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Tulsi Gabbard Criminally Refers Key Figure in First Trump Impeachment
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is once again helping President Donald Trump’s campaign of retribution. The ODNI’s General Counsel on Wednesday referred the whistleblower who led to Trump’s first impeachment, and the inspector general who found the complaint
Caine says 13 ships made 'wise decision' to turn around amid US blockade
The Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, provided an update on the U.S.-imposed blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, saying that so far 13 ships have turned around and not passed through the passage. “The captains of all these ships made the wise decision not to
Watch live: RFK Jr. faces questioning by House over HHS policies, budget
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face questioning before the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday morning on the Trump administration's "Make America Healthy Again" policies and President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request. The hearing marks
Spanberger’s fall from grace wasn’t 'stunning' — it was predictable
There’s a deeper issue at play: credibility.
Pete Hegseth Directly Compares Trump to Jesus Amid AI Post Scandal
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is preaching from the Pentagon pulpit again. In the midst of an Iran war briefing Thursday, Hegseth delivered a sermon from the Defense Department’s press room dais, scolding the American press for its “relentlessly negative” coverage of the Trump
Average 2026 tax refunds up, but well below Trump’s expectations
Tax refunds for 2026 may be higher, but they are falling well below President Trump's expectations after his "One Big Beautiful Bill" was signed into law last year, ensuring new tax breaks for Americans. The average check going to Americans is up 11 percent, at $3,462, from
Trump is trying to undo 50 years of energy efficiency gains
The Trump administration continues to endorse energy waste, even as its Mideast war drives up oil and gas prices.
Live updates: Hegseth, Caine brief on Iran amid blockade, waning ceasefire
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine will brief reporters on Thursday morning, as the war nears the seven-week mark and the ceasefire hits nine days. A series of Trump officials will make their way to Capitol Hill on Thursday,
Bomb threat at home of Pope Leo's brother: Police
A bomb threat occurred at the home of the brother of Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday night, police in Illinois confirmed.
Capitol agenda: GOP losing patience over Warsh fight
Republicans eager to install Kevin Warsh as Fed chair with Jerome Powell’s term ending next month are joining the call for the Trump administration to end its probe of Powell.
America’s double standard on nuclear Islamism
By any reasonable strategic measure, the divergent nature of U.S. policy toward Iran and Pakistan defies logic. Both are Islamic republics. Both are authoritarian in structure. Both have had links to transnational terrorist networks. And both have long had fraught relationships
Tillis says Trump should apologize to pope: 'When you’re wrong, you’re wrong'
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Wednesday said President Trump should apologize to Pope Leo XIV following their public spat over the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran, adding that "when you're wrong, you're wrong." "To say soft on crime or soft on the border, that’s what you say to an
Watch live: Hegseth, Caine brief on Iran operation amid blockade
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine will brief reporters Thursday morning on the U.S. military operation in Iran, just over a week into the fragile ceasefire between the Trump administration and Tehran. President Trump imposed a blockade on
Trump’s ICE crackdown is hurting America’s armed forces
Immigrants and the children of immigrants are a crucial source of personnel for the U.S. military. Given events in the Middle East, it’s an odd time to go out of the way to alienate them, but that’s what the White House, congressional Republicans and Republican governors and
Transcript: Trump-Pope War Has Ex-Aides Panicking about Mental Decline
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 16 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic , produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Donald Trump’s war with
Thune’s remarks highlight brewing battle over Fed chair
Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: A showdown over the leadership of the Federal Reserve is ramping up ahead of a confirmation hearing for President Trump’s nominee for chair set for next week. Senate Majority Leader John Thune
North Korea: The next Armageddon?
Kim likely views his nuclear program as his only guarantee of regime survival, which is why he will keep his foot on the nuclear accelerator.
