This week, while Americans grapple with the war in Iran, spiking oil prices, massive corruption in blue states and other genuine problems, the left has topped its agenda with...
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...
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...
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...
The Trump administration has systematically dismantled Iran's conventional military and nuclear ambitions, but the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Basij remain intact, posing a direct threat to the Iranian people and standing in the way of regime change.
The GOP is pushing to pass one more major piece of legislation before the November midterm elections, while the Senate is expected to pass a bipartisan housing bill and gas prices are expected to remain high due to the Iran conflict.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s (R-Okla.) pending departure from the upper chamber to lead the Department of Homeland Security is creating a vacancy that Republicans wonder if they’ll be able to fill: Unofficial liaison to the House. It’s an informal role, and one that didn’t truly exist prior to Mullin arriving. But the Oklahoma Republican has been...
Parents and educators are navigating difficult conversations about the war with Iran as students of all ages see disturbing news and images online from the conflict. From the deaths of U.S. service members to a strike on an Iranian school killing more than 150 people, the horrors of war are getting harder to avoid for children. Experts warn it is a...
When President Trump gave his first press conference since the start of the Iran war, he brushed past Vice President Vance, instead lavishing praise on Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “Marco Rubio is doing a great job. I think he’s going to go down as the greatest secretary of State in history,” Trump told reporters Monday. “He’s...
The former Justice Department attorney who complained to a federal judge about being overwhelmed by the caseload resulting from the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations announced on Wednesday that she is running for Congress. Julie Le, who is running as a Democrat to challenge incumbent Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), lists immigration reform, education funding and...
Canadian investor Kevin O’Leary addressed the issue of spiking oil prices on Wednesday amid the U.S.’s ongoing military operations against Iran, saying it will be the “granddaddy issue” in the midterms. O’Leary made the remarks to Fox News’s Martha MacCallum ahead of Trump’s speech in Kentucky on Wednesday afternoon. “This affordability speech, it’ll be about...
President Trump endorsed Texas Republican Brandon Herrera in the race to replace outgoing Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) on Wednesday evening. Gonzales dropped out of the race under pressure from GOP leadership after it became public that he had an affair with a former staffer in his office, who later died by suicide. Herrera, the top...
Pentagon officials told lawmakers during a briefing on Tuesday that the approximate cost of war against Iran is more than $11.3 billion in the first six days of action, a source briefed on the figure told The Hill on Wednesday. The figure was relayed to senators during a classified briefing on Capitol Hill, appearing to...
President Trump called Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) a "racist" on Wednesday evening, in a continuation of his long-standing feud with California's top official. The president reacted to a comment Newsom made during a stop on his book tour last month, calling it "the most self-destructive interview I've ever seen" in a Truth Social post. "In...
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday condemned the strikes on an Iranian elementary school amid growing discontent from European leaders about ongoing joint U.S.-Israeli military operations in Iran. In a speech in front of the country’s Parliament in Rome, Meloni said the attack fell “outside the scope of international law.” “I express firm condemnation...
