Democratic lawmakers continue to protest tech billionaire Elon Musk’s sweeping influence over government decisions and material, with protests, proposed legislation and other attempts to obstruct Pres ...

America’s founding fathers — having just won independence from a monarchy — designed the Constitution to prevent a dangerous consolidation of power. As James Madison wrote in the Federalist Papers, ...

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Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) told The Hill Tuesday that she plans to vote for Russell Vought, ...

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The economic fallout began Saturday evening as Canada said it will retaliate with a 25% tariff on $30 billion (Canadian dollars) of U.S. goods, with another C$125 billion to follow in three weeks.

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In the interview and again during the town hall, Merkley, the senior Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee, targeted ...