USAID order to delete classified records sparks flurry of litigation
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees and outside groups are fighting an order from the agency’s leadership to shred and burn its classified documents as well as personnel ...
Farmers sue Trump administration over halted IRA grants
Farmers and environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over its decision to pause grants that are part of the Democrats’ climate, tax and health care law. They are challenging the ...
Congress poised to force $1B cut to local DC budget, surprising many lawmakers
Congress is poised to pass a President Trump-endorsed funding bill this week that Washington, D.C., officials warn would lead to a $1 billion cut to the District’s local budget, a move that has been ...
Trump brings birthright citizenship argument to Supreme Court
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court for an emergency intervention Thursday limiting lower court rulings that are blocking President Trump’s plans to restrict birthright citizenship. The ...
Senate Democrat: This is 'best time' to take on 'tyrant' Trump
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said the current fight over a Republican spending bill was the "best time" for Democrats to take on President Trump, coming less than two months into his presidency.
Schumer says he will vote to advance GOP spending bill, lowering threat of shutdown
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) announced on the Senate floor Thursday that he plans to vote to advance a House-passed six-month government funding bill, despite the strong opposition of ...
House Democrats bash Senate colleagues for backing GOP spending bill: ‘Huge slap in the face’
House Democrats are furious at their fellow Democrats in the Senate for supporting a Republican spending bill, saying Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other aisle-hopping senators are set to ...
Ocasio-Cortez: ‘We need to work together ... to usher our country through this very dark time’
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spoke with reporters at the House Democratic members' retreat. The Senate could approve a ...
Pete Buttigieg declines Senate run in Michigan
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Thursday he will not run for Senate in Michigan following months of speculation. Buttigieg’s move to pass on a Senate bid keeps the door open ...
Full Show: Schumer enrages Dems; Russia-Ukraine ceasefire imminent?
Today on Rising, Niall explains what he calls Trump administration's suppression of dissenters amid the arrest of Columbia student, Mahmoud Khalil. Ukraine and the U.S. agreed to a 30-day ...
TENS OF THOUSANDS To be Reinstated? Trump's Mass Firings BLOCKED By 2nd Judge
Drew Petrimoulx chats with The Hill’s courts and legal reporter Zach Schonfeld about the latest court battles in Washington, D.C. and across the nation. They discuss a second federal judge blocking ...
House Republican: Trump is ‘right over the target’ with EU wine tariff threat
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) applauded President Trump’s threat to put a 200 percent tariff on wine, Champagne and other ...