Month: September 2025

Former Vice President Kamala Harris’s media tour for her new book “107 Days” has set off a firestorm within her party over her no-holds-barred depiction of her short presidential campaign. Equal parts memoir and critique, Harris outlined her thinking around choosing her running mate — ruffling the feathers of former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and…
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French President Emmanuel Macron called President Trump on Monday over blocked streets in New York City, and eventually had to walk for half an hour through the city to get to his destination.  Macron and other French officials were trying to cross the street, but were told the area was closed off due to the…
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) announced Tuesday that Democrats will return to Washington early next week, when the House is formally in recess, to highlight the decision of Republican leaders to cancel the final days of session before a scheduled government shutdown.  “This is the height of irresponsibility and further evidence that Republicans are…
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YouTube’s parent company, Alphabet, on Tuesday said it would reinstate creators previously banned for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and false election content. “Reflecting the Company’s commitment to free expression, YouTube will provide an opportunity for all creators to rejoin the platform if the Company terminated their channels for repeated violations of COVID-19 and elections integrity policies that are…
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The legendary folk singer-songwriter discussed President Donald Trump and the “cruelty” of his administration with MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace.

The Trump administration has used its control of federal funding to push for reforms at elite colleges.

When we talk about the economy, Donald Trump likes to paint himself as some sort of financial savior — the guy who knows how to make America rich again. But if you take a closer look, a different story emerges. And it’s not just political opponents saying this, it’s the people who actually run America’s…
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He claims he ended inflation and stopped seven wars — while also complaining about a broken escalator and whining that he didn’t win a U.N. contract decades ago.

12:30 Report is The Hill’s midday newsletter. Click here to subscribe. In today’s issue: Trump to UN: ‘Your countries are going to hell’ POTUS-Dem shutdown meeting canceled Secret Service thwarts potential cellular blackout Medical experts skewer Trump’s Tylenol-autism claims Sinclair, Nexstar won’t air Jimmy Kimmel’s return Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters…
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In a ranting, raving and rambling speech at the United Nations, President Donald Trump attacked the UN for creating “invasions” of immigrants throughout the world.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave remarks from Providence, Rhode Island, Tuesday on the U.S. economy, just a week after the nation’s central bank agreed to lower interest rates by a quarter of a point. The rate drop was the first since President Trump returned to the White House as the Fed attempts to ease…
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Related Video: Autism Research EXPERT Says Trump’s TYLENOL Claims ‘EXTREME’ & ‘DEVASTATING’ | SUNRISE Officials from the European Union (EU) and World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday rebuked claims from President Trump and his administration linking acetaminophen use to the development of autism. “Available evidence has found no link between the use of paracetamol during…
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Donald Trump may keep trying to downplay his connection to Jeffrey Epstein, but some people aren’t ready to let it go.

Members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus in the House on Tuesday released an open letter condemning political violence. The letter, first shared with The Hill, comes in wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this month, and after a House resolution honoring his life and legacy last week divided Democrats. While Monday’s…
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Democratic leaders on Tuesday criticized President Trump for canceling their planned meeting to prevent a governemnt shutdown next week, accusing the White House of “running away from the negotiating table,” in the words of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). “Trump is running away from the negotiating table before he even gets there,” Schumer said…
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Democratic analyst David Axelrod on Monday said despite ABC’s decision to reinstate Jimmy Kimmel, concerns regarding government censorship remain.  “The big story here is we still have a situation where government power was used to try and intimidate platforms from hosting people who were critical of the president. And it extends to the president threatening…
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) says despite ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s return to the airwaves, President Trump still believes he can “appoint” the country’s comedians. “ABC heard from millions and millions of people out there who do not want to accept government dictated censorship of their late-night talk show hosts,” Raskin said in an interview…
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Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), a licensed doctor, pushed back on President Trump advising pregnant women not to take acetaminophen due to an alleged link to autism in children. “The preponderance of evidence shows that this is not the case,” Cassidy, the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, wrote Monday on…
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Billionaire philanthropist Mackenzie Scott on Tuesday donated $70 million to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the largest private supplier of scholarships to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The gift is one of Scott’s largest single donations ever and among the first to be publicly disclosed in 2025, according to The Associated Press. It follows…
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The nation’s 250th birthday celebration will go on without the help of a White House-appointed director who was removed from planning efforts after allegedly making unapproved posts and financial decisions. Ariel Abergel, a 25-year-old who previously worked as a Fox News producer, was fired from the bipartisan Semiquincentennial Commission after being appointed to the role…
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Kamala Harris, who infamously, uh, struggled in a recent election as an establishment Democrat, was extremely lukewarm on progressive star Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy in the New York mayoral race.

Related Video: ABC REVERSES Course, Says Kimmel Will RETURN Tuesday Night After Brief SUSPENSION | SUNRISE As even an occasional reader of this column knows, I am no fan of President Trump. But I will give Trump credit where credit is due. Only Donald Trump could make me agree with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). In…
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday questioned whether a meeting between President Trump and the top two Democratic leaders in Congress is “necessary” ahead of an end-of-month government shutdown deadline, adding that he and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) will be in attendance at the meeting if it happens. Shortly after, Trump made a…
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President Trump on Tuesday cast doubt about whether a meeting with Democratic congressional leaders “could be productive” as a government funding deadline looms in just eight days. “After reviewing the details of the unserious and ridiculous demands being made by the Minority Radical Left Democrats in return for their Votes to keep our thriving Country open,…
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The president initially agreed to the meeting at the White House, but then changed his mind, citing “ridiculous demands” made by Democrats.