menu_open Columnists
Sophie Brams

Sophie Brams

The Hill

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Trump calls for GOP challenger to Rep. Boebert as she campaigns with Massie in Kentucky

President Trump threatened to pull his endorsement of Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Saturday, as she campaigned with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)...

previous day 4

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Haberman: Trump ‘has seemed far less attuned to voters’ concerns lately’

New York Times White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman on Friday pointed to a disconnect between voters and President Trump after he told reporters...

previous day 4

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Cassidy’s do-or-die Louisiana primary battle: What to know

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) is facing the biggest challenge of his political career on Saturday as voters take to the polls for a highly competitive GOP...

previous day 6

The Hill

Sophie Brams

GOP senator blasts Hegseth for ‘careless decision’ on troop posture

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) offered harsh criticism for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday over reported changes at the Pentagon, including a...

previous day 3

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Tapper rips Trump’s ‘deranged’ attacks on CNN, New York Times Iran reporting

CNN anchor Jake Tapper ripped President Trump’s attacks on the media as “deranged” on Friday after the president lashed out against what he...

previous day 4

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Wife of US soldier released from ICE custody

The wife of a U.S. Army soldier has been released from federal custody after spending a month in an immigration detention center. Deisy Rivera Ortega,...

friday 1

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Missing GOP congressman's father says illness 'won't linger': 'He will be 100 percent OK'

Former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean Sr. (R) attempted on Friday to assuage concerns about the health of his son, GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr., as the New Jersey...

friday 3

The Hill

Sophie Brams

FBI offers $200K reward in search for ex-Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran

The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist...

friday 2

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Trump calls New York Times reporter 'fake guy': 'It's sort of treasonous what you write'

President Trump on Friday slammed what he described as “treasonous” media coverage of the U.S. conflict with Iran, accusing New York Times...

friday 2

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Minnesota Democrats stage sit-in over gun violence bill vote

Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota are staging a sit-in inside the state House chambers following the party-line defeat of a motion on Thursday...

friday 3

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Trump unveils waterfront site for planned National Garden of American Heroes in DC

President Trump on Friday announced the location of his long-anticipated National Garden of American Heroes, one of several projects the...

friday 4

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Trump said he didn't ask Xi 'for any favors' on Iran

President Trump said Friday that he did not ask “for any favors” from Chinese President Xi Jinping on Iran during their summit in Beijing this...

friday 5

The Hill

Sophie Brams

China: 'No point' in continuing Iran war

China’s foreign ministry said on Friday that it saw “no point” for the U.S. conflict with Iran to continue, as President Trump claimed he...

friday 5

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Comey says he 'never' considered asking Biden for preemptive pardon

Former FBI Director James Comey said Thursday that he “never” considered asking former President Biden for a preemptive pardon before President...

14.05.2026 4

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Comey says Trump seems 'off' compared to 2017

Former FBI Director James Comey said on Thursday that “something’s off” with President Trump, arguing the president’s behavior has become more...

14.05.2026 4

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Hospital says RFK Jr. did not operate robotic arm during heart surgery

The Cleveland Clinic is pushing back on a report that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. operated a robotic arm during a...

14.05.2026 7

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Border patrol chief stepping down: 'It is time'

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks is stepping down from his role after nearly a year and a half with the agency, sources told NewsNation, The...

14.05.2026 7

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Cuba out of fuel oil, diesel under US sanctions, energy minister says

Cuba’s energy minister said Wednesday that the country has run out of oil and diesel amid a sustained U.S. blockade that has choked off fuel supply...

14.05.2026 9

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Miami residents sue over state land donation for Trump library

A group of Miami residents is suing President Trump and top Florida officials over a state land donation for Trump’s future presidential library and...

14.05.2026 3

The Hill

Sophie Brams

McIver unveils ICE oversight measure one year after visit that resulted in indictment

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) is introducing legislation aimed at protecting congressional oversight powers, a year after a scuffle at an immigration...

13.05.2026 3

The Hill

Sophie Brams

President Obama on Iran: 'We pulled it off without firing a missile'

Former President Obama is making the case for diplomacy with Iran amid the ongoing conflict, pointing to the 2015 nuclear deal as evidence that...

13.05.2026 3

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Judge rules Rubio's sanction of UN rapporteur violates First Amendment

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing sanctions against Francesa Albanese, a United Nations human...

13.05.2026 3

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Rand Paul's son apologizes for allegedly hurling antisemitic attacks at Lawler at Capitol Hill bar

Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) son apologized on Wednesday after he reportedly slung antisemitic attacks at Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) at a bar in the...

13.05.2026 2

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Scott Bessent hails John Fetterman vote for Trump's new Fed chief

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered indirect praise for Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday after the centrist Democrat broke party lines on...

13.05.2026 3

The Hill

Sophie Brams

China tweaks Rubio's name to bypass travel ban for Trump-Xi meeting

China has altered the transliteration of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s name, a bureaucratic workaround that allowed him to enter the country for...

13.05.2026 3

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Becerra presses TV reporter: 'This is not a gotcha piece, right?'

A recent televised interview with former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra (D) about his campaign for California governor got off to...

12.05.2026 10

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Reflecting pool latest flashpoint in Trump's efforts to refashion DC

The ongoing renovations to the reflecting pool on the National Mall have emerged as the latest flashpoint in President Trump’s effort to overhaul...

12.05.2026 7

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Greene, Ingraham alarmed at potential Trump-Xi $1 trillion investment deal

Reports that President Trump is considering a deal that would allow China to invest $1 trillion in the U.S. are setting off alarm bells among...

12.05.2026 7

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Trump attacks New York Times over report on reflecting pool's rising costs

President Trump ripped The New York Times on Tuesday morning over a report detailing the ballooning cost of his project to repair and renovate the...

12.05.2026 6

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Trump urges House to pass Senate’s housing bill over conservative opposition

President Trump on Monday urged the House to pass a sweeping housing affordability bill that has stalled in the lower chamber amid divisions over...

12.05.2026 4

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Sunday shows preview: Trump sends mixed signals on Iran as energy costs climb

A muddled picture about the state of the conflict with Iran emerged from the White House and President Trump this week, as a flurry of developments in...

09.05.2026 5

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Haberman says Trump, Biden both have ‘disconnect’ with voters over economic situations

New York Times White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman said on Friday that President Trump and former President Biden share a common...

09.05.2026 8

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Hungary enters post-Orbán era after new prime minister sworn in

Péter Magyar was sworn in Saturday as Hungary’s new prime minister, ushering in a new era in the country that had been under the autocratic rule of...

09.05.2026 10

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Fetterman tells Maher he feels 'lonely' as a moderate Democrat

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) reiterated on Friday that he has no plans to switch political affiliations, even as he says he feels increasingly...

09.05.2026 9

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Rubio claims Cuba refused $100M US humanitarian aid offer

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the Cuban government turned down a $100 million humanitarian aid offer from the U.S., as the nation...

09.05.2026 8

The Hill

Sophie Brams

US sanctions firms accused of aiding Iran's missile program

The U.S. is imposing new sanctions on more than a more dozen individuals and entities based in the Middle East and China, accused of helping prop up...

09.05.2026 7

The Hill

Sophie Brams

US military kills 2 ‘narco-terrorists’ in latest strike on alleged drug boat

The U.S. military conducted a lethal strike on another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Friday, killing two suspected...

08.05.2026 9

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Trump hopes for 'big extension' on Russia-Ukraine ceasefire

President Trump said on Friday that he hopes a temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine will be extended beyond the announced three days, after...

08.05.2026 9

The Hill

Sophie Brams

US Postal Service reports falling losses, revenue up

The United States Postal Service (USPS) on Friday reported a net loss of $2 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2026, underscoring the...

08.05.2026 9

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Beshear launches universal pre-K pilot program amid 2028 talk

Universal prekindergarten will soon be available to families in two Kentucky counties under a pilot program launched by Gov. Andy Beshear (D) this...

08.05.2026 9

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Justice Department moves to strip 12 Americans of their citizenship

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday it is seeking to denaturalize a dozen people from various parts of the country who are accused of...

08.05.2026 9

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Platner points to Ohio GOP defying courts in response to Virginia redistricting ruling

Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, pointed to past Republican defiance of court orders on redistricting as he reacted to...

08.05.2026 8

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Warner slams court ruling on Virginia redistricting: 'Justice was not served'

Virginia senior Sen. Mark Warner (D) criticized a state Supreme Court ruling Friday that struck down a Democratic-backed redistricting plan, arguing...

08.05.2026 10

The Hill

Sophie Brams

DOJ seeks to strip US citizenship from diplomat who spied for Cuba

The Trump administration is seeking to revoke the U.S. citizenship of a former diplomat who admitted to being a spy for the Cuban government. The...

08.05.2026 7

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Pirro ‘not surprised’ after DC officers placed on leave amid crime stats probe

More than a dozen Washington, D.C., police officers were placed on leave this week amid an internal investigation into the alleged manipulation of...

07.05.2026 9

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Rubio unveils new Cuba sanctions

Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a fresh batch of sanctions against one person and two Cuban entities on Thursday, solidifying a recent...

07.05.2026 8

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Platner, Collins release first ads since Mills's exit from Maine Senate race

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Democratic challenger Graham Platner are out with dueling campaign ads this week after Gov. Janet Mills's exit (D)...

07.05.2026 7

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Ousted Indiana Republican state senator: 'I made the right choice' on redistricting

Indiana State Sen. Greg Walker (R) stood by his decision to oppose a state-level redistricting plan backed by President Trump last year, even though...

07.05.2026 8

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Top Virginia state senator on FBI raid: 'I am not backing down'

Virginia state Senate leader L. Louise Lucas (D) struck an unyielding tone on Wednesday after federal authorities searched her office and a nearby...

07.05.2026 9

The Hill

Sophie Brams

Former ICE official falls short in GOP House primary in Ohio

A former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official who quit her job with the agency to run for Congress came up short Tuesday in her bid to...

06.05.2026 6

The Hill

Sophie Brams