Month: November 2025

The federal government starts the process of reopening on Thursday after a record 43-day shutdown ended. President Trump signed the House-passed funding measure bill late Wednesday. Six Democrats voted with Republicans to end the shutdown. Many federal workers will start receiving paychecks on Saturday. But both the U.S. air traffic system and federal food assistance…

The first wave of federal workers will start receiving paychecks on Saturday as the government begins to reopen after a record-long shutdown. A senior administration official told The Hill’s sister network NewsNation that paychecks will start going out this weekend and the administration aims to pay all federal workers by Wednesday. A memo, obtained by…

The Illinois governor revealed his “great fear.”

The Osbournes revealed the president’s unexpected call and Sharon offered some surprising praise despite Ozzy’s past criticism.

Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here or in the box below: In today’s issue: ▪ Trump signs bill to reopen government ▪ House sets vote on Epstein files ▪ President’s approval rating sags ▪ THC ban set to go into effect Longest shutdown in history ends after 43 days The longest shutdown…

The president’s spin was dismantled.

The Fox News anchor wasn’t convinced.

The president also asked a question about wives.

Josh Johnson mocked Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice for being treated like “royalty.”

The long-running animated show had a few intense scenes as it delivered its latest message.

The “Late Night” host spotted the “insult” Epstein hurled at Trump in one of his bombshell emails.

Progressive radio host Stephanie Miller took down Hannity’s deflection talk with a brutal observation on live TV.

The rebuke adds to Pope Leo’s critiques of the administration.

The former Fox News host argued that Democrats “could easily make some hay” with the released emails.

The Trump Organization requested 184 foreign workers to work across various company properties, a record number that has increased over the years. The company sought to hire workers through H-2A and H-2B visas for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, two golf clubs and at Trump Vineyard Estates in Charlottesville, Va., according to data from the Department…

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday issued an emergency order to freeze flight reductions, keeping the 6 percent reduction in place. The emergency order, issued by Duffy and FAA administrator Bryan Bedford, came following “a recommendations from the agency’s safety team,” according to a statement. The current reduction level…

The House on Wednesday passed a bill to reopen the government, sending it to President Trump’s desk and setting up the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history. That vote came after eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus cut a deal with Republicans and helped advance the legislative package. But the shutdown has…

“Perhaps we’re getting close to the smoking gun” on the extent of the president’s relationship with the convicted sex offender, Michael Wolff said.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Wednesday said she will vote for a discharge petition that, if passed by the Senate and signed by President Trump, would prompt the release of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) information on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Boebert told reporters that she will not take her name off the…

It is not clear from the document which child Epstein was referring to.

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release of more than 300 people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during “Operation Midway Blitz.” The order came after U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release 13 people detained in Illinois and held in Texas, Missouri and other states….

Responding to a friend’s question about who else was “down there,” the child sex trafficker said, among others, “Trump.”

Former national security adviser John Bolton said Wednesday the Trump administration’s strikes in the Caribbean won’t help advance efforts to oust Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela.  “Blowing drug-laden boats out of the water, killing their crews in the process, may thrill some of our leaders, but it will not destabilize Maduro. Any number of alternative…

Radio host Charlamagne tha God said Democrats should be “leaning into” the energy of Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), who is known to be outspoken about her views. “Donald Trump says what the hell he wants; he goes to hell on people,” Charlamagne said on the “Hot & Bothered with Melyssa Ford” podcast in an episode…

When pressed on a potential future president in his family, Donald Trump had a predictably bold response.