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 today, 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. As the war hits
Television personality Geraldo Rivera on Thursday said the automatic registration of eligible men into the military draft pool as "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 Se a . 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
President Trump's new tariffs are headed for a court showdown Friday. The U.S. Court of International Trade will take the bench to consider Trump's 10-percent global levy he imposed after the Supreme Court struck down his previous tariffs as illegal over his use of emergency
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
Prediction markets are making their presence known in Washington with eye-catching advertising and events, as the platforms face growing criticism from lawmakers concerned about insider trading and markets linked to war and death. Kalshi launched an ad campaign in D.C. last
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is increasingly behaving like a candidate in waiting for the 2028 presidential election. Harris — who lost the 2024 presidential election to President Trump — is stepping up her public and online presence, frequently weighing in on the war
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
This week’s drop in oil prices following the Iran war ceasefire could bring some modest respite for consumers at the pump — if the truce holds. However, analysts also say that even in the long term, Iran may not want to give up its leverage over a key oil choke point, the
Donald Trump has been raging at Marjorie Taylor Greene a lot lately. Why? Because improbably, Greene has emerged as a very effective critic of the president. In a striking CNN interview , Greene unloaded, declaring bluntly that Trump is mentally unfit for the presidency, that
Donald Trump could intervene to settle many of these clashes, but he has mostly kept his distance.
President Trump is encouraging Hungarians to “get out and vote” for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s reelection as the country prepares to head to the polls on Sunday. Trump praised his close ally as a “truly strong and powerful Leader” in a Truth Social post on Thursday,
Billionaire Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is suing Colorado over a new state law that seeks to regulate the rapidly evolving technology. The company, xAI, filed a lawsuit against Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) on Thursday, seeking to block enforcement
Senior White House adviser Calley Means said on Thursday that “conversations are ongoing” amid doubts over whether his sister, surgeon general nominee Casey Means, has enough votes in the Senate for confirmation. Calley Means was asked during an appearance on NewsNation’s “The
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Following an executive order from the Trump administration that promotes production of glyphosate, some Democrats have claimed that the herbicide causes cancer. The science, however, is nuanced. While there is some evidence linking glyphosate to cancers in lab animals or to the
The Pentagon is obstructing reporters and defying an earlier court order that required it to restore access to credentialed journalists covering the Department of Defense (DOD), a U.S. judge in Washington ruled Thursday — a blow to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempts to
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Rutte says NATO allies ‘were a bit slow' on Iran NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Thursday the alliance’s members were “a bit slow, to say
Federal campaigns and committees have spent more than $100 million on security measures over the past decade amid an uptick in threats of political violence, including bomb threats and doxing, according to a new report. The report, released Thursday by the Public Service
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reportedly delayed the publication of its report detailing the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine at the behest of its acting director. Acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya delayed the report because of concerns about its
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story EPA proposes flexibilities for toxic coal waste The Trump administration is proposing to make regulations on the disposal of coal plants’ toxic waste more flexible. (Joshua A. Bickel/AP) When coal is burned to
The Pentagon has denied threatening the Vatican during a late January meeting with the Holy See’s then-envoy to the U.S., as Pope Leo XIV has warned against the growing use of military action in recent months. The Pentagon’s policy office head, Elbridge Colby, met with
President Trump indicated Thursday that Iran was not living up to the ceasefire agreement reached between the two nations by not adequately reopening the Strait of Hormuz. In a Truth Social post, he wrote: “Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing
High-stakes talks are set for Islamabad this weekend where U.S. and Iranian officials plan to meet to negotiate the terms of a tenuous ceasefire to end the war in Iran. The White House called the talks “ongoing” but any agreement remains extremely fragile as fighting continues
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday said President Trump "has more power" than former President Reagan. McCarthy emphasized Trump's executive strength during a talk at Harvard University's Kennedy School in Cambridge, Mass., where he spoke about his time
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More than 70 Democrats in Congress are calling for President Trump’s removal over his blistering threats against Iran and handling of the military operation in Iran, a dynamic that is forecasting the aggressive posture many in the party will demand their leaders take toward
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning its employees that Friday’s paycheck could be their last until Congress acts to fund the department and end the record-long partial shutdown — but questions remain over whether that warning extends to Transportation Security
The Trump administration is proposing to make regulations on the disposal of coal plants’ toxic waste more flexible. When coal is burned to produce power, it results in a waste known as “coal ash” that contains contaminants including mercury and arsenic. Often coal ash is
The Artemis II crew will give remarks from the Orion spacecraft Thursday evening, just days after the four astronauts traveled farther into space than anyone before them. The crew — Cmdr. Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and Canadian Space
Donald Trump is losing conservative support, and it’s setting him on edge. The president posted a 482-word rant to his Truth Social account Thursday afternoon, lashing out at some of his longest supporters for their recent criticisms of the war in Iran. Some of the name-dropped
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Wednesday went after the Republican response to President Trump’s recent post threatening Iran in which he stated that “a whole civilization will die." “It says something about just how bankrupt the Republican Party has become under Donald
A Wisconsin mayor who removed an absentee ballot drop box from city hall ahead of the 2024 presidential election will not face charges, a special prosecutor said Wednesday. Doug Diny, the mayor of Wausau, has maintained that he did nothing wrong when he carted away the city’s