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Dirk Kempthorne, former Idaho governor and U.S. Interior secretary, dies at 74

Former Idaho Gov. and U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has died at age 74, his family said in a written statement Saturday.

LA County supervisor thanks Trump for meeting on wildfire recovery, says other states ‘in line’ asking for FEMA help

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger (R) on Friday thanked President Trump for meeting with her and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) about wildfire recovery efforts, but noted that other states are "in line" requesting assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Barger told CNN's Elex Michaelson that she spoke with lawmakers on...

National Science Board members told by Trump administration they were terminated: Report

The Trump administration on Friday told several scientists on the National Science Foundation's (NSF) board that they were terminated from their roles, The Washington Post reported. The White House Presidential Personnel Office's message to members of the National Science Board thanked them for their service, according to screenshots shared with the outlet. "On behalf of...

Trump tells reporters US received new proposal from Iran after trip cancellation

President Trump said his administration received a new proposal from Iran after he canceled a U.S. delegation’s trip to Islamabad for a second round of peace deal talks. “They gave us a paper that should have been better. And interestingly, immediately, when I canceled it, within 10 minutes, we got a new paper that was...

Trump rushed away from White House correspondents’ dinner as shots fired

President Donald Trump was rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner after a sudden disturbance sent attendees ducking for cover as Secret Service intervened. The cause of the incident remains unclear.

Suspect arrested after OpenAI CEO Altman’s home targeted with Molotov cocktail

A 20-year-old suspect was taken into custody on Friday morning after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail toward OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home in San Francisco, the company confirmed to The Associated Press. The San Francisco Police Department said in a statement that officers responded to a residence in the North Beach area around 4:12 a.m....

Huckabee says he lived in one room for 6 weeks before Iran ceasefire

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Friday described his living situation prior to the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, saying he lived in one room and had very limited movement. “After 6 wks of living at command center in one room w/ 2 dogs, sleeping on cots, making meals in microwave & hot...

Bessent summons bank executives over Anthropic cyber risk

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell brought together a group of bank executives this week to discuss cybersecurity concerns in the wake of Anthropic’s new Mythos model, multiple people familiar with the meeting told The Hill. The meeting, held at the Treasury Department on Tuesday, came as Anthropic announced its latest...

Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking Massachusetts voter data

A federal judge in Boston dismissed a lawsuit from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that sought access to Massachusetts state voter rolls amid the Trump administration's push for registration lists from nearly every state. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin wrote in his Thursday ruling that the DOJ's request "fails for the simple reason that the...

Stephanie Grisham on Trump knowing nothing about first lady’s Epstein statement: ‘I called BS’

Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham was skeptical Thursday about President Trump’s statement he was unaware of what first lady Melania Trump was going to say at her White House press event, in which she denied any relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “And I‘m going to say I called BS on our...

Bolton: Iran ‘senses weakness,’ is going to ‘push and push’

Former national security adviser John Bolton on Thursday said Iran's government "senses weakness" and will "push and push" President Trump until the Middle Eastern country is able to get concessions from him. Iranian officials will hold negotiations with a U.S. delegation comprising Vice President Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner in...

Don’t fall for Trump’s lies — FISA 702 endangers your privacy

Congress must pass real reforms and protections to FISA 702 before it expires on April 20, including a warrant requirement to ensure Americans' Fourth Amendment rights are protected.

The US sees trade allies more like adversaries

The traditional “free trade agreement premium” has effectively disappeared.

Inflation climbs to 4-year high as Iran war drives up energy prices

🎤 Plus: Melania Trump denies Epstein ties in surprise statement {beacon} Happy Friday! The Artemis II astronauts are set to splash down to Earth this evening! The capsule will lose communication with Mission Control for about six minutes while it falls through the atmosphere. Oh, and parachutes will slow it down from about 25,000 mph...

How outsized budget deficits impact the Fed’s decisions

Large fiscal imbalances leave the Fed in a box that limits its ability to lower rates. 

Fetterman: ‘Insane’ for Democrats to view Israel negatively

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), a fierce advocate for Israel, on Thursday slammed the increasing Democratic criticism of the country over its joint operations with the U.S. against Iran.  The lawmaker cited a Pew Research survey released this week, which found that 80 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents have a negative view of Israel. “That’s...

Trump rips Wall Street Journal: ‘One of the worst’

President Trump on Thursday slammed the Wall Street Journal, panning the editorial board for claiming his declaration of victory amid the Iran conflict was “premature." “The Wall Street Journal, one of the worst and most inaccurate “Editorial Boards” in the World, stated that I ‘declared premature victory in Iran,’” Trump posted to Truth Social. “Actually,...

Former NATO commander: ‘Nonsense’ for Iran to say Strait of Hormuz is open

Former NATO commander James Stavridis on Friday dismissed Iran's declaration that the Strait of Hormuz is open amid a shaky ceasefire with the U.S. as "nonsense." Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said the strait was open, but vessels would need to coordinate with Iran's military, citing "technical restrictions because of the war zone and because...

White House staff warned against insider trading amid Iran war

The White House warned staff last month against using nonpublic information to trade on financial markets, as a series of well-timed bets on oil and prediction markets related to the war in Iran have raised concerns about insider trading. A White House official confirmed to The Hill that an email was sent to staff. The...

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