President Trump’s pick for acting director of national intelligence showed up to work on Thursday, one day earlier than he was expected, and asked for a list of every employee in his office so he can decide who to fire. His visit to the office caught everyone off guard, CNN
President Trump is defending the framework agreement he signed with Iran this week, which begins a negotiation period to bring the months-long war to a close. Axios’s Marc Caputo pressed Trump in an interview on Thursday about whether the memorandum of understanding (MOU)
Now that President Donald Trump has signed an agreement with Iran that caves on many of his initial demands, you would be forgiven for hoping he’s learned a valuable lesson. Trump’s main takeaway? There are “no limits” to his power, as he declared on “The Axios Show” on
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Talks between the U.S. and Iran are on hold, on Day 2 of a 60-day window for negotiations, as Israel launched new strikes in Lebanon against Hezbollah. President Trump, facing opposition from many in his own party over the memorandum of understanding signed with Tehran, railed
JD Vance has been at the forefront of President Donald Trump's deal to end the Iran war- giving interviews, releasing videos, and taking charge of a White House briefing. It's a shift in tone for the Vice President, who previously positioned himself as a foreign military
President Trump insisted that there are “no limits” to his power when asked in a new interview about his takeaways from the Iran war. The president was pressed by Axios’s Marc Caputo during an interview about whether he learned there are bounds to his power during the Middle
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says President Trump’s deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is more of a win for Tehran than for the United States, panning it as “the art of the surrender,” a jab at Trump’s view of himself as an expert dealmaker. “Look,
Renewed fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed militia group Hezbollah is testing a preliminary deal between the U.S. and Iran to begin nuclear talks and avoid a return to all out war. Iran has made a ceasefire in Lebanon, where Hezbollah is based, a priority condition
Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran on a wide-ranging nuclear and sanctions relief deal are off to a slow start. Technical talks scheduled for this weekend were delayed on Thursday evening, with the White House saying in a statement, "the logistics of these negotiations have
[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.] President Trump makes a habit of turning the unofficial Marine Corps
In reality, former President Obama’s deal was not working, and Obama knew it.
A neighborhood bar in Washington, D.C., is running a deal that could score customers a free tab during Team USA’s World Cup match against Australia on Friday afternoon. The deal is the result of a partnership with the bar TallBoy and prediction market platform Kalshi, and the
Hannah Pingree (D) and Bobby Charles (R) are projected to face off this November in the contested race to succeed retiring Gov. Janet Mills (D), according to Decision Desk HQ. A total of five Democrats and eight Republicans ran for their party's respective nominations for
You might want to tackle some of your errands before Friday.
Scammers are now leveraging an American civic duty – jury service – to steal your money, local and federal authorities are warning.
The change does not apply to all borrowers, and those pursuing the reduction will need to meet eligibility criteria.
In today’s issue: Vice President Vance is now officially on the clock to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran, as he takes political fire from all sides for his leading role in a memorandum of understanding that failed to extract significant concessions from Tehran. The vice
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The first chapter of JD Vance’s Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith , is titled “What’s the Matter with JD Vance?” It’s a reference to Thomas Frank’s 2004 What’s the Matter with Kansas? , but it’s also a fine question in and of itself, a question one asks with increasing
Sometimes, the value of a criminal indictment is the headlines it can get, not the charges that can stick. On Tuesday afternoon, a federal prosecutor in Minnesota, U.S. attorney Daniel N. Rosen, held a press conference about what he characterized as an indictment of more than a
It’s been a puzzling period for formal expressions of patriotic nostalgia. On two separate occasions this week, the federal government publicized false quotations of iconic American presidents, fumbling attempts to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary. The first instance
The Supreme Court narrowed a federal law that made it a criminal offense for illegal drug users to own firearms, ruling on Thursday that the conviction of a Texas man under that measure was “inconsistent with the Second Amendment.” While the ruling was a rare moment of
The Supreme Court’s gun decision on Thursday was technically unanimous. But it was narrow. The ruling found the government cannot criminally prosecute a man for firearm possession simply because he admitted to smoking marijuana a few times a week. Beneath the surface, the
President Trump’s deal to lift sanctions on Iran and give it access to a $300 billion reconstruction fund has cast a glum mood over the Senate Republican conference, with GOP senators saying that many of their colleagues are in "dismay” and “somber” over the cost of the
President Trump’s latest push to pair the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act with legislation reviving the federal government’s warrantless spying powers is dividing House Republicans, with some arguing the gambit is doomed to fail. Trump has repeatedly
Iran, after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Trump administration to end a war that began earlier this year, is celebrating what it sees as a major victory over the U.S. Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen publicly and is believed
Whenever a company makes layoffs, the announcements tend to be corporate-speak at their most sanitized—bloodless at best. The language is heavily vetted for legal and reputational risk to make sure they’re legally ironclad and purposefully anodyne. Or at least that was what
President Trump’s signature on a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz set off a 60-day clock starting Thursday to hone the details of what administration officials hope will be a final agreement to end Tehran’s nuclear weapons ambitions and shore up other issues. The
A state judge opened the door for Missourians to access medication abortion in a Thursday ruling that comes over a year after state residents voted to legalize abortion access. Missouri circuit judge Jerri Zhang sided with Planned Parenthood in its lawsuit challenging the
Vice President Vance’s trip to Switzerland for technical talks on the Iran deal has been postponed, the White House confirmed on Thursday. There were talks the top U.S. official would depart for Europe on Thursday evening for a new round of technical discussions building on an
The special election for former California Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D) House seat is headed to a runoff, after no candidate in the race received a majority of the vote, DDHQ projected on Thursday evening. California state Sen. Aisha Wahab (D) and Bay Area transportation official
Joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders, the New York City mayor predicted his endorsed picks are the future of the Democratic Party.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday to reject the White House’s plans to erect a triumphal arch near the Lincoln Memorial. The ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation called
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Vice President Vance was once again thrust to the fore in trying to calm GOP unease over the interim deal between Iran and the U.S. on Thursday. It’s no easy task. Several Republican lawmakers and a larger number of prominent conservative commentators are criticizing the deal.
A first-of-its-kind flu shot is one step closer to being available to the public after a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted Thursday to recommend Moderna’s mRNA-based vaccine for approval. The FDA’s independent vaccine advisors voted unanimously 9-0 that
Fewer Americans are saying that anyone can achieve the American Dream than in the past, according to a new poll. In the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream (MCAAD)-Gallup American Dream Study, 46 percent of respondents said they either “strongly agree” or “somewhat
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A House Judiciary subcommittee overseeing antitrust matters will hold a hearing next week examining airline competition and industry regulation after Spirit Airlines shut down all operations last month. The hearing, titled “The 30,000 Foot View: Competition and Regulation in
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Federal regulators on Thursday took steps aimed at both speeding up the buildout of AI data centers and reducing costs. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) directed regional electric grid operators to reform various processes related to the connection of these and
Retirement groups said seniors have lost millions of dollars while Meta profits from the ads.
The housing affordability package could reach President Donald Trump's desk by the end of next week.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report on Thursday moved seven House races toward Democrats, as the minority party looks to retake control of the lower chamber this November. Erin Covey, the House editor for the report, wrote that despite the GOP appearing to benefit from a
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) said he would return to Washington, D.C., for House votes on June 30, days before the House leaves for its Independence Day recess. “The congressman will be back for votes on June 30,” his political adviser, Harrison Neely, told the New Jersey Globe.