A new watchdog report points to a peril Mayor Zohran Mamdani refuses to see: New York City can't actually afford to bleed its golden geese even more just to...
Republican governors in two southern states are calling state lawmakers back for special sessions next week to consider new congressional maps following a landmark Supreme Court decision that narrowed the scope of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Alabama lawmakers are set to convene in Montgomery starting Monday to discuss potentially moving the state’s May 19...
The Defense Department has estimated that the U.S. naval blockade has cost Iran about $4.8 billion in oil revenue, a Pentagon official familiar with the assessment told The Hill late Friday. The blockade, which was instituted more than two weeks ago, is one of the actions President Trump has used to inflict pressure on Iran...
Sen. Todd Young (R-Indiana) said on Friday that the Trump administration would need to seek congressional approval before renewing military action against Iran, after officials asserted the 60-day war powers clock stopped running when the ceasefire took effect. “The purpose of the War Powers Act was to assert the constitutional responsibility of Congress to declare...
The North Pole's sea ice has reached its lowest level for the winter season as increasing temperatures break records across the continents, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), based at the University of Colorado Boulder, on Thursday. The center's scientists "stress that the Arctic sea ice extent number is preliminary —...
President Trump, appearing before a Saudi business forum in Miami on Friday, touted what he said were U.S. wins in its war against Iran and warned Cuba would be “next.” Trump’s remarks touched on a range of issues, largely centered on the Middle East but he also brought up the island nation as his next...
Idaho lawmakers approved legislation Friday that would criminalize transgender people for using bathrooms and changing rooms associated with the gender they identify with, whether inside a government or privately owned building. The bill, which senators approved in a 28-7 vote, states that any person who knowingly and willfully uses the space designated for use by...
The Houthis on Friday warned that if three lines are crossed by the U.S., Israel or other Middle East countries, they will join the Iran war and fight back. The Yemen-based group backed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released five points, issued by the Yemeni Armed Forces, regarding the conflict. They include demands for...
Former White House strategist and podcaster Steve Bannon on Friday said at Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran could result in U.S. service members fighting on the ground at Kharg Island. Bannon told CPAC attendees in Grapevine, Texas, that the U.S. is "probably [at] the start of a war," but...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi pledged his country will “exact HEAVY price” after he said the Israeli military violated the Trump administration’s pause on strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure. “Israel has hit 2 of Iran's largest steel factories, a power plant and civilian nuclear sites among other infrastructure. Israel claims it acted in coordination with...
President Trump said Friday he is not on board with the Senate-passed funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) because it does not fully fund the agency, which has been a sticking point with congressional Democrats. Trump, in a phone interview with Fox News, said the bill "wasn't appropriate” because it does not...
Stocks closed the week with sharp losses Friday as Wall Street sought refuge from the financial blowback of the war in Iran. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with a loss of nearly 800 points Friday, falling 1.7 percent on the day. The index closed at 45,166.64 points, down more than 10 percent from its...
The Education Department announced Friday that student loan borrowers will have to get out of the Biden-era Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan by the end of the summer. More than 7.5 million borrowers are still in the SAVE Plan after a court officially terminated what had been called the most generous student loan repayment option available. On July 1,...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a helicopter that crossed in front of a commercial plane in California, the agency said in a statement. United Airlines Flight 589 was on its way to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., on Tuesday around 8:40 p.m. when a Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter crossed its path....
President Trump will attend and speak at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) summit Friday evening in Miami. FII is run by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, focusing on social and economic investments. Late last year, Trump designated the Arab nation a major non-NATO ally as part of a strategic defense agreement. He has also maintained...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday warned European allies that Iran could set up a "tolling system" in the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran ends. Rubio raised this possibility to reporters after he met with foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations during his trip to Cernay-la-Ville, France. "I...
