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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is warning that the Iran war could lead to prolonged inflation and higher interest rates that ultimately could tip the U.S. economy into a recession. “The skunk at the party — and it could happen in 2026 — would be inflation slowly going up, as opposed to slowly going down....

Even some of the justices named by Trump during his first term don’t seem to be buying it.

President Trump will brief reporters on Monday afternoon, one day after issuing an expletive-laden threat with a deadline for Tehran. “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F----n’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell...

The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to let construction of President Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project resume after a judge halted it. In an emergency motion late Friday, the Justice Department said that leaving the ballroom unfinished would "imperil" Trump and others who live and work in the White House. The...

Now, there is the realistic possibility that both the House and Senate are in play.

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Monday morning will host the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. President Trump pledged last year that religion was "coming back to America” as he kicked off his first White House Easter Egg Roll since returning to office. Tech giants YouTube, Meta and Amazon were among the corporate sponsors of the...

The U.S. and Iran have received a draft ceasefire proposal from third-party mediators to halt their ongoing conflict, according to multiple reports.  The Associated Press, citing two officials in the Middle East, reported that mediators from Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey sent a proposal to Washington and Tehran with terms including a ceasefire lasting 45 days...

President Trump’s attack on Iran and his proposal to resume U.S. nuclear weapons testing has jolted Americans back to a darker era of Cold War brinkmanship, when impulsive decisions could push the world toward catastrophe.  

When schools close their doors, the funding meant to help children should follow them to wherever learning continues. 

Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: President Trump amplified his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, declaring in a profanity-laced social media post over the weekend that the U.S. will escalate attacks on Iran’s civilian infrastructure if no agreement is reached by Tuesday. “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in...

The prank led dispatchers to believe a baby had been tossed from a window and a person had been run over.

The girl had been placed in a foster home after immigration officials separated her from her mother when they crossed the border illegally.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday derided President Trump’s latest threats to Iran as “war crimes” if committed. “Trump is calling reporters today to tell them he is going to commit mass war crimes next week,” Murphy wrote on the social platform X. “GOP leaders need to stop him. Never mind that blowing up bridges...

Former Georgia state Rep. Stacey Abrams (D) on Saturday slammed President Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting as unconstitutional and illegal. “It is patently illegal, and it is entirely in the playbook of voter suppression that Republicans, including Donald Trump, have been using for the last decade or so,” Abrams, a former Georgia gubernatorial candidate,...