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Trump admin terminates some agreements with districts, college on transgender students

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has rescinded portions of several resolution agreements that came from prior administrations.

Probe to snare Iran rescue leaker ‘underway’ as Trump threatens jail for imperiling arduous operation

An investigation is underway to find who leaked to the press that a U.S. airman was missing in Iran after a fighter jet was shot down on Good Friday, a source told Fox News Digital.

Why Trump’s huge $1.5T defense budget is worth every penny

It reflects a correct assessment of what should be the federal government’s priority —...

Today, Maine; Tomorrow, the World

With a blitzkrieg attack, Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has advanced to a...

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—April 7

1969—Justice Thurgood Marshall’s majority opinion in Stanley v. Georgia declares that the First Amendment forbids criminalizing...

Luna says Gonzales, Cherfilus-McCormick ‘need to go’

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Monday said Reps. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) “need to go” after both lawmakers were accused of unethical behavior while in office. “NO means NO. I’d vote to expel both him and Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick. Both need to go,” Luna wrote in a Monday post on the...

CDC pauses dozens of infectious disease tests 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story CDC pauses dozens of infectious disease tests The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has temporarily paused testing state and local health department samples for dozens of infectious diseases and parasites. © Associated Press The agency has paused testing for 31 diseases as...

Youngkin on political future: ‘I have more to give’

Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) made clear he’s ready to return to public office just weeks after finishing his term and leaving the governor’s mansion. In a preview of his interview on the “Hang out with Sean Hannity” podcast — which was recorded a few weeks ago but is set to be released in...

5 takeaways from Trump’s news conference on Iran

President Trump came to the lectern of the White House briefing room Monday for a lengthy news conference about the war on Iran. Trump, flanked by key allies including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, spent much of the first part of the event outlining how an airman who had been forced to eject from a fighter...

Trump to Iran: ‘Open the F‑‑‑in’ Strait’

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump threatens Iran over Hormuz President Trump over the weekend threatened Iran's infrastructure, calling on Tehran to "Open the F‑‑‑in’ Strait" of Hormuz. © Greg Nash "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will...

EPA takes early step in methane rule rollback

The Trump administration undertook an early step Monday in what is expected to be a significant rollback of a Biden-era rule restricting methane emissions from oil and gas production. Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it would revisit the methane rule, arguing that it was “throttling the oil and gas industry.” On Monday, the EPA...

Trump rips Supreme Court over birthright citizenship, tariffs

President Trump on Monday said the Supreme Court just “doesn’t seem to care” about the country after its ruling against his tariffs, and the considerable doubts many of the justices showed toward striking down birthright citizenship. "It’s too bad that the Supreme Court can’t watch and study the Mark Levin Show tonight on the Birthright...

Sam Altman’s ‘New Deal’ for superintelligence

{beacon} Technology   The Big Story Sam Altman's 'New Deal' for superintelligence OpenAI unveiled a series of policy proposals Monday, with hopes the conversation will lead to a new "social contract" in a world with artificial intelligence. © AP Photo The policy blueprint, published Monday, suggests superintelligence, an AI that will surpass the smartest humans,...

Trump’s looming deadline for Iran 

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump's looming deadline for Iran President Trump on Monday doubled down on his Tuesday evening deadline for Iran to make a deal with the United States or else face destroyed infrastructure. © Greg Nash...

OPEC+ agrees to boost output when Strait of Hormuz reopens

A group of OPEC+ members met on Sunday and agreed to increase their oil output once the Strait of Hormuz is reopened.  The plan is set to be implemented in May and the countries said they would plan to produce 206 thousand barrels per day, upon the waterway reopening, according to a press release.  Eight...

GOP super PAC announces $342M investment in midterm Senate races

The Senate Leadership Fund, a big-dollar fundraising group affiliated with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), announced Monday a whopping $342 million investment across eight high-stakes midterm Senate races.  In its largest-ever ad buy, the Republican-led group is making an aggressive push to take the Democratic-held Senate seats in Michigan, Georgia and New Hampshire, according to...

Education Department rescinds previous Title IX agreements with schools over gender identity

The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights said Monday it would rescind Title IX agreements that six schools made with the federal government under past administrations over gender identity. The department said the previous administrations' enforcement of Title IX was “illegal and burdensome" over “improper use of preferred pronouns” and “asking questions about a student’s preferred ‘gender.’”    Title IX is...

Trump suggests US could charge toll for Strait of Hormuz passage 

President Trump suggested Monday that the U.S. could impose its own tolls on vessels trying to transit through the Strait of Hormuz — a strategy employed by Iran as it continues to control the key energy shipping choke point. During a White House press conference, a reporter asked Trump whether he would end the war...

Trump brushes off questions about potential war crimes in Iran

President Trump on Monday brushed off questions from reporters about whether strikes on civilian infrastructure in Iran would constitute war crimes. When asked by a New York Times reporter at the White House press briefing if he was concerned that bombing power plants and bridges, as he had threatened to do, constituted war crimes, Trump...

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