Month: August 2025

California voters widely prefer keeping the state’s independent redistricting commission, new polling shows, as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) threatens to bypass it to counter GOP gerrymandering in other states.  A Politico-Citrin Center-Possibility Lab survey found that just 36 percent of California voters support returning congressional redistricting authority to the state Legislature, compared to 64 percent…
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(NewsNation) — Housing costs are so high that some buyers are willing to risk their personal safety to afford a home. A recent Redfin survey found that roughly 1 in 5 (22%) homebuyers would be willing to trade safety for affordability, while more than a quarter (27%) said they’d compromise by giving up a low-crime…
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President Trump, according to recent polling, has seen the number of Americans who would describe him as “trustworthy” or “honest” dwindle since returning to office. A new Economist/YouGov survey, released earlier this week, found that 31 percent of respondents would use the labels to describe Trump, marking a second-term low for the president. In March,…
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The president noted Wednesday that he’s bypassed Congress before, and said local crime in the capital could constitute a national emergency if he said so.

CENTER POINT, Texas (Nexstar) — Nathan and Audrey Rich, a newly married couple, felt like they had “adulting” figured out. They were renting a home and a workshop on a property in Kerr County. Audrey worked at the local bank across the street and Nathan ran his diesel repair company out of the workshop. Then…
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First lady Melania Trump is demanding that Hunter Biden retract and apologize for comments that linked her to disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. She is seeking $1 billion in damages over comments Hunter Biden, the son of former President Biden, made in an interview last month with YouTube personality Andrew Callaghan. In the…
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The White House is preparing for its Friday summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which President Trump says will be the start of the peace process or Russia will face “consequences.” Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday morning on Fox News that more sanctions were among the “tools at his disposal.” Ukrainian President…
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I didn’t write this to get clicks. I wrote it because I’m tired. I’m tired of watching public service turn into a stepping stone for private gain. It’s not just a partisan issue. It’s everywhere.   Corruption isn’t the exception. It’s the operating system. And we can’t fix that with anger alone. We need actual…
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Former National Security Adviser John Bolton on Wednesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin is entering peace talks with the initiative of convincing President Trump that he’s ready for peace — whether he truly is or not. “I think Putin has the initiative here, and I think his — what he‘s going to try and do…
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Veterans will no longer be exempt from work requirement rules for food stamps under President Trump’s “big, beautiful” spending and tax law, leaving many worried about how they will find employment. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is the federal aid program formerly known as food stamps, currently allows work exemptions for veterans, but…
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Federal law enforcement officers in Washington were heckled Wednesday as tensions rise in the nation’s capital over President Trump’s moves to take over the local police force. A group of protestors near the 14th St. NW corridor, where the agents established a vehicle checkpoint, shouted out or held up signs with phrases such as “Go…
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Critics punched back at the president’s intro for the “Rocky” star as a Kennedy Center honoree.

Washington, D.C. is not a war zone, but you wouldn’t know it from the president’s orders.  On Monday, President Trump staged a dramatic show of federal force: 800 National Guard troops patrolling D.C. streets, the Metropolitan Police Department seized under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973 and 130 FBI agents ordered to “take our capital back.” All…
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Wednesday expressed his fear of being carjacked in the nation’s capital, as the Trump administration ramps up its federal takeover of local law enforcement. “And by the way, I’m not joking when I say this, I drive around in Washington, D.C., in my Jeep, and yes, I do drive myself,…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Trump the Russian dictator is “bluffing” about his intention to end his brutal war.

In today’s issue: ▪ Europe, Ukraine hope for chilly Putin summit ▪ The Hill interview: Newsom defends redistricting fight ▪ Progressives take center stage in mayoral contests ▪ Israel steps up Gaza offensive 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…
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Trump has told allies he needs a “big thing” to move on from Epstein scandal and this could be it, the author of several books about Trump said.

Some college applicants are reconsidering certain institutions or changing their application strategies as President Trump wages war against higher education.   Consultants hired to help students gain admission to elite institutions say they have seen some shifts in interest, stemming from concerns about funding, peer pressure and a waning belief in the need for a degree from specific prestige universities. Applicants have also cited visa pauses and the rise in…
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After law enforcement set up a vehicle checkpoint along the 14th Street Northwest corridor, hecklers shouted, “Go home, fascists.”

The “Tonight Show” leaned on his comic license to bait the president again on sexual matters.

The comedian explained why she doesn’t want to “rush to judgement” after Trump announced his plans to host the art institution’s ceremony.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin said he’s totally “not joking” about this bonkers driving habit.

He’s being charged with a felony for lobbing a sub.

The “Late Night” host clowned the president using an “original” prize of his own creation.

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Calif.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, on Wednesday said expectations are low for President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.  “I think President Trump has really sort of low-balled expectations in recent days. His conversations with [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky and with Europe sort of show…
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