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Here are The Hill's Changemakers 2024

Welcome to The Hill's Changemakers: 24 of 2024. For the second year in a row, we're highlighting both the household names and lesser-known players who...

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Morning Report — Trump slows his promises clock

In today’s issue: President-elect Trump is making a politician’s pivot from candidate to officeholder while resetting voters’ expectations...

yesterday 30

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Morning Report — From drones to tariffs, Americans seek answers 

In today’s issue: Washington is in the grip of some mysteries this morning. Are drone sightings in the skies over the Northeast the result of...

previous day 20

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Morning Report — GOP lawmakers try to pack up 2024 to ring in 2025  

In today’s issue:   By the end of next week, lawmakers will bid farewell to a legislative year that proved to be both the best and worst of times....

13.12.2024 7

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Morning Report — Wray to exit FBI; Kari Lake chosen for VOA  

In today’s issue:   FBI Director Christopher Wray, who began his tenure atop the bureau in 2017 as the choice of then-President Trump, does not...

12.12.2024 7

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Morning Report — Trump government: Keeping family, friends close

In today’s issue:   President-elect Trump is building a government that resembles the seating charts at a Mar-a-Lago VIP event: friends,...

11.12.2024 10

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Morning Report — Dear Congress, your deadline is nigh

In today’s issue: The trouble with lame-duck congressional sessions is that they’re so short and too long. In 10 days, Congress will run out of...

10.12.2024 30

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Morning Report — What’s next in Syria; Trump’s Jan. 20 plans

In today’s issue: The stunning weekend collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria marked a “fundamental act of justice,” President Biden said...

09.12.2024 10

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Morning Report — DOGE leaders, Speaker woo lawmakers

In today’s issue: It’s charm offensive time on Capitol Hill. In a quest to convince lawmakers of their plans to radically transform the federal...

06.12.2024 10

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Morning Report — Congress braces for first 100 days

In today’s issue: As Republican lawmakers gear up for the 119th Congress, the House and Senate are bracing for differing challenges in the first 100...

05.12.2024 10

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Morning Report — Hegseth, Gabbard face uphill climb with Senate GOP

In today’s issue: Key nominees to President-elect Trump’s Cabinet are on shaky ground, as senators appear increasingly skeptical of their...

04.12.2024 8

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Morning Report — Democrats bemoan party damage from Biden pardon

In today’s issue: President Biden knew that Sunday’s pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, after saying all year that he would not intervene, would...

03.12.2024 10

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Morning Report — President pardons son Hunter; lawmakers return 

In today’s issue: © The Associated Press | Susan Walsh President Biden granted his son Hunter Biden clemency late Sunday after repeatedly saying he...

02.12.2024 20

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Morning Report — Trump’s tariff plans rock global, local leaders

In today’s issue: President-elect Trump on Monday announced what he sees as the fix for the state of the economy and inflation: Huge new tariffs on...

27.11.2024 10

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Morning Report — Trump criminal case dismissed; He announces tariff hikes

In today’s issue: President-elect Trump’s electoral victory on Nov. 5 shifted the scales of justice. And just as the president-elect celebrated...

26.11.2024 20

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Morning Report — What are Trump’s plans for the Department of Justice?

In today’s issue: What are Trump’s plans for the Department of Justice? During an election year in which Donald Trump promised Americans he...

25.11.2024 10

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Morning Report — Trump taps new AG after Gaetz bows out

In today’s issue: A matter of time. That was the betting among Washington politicos. A week after his nomination, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)...

22.11.2024 10

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Morning Report — Trump taps new AG after Gaetz bows out

In today’s issue: A matter of time. That was the betting among Washington politicos. A week after his nomination, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)...

22.11.2024 5

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Morning Report — Jockeying for Trump’s final Cabinet picks

In today’s issue: As President-elect Trump’s Cabinet takes shape, two factors have defined the proceedings: controversy and loyalty. From...

21.11.2024 30

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Morning Report — Trump lobbies GOP senators to back unusual Cabinet

In today’s issue: It helps to have experience hosting television programs, preferably with good ratings. Telegenic males with money, name...

20.11.2024 10

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Morning Report — How much is the party of Trump willing to spend?

In today’s issue: President-elect Trump’s plans for historic migrant roundups and generous tax cuts next year will cost Republicans, perhaps...

19.11.2024 10

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Morning Report — GOP Senate and Trump: Salutes or ‘cooling saucer’?

In today’s issue: © The Associated Press | J. Scott Applewhite GOP Senate and Trump: Salutes or ‘cooling saucer’? President-elect Trump learned...

18.11.2024 30

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Morning Report — Trump squeezes Senate GOP with Cabinet picks

In today’s issue: President-elect Trump wants Washington to take him seriously — and literally. After promising voters he would rewire U.S....

15.11.2024 40

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Morning Report — Trump takes victory lap; Gaetz bombshell

In today’s issue: “Isn’t it nice to win?” President-elect Trump’s question received raucous applause from House Republicans during a...

14.11.2024 30

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Morning Report — Trump heads to Capitol Hill, White House

In today’s issue: President-elect Trump is in Washington today, meeting with Hill Republicans before heading to the White House for a sit-down with...

