The Senate will debate through the weekend legislation to prevent noncitizens from voting as Republicans continue to mull the best strategy for bringing the measure to a final vote.
The U.S. national debt crossed a new milestone Wednesday, surpassing $39 trillion, a record reached five months after the debt sailed past the $38 trillion mark. The record-breaking amount was revealed in a daily statement from the Treasury Department. It comes amid the weeks-long U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, which will add to the toll. Michael...
Disagreements about war and peace are as old as American democracy itself. They should be debated vigorously, examined carefully, and decided with the seriousness that questions of life and death demand.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Wednesday criticized the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) for spending millions in various Democratic primaries in the state. AIPAC and affiliated shell committees reportedly spent more than $21 million in multiple Democratic races in the Prairie State, with mixed results. During an interview with The Associated Press (AP),...
Join The Hill Editor-in-Chief Ian Swanson, Congressional Editor Regina Zilbermints, White House Editor Rema Rahman, and Defense and Foreign Policy Editor Colin Meyn for an in-depth discussion on news of the day followed by a Q&A. Will the SAVE America Act become law? Will Congress consider an Iran supplemental spending bill? And when will Congress vote to reopen the...
Brent crude oil prices on Thursday briefly topped $119 per barrel before dropping back down. Prices had dropped to about $112 per barrel mid-morning after spiking earlier as Iran attacked Gulf energy sites. The international benchmark climbed more than 3 percent from the day prior and continues to fluctuate amid the war in the Middle...
Illinois Lieutenant Gov. Juliana Stratton, the Democrat favored to win the race to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), says she won’t support Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) to serve another term as Senate Democratic leader. “I’ve made it clear that I would not support Chuck Schumer as leader of the Democratic caucus because I think right...
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly said Wednesday that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard “lost all credibility” with President Trump for initially opposing the U.S. raid to capture ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January. “I don't particularly care about Tulsi Gabbard and whatever she's doing. I know that she has a title there, but I also...
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and others will testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday morning on national security threats as the U.S. military operation in Iran nears the three-week mark. The hearing comes a day after Gabbard and Ratcliffe faced tense questioning in the Senate over Operation Epic...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth started a press briefing Thursday on the latest Operation Epic Fury news by blasting "ungrateful" European allies and "a dishonest" media, as the war enters Day 20. The update comes after Iran struck an oil facility in Saudi Arabia and a liquefied natural gas facility in Qatar. While both sites assess...
President Trump warned Iran against continued attacks on Qatar late Wednesday, after the Islamic Republic targeted key energy facilities in neighboring Gulf States in response to an Israeli attack on its South Pars natural gas field. Trump wrote on Truth Social that Israel “violently lashed out” at the South Pars facility “out of anger for...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine will speak to reporters Thursday morning to provide an update on the U.S. military operation in Iran. While President Trump has signaled that Operation Epic Fury has weakened Tehran both economically and militarily, he has stopped short of taking a victory lap....
