Justice Sonia Sotomayor in a Thursday speech at the the University of Alabama School of Law said the Trump administration’s increase in emergency appeals is “unprecedented in the court’s history.” The emergency docket is made up of appeals that seek quick intervention from
Consumer sentiment sank to a record low in April as weeks of U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran have impacted oil prices globally, a new University of Michigan survey found. Consumer confidence has dropped nearly 11 percent since March, a downward trend that started after the U.S.
Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, on Friday said there will be no negotiations with the U.S. without a ceasefire in Lebanon and a release of blocked Iranian assets. Ghalibaf wrote on the social platform X that two measures "mutually agreed upon between
Pope Leo XIV has issued another holy missive against Donald Trump’s war with Iran. “God does not bless any conflict,” wrote the official X account for the Chicago-born pontiff on Friday. “Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, is never on the side of those who
Large fiscal imbalances leave the Fed in a box that limits its ability to lower rates.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), a fierce advocate for Israel, on Thursday slammed the increasing Democratic criticism of the country over its joint operations with the U.S. against Iran. The lawmaker cited a Pew Research survey released this week, which found that 80 percent of
President Trump on Thursday slammed The Wall Street Journal, panning the editorial board for claiming his declaration of victory amid the Iran conflict was “premature." “The Wall Street Journal, one of the worst and most inaccurate “Editorial Boards” in the World, stated that I
Former NATO commander James Stavridis on Friday dismissed Iran's declaration that the Strait of Hormuz is open amid a shaky ceasefire with the U.S. as "nonsense." Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said the strait was open, but vessels would need to coordinate with
The White House warned staff last month against using nonpublic information to trade on financial markets, as a series of well-timed bets on oil and prediction markets related to the war in Iran have raised concerns about insider trading. A White House official confirmed to The
If the Democrats control Congress, we will have a deadlocked government. And business owners like me will breathe a sigh of relief. We could use a couple of years of inaction to actually focus on our businesses.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is “fed up” with how the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran has impacted energy prices in the United Kingdom, drawing a parallel between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. "I'm fed up with the fact that
The Trump administration is warning staffers not to bet on world events in futures markets. The Wall Street Journal reports that the White House Management Office sent out a staff-wide email on March 24 telling administration employees not to engage in the practice following
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who has stepped up her public profile in recent months, will give remarks at the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network (NAN) conference in New York on Friday morning. The speech comes as speculation swirls around whether she will launch
Hey, Donald Trump, you just launched a war that you’re losing , that’s costing you millions of supporters, that’s tanking your standing among even Republicans, that has the likes of Alex Jones accusing you of contemplating “genocide” and Tucker Carlson labeling your comments
Donald Trump just drove a wedge into the MAGA movement. The president reamed out several of his longtime acolytes Thursday, smearing ex-Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly, as well as far-right influencers Candace Owens and Alex Jones. The quartet had each issued
It is not just Trump — the strains began under Obama, who took to calling the Europeans “free riders."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly convinced President Donald Trump not to include Lebanon in America’s ceasefire deal with Iran—even though the U.S. agreed to stop the bombing there. Trump was initially told that the ceasefire would apply to the entire Middle
Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.) joined other Democrats on Thursday in calling for President Trump’s removal following his threats against Iran. The Democratic lawmaker accused the president of “unhinged” behavior, after he posted that “a whole civilization will die tonight”
Survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein lambasted first lady Melania Trump's denial that she had any ties to him, saying it "diverts attention" from former Attorney General Pam Bondi's handling of the Epstein files. The Thursday statement was signed by 15 names,
Donald Trump's loyalty and good looks are not enough to save his servants from being fired if they make him look bad, as evidenced by the firing of Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem.
Inflation has hit record highs in the U.S. thanks primarily to the war President Trump and Israel started on Iran. The most recent consumer price index report reveals inflation rose by 3.3 percent in March from one year ago, with energy prices being hit particularly hard. Gas
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) issued a final order of removal for Mahmoud Khalil on Thursday after the board denied his bid for the deportation case to be thrown out, according to Khalil’s lawyers. While the rulings by the board are not public, his lawyers shared the
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Bibi's bromance with Trump has pushed away mainstream Democrats and rankled non-interventionist Republicans.
