Author: Ashleigh Fields

President Trump on Saturday said the lack of progress toward peace between Russia and Ukraine amid their more than three-year war is “very disappointing.” The president has attempted to chart a course for peace since the start of his second administration after making a pledge to end the war in a day on the campaign trail. Trump had previously planned to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming weeks, but called it off, saying he didn’t want it to be a “waste of time.” “I’m not going to be wasting my time. I’ve always had a very great relationship…

Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger is closing out her Virginia gubernatorial campaign with a Saturday advertisement that highlights her career of public service. “Service is a tradition in Virginia that runs in the family,” the Democratic candidate says in her final ad.  “I followed my parents into public service. My mom was a nurse, my dad worked in federal law enforcement, and I did too — going after drug rings and child abusers, and then at CIA, terrorists,” she adds in the voiceover. Spanberger has maintained a solid lead over Republican opponent Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, who trailed the former House…

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) questioned the Trump administration’s strikes on Venezuelan vessels without the approval of Congress. “The administration needs to give insight into Congress. That’s part of it. If this was happening with this level of insight under the Biden administration, I’d be apoplectic,” Lankford said during a Thursday appearance on C-SPAN’s new “Ceasefire” program. He appeared alongside Democratic Sen. Chris Coons (Del.), who also shared that he was shocked after learning in the press about the attacks ordered by the White House. “I serve on the Intelligence Committee. He serves as a senior Democrat on defense. This is…

President Trump is considering naming the new White House ballroom after himself following days of controversy over his administration’s pricey East Wing project. The new space is expected to be 90,000 square feet and referred to as “The President Donald J. Trump Ballroom,” according to a report from ABC News.Earlier in the week, when the president was asked what he’d name the space, he told reporters, “I won’t get into that now.” A senior White House official told Kellie Meyer of NewsNation, The Hill’s sister station, that they “don’t think a decision has been made” on the name of the…

The Trump administration is expected to release $3 billion in aid to help struggling farmers, money that has been frozen during the shutdown. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins discussed the upcoming development Tuesday on “The Hill” on NewsNation. “We’ve got a big announcement coming tomorrow,” she told host Blake Burman, who replied “Make it here.” “I would love to, but I may be at the White House doing it, but I’ve this first time I’ve said that, there is a really big announcement coming tomorrow, and what we’re going to do to restore and revitalize our beef herd in America, which ultimately…

A new study released Friday says President Trump’s immigration enforcement policies will decrease the country’s workforce by 15 million people over the next decade. “The Trump administration’s policies on illegal and legal immigration would reduce the projected number of workers in the United States by 6.8 million by 2028 and by 15.7 million by 2035 and lower the annual rate of economic growth by almost one-third, harming U.S. living standards,” the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) wrote in its analysis of deportation efforts led by the White House. The research organization said the new migrant policies will “substantially” increase…

Former Vice President Harris said Democrats are “doing the right thing” by holding firm on their demands amidst the government shutdown.Senate Democrats have blocked a stopgap bill from advancing 10 times in an effort to extend Affordable Care Act premium subsidies. Harris said Democrats “are doing the right thing by standing up for working people and not allowing the Republicans to carry a tax cut for the wealthiest people in our country on the backs of working people in America,” in an interview published Saturday by The Associated Press. She blamed her counterparts over the federal funding lapse, which has…

President Trump on Friday endorsed a potential challenger to Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who has tussled with the GOP over the last several months. Trump threw his full support behind Ed Gallrein as a contender in Kentucky’s 2026 GOP primary. “I hope Ed gets into the Race against Massie, who is now polling at about 9% because the Great People of Kentucky are wise to him — He only votes against the Republican Party, making life very easy for the Radical Left,” the president wrote in a Friday post on Truth Social. “Unlike ‘lightweight’ Massie, a totally ineffective LOSER who has…

President Trump signed a Friday proclamation intended to offset the impact of auto tariffs with an expansion of credits for eligible car manufacturers.  Automakers who import car parts to the U.S. will receive 3.75 percent offset from the vehicle’s listed retail price until 2030 under the Friday order. Originally, the program was set to expire in 2027. The White House said the percentage reflects the expected tax when a 25 percent tariff is applied to 15 percent of the value of a U.S.-assembled automobile. The Friday executive order also set a 10 percent tariff on imports of buses and implemented…

Stephen A. Smith on Thursday said he thinks Secretary of State Marco Rubio would best Vice President Vance if the two face off in the 2028 presidential election’s Republican primary. “I got to be honest with you, if this Israel-Hamas deal comes out to be more positive than anything else, I don’t think anybody be able to compete with Marco Rubio who Trump called ‘maybe the greatest Secretary of State in American history,’” Smith said during a Thursday episode of his “Straight Shooter” podcast on SiriusXM.  “Marco Rubio gets things done. He’s a former senator, now secretary of State and…