Trump’s Quest for a Mar-a-Lago Papacy
In the 2024 film Conclave, the dean of the College of Cardinals, played by Ralph Fiennes, addresses the assembly of spiritual leaders who have gathered in Rome to elect a new pope by quoting St Paul to the Ephesians: “Be subject to one another out of reverence to Christ.” The
The Denialism Presidency
Last month was the hottest March ever recorded in the United States. This week, the Northeast and Plains states are sweating through record-breaking highs . About a third of the country is experiencing exceptional, severe, or extreme drought . Super Typhoon Sinlaku battered a
Tensions over AI reach new high after violent attacks
Two violent attacks against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and a city council member are prompting new fears over whether the debate around the technology has turned dangerous. Tensions reached a new high this week as technology leaders in Washington, D.C., and Silicon Valley quickly
Sudan’s prime minister claims victory; counts on Trump for peace
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s army-appointed prime minister declared victory last week in the long-running civil war against the rebel Rapid Support Forces, while holding court with foreign journalists in a borrowed conference room of the minerals department. The ad hoc meeting
Mejía, Hathaway clash in New Jersey race to fill Sherrill's House seat: What to know
Voters in northern New Jersey will head to the polls Thursday to decide who should fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill's (D) former House seat for the remainder of the year. Republican Joe Hathaway, a councilman in Randolph, N.J., is running against former Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
Let’s Replace All Corporate Chiefs With AI
In March, The Wall Street Journal’ s Meghan Bobrowsky broke the news that Mark Zuckerberg was “building a CEO agent to help him do his job.” The purpose of AI Zuck was to help flesh-and-blood Zuck “get information faster—for instance, by retrieving answers for him that he would
Kennedy's new podcast might satisfy MAHA, but it won't save 'Republican bacon'
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new podcast stands to gratify his "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) base after recent letdowns, though whether it will be able to energize this voting bloc ahead of the midterms remains dubious. This latest project
How Silicon Valley Humiliated the Democrats
For decades, democratic leadership has tried to market its willingness to craft pro-corporate policy as political sophistication. Last summer, 2028 presidential hopeful Ruben Gallego championed the GENIUS Act, a bill that deregulates parts of the cryptocurrency industry, which
House Republicans bristle at Senate-driven DHS plan
House Republicans are not pleased with what is shaping up to be a Senate-driven plan to end the record-long Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, bristling at again being told what to do by the upper chamber and raising objections that could be land mines for the
El-Sayed, McMorrow neck-in-neck in Michigan Democratic Senate primary: Poll
Democrats Abdul El-Sayed and Mallory McMorrow are neck-and-neck in new polling on the competitive primary for Senate in Michigan, besting Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in the race for a rare open seat. A new Emerson College Polling/WOOD-TV survey found 24 percent of likely
Andy Beshear makes waves in Democratic circles as Southern moderate
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is beginning to break through in Democratic circles. At last week’s National Action Network (NAN) conference — a key gathering of Black leaders and activists — Beshear stood out among a crowded field of potential contenders, catching the attention of
An Elegy for the Foreign Correspondent
On February 4, 2026, The Washington Post ’s Ukraine correspondent, Lizzie Johnson, announced on X that she had been laid off, via email, “in the middle of a warzone” —left behind in Kyiv by a ruthless wave of layoffs at the Jeff Bezos–owned paper. Johnson’s stranding at the
Trump’s religious mocking, Iran war inject distractions from domestic policy
President Trump is distracting from his own agenda this week, winning headlines for a series of AI posts invoking Jesus Christ even as his administration seeks to drive home preferred messages on the Iran war and the economy. The White House marked Tax Day by putting Treasury
Trump Rage at Pope Darkens as Ex-Allies Warn of Worsening Mental State
Donald Trump’s war on Pope Leo is worsening. JD Vance warned that the Pope, who condemned Trump’s war on religious grounds, should “be careful” in his theology. Mike Johnson dismissed the Pope’s criticisms by bizarrely invoking just war doctrine, which Trump and Pete Hegseth
Tillis on Trump's reasoning for posting AI Jesus image: 'I’ll take it at face value'
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said on Wednesday that he was willing to take President Trump’s explanation for a controversial post depicting the president as a Jesus-like figure at “face value,” arguing that he was more concerned with Trump’s comments toward Pope Leo XIV. “I worry
Vance tells Pope Leo to 'be careful', Homan says 'leave politics alone'
Senior Trump administration officials escalated criticism of the Vatican on Tuesday, with Vice President Vance warning Pope Leo XIV to “be careful” when speaking about theology and White House Border Czar Tom Homan telling him to “leave politics alone.” Vance, a Catholic,
Rogers holds slim cash advantage in Michigan over Dem opponents
The Republican was out-raised by two of his Democratic rivals.
