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Markwayne Mullin set to step into limelight with DHS nod

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) is set to step into the spotlight as he readies to take on the unexpected challenge of replacing Kristi Noem atop the...

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Al Weaver

Ben Stiller asks White House to remove 'Tropic Thunder' clip from Iran video: 'War is not a movie'

Ben Stiller criticized the White House on Friday for using a clip from his 2008 satirical action movie "Tropic Thunder." The Trump administration...

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Sarah Davis

Lev Parnas jumps into Florida House race as Democrat

Lev Parnas, a former Rudy Giuliani associate and ally of President Trump, announced this week he’s running as a Democrat in a House race in Florida....

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Sarah Davis

House Democrat seeks to bar Trump from closing Kennedy Center for renovations

Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) on Friday filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to block President Trump from closing the Kennedy Center after he...

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Ryan Mancini

Unproven Trump autism claim affected care: Research

President Trump's urging of pregnant women to avoid taking Tylenol last year on the unfounded claim that it could be linked to autism in children...

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Joseph Choi

Watch live: Trump hosts roundtable on future of college sports

President Trump on Friday afternoon will host a roundtable at the White House centered on college sports and reforms to the NCAA. Trump earlier this...

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The Hill Staff

Mace lauds Trump's firing of Noem as 'right call' after controversial ads

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Friday that President Trump made the “right call” by ousting Kristi Noem from the Department of Homeland...

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Sophie Brams

BP foreign staff evacuate from Iraq oil field due to drones: Report

"We are taking all necessary steps to ⁠support our partners and ensure the safety ​of our people," a BP spokesperson told Reuters.

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Zach Kaplan

El Mencho’s fall is good news for the US

The death of El Mencho has created an opportunity to disrupt the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and reduce the flow of fentanyl into the U.S., but only...

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Santiago Vidal Calvo

Daryl Hannah denounces her 'appalling' and 'false' depiction in JFK Jr. 'Love Story' series

Actor Daryl Hannah sharply condemned her depiction in the John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-centered “Love Story” TV series, calling it...

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Fiona Bork

Restore the shah — and finally free Iran

The Iranian theocratic regime is cracking, and a transition to a constitutional monarchy could provide the Iranian people with freedom and dignity,...

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Charles K. Djou, Opinion Contributor

UK deputy prime minister says there could be 'legal basis' for British jets striking Iranian missile sites

David Lammy, the United Kingdom’s deputy prime minister, raised eyebrows among British politicians on Friday after suggesting there was a “legal...

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Sophie Brams

Alan Greenspan at 100: The 'quiet God in the machine?'

Alan Greenspan served as the 13th chair of the Federal Reserve for 18 and a half years, during which time the US experienced the Great Moderation of...

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Eliot Wilson, Opinion Contributor

Wall Street Journal cheers Noem ouster, calls for changes to immigration enforcement

The Wall Street Journal editorial board praised President Trump’s decision to “finally” replace Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary...

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Fiona Bork

With media distrust at an all-time high, journalists must do some soul-searching

According to Gallup, only 28 percent of Americans trust the media to report the news accurately and fairly, and until the press is willing to apply...

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Bernard Goldberg, Opinion Contributor

Donald Trump Jr. boosts Paxton's SAVE Act push

Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President Trump, celebrated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) support for the Safeguard American Voter...

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Sarah Davis

Final Trump ballroom vote set for April

The National Capital Planning Commission set an early April date to approve President Trump’s controversial plan to add a ballroom to the White...

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Fiona Bork

Colbert mocks Noem over ouster: 'She's a domestic terrorist who deserves to go to Gitmo'

Late night host Stephen Colbert mocked Kristi Noem’s ouster as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday, throwing back at her the...

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Sarah Davis

Florida Bar says it 'erroneously' stated Halligan is under investigation

Florida’s bar says it “erroneously” stated that an ethics investigation is underway against Lindsey Halligan, the ex-U.S. attorney in the...

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Ella Lee

Wright says gas prices will fall in 'weeks' not 'months' amid Iran turmoil

Energy Secretary Chris Wright is projecting that gas prices will fall within “weeks, not months” amid growing concern about energy instability as...

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Sophie Brams

Trump clarifies his goals for Iran

12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here. 🔎 Plus: DOJ releases more Epstein files related to Trump allegations {beacon} Happy...

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Cate Martel

Pokémon Company calls out White House over game-themed 'MAGA' post

Once again, the folks behind the massively popular Pokémon franchise have issued a statement distancing themselves from the Trump administration's...

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Michael Bartiromo

Ex-Marine forcibly removed from hearing vows to continue Senate campaign

The ex-Marine who was forcibly removed by police from a congressional hearing for protesting Wednesday said the incident made him “only more...

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Sarah Davis

Tax reformists shouldn’t urge even more tax overreach

Believing in limited government means defending its limits, even when they frustrate our policy preferences.

