Quantcast
Channel: Politics from The Hill | KTSM 9 News

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Almost 40 percent of Americans report facing extreme weather: Survey

(The Hill) - Nearly 40 percent of Americans experienced extreme weather last year  — and those who did were more likely to be concerned about climate change, according to new polling. Gallup found...

View Article


Trump steps up efforts to exert control over DC

President Trump is growing more aggressive in his posture towards Washington, D.C, threatening to exert more control over the local affairs of the nation's capital. The president signed an executive...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Musk says he sent MAGA influencer Ashley St. Clair $2.5 million, open to...

(The Hill) - Tech billionaire Elon Musk and conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair publicly feuded on X on Monday after she accused the world’s richest man of withdrawing childcare support and...

View Article

Senate Democrat will block Trump’s VA nominees to protest cuts

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) says he will put a hold on President Trump’s nominees to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to protest cuts at the agency that provides lifelong health care...

View Article

Live updates: House Republicans thwart leadership's effort to block proxy...

A group of House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership’s effort to block a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents and delivering a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) The gambit drew the...

View Article


Booker talks through the night in marathon floor speech to protest Trump 

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) pulled an all-nighter, delivering a marathon speech on the Senate floor that lasted well into Tuesday morning in a push to combat the Trump administration’s policies. Booker,...

View Article

House GOP leaders play hardball to stop Luna push for proxy voting for new...

House Republican leaders are playing hardball as they try to stop Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) from triggering a vote on a bill to allow proxy voting for new parents, throwing a procedural hurdle...

View Article

Yale professor leaving US: Trump launching 'brutal attack' on freedom

(The Hill) -- A professor at Yale University said Monday he would be leaving his post and the country over the Trump administration’s “brutal attack” on free speech. “The message is that they’re going...

View Article


Republicans face possible rebellion over hardball tactic on proxy voting

An effort by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to stop Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-Fla.) push for allowing proxy voting for new parents is on thin ice as a number of Republicans warn they may vote against...

View Article


Thune urging GOP colleagues to kill resolution to undo Trump tariffs

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is urging Republicans to defeat a Democratic-sponsored resolution to undo President Trump’s 25-percent tariff on Canadian imports, arguing the tariff is...

View Article

Major union launches ad campaign featuring detained Tufts student

A major labor union launched a six-figure ad campaign on Tuesday featuring Tufts University Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk decrying what it called an infringement on the First Amendment. The Service...

View Article

Supreme Court appears poised to revive terror victims suit against...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to uphold a law allowing Americans injured by acts of terror in the Middle East to take Palestinian leadership groups to U.S. courts for damages.   In 2019,...

View Article

House Republicans torpedo Johnson effort to block proxy voting for new parents

A group of House Republicans rebelled against GOP leaders on Tuesday over their effort to block a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents — thwarting other party priorities in the process and...

View Article


House cancels rest of votes for week after GOP floor rebellion

House Republican leaders on Tuesday canceled votes for the rest of the week after a band of GOP lawmakers staged a rebellion on the floor, bringing legislative action to a screeching halt. House...

View Article

These 9 House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership over parental proxy...

Nine House Republicans defied GOP leadership on Tuesday and opposed an effort to block a bill instituting proxy voting for new parents from coming to the floor, halting key legislative action in the...

View Article


Trump announces $100M deal with law firm tied to Doug Emhoff, Jan. 6 House panel

President Trump on Tuesday announced his administration struck a deal with a law firm with ties to former second gentleman Doug Emhoff and the House panel that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the...

View Article

Judge refuses Trump admin's request to move Mahmoud Khalil case to Louisiana 

A New Jersey-based federal judge on Tuesday declined the Trump administration’s request to transfer pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s immigration detention challenge to Louisiana, where is he...

View Article


Booker sets record for longest Senate speech in history

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Tuesday set a new record for longest floor speech in Senate history, having held the floor for 25 hours and 5 minutes to decry potential GOP spending cuts in their looming...

View Article

Republican Jimmy Patronis wins special election for Gaetz's Florida seat

(The Hill) – Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has won the special election to replace former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) in the 1st Congressional District, defeating Democrat Gay Valimont,...

View Article

5 takeaways from Wisconsin Supreme Court race, Florida special elections

Democrats scored a critical win Tuesday in their first major test at the ballot box since President Trump took office in January. The elections came amid growing anger over the Trump’s...

View Article

McMahon meeting with House Democrats over Education Department layoffs

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is having a meeting with House Democrats Wednesday over their concerns surrounding the layoffs at the Department of Education, which she and President Trump have been...

View Article


Senate Republicans set to bypass parliamentarian on Trump tax cuts

Republicans are set to make the audacious play of bypassing the Senate parliamentarian and moving forward with a budget resolution based on a scoring baseline set by Budget Committee Chair Lindsey...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

5 questions about Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

(The Hill) - President Trump plans to announce reciprocal tariffs on a host of nations Wednesday at a White House event. Trump has deemed April 2 “Liberation Day” because of the tariffs, and the White...

View Article

4 key takeaways as Trump’s sweeping HHS layoffs begin

(The Hill) -- Thousands of employees across the vast Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began receiving layoff notices as early as 5 a.m. on Tuesday.  The purge comes on the heels of HHS...

View Article

Why Tesla may avoid the blow of Trump's auto tariffs

(The Hill) -- Elon Musk’s focus on American-made products at Tesla could shield his company from the brunt of President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on foreign vehicles and automobile parts. While...

