Sen. Chris Murphy's comment calling ships bypassing the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz "awesome" earned him the beratement of Senate Republicans and the White House, even though the Connecticut Democrat said he was being sarcastic.
Sen. Thom Tillis said Tuesday that he fully supports Kevin Warsh's nomination to be the next Federal Reserve chair, but will continue to block confirmation until the Justice Department drops its investigation into current Chairman Jerome Powell.
President Trump on Friday evening said he will order the release of all government records related to aviator Amelia Earhart and her “last, fatal flight.” “I have been asked by many people about the life and times of Amelia Earhart, such an interesting story, and would I consider declassifying and releasing everything about her, in...
President Trump on Friday night touted “inspired and productive discussions” focused around Israel’s military conflict in Gaza, just days after blaming other countries for setting back his efforts. “Intense negotiations have been going on for four days, and will continue for as long as necessary in order to get a Successfully Completed Agreement,” Trump wrote...
Former Vice President Kamala Harris bashed the federal government's indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, calling it “painful to see” on Friday. “It’s frustrating, but more than that, it’s painful to see,” Harris told CNN. “It’s painful to see. I mean what’s happening with Comey: Are you f‑‑‑ing kidding me? The United States Department...
Former FBI Director James Comey told CNN in the months before his indictment that President Trump couldn’t “get over” him. “I often joke I’m the relationship that Trump can’t get over, wakes up in the middle of the night thinking about me and how I'm living my best life,” Comey said in a May 2025...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned Friday that the Trump administration’s actions could destabilize the Middle East amid deteriorating relations with the United States. “President Trump has said that his administration has come to create peace but the path that they have embarked upon will set fire to the entire region,” Pezeshkian said in an appearance...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} View Online Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump’s new tariffs plan raises more questions President Trump announced new pharmaceutical tariffs on Thursday, threatening a 100 percent tariff on companies who are not building pharmaceutical manufacturing plants in the U.S. beginning on Oct. 1. But...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two counts Thursday, just days after President Trump signaled to Attorney General Pam Bondi that the department should prosecute more of the president’s political foes. In a Truth Social post last week, the president asked Bondi why Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and New...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Mikie Sherill's military records cause a stir Top Democrats on Capitol Hill are demanding an investigation into the release of former Rep. Mikie Sherill’s (D) military records weeks before New Jersey’s gubernatorial election. Greg Nash The...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Friday detained the superintendent of Iowa's Des Moines Public Schools, who they say is living in the U.S. without authorization. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ICE’s parent agency, confirmed the arrest of Superintendent Ian Roberts, 54, in a Friday press release, stating that he received “a final...
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to allow the Trump administration keep frozen billions of dollars in foreign aid that is set to expire next week, the latest turn in a lengthy legal saga over the congressionally appropriated funds. The emergency intervention came at the administration’s urging to lift a lower court’s ruling ordering it...
Google on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court injunction requiring the company to make changes to its Google Play Store after Fortnite maker Epic Games challenged the app store’s practices and won. The tech giant asked Justice Elena Kagan, who oversees emergency requests from the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of...
A federal judge this week blocked the Trump administration from conditioning disaster and security funds for states on their immigration policies. Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued terms and conditions for federal grants, which state that grant recipients must coordinate and cooperate with immigration officials. Twenty Democrat-led states sued over the use...