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Joshua Rowley, Opinion Contributor

NC Republicans welcome Noem's firing if it brings FEMA changes

Two North Carolina Republicans signaled support Thursday for a change in leadership at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) if it meant disaster...

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Sophie Brams

Trump says he would be open to another religious leader in Iran

President Trump said on Friday that he would be open to having another religious figure to lead Iran following a joint U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign...

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Julia Manchester

A ‘friendly’ takeover? Why Cubans distrust US power.

For many Cubans who care deeply about their country’s independence, American interest inspires less hope than unease.

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Mark Kawar, Opinion Contributor

DOJ publishes some missing Epstein files with uncorroborated Trump claims

The Justice Department has released more documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files related to allegations against President Trump, a move that came...

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Rebecca Beitsch

Walz suggests Minnesota officials will investigate Noem

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz vowed further consequences against outgoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Kristi Noem, after President Trump announced...

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Sarah Davis

Yosemite ranger fired over trans flag says Trump 'scaring us into silence'

As the legal battle over the firing of Yosemite National Park ranger Shannon “SJ” Joslin heats up, Joslin tells The Hill that their termination is...

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Max Rego

Trump administration, Venezuela reestablishing diplomatic ties after Maduro capture

The United States and Venezuela agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations, two months after President Trump launched a military operation that...

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Laura Kelly

How to watch Jesse Jackson funeral in Chicago

The funeral for the late civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson is being held at the House of Hope in Chicago on Friday afternoon. The service at 752...

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Fiona Bork

Watch live: Jesse Jackson funeral in Chicago

The funeral for the late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is being held in Chicago on Friday afternoon. Jackson, 84, died earlier this month after...

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The Hill Staff

Petraeus argues US now has 'air supremacy' over Iran

Former CIA Director David Petraeus, who also previously served as commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), argued Wednesday that the U.S. military...

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Sophie Brams

Operation Epic Fury: 'Tell me how this ends.'

With the air war begun in Iran, we are only now seeing how the Iraq War ends, 25 years later.

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Dov Zakheim, Opinion Contributor

Former acting DHS chief on Noem's ouster: 'We saw this coming'

Former acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf on Friday said “we saw this coming” after President Trump announced he was...

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Fiona Bork

Will the 2026 midterms be a ‘blue wave’? Here’s what to watch as polling ramps up

Despite its flaws and shortcomings, polling remains the primary prism through which journalists, pundits and the public at large evaluate the ebb and...

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W. Joseph Campbell, Opinion Contributor

Trump on whether Americans should fear Iran reprisals in US: 'I guess'

President Trump responded to rising fears of retaliation from Iran on the U.S. military, as the conflict ramps up in the Middle East. When asked...

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Sarah Davis

Look out: Trump has entered his legacy-seeking phase

This may explain several recent Trumpian enthusiasms.

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Matt Lewis, Opinion Contributor

Trump vows ‘no deal’ with Iran except ‘unconditional surrender’

President Trump on Friday called for Iran’s unconditional surrender as necessary to end the war, which was launched by the U.S. and Israel last...

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Laura Kelly

'I couldn't save my daughter': Father of girl buried in suitcase in Ohio speaks for first time

The father of one of two young girls killed and buried in suitcases in Collinwood, Ohio told Nexstar's WJW Thursday that he tried for years to get his...

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Tino bovenzi

Trump on Iran leadership: ‘Clean out everything’

President Trump reupped his calls on Thursday for regime change in Iran nearly a week after the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on the Middle...

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Sarah Davis

Trump mourns Lou Holtz: 'True American Patriot'

President Trump is mourning the death of legendary football coach Lou Holtz, who passed away Thursday at the age of 89, remembering him as a “true...

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Sophie Brams

Democrat Welch praises Markwayne Mullin, Trump's DHS pick to replace Noem, as ‘competent,‘ 'honest’

Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) says that Senate will confirm Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace Kristi Noem as secretary of Homeland Security,...

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Alexander Bolton

A practical way to stop changing clocks twice a year

Why are we still doing this?

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Harris cohen

Live updates: Trump wants new Iranian leadership; war sends gas prices soaring

Iran and Lebanon were pummeled overnight, as President Trump said he wants to "clean out everything" when it comes to Iranian leadership as the...

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The Hill Staff

Trump’s 2026 trade agenda mistakes reshuffling deficits for strategy

Industrial revival requires investing in competitiveness, not reshuffling bilateral trade accounts.

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Marc L. Busch, Opinion Contributor

US loses 92,000 jobs in February, falling far short of expected gain

The U.S. lost 92,000 jobs in February and the jobless rate rose to 4.4 percent, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

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Sylvan Lane

Whole Hog Politics: Reality bites Noem

[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 a.m. ET at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political...

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Chris Stirewalt

Trump has been right about oil all along

The war in Iran is once again proving that oil is an essential geopolitical weapon.

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Liz Peek, Opinion Contributor