Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is refusing to rule out U.S. boots on the ground in Iran as the joint military operations with Israel against the country enter a second week. During a “60 Minutes” interview with CBS News’s Major Garrett that aired late Sunday, Hegseth confirmed that U.S. forces were not on the ground in...
A federal judge gave the Trump administration some breathing room to process tariff refunds after Customs and Border Protection (CBP) indicated it needed 45 days to set up an automated system. U.S. Court of International Trade Judge Richard Eaton had ordered immediate compliance, but he pushed back the timeline after fielding CBP officials’ concerns at a Friday hearing. The judge has now ordered a...
President Trump on Monday is scheduled to address Republicans at their annual retreat in Miami. House Republicans are gathering at Trump’s Doral, Fla., resort for a three-day issues conference aimed at charting their legislative agenda for the year ahead and sharpening their message for the 2026 midterm elections. The meeting comes after a turbulent week for...
Policymakers, pundits and the press go on TV to strenuously assert that the president “owes” the American people an explanation. But in reality, it is wholly unrealistic to expect the president to fully disclose the totality of American objectives for all the world to see.
Travelers are complaining about hours-long delays at airports across the country as the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stretches into its fourth week. Major airport hubs including Charlotte Douglas International, William P. Hobby Airport in Houston and New Orleans International Airport are urging passengers to arrive hours ahead of their...
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Sunday called on President Trump to immediately release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve amid rising oil and gas prices caused by the military conflict in Iran. Oil prices jumped to nearly $120 a barrel before dropping some on Monday as missile strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliatory...
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Trump puts pressure on Thune ▪ Iran chooses new supreme leader ▪ Trust in public health institutions drops ▪ Officials investigate U.S. Embassy explosion President Trump’s declared refusal to sign any legislation until Congress passes a key bill that would add new voting requirements...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that “there will be more casualties” in the ongoing U.S. operation against Iran, with seven American service members having died so far in the fighting. “The president's been right to say there will be casualties. Things like this don't happen without casualties,” Hegseth said in an interview that aired on...
Enrique Tarrio, a far-right activist and former Proud Boys national chair, posted a photo of himself with Secretary of State Marco Rubio taken at the inaugural "Shield of the Americas" summit in Florida on Saturday. Tarrio posted the photo on Saturday on the social platform X with a caption that read, in part, "Proud of...
