Iran responded to President Trump’s Wednesday evening address with a barrage of attacks on Israel and other Gulf states, showcasing its defiance amid alleged ceasefire negotiations. “The centers you think you have targeted are insignificant, and our strategic military productions take place in locations of which you have no knowledge and will never reach,” Lt....
Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Trump defends Iran operation ▪ GOP backs DHS funding plan ▪ NATO withdrawal floated ▪ Surgeon general confirmation stalled President Trump took his case on the Iran war directly to the American people from the White House for the first time since the U.S. offensive...
Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) is leading in the Republican primary for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat, according to new polling data published Thursday. The Emerson College Polling/FOX56 survey found that 28 percent of likely GOP Kentucky voters support the sitting lawmaker in the primary contest. Barr is up against Attorney General Daniel Cameron and businessman Nate...
President Trump is ramping up his war on mail-in voting with a new attempt to reshape how elections are run ahead of this year’s high-stakes midterms. Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to limit mail-in ballots, mandating the creation of a list of eligible voters in each state and restricting absentee ballots to voters...
President Trump’s approval numbers have slipped in recent weeks, hovering near the lowest levels of his second term, as Americans — including his conservative base — grow increasingly wary of a prolonged war in Iran that could portend trouble for the U.S. economy. Recent polling from YouGov and The Economist has Trump’s approval rating down...
Former Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent said U.S. President Donald Trump can only claim victory in the Iran war once he has restrained Israel.