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The Hill
The Hill (newspaper)
The Hill, formed in 1994, is an American newspaper and digital media company based in Washington, D.C. Focusing on politics, policy, business and international relations, The Hill's coverage includes the U.S. Congress, the presidency and executive branch, and election campaigns, among other topics, describes itself as centrist and nonpartisan.
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Thomas Payne, Cesar R. Hernandez and Alan M. Cohn, opinion contributors ·
Energy & EnvironmentA key Democrat is looking into a massive amount of money that was appropriated to the National Science Foundation (NSF) but reportedly not spent. In a letter first shared with The Hill, House Committee on Science, Space and Technology ranking member Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) accused the foundation of violating “Congress’ power of the purse and...
Rachel Frazin ·
Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) is predicting doom for Republicans in the Texas Senate race, even as he maintains a more optimistic picture for his party nationally. Speaking with NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo on Thursday night, Sununu predicted that Republican Ken Paxton would lose to Democrat James Talarico in Texas next week. “I think...
Ford McCracken ·
President Trump will hold in-person rallies in Iowa and Kansas after all, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill. The Thursday announcement that he would shift to tele-rallies in the battleground states stirred speculation about the president's reason for scaling back his midterm travel schedule. The rallies were rearranged for scheduling purposes in...
Julia Manchester ·
Opinions - National SecurityLast week, British Typhoon aircraft escorted French Rafale multirole fighters in a first-ever Anglo-French airborne nuclear strike exercise, codenamed Exercise Rummy. My former boss, Donald Rumsfeld, would not have been amused; it did not include American forces. Instead, as London stated, the exercise “mark[ed] a major step forward in UK-France defence cooperation under the [2025] Northwood...
Dov Zakheim, opinion contributor ·
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued subpoenas to California officials in its latest move in scrutinizing voters in the state who aren't U.S. citizens. Three subpoenas were sent to employees of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder, ordering them to appear in court on Nov. 4, The Associated Press reported. Earlier this month, the...
Suryatapa Chakraborty ·
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced Thursday that state police would take over sexual assault complaints at Cornell University after widespread outrage over the handling of Jane Doe's gang rape allegations. Typically, a sexual assault complaint would be investigated by campus police, but Hochul said she would do "everything in my power to make sure...
Lexi Lonas Cochran ·
Opinions - HealthcareRight now, the voices speaking most clearly to the desire for at-home care are pronatalist and regressive, favoring traditional gender hierarchies to grow the population at all costs.
Moira O’Neil and Nat Kendall-Taylor, opinion contributors ·
Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall (R) is defending President Trump’s decision to cancel his rally in the state, saying he can win without a visit from the president. “I think that I’m doing so well in the polls that he’s got, probably got better places to spend his time,” Marshall told reporters Thursday when asked for...
Ford McCracken ·
Opinions - CampaignIf candidates take benefit cuts off the table — or if they insist on taking taxes off the table, they are not leading; they are misleading you.
Tim Penny, opinion contributor ·
The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued dozens of subpoenas in connection with the ballot-stacking allegations against Alaska’s Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola. On Wednesday, The New York Times reported that Peltola’s campaign was directly involved in recruiting someone with the same name as her opponent, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R). The presence of a candidate named...
Suryatapa Chakraborty ·
The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, on Friday shifted a dozen more House races toward Democrats in the final stretch of the midterm cycle. The handicapper has shifted dozens of House races toward Democrats in recent weeks, and with the latest moves, it now forecasts more than 218 seats to “lean Democrat” or...
Ford McCracken ·
Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola (D) on Thursday again denied knowing anything about her campaign's alleged recruitment of Dan J. Sullivan to challenge her GOP opponent, incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R), in an effort to dilute the incumbent's vote share. “I just want to clear the air,” Peltola said during a speech in Juneau, Alaska,...
Suryatapa Chakraborty ·
Democrats have a 10-point lead over Republicans on a generic congressional ballot, as the parties face off for control of Congress in next week’s midterm election. An Emerson College Polling survey released Friday found Democrats broadly leading with 52 percent support over 42 percent support for the GOP. This is only slightly tighter than Democrats’...
Sarah Davis ·
Opinions - CampaignPolitics may be a game, but the law is definitely not. Getting too cute in court almost always blows up in your face.
Chris Truax, opinion contributor ·
Opinions - CampaignMike Waltz needs to school Angie Nixon about Cuba. Nixon, a Democrat aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America who is running to become a U.S. senator from Florida, recently showed extreme and perhaps willful ignorance about the communist country perched just 90 miles off her state’s coast. When CBS News reporter Cristian Benavides asked...
Liz Peek, opinion contributor ·
Watch Whole Hog Politics Live: Hill Insider members can join us live today at 9 a.m. EDT as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon go deep on this week’s political news. Members can join the discussion and pose their questions to Bill and Chris. Tune in! The general premise of this note is that normal...
Chris Stirewalt ·
Opinions - National SecurityOur current obsession with fake news really began 88 years ago.
William Hazelgrove, opinion contributor ·
Morning ReportIn today's issue: ▪ Following the midterm money ▪ Final economic reports before Election Day ▪ Trump cancels Iowa, Kansas rallies ▪ Elon Musk in the crosshairs The 2026 midterms have officially become the most expensive election cycle ever, with a handful of races dominating the ad spending charts. On Monday, the current cycle reached...
Sarah Fortinsky, Jared Gans ·
Opinions - CampaignSen. Mark Kelly has emerged as a leading Democratic contender for the 2028 presidency following his recent involvement in a controversy regarding military obedience and his success in raising funds during the midterms.
Myra Adams, opinion contributor ·