Once Upon a Hill

Once Upon a Hill

Hill votes scrapped amid nor’easter
A rapidly intensifying storm forces House and Senate leaders to cancel evening votes, postponing a GOP farm bill markup and snarling East Coast travel…
 • Michael Jones
DHS shutdown sparks airport confusion
DHS emergency measures triggered confusion over TSA PreCheck and Global Entry as Democrats hold out for ICE reforms and Republicans push back amid a…
 • Michael Jones
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs
The justices ruled tariffs are a congressional power—not an executive one—and rejected most of the president’s emergency trade measures under IEEPA.
 • Michael Jones
The quiet DHS shutdown
With Congress out and core operations still running, the DHS funding lapse has felt muted. But unpaid workers and mounting delays could bring the human…
 • Michael Jones
Dems push back as Trump touts economy
As President Trump promotes his second-term economic record in Georgia, Democrats stage a coordinated messaging push arguing voters still feel squeezed…
 • Michael Jones
Trump heads to Georgia as special voting opens
Trump visits northwest Georgia to tout economic gains as early voting begins in the special election to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s vacant seat days…
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Trump defends record at Black History event
At a White House Black History Month reception, Trump touted HBCUs and tax cuts as proof of progress, while Black lawmakers cited DEI rollbacks and…
 • Michael Jones
Wexner deposition deepens Epstein probe
Billionaire Les Wexner faces questioning from the House Oversight Committee as lawmakers widen their probe into Jeffrey Epstein’s network of associates.
 • Michael Jones
How Jesse Jackson reshaped the modern Democratic Party
Jackson’s two presidential runs and decades of organizing linked the civil rights movement to modern coalition-building and a new generation of leaders.
 • Michael Jones
Allred to vote early in tense North Texas primary
Colin Allred plans to cast his ballot on the first day of early voting as his high-stakes Democratic primary against Rep. Julie Johnson moves from sharp…
 • Michael Jones
Gen Z’s LGBTQ+ surge holds
Gallup finds nearly a quarter of adults under 30 identify as LGBTQ+, spotlighting a generational shift as Congress confronts escalating culture-war…
 • Michael Jones
Shutdown shadow over recess
Lawmakers left Washington without a DHS funding deal, setting up a potential third shutdown of Trump 2.0 as both sides dig in over ICE accountability.
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