The U.S. Court of International Trade will consider President Trump's 10 percent global import tax on foreign trading partners months after the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of his tariff agenda. Following the blow, Trump announced he would impose a 10 percent tariff on
Vice President Vance said the U.S. delegation is heading to Pakistan with “pretty clear guidelines” from President Trump to negotiate a deal with Iran. “We’re looking forward to negotiation,” Vance told reporters before departing for Islamabad on Friday. “I think it’s going to
Consumer prices in the U.S. rose by 3.3 percent over the past year and by 0.9 percent in March, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This is the highest inflation rate increase in nearly four years — propelled by rising energy costs tied to
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse are angry with Melania Trump. Several of his victims released a statement blasting the first lady after her remarks in the White House Thursday attempting to distance herself from Epstein and calling for survivors to publicly testify before
Multiple MAGA influencers are processing their public rebuke from President Trump, who called them out by name on Thursday, referring to them as “stupid people,” “nut jobs,” and “troublemakers.” Trump specifically called out Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex
Alex Jones and Candace Owens, two right-wing media figures who have been critical of President Trump's military campaign in the Middle East, hit back at the president after he attacked them in a scathing social media post on Thursday. "He's been a chronic disappointment, and I
Vice President Vance heads to Pakistan on Friday, where he faces his biggest challenge yet, as he leads U.S. negotiations with Iran amid the fragile ceasefire. President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will also be part of the talks. Meanwhile,
Television personality Geraldo Rivera on Thursday said the automatic registration of eligible men into the military draft pool is "a good idea." A proposal to automatically register most men between the ages of 18 and 25 for the Selective Service System (SSS) was submitted to
Iran is in a better strategic position than when the war began.
A group of Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are calling on first lady Melania Trump to testify before Congress as part of their probe into the crimes of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a rare statement on Thursday, Trump called Epstein “disgraceful” and
His reckless rhetorical overkill is making the transatlantic alliance collateral damage in operation Epic Fury.
Are Democrats walking into a trap by calling for President Trump’s impeachment or removal from office via the 25th Amendment? Is it wise for Republicans to rail against California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) “woke” wife? How will Vice President Vance handle the pressure during
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A Chicago man has been charged after threatening to "shoot up" an office of the United States Secret Service and "hunt" a Secret Service agent.
[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 a.m. EDT at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] A year ago, Republicans went all in to try to win a seat on Wisconsin’s
Trump is not the first commander in chief to use dire threats to end a war. “Madman” Richard Nixon and former President Eisenhower forged that diplomatic path years ago.
President Trump condemned Iran's plans to charge oil-carrying vessels a fee to traverse the Strait of Hormuz, a day after he proposed a “joint venture” to add similar tolls. “There are reports that Iran is charging fees to tankers going through the Hormuz Strait — They better
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The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 10 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . After we recorded this episode, Trump erupted in a long, angry tirade yet again at Greene and many other critics. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The
Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: Democrats rejected one divisive resolution on Israel and avoided formally weighing in on several others at its meeting in New Orleans on Thursday — but that’s far from the end of the tensions over
Both political scientists and relationship therapists agree that performed and manufactured chaos almost never works as a power move — not between nations and not between people.
Forty-six years ago, I told an editor of The New Republic that I’d like my first article for this publication to be about the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea . I was an earnest summer intern, less than one month out of college. The editor, Michael Kinsley, seven
Vice President Vance is facing his biggest challenge yet Friday as he leads U.S. negotiations with Iran on saving a fragile ceasefire and turning it into a lasting peace. It's a spot with heavy implications for the remainder of President Trump's term, and for Vance's own next
The ghouls of privatization have long had their eyes on the community college system. From Devry to ITT Tech, there have been countless versions of the for-profit junior college, and most of them have the same problems. The process to transfer credits from those schools to
Art, it has been said, is never finished, only abandoned. Steven Soderbergh’s new film, The Christophers , works around the edges of this idea. Its story of an elderly, dying painter who’s declined to complete his masterpiece unfolds as a sly, invigorating game of lost and
Every day, Jade, 30, logs into her insurance tech job in Raleigh, North Carolina, to optimize systems with AI. She does her work diligently. But she can’t stop the feeling she’s building processes that will one day edge her out of a job. “Half the time it feels like the whole
