A nine-month-old died after Maria Cobon-Guzman allegedly struck a family in a New Jersey parking lot, reigniting debate over the state's sanctuary policy.
The Senate parliamentarian has rejected several more provisions in the Republican megabill to enact President Trump’s agenda, including language authorizing states to conduct border security and immigration enforcement, which traditionally have been duties of the federal government. Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough also ruled against language in the bill that would increase the Federal Employees Retirement Systems...
Russia stands ready to help Iran in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, but Tehran first needs to articulate its requests, a Kremlin spokesperson said on Monday. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters at a briefing that the assistance “all depends on what Iran needs,” according to TASS, Russia’s state-run news agency. "We...
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) is set to introduce legislation next week that would make it illegal for President Trump to deploy active duty service forces to a state or territory without receiving a direct request from the state or territory’s governor. The Stop Trump’s Abuse of Power Act, revealed first to The Hill, comes after...
Israel said it is carrying out attacks on Iranian government sites and “regime targets” —including the notorious Evin Prison — as President Trump muses publicly about regime change in Tehran. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a social media post at noon local time on Monday that Israeli forces are “currently striking with unprecedented...
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here or using the box below: The United States and allies are on high alert today for Iran’s next move as President Trump defends his decision to enter the Israel-Iran conflict. The president is slated to meet with his national security team this afternoon amid fallout over the U.S....
President Trump insisted late Sunday that Iran’s nuclear sites have been destroyed, disputing Tehran’s messaging that the Fordow site was not demolished. “Monumental Damage was done to all Nuclear sites in Iran, as shown by satellite images. Obliteration is an accurate term! The white structure shown is deeply imbedded into the rock, with even its...
Satellite images released Sunday show the impact of U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, which President Trump announced on Saturday evening. Using B-2 bombers dropping "bunker buster" bombs, submarines, Tomahawk missiles and more, the U.S. attacked three Iranian nuclear sites, stepping into conflict between Iran and Israel. U.S. bombs targeted three nuclear sites in Natanz,...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador then returned to the U.S. amid a legal battle, was ordered released from jail on Sunday by a Tennessee judge while he awaits federal trial. The government, however, is expected to quickly detain him upon his release, which U.S. Magistrate Judge...
The threat of sleeper cells in the U.S. has “never been higher," though there are no current specific threats, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A memo sent Saturday from CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott, obtained by The Hill’s sister network NewsNation, said "thousands of Iranian nationals have been documented entering the United States...
President Trump on Sunday suggested regime change could be possible in Iran if the current one is “unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN.” “It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!” Trump...
Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, condemned the United States's involvement in its conflict with Israel and said the nation's military would determine its response after President Trump on Saturday ordered the bombing of three of Iran's nuclear sites. "The Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly warned the warmongering U.S. regime to refrain...
