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Build affordable housing, pay a price

San Luis Obispo has a housing problem. Anyone who's tried to rent or buy there lately already knows it.

Past presidents claimed Iran couldn’t have nuclear weapons — Trump is the only one to take action

Every past president since Bill Clinton, Republican and Democrat alike, has declared that Iran...

Kids have free speech, even in California— and, yes, ‘all lives matter’

“All lives matter.” That should not be a controversial statement, nor should the phrase “any...

Can the stars resist political temptation at the Oscars?

When actors see a microphone, they blurt out the industry’s cause du jour. It’s...

Trump says U.S. military ‘obliterated’ targets on Iran’s Kharg Island, but oil reserves untouched

President Trump said Friday that the U.S. military destroyed every military target on Iran's Kharg Island, a five-mile island dubbed the country's "oil lifeline," but left its oil infrastructure intact.

Trump threatens Iran leaders: ‘Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today’

President Trump boasted of the U.S. military’s strength in an early Friday morning social media post, threatening Tehran with new attacks. “We have unparalleled firepower, unlimited ammunition, and plenty of time - Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today,” the president wrote in a Truth Social post. “They’ve been killing innocent people all over...

Whole Hog Politics: Trump snares the Senate with filibuster bait 

[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 a.m. ET at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] Would Senate Republicans rather lose a Texas race and put their majority very much in danger this November or give...

Starbucks tycoon Howard Schultz joins the billionaire blue-state exodus

It turns out, even the wokest billionaire is just like you and me: they don’t much like paying taxes, either.  

Live updates: Hegseth holds Iran briefing after Air Force crash kills 4

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will hold a press briefing about the military operation in Iran on Friday morning, the second this week. It comes after a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq on Thursday, killing four of the six service members onboard. Central Command said rescue efforts were continuing for the remaining two service members...

Watch live: Hegseth, Caine brief reporters as Iran war hits 2-week mark

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine will brief reporters on Friday morning as the Iran war nears the two-week mark. The U.S. and Israeli militaries have decimated Iran's air defenses and munitions manufacturing centers, striking thousands of targets across the country. However, Iran's ruling regime remains largely intact, showing no...

4 deaths confirmed in US military refueling aircraft crash in Iraq

Four of the six service members onboard a refueling aircraft died when the plane crashed in western Iraq on Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) confirmed on Friday.  Rescue efforts were continuing for the remaining two service members as of 5:30 a.m. EST. “The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, the loss...

Senate stalemate, secretary switch, stalled salaries: DHS shutdown at 1 month

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Pressure rises to end Iran conflict ▪ US eases Russia oil sanctions ▪ American aircraft crashes in Iraq ▪ Updates on Michigan, Virginia violence The shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will officially reach the one-month mark tonight at midnight, with...

US temporarily lifts sanctions on Russian oil amid Iran prices spike

The U.S. is temporarily removing sanctions on Russian oil currently stranded at sea, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced late Thursday — the latest move by the Trump administration attempting to stymie soaring energy prices amid the war with Iran. Bessent wrote in a post on the social platform X that the "narrowly tailored" measure "will...

DHS identifies suspect in Michigan synagogue attack

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has identified the suspect accused of attacking a synagogue in Michigan on Thursday as Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a Lebanese citizen. DHS confirmed Ghazali's identity in a statement to The Hill. "He was born in Lebanon on January 4, 1985," a DHS spokesperson said. "He entered the United States on...

Hegseth announces task force to ensure US war colleges are ‘effective’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday night announced the formation of a new task force that would conduct a review of U.S. war colleges to ensure they are "effective" and focused on core national security issues.  Hegseth said the task force, which will be established by the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, Anthony...

Talarico: Attack on Iran girls’ school ‘makes me sick to my stomach’

Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D) on Thursday slammed the U.S. military operation in Iran, saying the airstrike that hit a girls' school the first day of the offensive makes him "sick to my stomach." Talarico won the Texas Democratic Senate primary last week against Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). He will face off against either...

Trump admin sues California over vehicle emission, greenhouse gas rules

California's Advanced Clean Cars II regulations look to eliminate new gas-powered cars in the state by 2035.

TSA workers set to miss first paycheck with no end to shutdown in sight

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers are set to miss their first full paycheck on Friday as efforts to negotiate a bipartisan compromise to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have largely stalled in Congress. Nearly four weeks into the partial government shutdown — the third to affect DHS employees in recent months — both...

Iran government not at risk of collapse: US intel

U.S. intelligence agencies have indicated that the Iranian government is not at risk of collapse amid the U.S. and Israeli offensive against the Middle Eastern country, Reuters reported Thursday. One source told the outlet that a "multitude" of intelligence reports show "consistent analysis that the regime is not in danger" of collapse, retaining "control of...

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