Source
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.
From Wikipedia ↗, text under CC BY-SA 4.0; logo from Wikimedia Commons
- Type
- News outlet
- Lean
- Least biased
- Least Biased+0.4 of ±10
- Mostly Factual2.2 of 10 (lower is better)
- High
- Website
- thehill.com ↗
- Feed
- RSS ↗
- Articles stored
- 2,333
- Tracked since
- Jul 20, 2026
Down: MBFC factual reporting score, 0 most factual to 10 least.
Bias and credibility ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.
The Hill on MBFC ↗Publishing rhythm
How many articles The Hill published over the last 14 days, by publication time, and at which hours of the day.
Top keywords
All keyword charts for The Hill →The people, places, organizations and topics The Hill covered most that day, by the share of its stories that mention them. Article counts are shown for context.
| 1 | 40.0% | 6 | |
| 2 | 20.0% | 3 | |
| 3 | 13.3% | 2 | |
| 4 | 13.3% | 2 | |
| 5 | 13.3% | 2 | |
| 6 | 13.3% | 2 | |
| 7 | 6.7% | 1 | |
| 8 | 6.7% | 1 | |
| 9 | 6.7% | 1 | |
| 10 | 6.7% | 1 | |
| 11 | 6.7% | 1 | |
| 12 | 6.7% | 1 | |
| 13 | 6.7% | 1 | |
| 14 | 6.7% | 1 | |
| 15 | 6.7% | 1 |
Latest articles
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) criticized rapper Nicki Minaj on Wednesday, saying President Trump's rallies were “poisoning” the artist’s mind. “Maybe she oughta get outside and get offline a little more,” Hochul told reporters. “And stop going to Trump rallies, it’s kinda poisoning your mind.” The Empire State governor was responding to a post...
Mira Bhakta ·
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ousted a top military strategist from the Pentagon, The Hill has learned, marking another senior officer who has been removed from the department since Hegseth took the helm close to two years ago. Hegseth fired Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, who was the Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy, J-5 on...
Filip Timotija ·
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed responded to his former primary opponent Rep. Haley Stevens’s (D-Mich.) fiancée endorsing his GOP opponent former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.). “Well, I'm building a movement to take on the challenges that Donald Trump is facing. If folks have issues that are more important to them than that, that's fine,” El-Sayed...
Mira Bhakta ·
CampaignFormer President Obama on Wednesday responded to uproar over a recent campaign trail jab at President Trump’s White House decorations, slamming Republicans for focusing more on the joke than on the economy. “They mobilized a whole-of-government response to that joke, not to inflation, but to that joke,” Obama said during a campaign rally in Georgia....
Julia Mueller ·
President Trump criticized Senate Democrats and former Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-Alaska) campaign on Wednesday amid allegations that the two worked together to put a spoiler candidate on the ballot in an effort to boost their party in the Alaska Senate race. “This is voter fraud at the highest level,” Trump said while rallying in Chillicothe,...
Caroline Vakil ·
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) dropped $500,000 in Mississippi’s Senate race supporting Scott Colom (D), who is challenging Trump-backed Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.). The new ad focused on Colom’s record as a district attorney in the Magnolia State as the Democrat stated he’ll “take on anyone who stands in the way of what’s best...
Mira Bhakta ·
The Trump administration's bid to separate 20,000 mail ballots in California that it says are likely noncitizens met another defeat on Wednesday as a trial judge refused to intervene. U.S. District Judge David Carter ruled California can continue to accept the questioned ballots like any other. “This request violates longstanding constitutional principles mandating that states have control over...
Zach Schonfeld ·
Defense & National Security NewsletterPresented by Palantir {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story A coming clash between Trump and Congress President Trump is headed to a showdown with Democrats and members of his party after Election Day over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s future leadership of the Pentagon, the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. © Jacquelyn...
Ellen Mitchell ·
Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade and Brit Hume shared their doubts Wednesday about Vice President Vance’s prospects in the 2028 presidential race, questioning whether his close association to President Trump could hurt his chances of winning the Republican nomination. “I just don’t think that Vance is as popular as he thinks he is with Republicans,” Kilmeade...
Finya Swai ·
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as a “genius” Wednesday while revealing that Russia has been in contact with the billionaire as the country works to develop a rival satellite internet network. Putin made the remarks during a summit with African leaders in Moscow, where Maksut Shadayev, Russia’s digital development minister, briefed...
Finya Swai ·
Federal prosecutors asked a judge Tuesday to reject a request from more than a dozen news organizations to immediately unseal the search warrant for Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) Washington, D.C., home, saying it could jeopardize the ongoing criminal investigation. A heavily redacted filing signed by Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia,...
Sophie Brams ·
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) called for the “truth” from former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) amid what she said was a “pattern of lies and coverups” following reports the Democrat’s campaign recruited one of her midterm opponents to “ballot-stack.” “While some may try to write this off as just how politics works now, ballot-stacking should have...
Mira Bhakta ·
The fiance of Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) said this week he would support GOP candidate Mike Rogers over Stevens’s former Democratic primary rival, Abdul El-Sayed, in Michigan’s Senate race. In an interview published Wednesday, Jason Turkish accused the Democrat of using antisemitic language on the campaign trail. “We have never seen a candidate for U.S....
Sarah Davis ·
Business & EconomyWelcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Fed holds rate steady ahead of midterms Federal Reserve officials held interest rates steady Wednesday despite stubborn inflation. © Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press The central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 10-2 to keep the...
Max Rego ·
Allegations that Mary Peltola’s (D) campaign was involved in recruiting “spoiler” candidates to siphon votes from incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) shook up the Alaska Senate race Wednesday. Peltola's campaign and national Democrats denied any involvement, but Republicans responded sharply, accusing her of deliberately lying to Alaskans. President Trump accused Peltola of election interference and...
Helen Huiskes ·
Democrat David Crowley has slightly widened his lead over his GOP opponent, Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.), in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial contest, according to new polling released Wednesday. The Marquette University Law School Poll found that 51 percent of likely voters in Wisconsin backed Crowley, a 2-point increase from last month, while 44 percent of likely voters...
Sarah Davis ·
Nonprofit leaker collective Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) published data Wednesday on more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, some of whom are working in the intelligence community. The collective did not identify the source who leaked the personnel information, referring to the unnamed individual instead as the “Department of Peace.” “This dataset...
Mira Bhakta ·
Healthcare NewsletterPresented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story HHS gives compounding pharmacies free rein to make certain peptides Without finalizing any new approvals or regulatory changes, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday gave compounding pharmacies the go-ahead to make and sell six peptides lauded by...
Joseph Choi, Nathaniel Weixel ·
Energy & Environment Newsletter{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump facing new hearing on East Potomac Park A federal judge is ordering a new hearing regarding President Trump’s plans to redevelop East Potomac Park after he posted on social media this week vowing to press ahead with his plans for the property despite...
Rachel Frazin ·
President Trump heads back to Ohio Wednesday evening as Republicans make a last-minute push to rally GOP voters ahead of next week's midterm elections. Trump is expected to campaign for Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), who is facing a tough battle against former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D). The race could help determine control of the Senate...
The Hill Staff ·