And now, even though an Iran that doesn’t fund foreign terrorists, isn’t fueling a civil war in Yemen and isn’t trying to build a nuclear bomb is an absolute...
Brent crude oil prices on Thursday briefly topped $119 per barrel before dropping back down. Prices had dropped to about $112 per barrel mid-morning after spiking earlier as Iran attacked Gulf energy sites. The international benchmark climbed more than 3 percent from the day prior and continues to fluctuate amid the war in the Middle...
Illinois Lieutenant Gov. Juliana Stratton, the Democrat favored to win the race to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), says she won’t support Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) to serve another term as Senate Democratic leader. “I’ve made it clear that I would not support Chuck Schumer as leader of the Democratic caucus because I think right...
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly said Wednesday that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard “lost all credibility” with President Trump for initially opposing the U.S. raid to capture ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January. “I don't particularly care about Tulsi Gabbard and whatever she's doing. I know that she has a title there, but I also...
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and others will testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday morning on national security threats as the U.S. military operation in Iran nears the three-week mark. The hearing comes a day after Gabbard and Ratcliffe faced tense questioning in the Senate over Operation Epic...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth started a press briefing Thursday on the latest Operation Epic Fury news by blasting "ungrateful" European allies and "a dishonest" media, as the war enters Day 20. The update comes after Iran struck an oil facility in Saudi Arabia and a liquefied natural gas facility in Qatar. While both sites assess...
President Trump warned Iran against continued attacks on Qatar late Wednesday, after the Islamic Republic targeted key energy facilities in neighboring Gulf States in response to an Israeli attack on its South Pars natural gas field. Trump wrote on Truth Social that Israel “violently lashed out” at the South Pars facility “out of anger for...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine will speak to reporters Thursday morning to provide an update on the U.S. military operation in Iran. While President Trump has signaled that Operation Epic Fury has weakened Tehran both economically and militarily, he has stopped short of taking a victory lap....
Imagine waking up in Pasadena, California to the sound of complete silence. Your AI wake-up alarm of choice is silent. Your iPhone is in SOS mode, but you still can't make calls on your home network because the internet is dead. You don’t panic immediately, but then you realize the electricity is off and your...
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Mullin’s confirmation hearing ▪ US tries to limit economic impact of war ▪ Japanese prime minister visiting DC ▪ Chavez celebrations canceled Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) faced scrutiny from senators on both sides of the aisle during his confirmation hearing to lead the Department...
Former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan said Wednesday that he doesn’t believe the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran will last six more months. “From our point of view, removing a threat to global security, and definitely to Israel, because for Israel, Iran poses an existential threat, it's worth even another six months. I...
The FBI is investigating Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, who resigned earlier this week over opposition to the U.S. ongoing war with Iran, over allegedly leaking classified information, The Hill’s sister network confirmed on Wednesday. The agency’s probe was underway before Kent, a top aide to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi...