Platner raised $4 million, but Collins retains cash advantage
The Maine senator has a financial leg up over whoever wins the June primary.
Blanche backs public hearings with Epstein survivors
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Wednesday that he would support public congressional hearings with victims of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, less than a week after the chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee committed to holding
7 Democrats Vote to Kill Bill Blocking Arms Sales to Israel
Senate Democrats on Wednesday refused to rally behind a joint resolution sponsored by Senator Bernie Sanders to block nearly $660 billion in weapons sales to Israel. Seven Democrats joined every Republican in the Senate to vote against the resolution, which failed by a vote of
Democrats slam, Republicans defend Vought during testy House hearing: 3 takeaways
White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought on Wednesday sparred with Democrats on the House Budget Committee over spending cuts proposed or enacted by the Trump administration. The annual hearing followed the Trump administration's unveiling of
Where US-Iran talks stand as ceasefire deadline looms
Time is running out on a fragile ceasefire between the U.S., Israel and Iran, increasing pressure on mediators to get both Washington and Tehran back to the table for a second round of talks to end the nearly two-month war. Ahead of the scheduled ceasefire expiration on April
Georgia Republican says ouster of Gen. George will have 'chilling effect' on military
Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) said during a hearing on Wednesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent ouster of Gen. Randy George, the U.S. Army’s former chief of staff, will have a “chilling effect” on the way the armed services operate. Scott, who praised George as “well
GOP stops 4th attempt to curtail Trump’s Iran war powers
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story GOP stops 4th attempt to curtail Trump’s Iran war powers Senate Republicans for the fourth time have blocked a resolution to limit President Trump’s
Scarborough: US allies 'very positive' about US blockade of Strait of Hormuz
MS NOW co-host Joe Scarborough on Wednesday said U.S. allies are reacting with a “very positive” attitude to the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration effectively closed the strait this week, blocking Iran from choosing which ships are allowed to
Oz says Trump defended diet soda habit, joking it 'kills cancer cells'
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz revealed on Monday that President Trump has an unusual defense for his diet soda habit, joking that the president often says the beverage “kills cancer cells.” “Your dad argues that diet soda is good
RFK Jr. to face questioning in House, Senate
Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare {beacon} View Online Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Kennedy set for Hill visits Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kicks off a whirlwind of congressional hearings on Thursday, testifying
John Eastman disbarred in California over efforts to overturn 2020 election
John Eastman, a lawyer who spearheaded efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in President Trump's favor, has been formally disbarred in California The California Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to review his appeal of a lower court's
Sotomayor apologizes to Kavanaugh over remarks on his immigration stop opinion
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor publicly apologized to Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday for her comments at a recent talk criticizing his opinion concerning the Trump administration’s immigration stops. “At a recent appearance at the University of Kansas School of
TMZ's arrival on Capitol Hill elicits both groans and curiosity
TMZ's move into the Capitol Hill media scene is sparking eye rolls from lawmakers, aides and journalists who spend their days in the halls of Congress and fueling steady chatter among them about the outlet’s motives and unconventional reporting style. A tabloid known for its
Roblox reaches kids safety agreement with Nevada
The gaming platform Roblox has agreed to implement a series of kids safety measures and pay the state of Nevada $12 million in a new settlement, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced Wednesday. Ford, a Democrat, said Roblox was responsive to Nevada's 2024 investigation
Pope Leo says 'we can live in peace' amid spat with Trump
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday doubled down on his message amid President Trump's criticism of the pontiff over his comments on the war in Iran. “We have different beliefs, we have different ways of worshipping, we have different ways of living, we can live together in peace,” he