Gas is up 27 cents since Sunday – here's where it's even worse
On Sunday, gas was below $3 a gall in 39 states. As of Thursday, only 17 states are below that mark.
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Kennedy launches new nutrition education medical school partnership: 'This is how we implement the MAHA agenda'
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday launched a new partnership with over 50 medical schools across the country on teaching nutrition education. “Together, with the Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon, I’m pleased to announce a
Angel Families had a day of remembrance we never should have needed
The National Angel Family Day Proclamation was established to honor the thousands of Angel Families in the US who have lost loved ones to dangerous criminal illegal immigrants, but the families are left to grieve the loss of their loved ones due to preventable policy failures.
House GOP leaders ask Tony Gonzales to drop reelection bid
The call comes a day after Gonzales admitted having affair with staffer and the opening of a House Ethics probe.
Paxton offers conditions for potential exit from Texas Senate race
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) suggested Thursday that he would be open to dropping out of the hotly contested Texas Senate primary against Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) if Senate Republicans met several conditions. Paxton said on Thursday he would consider exiting the
Johnson, GOP leaders ask Tony Gonzales to drop reelection after admitting affair
House Republican leaders on Thursday called on Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-La.) to end his bid for reelection over an affair that the Texas congressman admitted he had with a staffer in his office who later died by suicide. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Leader Steve
Blue states challenge Trump’s new tariffs
Democratic-led states announced Thursday they are suing President Trump over his new tariffs, asserting they are illegal like his previous ones, which were recently struck down by the Supreme Court. Following the high court’s 6-3 blockbuster ruling that Trump can’t invoke a
Rand Paul: Americans 'have been robbed of a public debate' on Iran war
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) rebuked the Trump administration’s rollout of joint military strikes with Israel on Iran in a Fox News opinion piece published Thursday. Paul cited Congress’s constitutional authority to declare war, saying the decision to go to war “should be a
No peace in Ukraine until Russia returns its children
This is not a marginal humanitarian concern. It is the most direct measure of whether Russia intends to honor any future settlement at all.
Trump Eyes MAGA Senators as Potential Replacements for Kristi Noem
Donald Trump is upset enough with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that he’s reportedly considering Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma or Senator Steve Daines of Montana as the potential next DHS secretary. The National Review reports that the president is floating
Trump, Bondi sued over TikTok deal
Two investors sued President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday over the administration's approval of a deal that saw TikTok spun off into a separate American-owned entity in order to continue operating in the U.S. Zhaocheng Anthony Tan, a shareholder in Google’s
Rove: Talarico has chance of upset in Texas
Republican strategist Karl Rove said Thursday that Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) has a chance of winning if Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) becomes the GOP nominee. “[Democrats] haven’t won a Senate race here since 1988, they haven’t won a statewide race since 1994,
Iran seeks revenge against Trump's military operation
12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here. 🍩 Plus: RFK Jr.’s war on Dunkin’, Starbucks {beacon} It’s Thursday. Have you heard that the FBI is taking over the Reagan Building in Washington? That means the National Children’s Museum will be forced out. I’m so
Congress can help find and rescue tens of thousands of exploited children
Operation Renewed Hope is a global victim identification operation aimed at finding the 57,000 children whose images of sexual abuse are in the hands of law enforcement, and the Renewed Hope Act of 2026 would create and equip a dedicated workforce of 200 analysts, investigators
Trust in CDC, FDA, NIH shrinks: Survey
A poll published Thursday found that Americans have lost trust in federal health institutions and are more likely to say they trust independent, professional medical organizations when it comes to advice on topics like vaccination. The February survey by the Annenberg Public
Trump says he must be involved in selecting new Iran leader
President Trump said Thursday that he must be personally involved in the process of selecting a new leader in Iran. In an interview with Axios published Thursday, Trump said the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba Khamenei, is most likely to succeed his father, but
Almost 20K US citizens returned from Middle East: State Department
