A county judge in Santa Barbara has decided that she has more power than the President of the United States to regulate American energy supplies in wartime. Last month,...
The Trump administration faces more legal setbacks after judges found the government illegally censored anti-ICE activists online and acted beyond its legal authority in trying to block doctors from delivering certain medical treatments to transgender kids.
In today’s issue: President Trump’s threatened blockade on the Strait of Hormuz is set to come into force at 10 a.m. EDT on Monday, a maneuver meant to disrupt Iran’s chokehold on the crucial corridor for global energy trade. Trump announced the plan on Sunday, after no agreement was reached during talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, the day before, the first direct...
Sudden outrage over a long-shot bipartisan immigration reform bill sparked a public battle among House Republicans, fueled by an onslaught of online activists, that’s putting GOP divides over immigration policy squarely into the spotlight. The bill in question, the Dignity Act, is not new and has little chance of getting a vote in this Congress....
It will be more expensive than ever to attend World Cup matches held in the United States this summer, a trend that has soccer fans in the U.S. and around the world frustrated about who will have access to watch historic clashes on the pitch in person. The record-breaking prices are a clear representation of soccer’s growing popularity in North America and are being seen as a...
Lawmakers are returning to Washington after a two-week recess to a packed and politically fraught agenda. The weekend saw a growing wave of bipartisan calls for Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to resign from Congress amid sexual assault allegations, which he has denied. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said she would file a motion to expel...
Oil futures were at over $100 per barrel in the wake of President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. military would start blockading ships looking to enter the Strait of Hormuz. Prices of U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude hovered just above $104 per barrel late Sunday night, with Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, prices...
The U.S. military said Sunday that five people were killed in boat strikes in the Eastern Pacific, stating that “intelligence confirmed the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the” region. “On April 11, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted two lethal kinetic strikes...
Former CIA Director John Brennan said Saturday that he believed the 25th Amendment “was written with” President Trump “in mind,” comments that come after multiple Democrats pushed for Trump’s ouster following his intense threats toward Iran. “I think the 25th Amendment was written with Donald Trumps in mind, because allowing someone like this to continue...
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) announced on Sunday that he would be suspending his campaign for governor — just over 48 hours after initial reports alleging that the congressman, and one of the frontrunners for California governor, had twice sexually assaulted a former aide. "I am suspending my campaign for Governor," Swalwell wrote in a post...
President Trump on Sunday congratulated Rory McIlroy for winning the 90th Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. McIlroy won the tournament Sunday, donning the tournament's signature green jacket for the second year in a row. "Congratulations to Rory McIlroy on another Great Championship, The Masters! He performed tremendously under intense pressure,...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is looking into Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who has recently faced sexual assault allegations, over allegations of hiring a nanny illegally. In a statement to The Hill’s broadcast partner NewsNation, a spokesperson for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it “has been collecting information on the allegations involving...
U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said Sunday it will begin blockading Iranian ports at 10 a.m. EDT on Monday, 5:30 p.m. in Iran, following posts earlier in the day from President Trump directing the U.S. military to "clean out" the Strait of Hormuz. The move follows 21 hours of unproductive peace talks in Pakistan on Saturday,...
Michael Leiter, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., said Sunday that there could be a “potential” for “continued talks” with Iran about the U.S.-Israeli conflict against the country after Vice President Vance said no progress was made in the direction of a peace agreement in recent negotiations. “When you said the talks are still going...
Lawmakers are set to return to Washington this week as questions over future pay for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees — including Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers — loom over efforts to end the partial shutdown. The impasse follows a last-minute split before the Easter recess, when Senate Republicans advanced a measure to fund most of...
