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Trump threatens John Deere with 200 percent tariff if it outsources...

(The Hill) - Former President Trump threatened Illinois-based John Deere on Monday with massive tariffs on its products if it outsources some of its manufacturing to Mexico as it had previously...

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Contenders to lead House's largest conservative caucus want to elevate its...

A hunger to be more aggressive and authoritative in the biggest policy fights in Congress is defining the race to lead the Republican Study Committee (RSC), the largest conservative caucus in the...

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The Memo: Why Trump could change his mind on a second debate with Harris

Vice President Harris is ramping up her efforts to prod former President Trump into a second debate with her. “I would like another debate,” Harris told reporters during brief remarks Sunday evening....

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Trump campaign's ground game worries some Republicans

The Trump campaign is relying on a so far untested get-out-the-vote strategy ahead of November’s election that some Republicans view as a high-risk, high-reward gambit. The campaign has worked...

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How 4 Latino staffers created the Texas Embassy on H Street — and a Capitol...

Days after the House of Representatives approved a measure to put Dreamers on a path to citizenship in 2019 – a measure that had no chance to clear the Senate or to get then-President Trump’s...

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Income needed to buy a home drops for first time since 2020: report

(The Hill) -- The annual income buyers need to afford a house fell for the first time since 2020, driven by the first annual decline in mortgage rates in three years. Homebuyers need to earn $115,454...

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Speaker Johnson says House will not approve ‘Christmas omnibus’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is promising that the House will not approve a single, massive bill to fund the entire government in December — a scenario feared by conservatives —  despite a stopgap...

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Trump says tariffs will help fuel 'manufacturing boom'

Former President Trump on Tuesday told voters in Georgia he would use tariffs to create a “manufacturing boom” if he wins in November, rejecting criticism from economists and Democrats that his plan...

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Manchin, Sinema pan Harris over call to scrap filibuster

Sens. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) sharply criticized Vice President Harris after she said on Tuesday that she wants to scrap the legislative filibuster in order to codify Roe v....

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Haitian group in Ohio files criminal complaint against Trump, Vance

A grassroots immigrant advocacy group filed a complaint seeking criminal charges in Springfield, Ohio, against former President Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance (R), over their role in...

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Schumer: Democrats will weigh filibuster reform for abortion rights

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Tuesday that Senate Democrats will discuss creating a “carveout” in the Senate’s filibuster rule to pass abortion rights legislation if they...

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Senate Democrats take final crack at abortion bill on floor ahead of November

Senate Republicans blocked Democrats from advancing a resolution aimed at ensuring access to emergency health care, including for abortions, as Democrats keep their messaging centered on reproductive...

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Trump suspect charged with attempted assassination, case lands in Cannon's court

A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted the man accused of showing up at one of former President Trump’s golf courses with a rifle on charges of attempting to assassinate a major presidential...

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Trump sets his sights on deep-blue New York

Former President Trump is homing in on deep-blue New York, a state seen as critical to determining who controls the House next year.  Trump has made multiple campaigns stops to the Empire State,...

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Coins, jewelry, crypto: Trumps tout family business ventures as election nears

With Election Day on the horizon, former President Trump, as well as his family members, have noticeably used their platforms to push not only their political message, but also ones that could come...

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Competition explodes amid weight loss drug shortage

Ongoing shortages of popular weight loss and diabetes drugs in the U.S. have spurred fierce competition between established drugmakers and an emerging market of compounded versions as telehealth...

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House passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown

The House approved a three-month government funding bill Wednesday to avoid an end-of-the-month shutdown, sending the package to the Senate for consideration. The chamber cleared the legislation —...

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Trump plans Oct. 5 rally at site of assassination attempt in Butler, Pa.

Former President Trump will return to the site of his attempted assassination earlier this year with a rally in Butler, Pa., his campaign announced Wednesday.  The Oct. 5 visit will mark Trump’s first...

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Democrats seek to force Kemp to hold hearing on Georgia election board members

Georgia Democrats filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to compel Gov. Brian Kemp (R) to hold a hearing over three Georgia State Election Board members after the Democrats issued ethics charges against...

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CBC calls for GOP lawmaker to be censured for post attacking Haitians as 'thugs'

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on Wednesday called for Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) to be censured for a since-deleted social media post criticizing Haitian migrants as "thugs."  CBC Chair Steven...

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