Author: The Hill Staff

The Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to side with President Trump in a case testing the limits of presidential power. The case stems from Trump’s bid to fire a Federal Trade Commission member without cause and will likely determine the future of independent agency heads. This afternoon, the Senate returns to Washington, where a…

Soccer’s biggest event is the Kennedy Center’s top billing on Friday, with President Trump attending the final draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Trump is expected to receive the world soccer organization’s inaugural peace prize. The vaccine panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to vote Friday on changes to…

President Trump on Thursday morning will welcome the leaders of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo to Washington for the signing of a peace treaty. Paul Kagame and Félix Tshisekedi will also hold a trilateral meeting with Trump. The president’s entry into peace talks between the African nations started earlier this year and culminated in…

President Trump on Wednesday is expected to announce an update to federal fuel standards set under the Biden administration. The new proposal includes weakening mileage restrictions and loosening pollution regulations for gas-powered vehicles, according to The Associated Press. Former President Biden implemented policies — including a rule that requires cars to become 2 percent more…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Wednesday warned that Republicans will face political “headwinds” ahead of the 2026 elections after the GOP won a closer-than-expected Tennessee special election. “The opposition party tends to be more motivated, their voters are motivated. So in a special election or off-year elections the turnout models are significantly different…

Two National Guard members were shot Wednesday afternoon in downtown Washington, D.C., just blocks from the White House. They are in critical condition, and the suspected shooter is in custody, authorities announced at a press conference. FBI Director Kash Patel said at a press conference Wednesday evening that the two Guard members are in critical condition. Washington, D.C.,…

Ukraine has agreed to the core components of a U.S.-backed peace plan, as efforts to end Russia’s more than three-years-long war gain momentum. Rustem Umerev, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, also signaled that President Volodymyr Zelensky intends to visit the White House before the end of the month to hammer out the…

President Trump on Monday suggested that an end to Russia’s more than three-years-long war in Ukraine is in sight after Secretary of State Marco Rubio led talks in Geneva over the weekend. “Is it really possible that big progress is being made in Peace Talks between Russia and Ukraine???” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth…

President Trump on Wednesday lashed out at a group of Democrats, calling them “traitors” and suggesting they be locked up and punished by death, after the lawmakers urged members of the military to resist unlawful orders by the administration. He was responding to a video, made by six Democrats with military and intelligence backgrounds. Democrats have widely…

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…