Countries heavily reliant on the energy exports from the Strait of Hormuz are troubleshooting plans to reopen the critical maritime trade route amid the chaos and uncertainty around the U.S.-Israel war against Iran. The United Kingdom convened 41 countries on Thursday to
President Trump's suggestion this week that the federal government should step away from day care and leave the matter to the states landed with a thud among advocates. Trump during an Easter lunch at the White House said states should fully take over the responsibility of
Democratic governors’ affordability politics is trashing “what remains of U.S. climate policy,” Politico reports this week. The piece points to New York Governor Kathy Hochul trying to delay legally binding emissions targets; Maryland Governor Wes Moore “backing legislation
President Trump’s move to oust Attorney General Pam Bondi from her post just weeks after replacing former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is raising questions about whether more staff shakeups are on the horizon. Unlike his first administration, Trump’s second stint in
A firm examined data from 2022 through 2025 to glean insights into the way workers are socking money away for their golden years.
President Trump on Friday ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to pay all of its employees as the partial government shutdown nears 50 days. The presidential memorandum directs DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday tightening the rules for eligibility and transfers in the NCAA, his latest attempt to rein in college athletics in the pay-to-play era. The order expands the NCAA’s authority over college sports, directing the governing body
"[Trump] votes by mail. Oregonians vote by mail. And Oregon will keep running its own elections.”
Two U.S. Air Force fighter jets were shot down on Friday, in two separate incidents, during operations against Iran. The Iranian military downed an F-15E Strike Eagle over the country’s airspace, prompting the crew to eject and igniting a search-and-rescue operation. The
Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Friday knocked proposed eliminations and reductions to domestic program spending in the White House’s fiscal 2027 budget, a sign she may not be eager to sign off on President Trump’s request. “While the Administration
Two U.S. military helicopters were hit by Iranian fire on Friday while engaging in a search-and-rescue mission for the crew of a downed fighter jet. A U.S. Air Force UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and a second search-and-rescue helicopter were struck but were able to escape, a
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story What to know about Trump’s defense budget proposal President Trump released his budget request for fiscal 2027 on Friday morning, including a
Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) said Wednesday he will not support the U.S.-Israeli military offensive in Iran after the conflict reaches 60 days without congressional approval. Curtis wrote in the Salt Lake City-based media outlet Deseret News that the War Powers Resolution of 1973
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump requests nearly $16 billion in cuts at HHS In its 2027 fiscal request, the White House is calling for roughly $16 billion in cuts to funding for the Department of Health and Human
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Thursday he did not know if convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein spied for anybody before adding that there was no evidence in the Epstein files that the disgraced financier was a spy. Fox News's Jesse Watters, the host of "Jesse
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump's budget proposal is released In its Friday proposal, the Trump administration proposes to cut many environmental programs. © AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Some highlights of the budget proposal include:
Two Senate Democrats are seeking answers from the Treasury Department about a plan to add President Trump’s signature to newly minted U.S. paper currency. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) pressed
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Thursday he will not support any nominee for attorney general if the candidate makes excuses for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. President Trump dismissed Pam Bondi from the attorney general post before Tillis's comments, which is expected to set up a
In a speech to what he called "the single largest gathering of American farmers that the White House has ... ever had," President Donald Trump distorted the facts on the estate tax, soybean exports and more. The post Trump Fumbles the Facts with Farmers appeared first on
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Friday she is very "concerned about escalation" in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, joining a chorus of lawmakers raising the alarm of a potential ground attack. Mace told CNN's Kate Bolduan she has been "very vocal" about this concern after she
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Palantir-linked donations put Democrats in tight spot Campaign contributions from Palantir are becoming a thorn in the side of Democrats in the midterms, as lawmakers on the left dig into the Trump administration’s immigration
Republicans are rallying behind Gen. Randy George after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly fired him from the Pentagon, praising the former Army chief of staff as a steady and accomplished military leader. A Pentagon official told The Hill on Thursday that Hegseth asked
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) on Friday ripped the prediction platform Polymarket for accepting bets in a since-deleted page on the date a U.S. pilot shot down over Iran will be found. “They could be your neighbor, a friend, a family member,” Moulton wrote in a post Friday on the
More than 20 Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday over the president's executive order that restricts voter eligibility and mail-in voting. The lawsuit argues that the U.S. Constitution gives states the primary authority to
Officials from 23 different states (and the District of Columbia) are taking Donald Trump to court over a brazenly unconstitutional executive order that looks to limit Americans’ voting rights. The executive order, signed on Tuesday, banned the U.S. Postal Service from
