Oil prices rose Monday, after the Iranian-backed Houthis launched attacks on two airports in Saudi Arabia over the weekend. Brent Crude, the international benchmark, closed at nearly $106 per barrel as of late Monday afternoon, up roughly $1.20 from closing time Friday. The price of Brent Crude peaked at $107.33 earlier in the day. West...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday he was unsure how the Iran war will end, with the eight-month mark of the conflict nearing. “I don't know what ‘crying uncle’ is in Farsi, but they're going to be crying uncle. You know, they are collapsing. They can't pay their soldiers. And Rachel, I don't know how...
In today's issue: ▪ Debate night in South Carolina ▪ Russia deal faces backlash ▪ DOJ investigating news outlets ▪ Mike Johnson’s uncertain future Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and her Democratic opponent Annie Andrews went head-to-head Sunday night for their first and likely only debate in a contest that favors the GOP but looks increasingly...
Institutions built to resolve constitutional crises are only as strong as the trust people place in them. So what happens when the media actively work to undermine them?
Staring down a midterm Election Day that is looking increasingly bleak for Republicans, GOP candidates and President Trump are turning to major names in sports for a jolt of energy and publicity. Several current and former pro athletes in recent weeks have stumped for Republicans on the campaign trail or introduced GOP hopefuls to crowds...
Politicians eyeing a White House run typically utter the words “I'm not interested” in running for president. Much of the time, the politicians inevitably jump into the race. And sometimes — as was the case with Barack Obama when he famously declared in 2006 that he “will not” run for president — they win. But...
A push to force all migrants to await deportation from detention and other Trump administration immigration policies have pushed the number of cases to record highs for the Department of Justice (DOJ) branch that handles such litigation. The Hill recently obtained internal DOJ metrics showing staff levels have plummeted while the department is also handling...
The race for control of the Senate is heating up, with forecasters increasingly moving races in the Democrats' direction less than a month out from the election. Last week, nonpartisan election forecasters Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball from the University of Virginia Center for Politics shifted Senate races in Kansas, New Hampshire,...
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), the Senate Majority Whip, on Sunday expressed concern about the recent reporting on U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle and her finances. “Well, what we've seen in the reports is very troubling. It's concerning. And I'm sure there's going to be an investigation. I would assume the State Department would be...
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) again slammed President Trump on Sunday, continuing a longstanding feud between the president and his former supporter, calling him “America last.” Greene on Sunday posted a screenshot of an email from what appeared to be Trump’s campaign, with a line in the message reading “Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor, did I...
A bipartisan group of seven lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee condemned President Trump’s recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which would lift sanctions on Russia and permit the flow of its oil into the global economy. “Congress explicitly banned Russian energy imports in 2022 to prevent American dollars from financing Putin’s brutal...
