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Hegseth fires back at Warren’s insider trading comments tied to Iran war: ‘No one owns me’

War Secretary Pete Hegseth denies insider trading allegations during a heated Senate exchange with Sen. Elizabeth Warren over Iran war oil trades.

Obama ripped for SCOTUS hot take after support for Virginia ‘gerrymander’

Obama warns Supreme Court ruling guts Voting Rights Act protections, but critics note he backed Virginia redistricting favoring Democrats days earlier.

Trump calls Sen Bill Cassidy ‘very disloyal’ and urges Louisiana voters to replace him over nominee fight

President Trump calls Sen. Bill Cassidy very disloyal for opposing Casey Means' Surgeon General nomination and urges Louisiana voters to replace him.

Senate rejects House’s FISA bill, pitches 45-day extension ahead of looming deadline

The Senate scrapped the House's FISA reauthorization bill and is instead pursuing a temporary 45-day extension of Section 702 spying powers.

Democrats fail to shatter Republicans’ resolve on eve of crucial Iran deadline

Senate Republicans reject Democrats' sixth attempt to limit President Donald Trump's authority in Iran as a critical 60-day war powers deadline arrives on Friday.

Listen live: Supreme Court hears case that could limit pesticide liability 

The Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a case that could curtail antipesticide lawsuits — an issue that pits the Make America Healthy Again movement against the Trump administration. The high court agreed to take up the case earlier this year after a request from Monsanto, maker of the frequently litigated weedkiller Roundup. Listen to the...

German Chancellor Merz says US ‘being humiliated’ by Iran

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reportedly said Monday that Iran’s leadership is humiliating the United States in talks to end the war by getting President Trump to dispatch and then abruptly cancel travel by his top envoys. "The Iranians are obviously very skilled ⁠at negotiating, or rather, very skillful at not negotiating, letting the Americans travel...

Trump backs idea of changing ICE’s name to ‘NICE’

President Trump on Sunday endorsed the idea of changing the name of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to National Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which would give the agency the acronym NICE. The idea was promoted by conservative influencer Alyssa Marie last month. “I want Trump to change ICE to NICE (National Immigration and Customs...

WHCD shooting suspect expected to make initial court appearance

The alleged gunman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) is expected to make his initial court appearance on Monday. Cole Allen, 31, has been identified by multiple outlets as the suspect. The Hill has not independently verified the suspect's identity.  Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, said at a press conference...

Trump says dinner shooter was ‘blur’: ‘NFL should sign him up’

President Trump said that the shooter at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was a “blur” and cracked a joke that the NFL “should sign him up.” “His speed was rather incredible. Actually, it was, it was like a blur,” the president remarked about the gunman in an interview with CBS News’s Norah O’Donnell on...

Republicans are sinking, but Democrats aren’t rising

Ultimately, while Democrats benefit from a favorable environment, their advantages are not yet anchored in broad confidence in the party itself. 

Trump backing Secret Service leadership after correspondents’ dinner shooting

President Trump is standing by Secret Service leadership following the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday. In a statement, a senior White House official said Trump thinks the Secret Service did “an excellent job” of neutralizing the shooter and moving the president, along with first lady Melania Trump and Vice President Vance...

Senate Republican calls for scrapping filibuster to fund DHS after correspondents’ dinner shooting

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says Republicans should “nuke" the Senate’s filibuster rule if Democrats continue to block Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding after the third assassination attempt against President Trump, citing “a moment of national danger.” Johnson acknowledged in an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that Republicans would want...

America cannot afford to wait for a new Fed chair — confirm Kevin Warsh now

If the Senate wants to help restore trust in the dollar, in the Fed, and in the broader long-term economic direction of the country, then it should act with urgency by confirming Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chairman without hesitation or delay. 

Iran offers US deal to reopen strait without nuclear deal

Iran has offered the U.S. a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the oil industry, without any terms regarding its nuclear program, according to The Associated Press. Iran offered to end its restriction of the strait if the U.S. stops a blockade as well as the current conflict against Tehran,...

Gunfire has eerie echoes of Reagan’s shooting outside the same Washington hotel

When President Ronald Reagan left the Washington Hilton Hotel and headed for his waiting limousine on a gray March afternoon, he was exposed for mere seconds. That was all it took for a would-be assassin to take aim and fire.

Making vaccination optional threatens military readiness

The best military in the world requires a disciplined approach to prevention.

WHCA dinner shooting spurs calls for cooler heads, action from Congress

▪ WHCA dinner shooting fallout ▪ Royals set to arrive in America ▪ ‘Hell week’ for Congress ▪ Pakistan looks to revive Iran talks Calls are pouring in from across the political spectrum for cooling tensions and action to increase security in the aftermath of a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner on Saturday,...

Former Secret Service agent: Trump administration should consider having fewer Cabinet members at events

A former Secret Service agent said Sunday that the Trump administration should be “looking at” scaling back the number of Cabinet officials attending the same events after Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington. “Do we need to rethink the idea that we'd have a dozen people in the line...

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