Author: The Hill Staff

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak with reporters Wednesday afternoon, a day after Democrats brought in significant wins in key races across the U.S. From Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent and nabbed a last-minute endorsement from President Trump to former Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s win over Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in the gubernatorial race to Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s defeat of Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey’s governor’s race — Democrats’ sweep of the races could weigh heavily on next year’s midterms. Jeffries’ remarks also come as the government…

New York City elected democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as its next mayor on Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, sending a message to Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor, that Mamdani’s message of affordability resonated loudly. In the day’s big governor’s races, Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill, two former Democratic House members, will now lead Virginia and New Jersey, Decision Desk HQ projected. Spanberger will be the commonwealth’s first female leader. In Virginia’s attorney general race, Del. Jay Jones (D) overcame a scandal involving leaked violent text messages to beat incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares (R). Polls close next at…

The Senate on Thursday voted to terminate President Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, after passing two resolutions seeking to repeal the levies in Canada and Brazil earlier this week.  Four Republican senators voted with Democrats to approve the bipartisan resolution ending the steep rates on allies such as the European Union, Japan and South Korea. The House, however, is unlikely to bring the measure to the floor for a vote. The upper chamber also approved a bill nixing a Biden-era petroleum rule. Thursday. Earlier, Trump slashed Chinese tariffs after a “truly great” meeting with President Xi Jinping in South Korea. He…

President Trump is meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on the last leg of his Asia trip this week. The two leaders posed for photos then made brief remarks during a bilateral meeting with staff in which they both expressed warmer relations between their two nations. Earlier Wednesday evening, the Senate voted to repeal President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canada, after the upper chamber passed a similar resolution on Brazil the day prior.  A handful of Senate Republicans voted with Democrats on Wednesday’s symbolic bill, which passed 50-46. Trump’s trade spat with Canada escalated earlier this week after…

The Senate on Tuesday will vote on the House-passed GOP funding bill to reopen the federal government, as the shutdown hits the four-week mark.  Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are days away from running out, and the largest federal worker union has called for a deal. Meanwhile, one GOP senator is floating a plan to pay furloughed and essential workers. Vice President Vance will huddle with Senate Republicans at their weekly lunch after Tuesday’s vote, which is expected to fail for a 13th time. In Asia overnight, President Trump met with Japan’s new prime minister, just days after Sanae…

President Trump on Friday will travel to Asia for his first visit to the region since returning to the White House. The visit comes as the government shutdown hit Day 24 with no end in sight. Senators left Washington for the weekend and the House has been out for over a month as the stalemate persists. Trump departs for Malaysia later this evening to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) before visiting Japan to meet with the country’s new prime minister. Later next week, the president will head to South Korea and speak at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…

President Trump on Monday will host Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House as the government shutdown stretches into Week 4. The duo is slated to discuss defense and rare earth minerals as the U.S. races to catch up with China’s sector dominance. Later in the day, the Louisiana State University baseball team will stop by the White House in honor of their 2025 National Championship win. The Senate this evening is also set to vote for the 11th time on the stopgap funding measure to reopen the federal government on Day 20 of the shutdown. This week,…

A person holds an American flag before a “No Kings” protest Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Demonstrators carry signs as they march to the national Mall during a “No Kings” protest in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) A dog with a sign reading “Dogs against Trump” is seen during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump, in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Thousands of protesters fill Times Square during a “No Kings” protest Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova) Demonstrators carry a signed banner…

Thousands of “No Kings” rallies are slated to kick off nationwide on Saturday against President Trump and his policies.  Defiant Democrats have embraced this weekend’s rallies, while GOP lawmakers bash the protests as “hate America” demonstrations. “Showing up to express dissent against an out-of-control administration, that’s as American as motherhood, baseball and apple pie,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Friday. Saturday’s protests follow a series of June marches that coincided with the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary military parade in Washington, D.C., which also happened to be Trump’s 79th birthday. The rallies are taking place amidst the government shutdown…

President Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday for the third time since returning to office in January. The first visit was a train wreck; the second, which involved European leaders, went more smoothly. This time around, Ukraine’s desire for long-range Tomahawk missiles is expected to be a central point of the conversation. The missiles, designed to fly at high subsonic speeds and at low altitudes to better evade radars, would provide Kyiv with the capability to hit military targets and energy facilities deep inside Russia. On Thursday, Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir…