The Trump administration on Monday undertook an early step in what is expected to be a significant rollback to a Biden-era rule restricting methane emissions from oil and gas production. Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it would revisit the
President Trump on Monday said the Supreme Court just “doesn’t seem to care” about the country after its ruling against his tariffs, and the considerable doubts many of the justices showed toward striking down birthright citizenship. "It’s too bad that the Supreme Court can’t
{beacon} Technology The Big Story Sam Altman's 'New Deal' for superintelligence OpenAI unveiled a series of policy proposals Monday, with hopes the conversation will lead to a new "social contract" in a world with artificial intelligence. © AP Photo The policy blueprint,
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump's looming deadline for Iran President Trump on Monday doubled down on his Tuesday evening deadline for Iran to make a deal with
A group of OPEC+ members met Sunday and agreed to increase their oil output once the Strait of Hormuz is reopened. The plan is set to be implemented in May, and the countries said they would plan to produce an additional 206,000 barrels per day upon the waterway reopening,
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a vague law Monday that gives a handful of state officials—including him—the ability to denote groups as terrorist organizations and revoke their nonprofit status. Any college student who supports said terrorist organization can be expelled
The Senate Leadership Fund, a big-dollar fundraising group affiliated with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), announced Monday a whopping $342 million investment across eight high-stakes midterm Senate races. In its largest-ever ad buy, the Republican-led group is
The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights said Monday it would rescind Title IX agreements that six schools made with the federal government under past administrations over gender identity. The department said the previous administrations' enforcement of Title IX was
President Trump suggested Monday that the U.S. could impose its own tolls on vessels trying to transit through the Strait of Hormuz — a strategy employed by Iran as it continues to control the key energy shipping choke point. During a White House press conference, a reporter
President Trump on Monday brushed off questions from reporters about whether strikes on civilian infrastructure in Iran would constitute war crimes. When asked by a New York Times reporter at the White House press briefing if he was concerned that bombing power plants and
President Trump on Monday doubled down on his deadline for Iran to make a deal with the United States by Tuesday evening, or else face destroyed infrastructure. "We're giving them until tomorrow at 8 o'clock. And after that, they're going to have no bridges, no power plants,”
President Trump and his top national security officials on Monday offered details on the harrowing rescue of a U.S. service member from Iran after a fighter jet was downed inside the country on Friday. Trump authorized the U.S. forces to start the search-and-rescue operation
President Trump ramped up a threat to commit massive war crimes in Iran on Monday, and claimed that God supports him in doing so. “We’re giving them ’til tomorrow. Eight o’clock, Eastern Time. And after that they’re gonna have no bridges, they’re gonna have no power plants.
Far-right media figure Laura Loomer took credit on Saturday for the arrests of the niece and grandniece of former Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. strike on Iraq during President Trump’s first term in 2020. Loomer said in a social media post that
James Stavridis, a former NATO commander, on Monday said Iran hasn’t accepted a ceasefire because they “still have cards” to play in the war. Stavridis, during an appearance on CNN’s “Situation Room,” said that “Iran wants to hold on to its high-value cards: number one, Strait
Former national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that President Trump pushing back his deadline for Iran to make a deal shows the Middle Eastern country that “he’s not really serious.” “Well, who knows whether he's going to follow through. I don't think even he knows
The Associated Press is planning to cut dozens of positions as part of a broader restructuring of the media company, The Hill confirmed Monday. "Even though we’ve evolved in the U.S. over the past few years, too much of our operations are still tied to large U.S. newspaper
President Donald Trump called former President Joe Biden “mentally retarded” twice. Speaking at a press conference Monday, Trump repeatedly threw around the slur while bragging about his relationship with Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s reclusive authoritarian leader. “Do you
Former CIA Director David Petraeus said Russia no longer has the “upper hand” in the war against Ukraine in a recent interview describing Moscow’s receding strength. “I think what's remarkable is that Russia no longer has the upper hand,” Petraeus said in an interview
At a press conference Monday afternoon, President Trump nearly spilled state secrets as he rambled about how the U.S. rescued an Air Force officer after his plane was shot down in Iran. Trump described the location as if it was from a movie, saying “you could call it central
Donald Trump announced his plans to arrest and detain the individual who first reported the missing airman in Iran—as soon as he figures out who it is. In the midst of a sprawling, nonsensical speech at the White House Monday, the president claimed that the government was going
Byron Allen's "Comics Unleashed" is officially moving into "The Late Show's" time slot when the Stephen Colbert-hosted series takes its final bow on CBS next month. The comedy-centric show, hosted by media mogul Allen, will debut in the 11:35 p.m. time slot beginning May 22,
A boisterous Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth compared one of the rescued fighter pilots downed in Iran to Jesus Christ resurrecting from the dead and emerging from his tomb on Easter Sunday. Hegseth made an appearance at President Trump’s briefing Monday regarding the two U.S.
