Here are the first big midterm primaries to watch

By: The Hill

Published on: February 10, 2026, 11:00 am

The first contests of the 2026 midterms will kick off in the coming weeks as the fight for control of Congress heats up. High-profile primaries for Senate in Texas, North Carolina, Illinois and Ohio are set to make headlines in March and May, cementing general election match-ups for November as Republicans fight to maintain their...

Harris takes on MAGA's content machine with Headquarters relaunch

By: The Hill

Published on: February 10, 2026, 11:00 am

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is reviving her edgy 2024 campaign social media account KamalaHQ in what her Gen Z aides are hyping as an effort to fight fire with fire in the ruthless, Republican-dominated social media content wars.  The rebranded account, Headquarters, inherits Harris’s massive follower count: 1.1 million followers on the social platform...

Progressive Democrats seek to ‘annul’ Trump Doctrine

By: The Hill

Published on: February 10, 2026, 11:00 am

A group of progressive Democrats on Tuesday introduced a resolution to “leave the Monroe Doctrine to the dustbin of history,” in the words of Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.), and replace it with a foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere based on mutual cooperation and respect. The proposal, shared exclusively with The Hill, seeks to do...

The Memo: From Bad Bunny to Springsteen, new cultural wars erupt around Trump

By: The Hill

Published on: February 10, 2026, 11:00 am

The controversy over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance is the latest — and perhaps biggest — cultural flash point of President Trump’s second term so far. Trump’s time back in office has, of course, been marked by huge ideological clashes over innumerable matters of policy. But the battles around the president have increasingly spread beyond...

Senate GOP set to go to battle over Trump’s ICE, CBP policies

By: The Hill

Published on: February 10, 2026, 11:00 am

President Trump’s allies in the Senate are planning to go to war with Democrats this week over proposed immigration enforcement reforms, working closely with White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller to play offense on what has been a strong issue for the president. These Senate conservatives are gearing up to fight any...

For Gavin Newsom, now comes the hard part 

By: The Hill

Published on: February 10, 2026, 11:00 am

Political analysis is comparative, not qualitative. It isn’t that the people who win elections are necessarily good at politics, only that they are better than the other guy or gal. And at least in that way, we can say right now that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is better at running for president than anybody...

FBI not aware of 'continued' communication between Guthrie family, suspected kidnappers as ransom deadline passes 

By: The Hill

Published on: February 10, 2026, 4:06 am

The FBI on Monday said it was "not aware of any continued communication between" Nancy Guthrie's family and her suspected kidnappers, with a reported ransom deadline having already passed. "For more than a week, FBI agents, analysts, and professional staff have worked around the clock to reunite Nancy Guthrie with her family,” the bureau said...

Cuba warns of aviation fuel shortage after Trump tariff threat

By: The Hill

Published on: February 10, 2026, 2:01 am

Cuba warned of an aircraft fuel shortage amid tensions with the U.S., according to a new report. According to a Sunday report from Spanish news outlet EFE, two sources told the outlet that the Cuban government has advised international airlines flying to the Caribbean country that the island will be out of fuel on Monday...

GOP leaders move to reinstate ban on snap tariff repeal votes and block Democrats

By: The Hill

Published on: February 10, 2026, 1:45 am

House GOP leaders are trying to reinstate a prohibition on members calling snap votes to repeal President Trump’s tariffs through the end of July, setting up what will be a tricky House vote on Tuesday. The move comes as House Democrats were preparing to force one such vote this week on repealing Trump’s tariffs on...

Democratic centrists stare down tough vote over DHS funding

By: The Hill

Published on: February 10, 2026, 1:21 am

Senate Democrats who voted to end the fall government shutdown are staring down a difficult decision over whether to back a stopgap measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) past the Friday deadline. Negotiators remain far apart on a long-term deal for funding DHS, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) indicated plans...

US military blows up alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing 2 and leaving 1 survivor

By: The Hill

Published on: February 10, 2026, 1:11 am

The U.S. military blew up an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Monday, killing two “narco-terrorists” and leaving one survivor. The vessel was operated by a designated terrorist organization, transiting along “known narco-trafficking routes” in the Pacific Ocean and was engaged in “narco-trafficking” operations, according to U.S. Southern Command (Southcom).  It is unclear...

More than 50 advocacy groups call for Noem's impeachment

By: The Hill

Published on: February 10, 2026, 1:01 am

Voto Latino and more than 50 other organizations are demanding the "immediate impeachment" of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the Hill has learned exclusively.  In a letter sent to congressional leaders Monday, the national Hispanic engagement organization and a coalition of other organizations, including the Service Employees International Union, Human Rights Campaign, and...

Massie, Khanna spotted 6 individuals 'likely incriminated' in unredacted Epstein files

By: The Hill

Published on: February 10, 2026, 12:41 am

Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said they spotted at least six names of individuals “likely incriminated" by their inclusion in the Epstein files after the two reviewed an unredacted tranche of the documents. Members of Congress were permitted for the first time Monday to review the unredacted versions of all the Department of Justice...

US chases down oil tanker in Indo-Pacific

By: The Hill

Published on: February 10, 2026, 12:33 am

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story US chases down oil tanker in Indo-Pacific The U.S. military intercepted an oil tanker it said was operating in defiance of President Trump's quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Indian Ocean overnight Monday. © Greg Nash...

Trump threatens to block opening of Ontario-Michigan bridge

By: The Hill

Published on: February 10, 2026, 12:09 am

President Trump threatened to block the opening of a bridge connecting the U.S. and Canada on Monday, demanding that Canada engage in trade talks with the U.S. “I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United...