The State Department said Thursday that nearly 20,000 Americans have returned home from the Middle East since the U.S. military’s launch of strikes against Iran on Saturday. Assistant Secretary of State Dylan Johnson said in a press release that this figure omits Americans who
Trump: 'Bad' for Paxton to say he won't drop out if Cornyn gets endorsement
President Trump warned Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday that it would be "bad for him" not to drop out of the state’s Republican Senate primary runoff if the president decides to back incumbent Sen. John Cornyn. Trump was responding to a question during an
Trump Says He’ll Pick Iran’s Next Leader—Just Like He Did in Venezuela
President Trump has declared that he wants to essentially handpick Iran’s next leader, an extremely bleak yet unsurprising development in this regime-change war. “They are wasting their time. Khamenei’s son is a lightweight. I have to be involved in the appointment, like with
Massie: Iran war 'will radicalize new generations of terrorists'
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Wednesday warned ahead of a vote on a war powers resolution that the U.S. airstrikes on Iran "will radicalize new generations of terrorists." Massie, the only GOP sponsor of the House measure, pointed to the long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in
“Nazi Heaven”: Leaked Republican Students Group Chat Filled With Slurs
Seriously, what is it with Republicans and their Nazi-loving group chats? A group chat started by Abel Carvajal, the secretary of Miami-Dade County’s Republican Party, for conservative college students at Florida International University quickly devolved into a breeding ground
Watch live: House Republicans give remarks on DHS funding ahead of vote
House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (Mich.) and other top Republicans will speak with reporters Thursday afternoon as funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remains in limbo nearly three weeks after appropriations lapsed. Republicans have revamped
Paper straws versus private jets: Why climate guilt isn’t a luxury I can afford
If we’re serious about the planet, accountability must start at the top — not at the bottom of a milkshake.
Azerbaijan vows retaliation after alleged Iran drone attack
Officials in Azerbaijan said Thursday it would retaliate against Iranian drone strikes on its territory as tensions in the Middle East escalate. Its foreign ministry said Tehran targeted portions of land within the exclave of Nakhchivan and successfully struck the Nakhchivan
The Senate Democrats Open to Helping Trump Fund His War on Iran
Despite expressing frustration over Donald Trump’s war with Iran, some Democrats are still considering voting to boost military spending by billions of dollars. At least four Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee haven’t ruled out additional funding for the
How expansive is the Constitution's Speech or Debate Clause?
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) appealed to the First Amendment to block the "censure" levied against him by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon agreed, freezing the censure action pending the outcome of an appeal.
GOP chair hits Pentagon policy chief for keeping Congress out of the loop
House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) on Thursday went after Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby for not keeping Congress in the loop on force posture changes in Europe. In a hearing on the National Defense Strategy, Rogers accused the Trump administration
Fetterman rips Newsom for comparing Israel's government to apartheid
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for comparing Israel to an “apartheid state.” “That's a talking point of the fringe of my party, and that's profoundly disappointing. I mean, I was shocked,” Fetterman told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo on
Collins on Leavitt criticism: Coverage of slain US service members 'not about the president'
CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins defended herself following a spat with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday over media coverage of the deaths of six U.S. service members as part of President Trump's ongoing military operations in Iran. "Needless to say, our
Canada's Mark Carney, Australian leader call for Iran war de-escalation
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday called for the U.S.-Israeli military operations in Iran to de-escalate while agreeing that Iran must not acquire a nuclear weapon. The two leaders met in the Australian capital
In defense of student walkout protests against ICE
there are many outside the school system, including some prominent California political candidates and national media, who oppose the protesters — and blame teachers.
Trump Team Freaking Out About Gas Prices Amid Iran War
The Trump administration is panicking over oil pricing spikes caused by the war it started on Iran. An anonymous energy industry executive told Politico that Energy Secretary Chris Wright, a team led by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and other top energy advisers on Trump’s
What it take to be middle class in 2026: New study
The income necessary to be considered among the middle class varies across the country, a new study shows.
