Inside a sports arena in Sinaloa state's capital, the crowd was sparse early on the card as young amateur boxers in puffy headgear threw punches and danced about the ring. Outside stood a bronze statue of Julio Cesar Chavez in boxing trunks, one glove raised.
Israel's strikes on Iran's missile production sites were aimed at preventing a catastrophic escalation of Iran's missile threat, and a nuclear-only deal with Iran that ignores this threat could embolden the regime and lead to further instability in the region.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised President Trump’s commitment to the military alliance during a recent interview and said the president deserves credit for pushing the 32-nation members to spend more of their gross domestic product on defense. Rutte, in an interview with The New York Times released Saturday, said he is “confident of the fact...
A key Democratic committee voted Monday night to recommend Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) to lead the party on the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, lending a good deal of momentum to the second-term Californian heading into a vote of the full caucus on Tuesday. Huddled in the basement of the Capitol, the Democratic...
President Trump expressed optimism Monday that the war between Iran and Israel was coming to an end, just hours after Iran launched largely symbolic strikes on a U.S. military base in Qatar that were intercepted. Experts say the U.S. should remain on alert for Iranian threats, even as a fragile ceasefire takes shape. Iran’s leaders...
Just two weeks ago, it would have been inconceivable that a day on which Iran fired missiles at a U.S. base would also be seen as a day of de-escalation. But that was the bizarre nature of Monday, when Iran targeted the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East but did so in a...
A dozen House Democrats who are veterans announced support for a war powers resolution in the wake of recent U.S. strikes against Iran. “We write firstmost as Patriots who love our country. Each and every one of us wore the uniform with pride. Each and every one of us was ready and willing to lay...
Republican senators say the massive spending cuts to Medicaid in the megabill GOP leaders hope to pass to enact President Trump’s agenda are still a major concern, raising questions about whether the bill has the votes to advance on the Senate floor this week. Senators, who have warned for weeks that the Medicaid spending cuts...
Economic fallout from the weekend strike by U.S. forces on Iranian nuclear facilities has been muted so far, but the opening of direct hostilities between the U.S. and Iran could have far-reaching consequences for the global economy. Shipping rates have spiked, oil prices are rising, and global stock markets have taken a hit. All eyes...
President Trump and top administration officials have quickly taken a victory lap in the wake of Saturday’s strikes on Iran, saying the attacks achieved their primary goal of “obliterating” Tehran’s nuclear program. But the administration has not yet produced the evidence to back that claim, Congress has yet to be briefed on the attacks, and...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump takes aim at Fed as fiscal mess looms President Trump is pushing the Federal Reserve to go beyond its legal mandate and help him manage the national debt as Republicans face growing pressure over the...
President Trump’s decision to float the possibility of regime change in Iran following a number of U.S. strikes on its nuclear facilities has caused a new rupture across the MAGA universe, as top supporters fret about the possibility of a deeper U.S. involvement in a Middle Eastern war. Trump surprised some supporters by authorizing weekend...
The White House is signaling it is open to de-escalation in the Middle East after Iran’s retaliatory strikes Monday appeared to be largely symbolic and did not cause any casualties. Iran fired more than a dozen missiles at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a response to U.S. strikes over the weekend that targeted...
Presented by Jewish Federations of North America — Plus: DOJ appeals Abrego Garcia's release {beacon} IRAN LAUNCHED MISSILES at a U.S. Air Force base in Qatar on Monday, following the U.S. attacks on three Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend. The Qatari foreign Ministry said the nation “thwarted the attack and successfully intercepted the...
