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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) knocked Vice President Vance for the silence that followed after he tried to rib her during President Trump’s inaugural Gaza Board of Peace meeting Thursday in Washington. Vance first thanked Trump for his leadership before making a joke about Ocasio-Cortez after she appeared to stumble through one of her responses at…

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Thursday praised President Trump’s remark that he will direct his administration to release all classified files about UFOs and extraterrestrial life, saying it would be “incredible” and a show of bipartisanship. “I remember growing up on ‘The X Files,’” Fetterman said in an appearance on Fox News with host Jesse…

First lady Melania Trump will give remarks at the National Museum of American History in Washington on Friday, as her 2025 Inauguration Day gown makes its debut at the Smithsonian. The Hervé Pierre-designed white gown that featured a dramatic black stripe that Trump wore at the inauguration balls to celebrate President Trump’s return to the White House…

President Trump said on Friday morning that he is considering a limited strike against Iran if it does not forge a deal with the U.S. to constrain its nuclear program. “I guess I can say I am considering that,” the president said when asked whether he was considering a limited military strike to pressure Iran…

The Supreme Court cast aside the bulk of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs Friday, obliterating a canon of his economic strategy in ruling that his use of an emergency statute to remake global trade was unlawful.  The decision invalidates what the Trump administration called the president’s most significant economic and foreign policy initiative of his second…
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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Thursday accused President Trump of leaning into the chatter around UFOs and extraterrestrial life to deflect from the controversy surrounding files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “They’ve deployed the ultimate weapon of mass distraction, but the Epstein files aren’t going away… even for aliens,” Massie wrote on social…

The decision is a stinging defeat for Trump — and three conservative justices voted against him.

The Supreme Court dealt a crushing blow to President Trump’s tariff agenda, ruling on Friday that his tariff scheme is illegal without congressional authorization.  In one of the biggest cases justices have decided in years, the majority conservative court issued a rare rebuke of the president’s actions. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Neil Gorsuch…

The Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump overstepped his authority when he imposed tariffs.

The White House on Friday celebrated the Florida Legislature’s passage of a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Trump. The legislation now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) desk for final approval. White House communications director Steven Cheung praised the approval in a post on social platform X, sharing a screenshot of…

Democratic Govs. Wes Moore of Maryland and Jared Polis of Colorado said they will attend the National Governors Association (NGA) meeting with President Trump on Friday after the White House reversed course, once again, and extended an invitation to the pair, a source familiar told The Hill. Moore, the vice chair of the NGA, and Polis…

America’s gross domestic product was dragged down by the six-week shutdown of the federal government and a pullback in consumer spending.

President Trump on Thursday reupped his warning to Iran that the nation will face an “unfortunate” outcome if an agreement on its nuclear programs is not reached soon. “We’re either going to get a deal, or it’s going to be unfortunate for them,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.  Officials from both nations have…

President Trump will welcome governors to the White House on Friday morning for a working breakfast. The annual meeting between Trump and state leaders — typically a bipartisan gathering — has been overshadowed by the president’s attacks on Democratic Govs. Wes Moore (Md.) and Jared Polis (Colo.). The National Governors Association (NGA) said earlier this…

The American freeskier leaned into the camera at Milan Cortina 2026 with a direct response to criticism from the president.

Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: ▪ Trump meeting with governors ▪ Country on edge over possible Iran strikes ▪ Advocates celebrate former prince’s arrest ▪ Harris rising in 2028 polling President Trump will host governors from across the country Friday amid heightened tensions with various Democratic leaders and…

The Republican lawmaker offered a caustic response to the president’s UFO announcement.

President Trump is reportedly weighing a limited strike on Iran in the coming days as he seeks to build maximum leverage in negotiations and prepares the U.S. military for a prolonged battle if diplomacy fails. Aerial tracker websites have shown dozens of U.S. fighter jets and tankers en route to Europe and the Middle East…

A Democratic group dedicated to expanding their presence at the state legislature-level is rolling out a six-figure investment on Friday ahead of a May special election for a Michigan Senate seat, a true bellwether race that could have consequences for the upper chamber’s majority.  The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) is spending $250,000 in the special election to support Democrat Chedrick Greene’s candidacy and…

The president’s critics brought some receipts. 

Juliana Stratton’s supporters — including a couple of high-profile names — let rip on the president in the video.

It’s “a stunning confirmation” of a “grim reality,” said one critic.

The president made an odd verbal detour during a speech on Thursday. 

Three Vietnam War veterans on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to bar it from constructing his proposed triumphal arch in Washington’s Memorial Circle, arguing that it does not have congressional approval. The veterans, along with an architectural historian, argue the construction of the structure — dubbed “Independence Arch” by the White House…

Former Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) on Thursday released a new campaign ad featuring several Prairie State residents, including Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), all saying, “F— Trump.” “They said it, not me,” Stratton says in the video posted on her social media. She added that she’s “not scared of a wannabe dictator. I’m running…