View Article


Dem attorneys general use new media to mount Trump resistance

Court proceedings might often unfold behind closed doors, but the Democratic attorneys general challenging President Trump’s expansive agenda want to bring their work to your feed. Democratic...

View Article

Eric Adams corruption case dismissed by federal judge: 'Smacks of a bargain'

A federal judge has dismissed the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) with prejudice, ensuring they cannot be refiled, writing that a Department of Justice (DOJ) request to leave...

View Article

Gmail planning end-to-end encrypted emails

(The Hill) -- Google announced Tuesday that Gmail users will soon be able to send and receive encrypted emails without a third-party provider. The new process will allow Gmail users to send end-to-end...

View Article

Supreme Court rules in favor of FDA in dispute over flavored vapes

(The Hill) — A unanimous Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a lower court ruling and found the Food and Drug Administration acted lawfully when it blocked two vaping companies from marketing fruity...

View Article



Potential Trump tariff plan could cost households thousands: new analysis

(The Hill) — President Donald Trump's potential plan to impose a 20 percent broad tariff on all imports could put a squeeze on households, especially those on the lower end of the income spectrum, an...

View Article

No bathroom breaks: How Booker accomplished record Senate speech

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) set a new record for the longest Senate speech in history on Monday and Tuesday by holding the upper chamber’s floor for more than 25 hours.  Booker slammed the policies...

View Article

Jeffries hammers Trump: It’s ‘recession day,’ not ‘liberation day’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday hammered President Trump and congressional Republicans with accusations that they’re tanking the economy in the name of boosting it. The...

View Article

GOP braces for potential defeat on Trump tariff bill

Senate Republicans are bracing for the passage of a bipartisan bill to undo President Trump’s 25-percent tariff against Canada, which would deal Trump an embarrassing setback on “Liberation Day,” an...

View Article


Tesla sales plunge to lowest level since 2022 amid Trump backlash

(The Hill) - Tesla sales dropped by nearly 13 percent in the first three months of the year amid a broader backlash against CEO Elon Musk and his leadership of President Trump's Department of...

View Article

Former aide slams California Democrat in video announcing primary campaign

Jake Rakov, a former aide to Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), on Wednesday announced he is launching a primary challenge against his onetime boss. In a video announcing his campaign, Rakov directly...

View Article

Trump imposes 10 percent global tariffs; higher rate for 'worst offenders'

President Trump on Wednesday announced a baseline 10 percent tariff on imports from all foreign countries, as well as higher tariff rates for dozens of nations that the White House deemed the “worst...

View Article


Trump restoring millions in family planning funds for two states

(The Hill) — The Trump administration is restoring millions of dollars in Title X funds to Oklahoma and Tennessee after the Biden administration chose to withhold those funds because both states...

View Article


US House Minority leader says it's 'very likely' they sue Abbott over Turner...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — At the tail end of a 30-minute press conference on Wednesday, U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, told reporters the House Democrats would likely sue Texas Gov....

View Article

Senate budget blueprint empowers GOP chair to decide if Trump tax cuts add to...

Senate Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a 70-page budget resolution that they say would give Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a staunch ally of President Trump, the power to...

View Article

Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs: Here's how much countries are getting hit

President Trump on Wednesday announced he was imposing reciprocal tariffs on dozens of nations, citing what he called years of unfair trade practices. Trump announced in the Rose Garden that all...

View Article

Johnson: 'Working on every possible accommodation' for mothers amid parental...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said he is “working on every possible accommodation” to make it easier for mothers to serve in Congress amid the impasse between GOP leadership and Rep. Anna...

View Article


5 things to know about Republicans’ new blueprint to pass Trump's agenda

Senate Republicans on Wednesday rolled out a 70-page blueprint to advance President Trump’s tax agenda, along with directions that could pave the way for more than a trillion dollars in cuts to...

View Article

Trump gambles on tariffs as nation braces for economic fallout

President Trump took his biggest gamble yet on the economy Wednesday when he pressed forward with sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every country in the world. But in fulfilling a key campaign...

View Article


Democrats find reasons for hope from elections, GOP stumbles

Embattled Democrats have new reason to hope.  The party has spent the early months of the year soul-searching the causes of a bitter election defeat and fighting internally over how best to counter...

View Article

Speaker Johnson scrambles for solutions to parental proxy voting impasse

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is scrambling to break the impasse over the push to allow proxy voting for new parents, as the standoff between GOP leadership and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) hardens....

View Article


Markets plunge in reaction to Trump 'Liberation Day' tariffs

Stocks plunged Thursday morning as U.S. trading opened for the first time after President Trump’s announcement of heavy tariffs on nearly every nation exporting products to the United States. The Dow...

View Article

Democrats call for confirmation hearing for Trump DC prosecutor nominee

Senate Judiciary Democrats are pushing for a rare hearing on a U.S. attorney nominee as they argue President Trump’s pick to lead the office in D.C., Ed Martin, is especially alarming and deserving of...

View Article

White House defends not including Russia, North Korea on tariffs

(The Hill) -- The White House on Thursday defended its decision to not include Russia, North Korea, Cuba or Belarus in the latest round of tariffs, which targeted dozens of global trading partners...

View Article

National Security Council staffers fired in wake of Trump meeting with Laura...

Multiple staff members on the White House National Security Council were fired Thursday following a meeting President Trump had with far-right activist Laura Loomer where she raised questions about...

View Article


White House postpones Saturday garden tours due to anti-Trump demonstrations

(The Hill) -- The White House is rescheduling one of its annual spring garden tour dates due to a "massive" anti-Trump demonstration expected to take place near 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The spring...

View Article