13.11.2024 20

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Morning Report — Congress starts the funding sprint

In today’s issue: Congress is back in town. Lawmakers begin their lame-duck session today and are facing a Dec. 20 funding deadline ahead of the...

12.11.2024 20

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Morning Report — Trump, GOP Congress aim for swift governing start

In today's issue: While the Democratic Party searches for its black box buried under an election crash site, Senate and House Republicans are...

11.11.2024 10

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Morning Report — Leadership races, funding up next for Congress

In today’s issue: As the remaining ballots are being counted in House and Senate races, Congress returns to Washington next week for the lame duck...

08.11.2024 8

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Morning Report — Dems’ losses jolt party coast to coast

In today’s issue:   Vice President Harris’s speech Wednesday about President-elect Trump’s decisive victory on Election Day made no mention of...

07.11.2024 20

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Morning Report — Trump wins; Republicans capture Senate

In today’s issue: Trump wins; Republicans capture Senate Former President Trump is projected to capture Pennsylvania and other battleground states,...

06.11.2024 10

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Morning Report — The moment of truth

In today’s issue: It’s Election Day. After close to two years of campaigning, an eleventh-hour Democratic ticket switch and countless news cycles,...

05.11.2024 5

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Morning Report — Sure bet: White House winner faces divided nation 

In today’s issue: Sure bet: White House winner faces divided nation In a race to the wire, Vice President Harris will return to Pennsylvania today...

04.11.2024 4

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Morning Report — ‘All-encompassing’: Johnson’s fight for the House majority

In today’s issue: While Vice President Harris and former President Trump crisscross the country in the final stretch of the presidential campaign, a...

01.11.2024 9

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Morning Report — To election’s bitter end, it’s about wallets and woes

In today’s issue: Americans still believe the economy, or at least their finances, are a wreck. Former President Trump while campaigning Wednesday...

31.10.2024 10

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Morning Report — Harris, Trump frame the choice: ‘Petty tyrant’ or ‘a phony’

In today’s issue: Vice President Harris and former President Trump will both campaign today in North Carolina and Wisconsin, agreeing on the stakes...

30.10.2024 10

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Morning Report — Trump, Puerto Rico and the October surprise?

In today’s issue: One week to go. Seven days before Election Day, Vice President Harris and former President Trump are making their closing...

29.10.2024 9

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Morning Report — Eight days, the choice, one president

In today’s issue: Is it possible for the 2024 presidential election to be tied all the way to the end? In a word, yes, according to polling. And...

28.10.2024 20

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Morning Report — Harris, Trump battle for turnout and triumph 

In today’s issue: In the final sprint of a historic presidential election, Vice President Harris’s biggest challenge has become turnout. Her...

25.10.2024 10

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Morning Report — Election 2024: Decision time

In today’s issue: If there are 17 people out there who have not made up their minds to vote, or how to vote, Vice President Harris and former...

24.10.2024 10

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Morning Report — Who will lead the GOP in the next Congress?

In today’s issue: Two weeks out from Election Day, Republican leaders in the House and Senate are already eyeing potential leadership shake-ups for...

23.10.2024 10

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Morning Report — Harris vs. Trump: Hearing what they don't say

In today’s issue: What are Vice President Harris and former President Trump not talking about in the final days of this campaign? The scripts not in...

22.10.2024 7

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Morning Report — Presidential rivals land final punches amid early voting

In today’s issue: Vice President Harris visited a Georgia Baptist megachurch Sunday and spoke about kindness. And voting. “Our strength is not...

21.10.2024 10

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Morning Report — What’s next for the Middle East?

In today’s issue: The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza has raised big questions for the future of Israel’s wars in the Middle East and...

18.10.2024 9

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Morning Report — Harris appeals to GOP critics of Trump; Trump courts Latinos

In today’s issue: Vice President Harris and former President Trump are racing toward the Election Day finish line, stacking their schedules as they...

17.10.2024 7

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Morning Report — Trump, Harris take risks down the home stretch

In today’s issue: In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, Vice President Harris and former President Trump are ramping up efforts to reach...

16.10.2024 10

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Morning Report — Break a political deadlock? Take risks.

In today’s issue: Vice President Harris insists she’s the underdog in the presidential race. This week, she’s campaigning that way. Underdogs,...

15.10.2024 5

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Morning Report — Why is Trump campaigning in blue states?

In today’s issue: Former President Trump will campaign in blue states during the final weeks of an election that will be won or lost in swing...

11.10.2024 10

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Morning Report — Hurricane Milton damages Florida, leaves fatalities 

In today’s issue: White caps, driving bands of rain and deadly tornadoes were among Hurricane Milton’s earliest warnings before smashing into...

10.10.2024 8

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Morning Report — Hurricane Milton poses catastrophic Florida risk

In today’s issue: Hurricane Milton, which regained Category 5 strength Tuesday, is barreling toward the Gulf Coast of Florida early this morning and...

09.10.2024 10

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Morning Report — White House aspirants talk everywhere, all at once

In today’s issue: Vice President Harris today will appear on ABC’s “The View,” Howard Stern’s Sirius XM radio show and CBS’s “Late Show...

08.10.2024 10

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