Fed holds off on rate cuts, sees inflation on 'bumpy' path to goal
A committee of Federal Reserve officials voted Wednesday to keep interest rates at a 22-year high after unexpectedly high job gains and inflation delayed likely plans for rate cuts. The Federal Open...
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Video: Florida Democrat wears Putin mask to impeachment hearing
(The Hill) — Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) donned a rubber mask of Russian President Vladimir Putin on his way to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s hearing investigating Hunter...
View ArticleTop Latina advocates decry Trump's 'not people' comments
A coalition of advocacy, labor and civil rights groups led by Latinas is condemning former President Trump's escalating rhetoric against immigrants, arguing words like his contribute to the incitement...
View ArticleFreedom Caucus votes to remove Ken Buck
The House Freedom Caucus voted to remove Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) from the group Tuesday night, three members of the conservative group told The Hill, a dismissal that comes days before he is set to...
View ArticleHouse approves pro-fracking, pro-oil bills to kick off ‘energy week’
House Republicans on Wednesday kicked off voting on a slate of legislation for what they are dubbing “energy week,” passing two measures in support of oil and gas development. Collectively, the...
View ArticleCongress faces crunch time on government funding
Congress faces an increasingly tight time crunch to get a sprawling government funding deal across the finish line before a looming shutdown deadline on Friday — and lawmakers are already concerned...
View ArticleDemocrats press GOP for evidence as they push forward on impeachment inquiry
Democrats on Wednesday pressured Republicans to identify the criminal conduct underlying their probe into President Biden in a hearing scheduled amid rising GOP doubts about the future of their...
View ArticleGOP primaries flash warning signs for Trump
More evidence that former President Trump could be a weakened general election candidate surfaced Tuesday in the results of Republican primaries he won — generally unopposed. In primary elections in...
View ArticleDemocrats open to loan strategy for Ukraine aid
Democrats in both chambers suggest they’re willing to support Ukraine aid in the form of a loan, an idea that’s gaining steam with Kyiv’s GOP champions as they scramble to end Congress’s deadlock and...
View ArticleCongressional leaders unveil $1.2T funding deal ahead of shutdown threat
Congressional leaders have rolled out a sprawling package funding large swaths of the government for the rest of fiscal 2024 after last-minute drama over Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding...
View ArticleSlotkin neck and neck with GOP rival in Michigan Senate race
Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) is narrowly leading former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) in Michigan’s Senate race, according to an Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey released Thursday. In a...
View ArticleBiden cancels nearly $6 billion in student debt for 77,700 public service...
(The Hill) - President Biden on Thursday canceled $5.8 billion in student loan debt for 77,700 public service workers through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF). The workers who will...
View Article6 names being floated as potential RFK Jr. VP picks
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made a decision about his 2024 vice president, a pivotal step toward becoming an independent option for voters on Election Day in November. The environmental lawyer’s...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez demands GOP specify actual crimes in Biden impeachment inquiry
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) pressured Republicans to name the specific crime they are accusing President Biden of as they proceed with their impeachment inquiry. Ocasio-Cortez noted the...
View ArticleWhat made the cut in Congress’s $1.2 trillion funding deal?
Congressional leaders rolled out a sprawling $1.2 trillion legislative package to fund swaths of the government into the fall. The 1,012-page, six-bill funding package was released in the wee hours...
View ArticleTrump is losing the cash race to Biden
Former President Trump is lagging far behind President Biden in fundraising, potentially putting him at a significant disadvantage as the general election race kicks into gear. Trump saw an uptick in...
View ArticleVance, Whitehouse team up to eliminate tax breaks for corporate consolidation
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), a Trump-aligned rising conservative star, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), a leading liberal advocate of fighting climate change, have formed the Senate’s newest odd...
View ArticleWhat was the Ghost Army?
*Watch the awards ceremony in the video above. (The Hill) -- Three of the seven known surviving members of a secret group during World War II accepted Congressional Gold Medals on Thursday. Speaker...
View ArticleNY attorney general takes step toward seizing Trump assets
The New York attorney general's office has filed judgments in Westchester County, where former President Trump's golf resort and private estate known as Seven Springs is located — a first step toward...
View ArticleConservatives rail against funding package: ‘An abomination’
House conservatives are already hammering away at the $1.2 trillion spending package congressional leaders unveiled overnight, airing their grievances as the chamber races to vote on the legislation...
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