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U.S. demands Iran affirm Strait of Hormuz is fully open after exchange of strikes, officials say

The U.S. is demanding Iran affirm that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to shipping traffic and that Iranian forces are not firing on vessels, as the two sides continue to trade strikes in and around the strategic oil chokepoint. A senior U.S. official told The Hill’s sister network NewsNation on Friday that...

What to know about fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

The fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by federal immigration officers in Texas this week has reignited a firestorm over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and sparked calls for an independent investigation into what officials admit was a case of mistaken identity. Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican national, was driving his construction crew to a job site...

Apple sues OpenAI

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Apple takes OpenAI to court Apple is suing OpenAI, accusing the major AI firm and industry partner of attempting to access and steal confidential information about their tools, processes and unreleased products through job interviews with their employees. © AP The lawsuit, filed Friday in a California federal...

Democratic ad hits Collins on abortion

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare   Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story Democratic ad hits Collins on abortion A new ad from an organization closely linked to a Senate Democratic super PAC launched...

Conservative coalition urges Congress to protect internet freedoms in Iran

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story Conservative coalition urges Congress to protect internet freedoms in Iran The group sent a letter to...

Fears erupt over Iran’s desire to kill Trump

A reported new threat by Iran to assassinate President Trump served as a reminder this week of the risk that the hard-line Tehran regime poses to him, especially as a tenuous ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran breaks down and hostilities have resumed. Reports surfaced this week that Israel shared intelligence with the U.S. indicating...

Kelley Paul: America’s Founders were the ‘first civil rights heroes’

Kelley Paul's new book, "Good Night, Young American" takes children on a fantastic journey through early and colonial American history.

Michigan Senate hopeful calls AIPAC donations ‘legalized bribery,’ remains silent on other donations

Abdul El-Sayed calls AIPAC spending against his Michigan Senate campaign "legalized bribery," raising questions about foreign influence in U.S. elections.

Why the Olympics won’t have a Balogate

President Donald Trump’s call to FIFA President Gianni Infantino urging him to review U.S. striker Folarin Balogun’s red card has thrust the politics of...

How Maine’s Democratic meltdown could shape the Senate midterms

Collapse of Democrats' Maine Senate campaign highlights divisions within the party.

ICE arrests illegal immigrants convicted of attempted murder, rape and child sex crimes in targeted crackdown

Illegal immigrants convicted of attempted murder and child sex crimes were among those captured in ICE operations across multiple states Thursday.

Platner’s Senate race exit: Letters to the Editor — July 11, 2026

Graham Platner suspending his bid for the US Senate should be a relief and a warning to all Americans.

Anti-discrimination reports sent to FIFA over Mexico games

The head of FIFA’s anti-discrimination partner — which has dispatched human monitors to every World Cup match so far — said Thursday that the...

DHS was granted $20M for body cameras. ICE agents in fatal Houston shooting had none

In the days after two American citizens were shot and killed in Minneapolis earlier this year, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the department would "rapidly acquire and deploy" body cameras to its officers around the country.

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