be rooted in “sincerity.” “China has noticed that the senior leadership of the United States has repeatedly stated that it is willing to negotiate with China on tariff issues,” a spokesperson for the […]
Trump says he’ll revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status
President Donald Trump declared Friday that “We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status,” saying “It’s what they deserve!” The announcement from Trump comes after Fox News reported last week that his administration asked the Internal Revenue Service to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status. The Ivy League school’s failure to address antisemitism […]
Blue state lawmaker demands ‘accountability’ after illegal immigrant’s planned early release exposed
California state Sen. Tony Strickland believes policy reforms are warranted after federal authorities intervened in the planned early release of an illegal immigrant convicted in a 2021 DUI manslaughter that killed two Orange County teenagers in his district in Seal Beach. The Republican told Fox News Digital that changes are needed to programs like the […]
Morning Report — Waltz out, Rubio in, Hegseth up in the air
Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out 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 Morning Report newsletter Subscribe In today’s issue: Trump shuffles […]
The words and phrases defining Trump’s first 100 ‘daze’
In his inaugural address, President Trump boldly declared the beginning of America’s “Golden Age.” Instead, with news and headlines that screamed “lowest 100-day approval in 80 years,” Trump’s Golden Age appears to be founded on “fool’s gold.” Those minerals with gold color that “flake, powder or crumble” aptly describe plunging consumer confidence amid overwhelming economic […]
Without qualified workers, our CHIPS investments could be money down the drain
Three years ago, the Biden administration, backed by big bipartisan majorities in Congress, launched the CHIPS and Science Act to revitalize domestic semiconductor manufacturing. After decades of outsourcing that reduced the U.S. production share of advanced chips from 37 percent to 10 percent, this “industrial policy” investment was justified as necessary for national security and as a measure […]
The way universities can survive the Trump era? Band together in an alliance | David Kirp
Nato for higher education – a mutual defense pact is a long-shot approach, but it might just convince the bully in the White House to back off Higher education is under attack from the person who inhabits the White House. Universities are being threatened with an array of punishments, including the cutoff of their federal […]
Revealed: Forecasts of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels soar in Trump’s first 100 days
Tariff chaos hampers Trump’s pledge to ‘drill, baby, drill’, but analysis still shows surge in planet-heating emissions ‘A ruthless agenda’: charting 100 days of Trump’s onslaught on the environment Donald Trump’s ambitions for the US to “drill, baby, drill” for more fossil fuels have ironically been hampered by the economic chaos unleashed by his own […]
Trump sending national security adviser Mike Waltz to the UN in White House shakeup
Mike Waltz is out as national security adviser in the first big shakeup in White House staff since Trump started his second term. Trump will nominate Waltz to serve as ambassador to the UN.
Rep. Jeff Hurd discusses movement by some Republicans to reject deep Medicaid cuts
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo., about a movement by some Republican lawmakers to reject deep cuts to Medicaid, the low-income federal health insurance program.
‘Protect’ the majority: Senate GOP’s campaign arm takes opposite tact to DNC’s Hogg
As DNC Vice Chair David Hogg seeks to spend millions on primarying older Democrats in blue districts, the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm suggested they are taking the exact opposite tact ahead of the 2026 midterms. “With Democrats like Jon Ossoff openly calling to impeach President Trump, no one should put their personal ambitions above protecting […]
Wes Moore is doing everything to lay the groundwork for a presidential bid. But he insists he’s ‘not running.’
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is set to travel to the early primary state of South Carolina at the end of this month to headline the state party’s influential Blue Palmetto Dinner, according to plans shared first with POLITICO. He’s delivering a commencement speech at the historically black Lincoln University on Sunday in Pennsylvania, a key […]
Whole Hog Politics: How Trump misspent his political capital
On the menu: That Musk-y aroma; warning signs for GOP in Virginia; Dems clash over high-profile post; former Atlanta mayor eyes governorship; you’re calling from where? “Political capital” is one of the most abused ideas in Washington because it so often is thought of as a savings account rather than an investment fund. The conventional […]
Freshman House Democrats call on Johnson to prioritize lowering prices
A group of freshman House Democrats called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to prioritize bringing legislation to the House floor that would lower costs for Americans. Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-Ore.) led 32 Democratic House freshmen in writing the letter, which was exclusively obtained by The Hill. “Congress should be considering legislation that addresses lowering consumer […]
Senate Democrats lament missed chance after tariff vote tumult
Senate Democrats are trying to pick up the pieces after Republicans were able to kill off an attempt to scrap President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs because of attendance issues, depriving them of a rare opportunity to make a dent in the GOP’s trade efforts. Democrats were on the verge of a second tariff-related win on […]
