The Hill Articles: August 3, 2025

Johnson visits Jerusalem after prior Israel trip postponed Trump says nuclear submarines ‘in the region’ of Russia Pritzker says Texas Democrats who fled state will be protected amid arrest threats Trump on Sydney Sweeney controversy: If she’s Republican, ‘I think her ad is fantastic’ Texas legislator James Talarico on Democratic walkout: ‘It’s time to fight back’ Texas Democrats flee state in bid to stop GOP maps from advancing Puzder confirmed as US ambassador to EU Trump defends firing labor statistics chief after weak jobs report The Memo: Putin and Netanyahu vex Trump on the world stage Trump fires back at ‘sleazebag’ Charlamagne tha God after Epstein comments Senate confirms Jeanine Pirro as US attorney for DC White House officials defend Trump’s firing of BLS chief Most education reformers have no idea what parents and kids want — and they don’t care How foreign policy could crash Republican midterm prospects DNC chair says Democrats will start process of setting 2028 primary calendar this month Trump is undermining his own law that prevents mass atrocities DNC chair says Democrats ‘absolutely’ ready to fight back against GOP redistricting Kennedy targets vaccination injury program The DC public library system falls way short of ‘Abundance’ BLS commissioner reacts to Trump firing Padilla on redistricting effort: ‘If Republicans were confident on their policy agenda, they’d be eager to defend it’ Padilla on BLS chief firing: ‘I think an investigation is certainly in order’ Hassett on Trump’s next Fed chair: ‘We’ll have to see if he chooses me’ Summers on BLS commissioner firing: ‘Way beyond anything that Richard Nixon ever did’ What still causes the plague in the US? Hassett says market won’t influence Trump’s tariffs: ‘These are the final deals’ Support for NASA returning to the moon and going to Mars is surging Bill Maher defends Trump’s university fight: ‘They became indoctrination factories’ Authoritarian threats to campus speech come from both abroad and at home Trump trade adviser: Trump’s tariff rates ‘pretty much set’ Small earthquake shakes New Jersey and New York City Democrats contemplate walkout in Texas Push to ban lawmaker stock trading finds new life Experts, school leaders excited about Presidential Fitness Test but urge reforms