President Trump on Monday sought to cast doubt on Iran getting $300 billion in reconstruction funding as part of a peace agreement with the U.S. if the Middle East country upholds its obligations. "Iran has agreed to never have a Nuclear Weapon! Also, the story that the U.S. is paying Iran 300 million Dollars is...
Images of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool show that green algae have returned to the site on the National Mall despite President Trump's renovations. The project, which cost more than $13 million, included the addition of nanobubbler technology that has “successfully destroyed the algae,” according to the Interior Department. A spokesperson told The Hill that...
Suddenly, the same news outlets that had once warned of the white supremacist nature of milk consumption and the circle game are insisting subtly that Platner's SS Totenkopf tattoo might have been an innocent mistake.
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Can the US, Iran cross the finish line on deal? President Trump is boasting of a preliminary peace deal with Iran that he said would open the Strait of Hormuz, but it remains what's...
The political world is aflame with debate about a document virtually nobody has seen. The announcement Sunday that the U.S. and Iran had agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) sparked optimism — and lifted financial markets when they opened Monday morning. But a huge vacuum has been left by the failure, so far, to...
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and other Trump administration officials are likely to face subpoenas on “day one” of a Democratic majority if the party takes control of the lower chamber after the midterm elections. Garcia said a more...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche began meeting with Republican senators Monday as he launches a monthlong confirmation process. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) was Blanche’s first stop as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will eventually process his nomination. Grassley, in a statement Monday, was positive about Blanche’s career so far. “I appreciated the opportunity...
Presented by Philip Morris International {beacon} /a> Technology PRESENTED BY The Big Story Anthropic model takedown fuels warning of ‘ad hoc’ AI regulation The White House is coming under fire for a directive prompting Anthropic to pull its latest models, and AI policy advocates warn the move signals the White House is taking an “ad hoc”...
The agreement between the U.S. and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and kick-start 60 days of nuclear negotiations is set to be signed in person Friday, but it’s still unclear what’s in it. Senior U.S. officials told reporters Monday that the memorandum of understanding (MOU), signed digitally over the weekend, is only the...
Tensions have never been higher between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over how to end the war they started together, threatening the viability of a U.S.-Iran peace deal signed over the weekend. Trump is claiming victory in cutting off the Islamic Republic’s pathway to a nuclear weapon, while the deal also reopens...
Vice President Vance is taking center stage as the U.S. is poised to sign a preliminary deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, in what could prove to be a political opportunity or minefield as seeks to tout his credentials ahead of 2028. President Trump said on Monday the vice president will represent...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Warsh faces bind between Trump, inflation Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is facing a major challenge ahead of his first monetary policy meeting leading the central bank on the heels of an alarming May inflation report....
The U.S. supply of emergency oil has hit its lowest level since 1983, according to newly released federal data. The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is down to 340.3 million barrels, according to the data released on Monday. The last time that levels were this low was 1983, when the Reagan administration was filling up the reserve...
