Topic: Politics

Politics covers the decisions, debates and power struggles that shape public life, from elections and parties to government policy, diplomacy and political culture.

It brings together reporting on leaders and institutions alongside the controversies and public reactions surrounding them. For readers, it offers context on who is making decisions, what is at stake and how political developments may affect everyday life.

  • Trump wades into data center debate amid political battle 

    {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Trump backs data centers as Texas sets new standards President Trump is touting the benefits of AI data centers after Texas moved to more strictly regulate the industry, which has rapidly become a political lightning rod across the political spectrum. © AP Photo/Justin Rex Trump waded into the…

  • Sheffield park fight, US “no tax on tips” and Medicaid fears, sunlight-mirror satellite approved

    A Sheffield community pushes council on park restoration, a US congressman backs “no tax on tips” as Medicaid work rules worry disabled workers, Reflect Orbital gets satellite approval, plus Øyafestivalen praise and transfer/promotion talk from Cannon and Nobbs.

  • Jeffrey Dean Morgan Says Manager Fired Him Due to Age Just Before Booking ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Supernatural’

    Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan has revealed that his former manager fired him for being “too old” for the industry shortly before he landed the breakout roles that launched his career. Speaking on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, the now 60-year-old star of Prime Video’s Sterling Point recalled being dropped in his mid-30s, with his…

  • Unscripted Producer Rachel Tung Renews ABC & Hulu Development Deal (EXCLUSIVE)

    Unscripted television producer Rachel Tung has renewed her development deal with ABC and Hulu, Variety has reported exclusively. Under the extended agreement, Tung will continue creating original unscripted programming for Disney and will serve as showrunner on selected projects for the two networks, cementing her role as one of the studio’s go-to producers in the…

  • Trump struggles to gain leverage with Iran

    Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump struggles to gain leverage with Iran America’s depleted arsenal of premier offensive and defensive weapons is undermining President Trump’s leverage with Iran. © Natasha Kaiser The military’s supply of its premium long-range missiles and interceptors…

  • Trump struggles to gain leverage with Iran

    Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump struggles to gain leverage with Iran America’s depleted arsenal of premier offensive and defensive weapons is undermining President Trump’s leverage with Iran. © Natasha Kaiser The military’s supply of its premium long-range missiles and interceptors…

  • Cooper maintains 7-point lead over Whatley in NC Senate race: Poll

    Democrat Roy Cooper has a healthy lead over Republican Michael Whatley in the North Carolina Senate race, according to a new poll. Half of the 915 respondents to the Carolina Forward survey, conducted by left-leaning Change Research, backed Cooper with less than three months before the general election. That gave the former two-term North Carolina…

  • Cooper maintains 7-point lead over Whatley in NC Senate race: Poll

    Democrat Roy Cooper has a healthy lead over Republican Michael Whatley in the North Carolina Senate race, according to a new poll. Half of the 915 respondents to the Carolina Forward survey, conducted by left-leaning Change Research, backed Cooper with less than three months before the general election. That gave the former two-term North Carolina…

  • Fauci in the hot seat as GOP senator tears into ‘truly sick’ vaccine texts: ‘Tip of the iceberg’

    Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has escalated his scrutiny of Dr Anthony Fauci after texts released from the former COVID-19 response coordinator’s government phone showed Fauci privately raising concerns that mRNA vaccines administered during the first trimester of pregnancy could potentially cause miscarriages. Johnson, who is leading the investigation, described the disclosure as “just the tip…

  • Cook Political Report shifts Max Miller seat to toss-up

    The nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted Rep. Max Miller’s (R-Ohio) seat from “Likely Republican” to “Toss Up” on Monday, underscoring the growing political fallout from allegations of domestic violence against the incumbent. Miller has faced mounting scrutiny in recent weeks over allegations from his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, that he hurled hot water at her, pointed…