The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond reached its highest point since before the 2008 financial crisis on Tuesday, portending increased borrowing costs for millions of Americans. The 10-year Treasury bond yield peaked at 5.041 percent Tuesday morning, the note’s highest intraday mark since July 2007. The note closed at above 5 percent for…
The Hill•Max Rego11m ago
A pair of influential bipartisan Senators plan to introduce a resolution Wednesday calling on the State Department to bolster cooperation with Russia’s pro-democracy movement inside and outside the country, according to a draft obtained exclusively by The Hill. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced the non-binding resolution to coincide with a major…
The Hill•Laura Kelly18m ago
An administration that often exhibits ostentatious pride in bursting through norms did so yet again on Tuesday afternoon, when Attorney General Todd Blanche took a turn as de facto White House press secretary. Blanche spoke to reporters in the Rose Garden, mixing together commentary on legal matters, praise of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s prosecution of…
The Hill•Niall Stanage36m ago
Former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday asked that his trial on charges of threatening President Trump’s life with seashells styled to spell “86 47” be moved to February. Comey had previously motioned to have the trial start Oct. 21. His latest motion, written by defense attorney Joseph Zeszotarski Jr., requested that the date be…
The Hill•Ryan Mancini40m ago
The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday in a unanimous bipartisan vote held Leon Black in contempt of Congress after he failed to appear for the deposition related to his ties to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Lawmakers have sought to question Black, who co-founded Apollo Global Management, about payments he made to Epstein totaling millions…
The Hill•Rebecca Beitsch40m ago
President Trump said Tuesday that the Kennedy Center will not be renovated if courts shoot down the naming plan chosen by the center’s board. “The Board of The Kennedy Center today agreed, almost unanimously, to close the Building for Safety reasons, and so that it can begin the process of Reconstruction,” the president said in…
The Hill•Tara Suter56m ago
Billie Eilish’s brother and music collaborator Finneas is the latest of several artists that have pulled out of Ed Sheeran’s tour after rapper Macklemore was removed for delivering a “free Palestine” message. Finneas joins Danish band Lukas Graham, Irish band Beoga and Aaron Rowe in announcing that they would no longer open for Sheeran on…
The Hill•Finya Swai1h ago
The House advanced legislation on Tuesday that grants President Trump tariff authorities on countries purchasing Russian energy and extends existing sanctions on Iran, clearing a major procedural hurdle for the Russia Sanctions Act.
The Hill•Sudiksha Kochi1h ago
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faced lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday, amid concerns over rapidly developing artificial intelligence (AI) and surging bond yields. During the nearly three-hour-long hearing, Bessent brushed off concerns about AI and defended his department’s intervention in the bond market. But that did not stop Democrats on the panel from taking him to task on…
The Hill•Max Rego1h ago
Pennsylvania officials on Tuesday reported two additional measles-related deaths, bringing the total for the year to four. This is a record-setting year for measles in the U.S. The number of cases is at a 35-year high and there are more deaths than any year since 1992. The newest death according to state health officials was…
The Hill•Nathaniel Weixel1h ago
Voters in the First State head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the Democratic and Republican primaries, closing out the primary season for 2026. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) has held his Senate seat for 16 years, taking over the seat vacated by Joe Biden when he became vice president in 2009…
The Hill•The Hill Staff1h ago
Voters in the First State head to the polls on Tuesday for the Democratic and Republican primaries for their lone U.S. House seat. First-term Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) begins her reelection effort running unopposed in the Democratic primary after taking over the seat from now-Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) in 2025. McBride is the first…
The Hill•The Hill Staff1h ago
House lawmakers voted Tuesday to sink a Democratic effort to impeach President Trump over the administration’s aggressive deportation agenda. Sponsored by Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), the resolution accused Trump of abusing his powers by launching an immigration crackdown that led to the killing of several civilians earlier in the year. The vote was 232-147 to…
The Hill•Mike Lillis1h ago
A Democratic senator is pressing the Trump administration to look into reports that a Russian oligarch paid for wedding celebrations for Donald Trump Jr., the son of President Donald Trump. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), who has traveled frequently to Ukraine amid its war with Russia, brought up the issue during a hearing Tuesday while questioning…
The Hill•Helen Huiskes1h ago
Democrats are ahead of Republicans on some of the issues most important to voters —immigration, health care and the economy—according to a new poll. In the New York Times/Siena University poll, 51 percent of likely voter respondents said they trusted Democrats to excel in their work on the economy over Republicans, while 45 percent said…
The Hill•Tara Suter1h ago
The Cleveland, Ohio, City Council on Monday voted to rename a portion of Lake Erie as the “Gulf of Cleveland,” taking a jab at President Trump’s executive order declaring that Lake Ontario be called the “Gulf of America.” The emergency resolution led by Councilmember Kris Harsh passed in a 13-1 vote and was intended to…
The Hill•Ryan Mancini1h ago
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) again emphasized that he would not be switching parties Tuesday following his video appearance at the Republican National Committee (RNC) midterm convention. When asked by a reporter at Capitol Hill if there was a chance he would become a Republican, Fetterman appeared to become frustrated. “I’m not going to be a…
The Hill•Mira Bhakta1h ago
FBI Director Kash Patel fielded questions on everything from bestiality to whether the FBI might aid in any efforts to interfere in the midterms on Tuesday. Like his former colleague Attorney General Pam Bondi, he came to the Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing with opposition on Democratic lawmakers, though Patel largely pushed back against Democratic attacks…
The Hill•Rebecca Beitsch2h ago
The U.S. war against Iran is likely to drive up inflation early next year and could cost at least $2 billion a month as long as it continues, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The CBO estimated in its Tuesday report that the main economic impact of the conflict…
The Hill•Filip Timotija2h ago
Children’s YouTuber Ms. Rachel criticized reports that Ed Sheeran dropped Macklemore from his ongoing tour because of the rapper’s pro-Palestinian advocacy. “Ed Sheeran is making a political statement to his fans when he does a concert to support Ukraine, but considers Palestine too dangerous and political,” Ms. Rachel, whose full name is Rachel Accurso, wrote…
The Hill•Tara Suter2h ago