The conservative leader of Catholics in the U.S. military had some damning words for Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump’s holy war on Iran. Speaking in an interview on CBS’s Face the Nation set to air Sunday, Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the head of the Archdiocese for the Military
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is not backing down from her push to make former Attorney General Pam Bondi testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mace told CNN anchor Kate Bolduan on
President Trump wants to cut funding to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and require privatization of security operations at small airports. The White House’s 2027 budget proposal, released Friday, proposes cutting $52 million from the agency’s funding, which
President Trump has made only one comment as reports of yet another U.S. combat plane going down directly contradict his constant comments that Iranian air defense is completely devastated. On Friday afternoon, The New York Times reported that an A-10 Warthog crashed in the
Iran is no longer entertaining a potential peace deal with U.S. negotiators. Tehran declared Friday that it would not meet with U.S. officials in Islamabad, adding that the White House’s demands are “unacceptable,” reported The Wall Street Journal ’s senior Middle East
The artificial intelligence firm Anthropic is launching a new corporate political action committee, becoming the latest technology firm to start an employee-funded PAC for election season. Anthropic PBC filed a statement of organization Friday to form “AnthroPAC.” The Hill has
Donald Trump’s so-called fraud crackdown will soon be coming to a (Democrat-led) state near you. On Friday, the president celebrated the beginning of the crackdown, claiming that fraud is being committed “primarily in those Blue States where CROOKED DEMOCRAT POLITICIANS, like
President Trump is seeking $152 million from Congress as part of his push to reopen Alcatraz prison near San Francisco to house violent federal criminals. The request, included in the White House’s proposed budget for fiscal 2027, calls on Congress to allocate funding to
James Fishback—the right-wing Groyper currently sitting near the bottom of Florida’s list of GOP gubernatorial candidates—told a Black man he should be “lynched” when asked about allegations he dated an underage girl. “So Mr. Fishback, what’s with you smashing a 16- or
A poll released Friday shows that about half of Americans say they expect worsening stability in the Middle East as the U.S. conflict with Iran rages on. The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 52 percent of respondents said they see conditions in the Middle East worsening
Some of the hardest airports in recent weeks are now seeing security lines under 10 minutes.
NASA officials will update reporters Friday afternoon on the progress of the Artemis II mission, the U.S.'s first crewed lunar mission in roughly five decades. The 10-day test flight is expected to orbit the moon. The crew comprises three U.S. astronauts and one from Canada. At
Iranian officials are trolling President Donald Trump’s abysmal leadership amid an ongoing search for the pilot of a U.S. F-15 fighter jet that was shot down over Iran. Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf took the opportunity Friday to mock the United States for
The FBI has labeled a recent data breach, which reportedly targeted an FBI surveillance system, a “major incident” and notified Congress about the cyber intrusion, the agency confirmed to The Hill on Friday. “The FBI identified anomalous activity on an unclassified network and
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Marshals Service detained a mosque president from Milwaukee who advocated for Palestinian rights, causing local and religious leaders to accuse the agency of detaining him for political reasons. The Islamic Society of
Democrats on Friday blasted the White House’s fiscal 2027 budget request, warning that it fails to address the needs of Americans and undermines critical domestic programs and priorities. The request, prepared by White House budget chief Russell Vought and unveiled Friday
Many Americans continue to hold negative views of both the Democratic and Republican parties ahead of the midterm elections, according to a new poll. In a CNN survey released Friday, nearly a quarter of U.S. respondents said they have negative perceptions of both the Republican
Almost without exception, those who enjoy the great honor of serving President Donald Trump have ultimately collided with two all-consuming dictums. The first is that Trump’s underlings must always elevate his personal interests above those of the institutions they run. The
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sought medical attention after feeling ill at a March event in Philadelphia, the court confirmed Friday. The rare statement about the justice's health comes after CNN reported the incident. The outlet said he was taken to a hospital. "Out of
A retired master sergeant in the Air Force on Wednesday pleaded guilty to inflating the cost of information technology contracts for the Pacific Air Forces by at least $37 million to enrich himself and co-conspirators, according to the Department of Justice. Alan Hayward James,
A federal judge on Friday said he won't reconsider his decision blocking Justice Department subpoenas of the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, the chief judge of Washington’s federal trial court, said the government "did not come
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is pressing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to boost security at the NFL draft set to take place in Pittsburgh later this month as the conflict in Iran persists. “This is the first time since 1948 that the NFL will host the Draft in
President Trump released his budget request for fiscal 2027 on Friday morning, including a whopping $1.5 trillion ask for the Pentagon. This year’s defense budget request is a $441 billion increase from the $1 trillion approved by Congress last year. The request includes $1.1
The Trump administration is asking Congress for $152 million to transform Alcatraz into a “state-of-the-art secure prison facility,” as part of its 2027 budget proposal. That would cover just the first-year costs of the redevelopment, which has been roundly criticized as ill
Paradoxically, U.S. and Israeli air power may succeed in degrading the regime’s forces and nuclear infrastructure while failing to reduce — even increasing — Tehran’s leverage.