House Agriculture Committee advances farm bill
The House Agriculture Committee voted to advance this year’s farm bill early Thursday morning after more than 20 hours of deliberation. The legislation will now proceed to the House floor for a full vote. The Republican-backed legislation passed 34-17 with the support of seven
Wright: Iran war impact on energy a 'small price'
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday said the impact on energy from the ongoing conflict in Iran is a “small price” for toppling Tehran's regime. “Are we going to have a transient bump up as we've seen in gasoline prices, we do a little bit, but I think [it is] a very
Trump's air war in Iran follows the Obama and Clinton precedents
We would be wise to consider carefully the precedents of two other presidents not named Trump.
Kelly: 'People off the street' could do better job on Iran than Trump aides
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) late Wednesday cast doubt on the Trump administration’s ability to manage the ongoing military operation in Iran. "I’m thinking, you could pick a random group of people off the street tonight here in Washington, D.C. — just a random group — and they
House Democrat on Iran war: 'Americans have had enough'
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), an Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, on Wednesday expressed his frustration with the U.S. operation against Iran. “I learned when I was fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that when elites in Washington bang the war drums, pound their
Trump’s Terrifying Timeline for Iran War Exposed in Leaked Memo
President Donald Trump’s illegal and expensive war in Iran could stretch on until September—just in time to hand Republicans a win for the upcoming midterm elections. U.S. Central Command requested the Pentagon dispatch more military intelligence officers to its Florida
Fetterman defends support for Trump Iran operation: ‘This is a good thing’
Centrist Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday defended President Trump’s massive military operation against Iran as a “good thing” and declared he is “confident” that the “world is better” as a result of the death of Iran’s supreme leader and other senior officials in the
Google cuts app store fees in legal settlement with Epic Games
Google will roll out a series of changes to its Play Store model to settle its years-long legal fight with Epic Games over its app store practices, the company announced Wednesday. Among the changes are a lowered commission fee of 20 percent on in-app purchases, along with a
ISIS is back in Syria. Can the US fight extremists with extremists?
Why would the U.S. pursue an alliance to defeat ISIS with a military that is itself composed of former ISIS and al Qaeda members?
Trump Considers Firing Kristi Noem After Train-Wreck Hearings
President Trump may be fed up with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Punchbowl News reports that the president is asking his Republican allies in Congress whether he should fire Noem, following her contentious hearings on Capitol Hill this week, including one where she
Veteran Whose Arm Was Broken While Protesting Iran War Faces Charges
The firefighter and Marine veteran who was dragged out of a Wednesday Senate war powers resolution vote for yelling, “No one wants to fight for Israel” is now facing criminal charges. Brian McGinnis, in full uniform, can be seen on video being grabbed by Republican Senator Tim
Florida governor candidate says Waffle House banned campaign
Florida governor candidate James Fishback on Wednesday said his campaign was banned from Waffle House restaurants across the Sunshine State. Fishback planned to visit every Waffle House in the state to connect with voters over “hot coffee and warm waffles.” “In January, I
Watch live: Elbridge Colby testifies on US defense posture amid Iran turmoil
Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s under secretary of Defense for policy, will testify before the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday morning on the U.S. national defense strategy. The hearing comes two days after he faced questioning in the Senate. Sen. Roger Wicker
Obama urges Virginians to vote for redistricting measure
Former President Obama urged Virginia voters in a new ad to approve a redistricting measure next month that would give Democrats in the Old Dominion new pickup opportunities ahead of November. “Over the past year, several Republican-controlled states have taken the
Virginia court allows referendum on Democratic-led redistricting
Virginia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday gave another green light for a special election to put Democrats’ redistricting plan before voters in the state this spring. The court ruled, for a second time, that a statewide referendum can be held on April 21, giving voters a chance to
Democrats should nominate Joe Scarborough in 2028
Scarborough is the closest thing to a Goldilocks presidential candidate for the Democrats.