The mad and bad Roman emperor, Caligula, made his horse a senator. So the scope for mad and bad political choices is wide. After winning the Democratic primary in Maine on Tuesday, essentially unopposed, Graham Platner is feeling his oats. And he might gallop all the way to the U.S. Senate in November, despite being […]

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has proven its worth as a hedge against the energy shocks of conflicts like the wars in Ukraine and Iran. But what if the United States were sitting on another energy reserve that has been quietly accumulating for decades and that Washington has persistently mismanaged? The roughly 95,000 metric tons of […]

The annual inflation rate increased to its highest point in three years as the cost of energy and other goods rose due to the Iran war, according to data released by the Department of Labor on Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI), a popular gauge of inflation, rose 4.2 percent over the past 12 months...

President Trump on Wednesday said Iran "will have to pay the price" for stalled peace negotiations and after the U.S. launched renewed strikes against Iran after a U.S. helicopter was shot down and Tehran retaliated. "Iran’s Military is a complete and total mess," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Much of it, like their Navy and...

In his efforts to distance himself from the dollar and the United States, Lula has increased his dependence on China.

Customers don't resent higher prices nearly as much as they resent being nickel and dimed. 

A note for Gavel readers: The Gavel is becoming part of The Hill Insider — our new premium access digital subscription launching July 2026. As a Hill Insider subscriber, your weekly legal and policy briefing continues, now with live editor calls, exclusive analysis, and direct access to the journalists covering the cases and decisions that...

President Trump late Tuesday shared a clip from the series "The West Wing" dismissing the concept of a "proportional response" after the U.S. launched a new round of strikes on Iran in retaliation for an attack on an Apache helicopter. The president first shared on Truth Social the statement issued by U.S. Central Command (Centcom)...

The structural damage from the Commerce Clause era has not been repaired.

In today's issue: ▪ Iran responds to U.S. strikes overnight ▪ Platner glides to nomination in Maine ▪ Reconciliation bill heads to Trump’s desk ▪ U.S. contends with spreading screwworm Iran responded overnight to U.S. retaliatory strikes with attacks of its own targeting American bases and other sites in allied countries across the Middle East, posing perhaps...