Trump’s data center push fractures Congress as local anger explodes: 'Grasping at straws'
Democratic lawmakers push to restrict data centers over water use and electricity bills while Republicans highlight AI race benefits and local control.
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The Data Dive: Kornacki on the Texas voters giving Democrats hope
State Rep. James Talarico has seen a slew of strong polling recently. What’s driving his edge?
Voters have a blunt message for Trump about his idea to dole out $5,000 checks
President Donald Trump's $5,000 dividend check proposal drew sharp reactions from voters, with some calling it a publicity stunt unlikely to pass Congress.
Trump’s $5,000 dividend falls flat with GOP senators
President Trump’s call to give all American adults $5,000 payments if Republicans win the midterm election is getting panned by Republican lawmakers, who warn they will not support giving away money to people who don’t work or pay taxes. Fiscal hawks in the GOP warn the extravagant proposal raises questions about the looming insolvency of…
The 25 notable Capitol Hill staffers for 2026
The 119th Congress has had no shortage of pitched battles, fragile negotiations and high-profile scandals. Lawmakers may have taken center stage in each, but today we’re featuring 25 staffers who worked diligently behind the scenes on the issues in the spotlight: the legislative director who drafted the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the Ethics Committee staff…
GOP leaders throw cold water on AI regulation despite apocalyptic industry warnings
GOP leaders in the Capitol and White House are throwing cold water on the notion of quickly adopting new AI safeguards, despite an apocalyptic new warning from industry titans about the threat the technology poses to humankind. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) quickly dismissed the idea of moving swiftly to enact new regulations on the rapidly…
Ken Paxton’s plight in Texas is mostly of his own making
The saying goes that victory has a thousand fathers but defeat is an orphan. That doesn’t mean, however, that there won’t be any paternity claims after a loss. And if Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) really does manage to lose his Senate race against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, naming the father of what…
Why Donald Trump has a Joe Biden problem
During the 2024 presidential campaign, President Trump repeatedly slammed then-President Biden for not understanding the economic pain Americans were feeling. In rallies and speeches, Trump made the case that Biden and his small circle of aides were touting jobs numbers and low unemployment but were still out of touch with the rising cost of groceries,…
Does Trump have a ‘Biden problem’ on the economy?
Join The Hill’s Amie Parnes, Editor-in-Chief Ian Swanson and special guest Robert Wolf, the founder of 32 Advisors and former Chairman and CEO of UBS Americas, for a special Fight for 2028 conversation on the latest in Democratic politics. They’ll discuss the state of the Democratic Party, who’s up and who’s down among 2028 presidential…
Forget paying your ‘fair share’ of taxes. Here are 5 ways politicians want even more
Five ways Washington wants even more from top earners, from capital gains tax hikes and wealth taxes to estate tax changes and sneaky surtaxes.
MORNING GLORY: Spare us the AI apocalypse rhetoric. Let Congress decide what comes next
Congress and the free market should lead the debate about the future of AI not the other way around
Raucous primary season reaches final act in deep-blue stronghold, kickstarting sprint to November
Delaware's final 2026 primary caps a season when Donald Trump's endorsements dominated GOP races and progressive socialists ousted incumbents.
Mitch McConnell returns to US Senate after three-month absence
Senator McConnell casts his first vote since June, pledging presence for crucial Senate decisions.
Ovechkin, estrella de la NHL, causa polémica por aparecer en un vídeo electoral de Putin
Alex Ovechkin, jugador ruso de los Washington Capitals y una de las grandes estrellas de la NFL, ha causado polémica por su aparición en un vídeo de campaña de Rusia Unida y del presidente Vladímir Putin, junto al ministro de Exteriores, Serguéi Lavrov, y otras figuras cercanas al Kremlin, según medios estadounidenses.
Surrogate who refused abortion asks SCOTUS to intervene as baby could be moved out of Texas
Surrogate McKenna West asked the Supreme Court for an emergency administrative stay, fearing the newborn could be moved from Texas to California.
Veja a entrevista de Sanderson (PL) à RBS TV | G1
Candidato do PL ao Senado participa da segunda entrevista ao vivo da série do Bom Dia Rio Grande nesta terça-feira (15).
Dino pede a Fachin investigação sobre elo entre Banco Master e instituto ligado a André Mendonça | G1
Ministro quer esclarecer possíveis conexões entre encontro de Vorcaro com Mendonça, contratos do Instituto Iter e processo sobre cemitérios privados.
Polícia faz segunda fase de operação que investiga morte de menina transmitida em rede social | G1
Mandados são contra seis adolescentes suspeitos de envolvimento na morte de de adolescente de 13 anos.