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President Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday to delay increases in U.S. tariffs for imported upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for one year.  “Given the ongoing productive negotiations regarding the imports of wood products, the President is delaying the tariff increase to allow for further negotiations to occur with other countries,” reads a fact sheet from the White House explaining…

The president also revealed his New Year’s resolution.

Officials for the National Links Trust said in a statement that they were “devastated” by the decision.

Artificial intelligence has become an increasingly contentious policy issue over the past year, as lawmakers have grappled with the impact of the rapidly developing technology that has moved markets, influenced geopolitics and become largely unavoidable in daily life.  Key issues — like who should decide regulations, how to balance the push for innovation with the potential risks, and how to best compete with China — have not…

President Trump took a swipe at actor George Clooney and his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, after their family was granted French citizenship. “Good News! George and Amal Clooney, two of the worst political prognosticators of all time, have officially become citizens of France which is, sadly, in the midst of a major crime problem…

Republican businessman and former Paulding County Commissioner Brian Stover launched his first ad on Thursday in the crowded race to replace outgoing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. “Like President Trump, I’m a businessman, not a politician. And like him, I have the same mission: to take out the trash,” Stover,…

Russia is the common thread in every intervention.

The Trump administration’s first year in office kicked off a variety of legal challenges and policy changes spanning federal spending practices to sweeping tariffs, prompting Americans to scramble to understand the size and scope of these reforms. The chaotic environment has led news outlets covering the American legal and judicial system to pivot, pursuing different…

Democrats spent the early part of last year struggling to redefine themselves after devastating losses in the 2024 election. Now, with 2025 closed out, the party has regained some of its lost momentum, aided by a string of recent special election victories and President Trump’s rocky approval ratings. And as the party prepares for the…

The former House speaker called out Trump, and those around the president for enabling him.

The agency posted a message indicating it wants to deport more than just immigrants.

President Trump was briefed by CIA Director John Ratcliffe at the White House on Wednesday, where he was informed that there is that there is no evidence Ukraine launched an attack on Putin’s residence, NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer and Kevin Bohn have learned. The briefing happened two days after Russia accused Ukraine of trying to attack…

Chief Justice John Roberts says that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country in his annual letter to the judiciary.

Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump gives up on National Guard deployments in Chicago, LA, Portland President Trump said Wednesday that his administration will end its deployment of the National Guard in Chicago; Los Angeles; and Portland, Ore., vowing to return…

Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6., 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without Donald Trump.

Chief Justice John Roberts used his previous two annual reports to condemn politicians for intimidating judges and warn about artificial intelligence.  This year, Roberts steered clear of current affairs. His 2025 Year End Report on the Judiciary, released Wednesday evening, makes no mention of the tensions that have grown in the judiciary over the Supreme Court’s emergency decisions implicating President Trump’s second-term agenda.  Instead, Roberts opted to fill his…
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Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Greene backs ‘tax revolt’ by frustrated Trump voters Outgoing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) backed a “tax revolt” among supporters of President Trump on Wednesday. © Greg Nash “Almost every Trump voter I see on X…

Nearly half of Americans do not support President Trump’s efforts surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war, according to a new poll. When asked in The Economist/YouGov poll about their support for “the way Donald Trump is handling the situation with Russia and Ukraine,” 49 percent of respondents said they “somewhat disapprove” or “strongly disapprove.”  Thirty percent of…

Trump’s push to deploy troops in Democrat-led cities has been met with legal challenges at nearly every turn.

The U.S. military conducted strikes against a convoy of alleged drug-trafficking boats in the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) area of responsibility, killing three “narco-terrorists” and leaving multiple survivors after others jumped overboard. The U.S. military targeted three purported drug-smuggling vessels on Tuesday, which were operated by a designated terrorist organization and were transiting in international…

President Trump said Wednesday that his administration will end its deployment of the National Guard in Chicago; Los Angeles; and Portland, Ore., vowing to return federal forces to the major, Democratic-led cities if crime spikes again. “Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago were GONE if it weren’t for the Federal Government stepping in,” Trump wrote on…

Trump’s attacks come after a right-wing influencer posted a video claiming day cares in Minnesota were committing fraud.

A victim of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Tuesday the partial release of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) files on the disgraced financier and the lack of naming those accused of wrongdoing were “incredibly frustrating.” “This rollout — first of all, it was never meant to be a rollout,” Dani Bensky said on “The…

President Trump’s administration is ramping up pressure against Venezuela’s oil trade, sanctioning four companies operating in the country’s oil industry along with four tankers connected to the firms. The Treasury Department said Wednesday it slapped sanctions on four companies with ties to Caracas’s oil sector: Aries Global Investment Ltd., Winky International Ltd., Krape Myrtle Co….

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) on Tuesday slammed President Trump for not providing “hope” to working people in the Windy City or across the country. “We know that this president has failed in every single aspect to provide real opportunities and hope for working people. Whether it’s, you know, groceries, whether it’s health care, whether…