The Treasury Department announced Monday that the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) has been designated as a financial agent of the federal government to support implementation of the Trump Accounts program ahead of its launch in July. BNY will help develop the Trump
President Trump on Monday said his administration is looking for a "leaker" who shared information with the media about a daring rescue mission after a U.S. fighter jet was downed inside Iran last week. "We didn't talk about the first one for an hour and then somebody leaked
The unnamed woman and her husband boarded an 8-foot dinghy in the evening, and he paddled back to shore around 4 a.m.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) slammed President Trump’s recent post attacking Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, calling the president’s comments “ravings.” “One month after starting the war in Iran, this is the statement of the President of the United States on Easter Sunday,”
A three-year-old girl’s family alleges she was sexually abused in foster care after being separated from her mother by immigration enforcement, The Associated Press reported Sunday. After crossing illegally through the U.S.-Mexico border near El Paso, the girl was removed from
Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is demanding files related to the Justice Department’s settlement with Michael Flynn, arguing it “offers a road map for this epically corrupt President to keep paying out his political underlings” with
Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas), a former Air Force officer, said Monday he expects President Trump to deploy troops in Iran and suggested such an escalation is unavoidable. “I just don’t see any other way,” Fallon said in an interview on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,”
President Trump said Monday the latest ceasefire proposal from Iran was “significant” but still “not good enough.” “They made a proposal, and it's a significant proposal. It's a significant step. It's not good enough, but it's a very significant step,” Trump told reporters
It’s Monday. It’s happening today! Four astronauts will fly around the moon for the first time in roughly 50 years. And the best part: you can watch it live! It will begin around 1:30 p.m. EDT. 💻 Watch NASA’s livestream In today’s issue: Note: I want to let you know that The
Republican Representative Tony Gonzales is again in trouble for pursuing a sexual relationship with one of his staffers. The San Antonio Express-News reports that Gonzales, when he was first running for Congress in 2020, pestered one of his campaign aides for nude photos and
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a retired Air Force general, criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for ousting senior military officers without giving the public a reason and said the move was wrong and unwise. “The Secretary of Defense has the legal right to fire these Flag
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith slammed a post from President Trump over the weekend about the conflict with Iran in which he advised Tehran, using an expletive, to open the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the oil industry. “Look, I ain't no damn supporter of Iran, OK?
The separation of church and state was established by the Founding Fathers to protect Christians from each other and prevent religious conflict, and opponents of Christian nationalism must ask politicians to define their Christian faith and whether they are willing to codify
Iran will not accept anything short of a complete end to the war. The country’s leadership rejected a ceasefire Monday by way of Pakistani mediators, despite Donald Trump’s imminent threats to raze the nation to the ground. Iran’s ideal proposal consists of 10 clauses, which
President Trump used his Easter Monday speech to boast about his deadly war on Iran while flanked by the first lady and the Easter Bunny. “So today is a very special day. It’s a day where we celebrate Jesus. It’s a day where we celebrate religion,” Trump said Monday morning at
Donald Trump is asking for more money to hunt so-called “domestic terrorists” on the left—and it seems like they’re talking about you. Buried in the FBI’s 2027 budget request to Congress was a request for funding efforts to implement the National Security Presidential
Public disillusionment with the Democrats is widespread.
OpenAI published a policy blueprint for artificial intelligence on Monday, recommending a revised social contract to prepare for the technology’s likely impact on the economy, workforce and overall state of humans. The 13-page document suggests superintelligence, an AI that
We've seen some stunning photos from the Artemis II crew – but you may have noticed some missing features.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has closed its investigation into Tesla’s “actually smart summon” feature after finding that incidents occurred infrequently and were not particularly severe. The agency opened an investigation into the feature, which
Israel hit a major petrochemical plant in southern Iran on Monday, just ahead of President Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping traffic. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the Israeli military struck the largest petrochemical
The Trump administration will combine two agencies that were split up after the infamous 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The spill, which released millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and killed 11 people, brought national attention to the safety and
In the last 50 years, the United States has put more than 1,600 people to death. Only 18 of them have been women.
ICE agents entered a military base in Louisiana last week and detained the newlywed spouse of a U.S. Army staff sergeant. Annie Ramos, 22, came to the U.S. from Honduras when she was a toddler, and did not have a criminal record. She became engaged to Matthew Blank on New
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is warning that the Iran war could lead to prolonged inflation and higher interest rates that ultimately could tip the U.S. economy into a recession. “The skunk at the party — and it could happen in 2026 — would be inflation slowly going up, as
It appears that federal immigration authorities have once again lied about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis. New footage obtained by The New York Times exposes how Immigration and Customs Enforcement lied about one of its agents being beaten with a shovel and broom—and reveals
