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Haberman: Trump 'would like to just be done' with Iran war

New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman on Wednesday said her "sense" is President Trump would like to “just be done” with the Iran war as negotiations linger. “Look at his Truth Social feed now, or listen to the roughly 40 minutes that he spent on 'Squawk

US military intercepts another Iranian ship

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security The Big Story US military intercepts another Iranian ship The U.S. military said on Thursday that its forces seized an Iranian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean overnight as part of the naval

Desire to move to US drops to new low: Survey

A new poll released Thursday shows that respondents' desire to move to the U.S. has dropped to a new low despite still being the most preferred destination among foreign citizens to permanently move to. Global polling taken by Gallup in 2025 found that 15 percent of surveyed

Anthropic becomes impossible for White House to ignore

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Anthropic becomes impossible for White House to ignore Anthropic’s new Mythos model is keeping the company’s foot in the White House’s door despite the Trump administration blacklisting the firm’s products from military and

Trump announces Israel-Lebanon 3-week ceasefire extension

President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by three weeks following talks at the White House. Trump posted news of the extension on Truth Social following a meeting at the White House that included “high

Trump pick to lead CISA withdraws nomination

President Trump’s pick to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has withdrawn his nomination after waiting more than a year for Senate confirmation. An aide with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs told The Hill the

Trump eases medical marijuana restrictions

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump eases medical marijuana restrictions The Trump administration moved to boost research into medical marijuana by loosening longstanding restrictions on it. The administration officially

Trump says no nuclear weapon will be used on Iran

President Trump ruled out using nuclear weapons in Iran on Thursday, saying there’s no need. “Why would I use a nuclear weapon when we’ve totally, in a very conventional way, decimated them without it?” Trump said in the Oval Office after an event on drug pricing. He called

IEA chief says world faces major energy security threat

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story IEA chief says world faces major energy security threat The world is staring down the “biggest energy security threat” it has ever seen, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday. © AP

Trump’s Numbers, April 2026 Update

Our first quarterly update of various economic and social indicators under Trump's second term as president. The post Trump’s Numbers, April 2026 Update appeared first on FactCheck.org .

Trump unveils Regeneron deal to lower drug prices

President Trump unveiled a deal with drugmaker Regeneron on Thursday for the company to voluntarily cut prices, the final manufacturer to commit to the White House's “most favored nation” plan to lower U.S. costs in line with other developed nations. Under the agreement,

Ossoff: 'Zero interest' in running for president in 2028

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) on Wednesday said he is not interested in launching a presidential campaign for 2028. “I have zero interest in running for president in 2028. I love serving the state of Georgia. I've got two young daughters,” Ossoff said during a Wednesday