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The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday advanced a $46.4 billion spending bill covering energy and water programs, defying requests from President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe Hill’s Morning Report – White House, Congress: Urgency of now around budget GOP presses Trump to make a deal on spending Democrats wary of handing Trump a win on infrastructure MORE […]

Legislation to stop tech companies from tracking users online is finding new momentum as Congress seeks to crack down on big tech’s privacy practices. On Tuesday, Sen. Josh HawleyJoshua (Josh) David HawleyHillicon Valley: FCC Republicans backing T-Mobile, Sprint merger | Tech giants to testify on election security | GOP senator offers ‘Do Not Track’ bill […]

Sen. Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsDem senator: Many Republicans ‘privately expressed concerns’ about Mueller findings Congress: Support legislation to defend Medicare home health  The Hill’s Morning Report — Presented by Pass USMCA Coalition — Trump: GOP has `clear contrast’ with Dems on immigration MORE (R-Maine) is introducing a bill Wednesday to boost the reliability of wind […]

Oreo is dunking on the “REO” saga involving Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben CarsonBenjamin (Ben) Solomon CarsonOn The Money: Judge upholds House subpoena for Trump financial records | Trump vows to appeal ruling by ‘Obama-appointed judge’ | Canada, Mexico lift retaliatory tariffs on US | IRS audit rate falls HUD chief Carson broke law […]

The Trump administration’s decision to delay an order to blacklist products from Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei by 90 days is giving American tech companies a brief reprieve from a decision that threatened to rattle the industry. Commerce Secretary Wilbur RossWilbur Louis RossHillicon Valley: Trump takes flak for not joining anti-extremism pact | Phone carriers largely […]

Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerDe Blasio pitches himself as tough New Yorker who can take on ‘Don the con’ Sanders pledges to only nominate Supreme Court justices that support Roe v. Wade From dive bars to steakhouses: How Iowa caucus staffers blow off steam MORE (D-N.J.), a 2020 presidential candidate, vowed Wednesday to create a […]

The Iraq War is casting a long shadow over the debate on Capitol Hill about what to do with Iran. Democrats point to the nearly nine-year war as a warning sign of what the administration should avoid as it engages in saber-rattling with Tehran. ADVERTISEMENT Sen. Tim KaineTimothy (Tim) Michael KaineThe Hill’s Morning Report – […]

Republicans hoping to paint Democrats as extreme on abortion are facing a major obstacle in the wake of Alabama’s restrictive new law. Democratic presidential candidates are seizing on the state’s ban, which has no exemptions for rape and incest, arguing that it shows President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe Hill’s Morning Report – White House, Congress: Urgency […]

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a challenge to a Massachusetts law banning for-profit companies from making political contributions, closing the door on a chance to expand businesses’ rights to donate to political candidates and causes. The justices rejected the bid to take up the case in an unsigned order. ADVERTISEMENT Two […]

Legislation to stop tech companies from tracking users online is finding new momentum as Congress seeks to crack down on big tech’s privacy practices. On Tuesday, Sen. Josh HawleyJoshua (Josh) David HawleyHillicon Valley: FCC Republicans backing T-Mobile, Sprint merger | Tech giants to testify on election security | GOP senator offers ‘Do Not Track’ bill […]