Month: August 2025

Several Indiana Democrats will join their Texas counterparts Wednesday afternoon in Chicago to rail against what they have denounced as mid-decade gerrymandering ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Their remarks come as the Trump administration is turning its attention to other red states, including Indiana, to follow Texas’s lead in the redistricting battle. Vice President Vance visited…
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President Trump on Wednesday said he’ll seek “long-term extensions” from Congress to extend his federal takeover of the Washington police amid his crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital, declining to rule out the possibility of a national emergency. “Well, if it’s a national emergency, we can do it without Congress,” Trump said, when asked…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom hilariously informed “DONALD ‘TACO’ TRUMP” that he’s going to fight back against his gerrymandering scheme in Texas.

President Trump warned on Wednesday that there would be “severe consequences” for Russia if it did not agree to stop its war in Ukraine after his meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Friday. “There will be consequences. I don’t have to say. There will be very severe consequences,” Trump told reporters during an event at…
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Rep. Doug LaMalfa (Calif.) on Monday became the latest Republican to see a town hall devolve into shouts and jeers as he was peppered with hostile comments over the “big, beautiful bill,” the Trump administration’s immigration moves and other elements of the GOP agenda. At an event in Chico, Calif., LaMalfa’s opening remarks were greeted…
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Former chief White House photographer Pete Souza jabbed at President Trump on Tuesday for moving the official portrait of former President Obama from the entryway of the White House to the top of the Grand Staircase.  “According to CNN, the current occupant of the Oval Office has moved the portrait of President Obama from the…
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President Donald Trump has reportedly moved his predecessor’s portrait to a far less prominent spot in the White House.

Actor Sylvester Stallone, disco singer Gloria Gaynor and rock band KISS will be recognized as Kennedy Center Honors recipients, in the first awards gala held since President Trump’s overhaul of Washington’s prominent arts destination. Trump announced the honorees at the performing arts center on Wednesday, where he also said he would host the gala. British…
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The Russian military has pierced pockets of Ukraine’s frontlines in the eastern Donetsk region this week, pushing forward just days before Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with President Trump in Alaska.  Russian troops have made gains in a push toward Dobropillia, a city some 60 miles northwest of Donetsk city, according to…
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Most people are soaking up the last days of summer — barbecues, beach trips, a little bit of “out of office” energy. But Democrats? They’re in no mood for lawn chairs and lemonade. They’re finally lacing up their gloves.   Take California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who decided to fight fire with fire this week. He took…
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National Democratic politicians and mainstream media commentators have spent the last 24 hours blasting President Donald Trump for announcing a federal takeover of Washington, D.C., police. For liberal and progressive critics of the president, this is undoubtedly yet more evidence of his authoritarian tendencies.   Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, for instance, condemned the president’s…
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NewsNation host Leland Vittert pushed back on Democrats and other critics of President Trump who have cited the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol as evidence the president does not care about violent crime in D.C. “Jan. 6 was awful. I was in the middle of it. I was confronted by the mob,…
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The Trump administration’s “America First” approach to international relations is transforming the democratic world order the U.S. helped create. An internal instruction from Secretary of State Marco Rubio to U.S. diplomats may be the arrow that finishes off what the U.S. has meant to those fighting through the ballot box for freedom and democracy. In an apparent…
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President Trump on Wednesday morning will give remarks as he announces the new nominees for the annual Kennedy Center Honors. On Tuesday, he touted the “great nominees” who are poised to receive the award while teasing that his last name could soon replace former President Kennedy’s on the cultural institution. House Republicans have led an…
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Nothing in President Trump’s second term has captured his autocratic imagination quite like turning federalized police and military troops against the Black mayors of Democratic cities. Trump’s target list expanded on Monday, when he seized control of Washington, D.C.’s local police and deployed 800 National Guard troops to patrol the streets.  Trump spared no bluster…
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Former Obama aide David Axelrod compared President Trump’s new review of content at Smithsonian museums Tuesday to former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s efforts to “rewrite history.” “This has just kind of a Soviet feel to it, a Stalinist feel to it,” Axelrod, now a CNN commentator, said on the network. “You know, you take over…
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The ongoing round of Trump tariffs is certain to leave some scars on the nation. But what kind?  To date, tariffs have created an environment of uncertainty that has rattled economic markets and kept nations around the world, as well as companies and consumers, on edge. The biggest fear is that tariffs will stoke inflation,…
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President Trump on Wednesday blasted news outlets for “unfair” coverage of his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing that he expects criticism from the media whether a “good” deal comes out of the summit or not. Trump pointed to networks promoting quotes from former officials-turned-critics, including ex-national security adviser John Bolton, who has…
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President Trump will speak with European allies on Wednesday morning, two days before he is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Leaders are working to guard against the worst-case scenario: Trump aligning Putin to push a bad deal for Ukraine. While the president has expressed increased frustration with Putin and Russia’s attacks on…
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) shot back at President Trump’s federal takeover of Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) on Tuesday, decrying the move as an “authoritarian push” by the administration. “This is a time where community needs to jump in, um, and we all need to, to do what we can in our space in…
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On Friday, Fannie Mae’s stock closed at just under $10 after reports of White House plans to sell a partial stake in the mortgage-finance giant. That’s roughly seven times its $1.39 price on the day President Trump was elected. Its sister company, Freddie Mac, has seen a similar surge.  Not bad for two firms that have been under government…
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National Guard troops have started showing up in the nation’s capital after President Trump activated them to patrol Washington’s streets, arguing that crime has gotten out of control.  The District of Columbia Army National Guard began patrolling the streets on Tuesday and a group of service members met with Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll.…
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In today’s issue: ▪ Trump wants peace. Does Putin? ▪ 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 Thank you for signing…
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Republicans are embracing President Trump’s bare-knuckled fight with Washington, D.C., as a winning issue for the embattled president and say that Trump will use federal funding for the city as leverage to get Mayor Muriel Bowser and the City Council to crack down on local crime. Conservatives on Capitol Hill are calling for Congress to…
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House Judiciary Democrats are launching a probe into the transfer of Ghislaine Maxwell to a lower security prison, arguing the move creates “the strong appearance that it is attempting to cover up the full extent of the relationship between President Trump and Mr. Epstein.” Maxwell, a close associate of deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein, met with…
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