Sen. Chris Murphy's comment calling ships bypassing the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz "awesome" earned him the beratement of Senate Republicans and the White House, even though the Connecticut Democrat said he was being sarcastic.
Sen. Thom Tillis said Tuesday that he fully supports Kevin Warsh's nomination to be the next Federal Reserve chair, but will continue to block confirmation until the Justice Department drops its investigation into current Chairman Jerome Powell.
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Iran opens Strait of Hormuz, key official says A key Iranian official announced that the critical global shipping lane known as the Strait of Hormuz is “completely” open after being mostly closed since the war between the U.S. and Iran broke out earlier this...
President Trump sprinted ahead Friday to take a victory lap celebrating what he said was Iran’s agreement to open the Strait of Hormuz and a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. But conflicting statements from Iranian officials and Israeli pushback on the terms of the ceasefire with Lebanon are raising doubt about the president's actual successes. ...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Confusion over whether the Strait of Hormuz is open President Trump on Friday celebrated over what he said was Iran agreeing to open the Strait of Hormuz, but it’s unclear exactly what Tehran means by “completely”...
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met with senior administration officials at the White House Friday, sparking new questions over the future of the artificial intelligence firm's relationship with the Trump administration amid its ongoing battle with the Pentagon. The White House said the "introductory meeting" with the company was "both productive and constructive." "We discussed opportunities...
The Trump administration on Thursday agreed to release federal funding to go toward the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) project to extend the Second Avenue subway following a lawsuit to restore funding for the extension. A Department of Transportation (DOT) spokesperson told The Hill that President Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy agreed to...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it would appoint academics and players in chemical and other industries and additional scientists to its Science Advisory Board (SAB). The new appointments come more than a year after the administration “reset” the board, dismissing the scientists who were on it. This board is made up of outside scientists who provide scientific...
Optimism and confusion were intermingled on Friday as President Trump suggested an end to the conflict in Iran was within reach, even as many of his claims were met with silence or murmurs of dissent from Tehran. The war is at an inflection point, seven weeks after it was launched by the United States and...
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) on Thursday alluded to President Trump's since-deleted image of himself resembling Jesus Christ when she slammed the impact that the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran has had on costs in the U.S., prompting her to say the president can "f--- his a--." Kamlager-Dove said in a video taken by MediasTouch reporter Pablo...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick blasted Canada’s trade strategy, stating “they suck,” during Semafor’s World Economy Summit on Friday. “That is the worst strategy I’ve ever heard,” Lutnick told Semafor’s Ben Smith, referring to a suggestion from Canada’s former trade chief that the country could benefit from slow-walking trade negotiations with the U.S. amid mounting political...
The Washington Post’s editorial board rebuked President Trump’s threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, calling the feud a “pointless standoff that the president will lose.” “The question is how much he spooks markets and damages his own political standing before this is over,” the board wrote in an opinion published Wednesday. Trump has...
Former President Obama is ramping up pressure in Virginia to have voters support the state's redistricting measure and give Democratic candidates a stronger chance in the November midterm elections, telling Virginians, "we're counting on you." ABC News obtained the new video of Obama reminding Old Dominion voters that "early voting is underway" with turnout so...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday that the Trump administration is looking into whether there may be a link among nearly a dozen American scientists who have reportedly died or gone missing in the past almost three years. Leavitt wrote in a post on social platform X that the White House is working...
The United Kingdom and France gathered more than 50 countries in Paris on Friday for a discussion focused on joint efforts to secure free trade through the Strait of Hormuz. French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer co-chaired the panel. The discussion included representatives from 51 countries, with around 30 to 40...
