Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly called President Trump on Saturday and implored him to hold off on striking the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Former special counsel Jack Smith has been invited to testify in late September in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Monday. “Im inviting Jack Smith 2 testify before Senate Judic Cmte on Sept 22,” Grassley, the chair of the committee said in a post on the social platform X Monday...
A detainee who had been held at a Newark, N.J., Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility has died, according to multiple officials. In a statement obtained by The Hill’s sister network NewsNation, ICE said that a 41-year-old Salvadoran migrant named Edwin Lopez-Cornejo who had been detained at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility “was pronounced deceased...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Monday said it has "serious security concerns" over the proposed disarmament deal with Hamas, one of the conditions set by President Trump's Board of Peace aimed at reconstructing the Gaza Strip. Doron Spielman, a Netanyahu spokesperson, told The Associated Press that these concerns were shared with the White...
The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination, a path smoothed on Sunday by a deal reached with Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). “Sen. Cornyn has reached an agreement with the Department of Justice, which will be issuing a formal order permanently terminating the anti-weaponization fund and making...
Iran on Monday pushed back on President Trump’s claims that Tehran is negotiating with the administration regarding a longer-term end to the months-long conflict. "We are not currently holding negotiations with the United States. Our talks are with Oman and are focused on reaching an understanding on a route that would allow shipping traffic to...
The author of the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) postmortem on the 2024 election said in an interview published Monday that the report left out a key chapter — accusations that DNC Chair Ken Martin disputes. The 2024 DNC report’s author, Paul Rivera, told The New York Times that he included a chapter that raised whether former President Biden should have run...
A spending bill unveiled Sunday by Senate Republicans would temporarily block the Trump administration's proposal to give political appointees control over hundreds of billions of dollars in scientific grants. The provision contained in the continuing resolution marks a rare instance of congressional Republicans standing up to a controversial Trump administration policy. It emerged from bipartisan...
Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte said over the weekend he would begin to transition away from the role amid questions over why he remains at the office leading the intelligence community. President Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Jay Clayton, was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday, but...
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) is calling for his son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), to resign from the House over allegations from Miller’s former wife. It’s the latest personnel problem for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). The Senate is in session, and late Sunday made progress on a deal to fund the government and get President Trump’s...
Lawmakers are mourning the death of former Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), who died on Sunday at the age of 83 years old. Granger, the first GOP woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, was well-respected within the Republican Party. She previously served as vice chairwoman of the House Republican Conference in addition to co-chairing the...
Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) late Sunday lamented a fatal shooting at a newly opened In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, saying the state is "heartbroken." “Idaho is heartbroken by the senseless violence that took place in Twin Falls. My deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of those whose lives were needlessly stolen, and...
In today’s issue: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said he reached a deal with key senators to formally rescind the creation of the “anti-weaponization” fund, a move that may pave the way for his confirmation to the role permanently. Blanche said in a memo posted on the social platform X late on Sunday that he has withdrawn the order creating the $1.8 billion fund, which was intended to provide payouts to people...
