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2026-04-05

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2026-04-05

House Republican says he doesn’t think ground troops will be needed to open the Strait of Hormuz

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on Sunday said he doesn’t think a ground invasion will be needed to open the Strait of Hormuz as the critical choke point has remained closed for more than a month.  Iran has...

2026-04-05

Marjorie Taylor Greene rails against ‘insane’ Trump after Easter Iran threat

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Sunday slammed President Trump’s message to Iran earlier in the day, saying he is “insane” and “not a Christian.” Early Sunday morning, Trump wrote on his...

2026-04-05

CIA ‘deception campaign’ bought time for rescue of downed airman

The downing of a U.S. fighter jet over Iranian airspace Friday set off a scramble to rescue an American airman inside hostile territory.

2026-04-05

How the GOP’s fraud crackdown could impact the midterms

While many Republicans approve of tackling fraud, the Trump administration’s recent efforts may not be enough to overcome concerns about higher costs.

2026-04-05

Moore: Ending foreign wars ‘best thing that we could do’ to lower gas prices

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said during an interview broadcast Sunday that ending foreign wars is “the best thing that we could do” to lower gas prices — comments that come amid the U.S.-Israeli confl...

2026-04-05

NASA administrator defends Trump’s proposed budget cuts

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Sunday backed the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts to his agency, as the Artemis II mission continues. “Yes, of course I do,” Isaacman said on CNN’s “St...

2026-04-05

Khanna: Those saying ‘don’t engage’ with personalities like Hasan Piker ‘will cost us future elections’

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday said that those who push to not “engage” with popular Twitch streamer and left-wing political commentator Hasan Piker “will cost us future elections.” “The lesson o...

2026-04-05

Gallego on possible 2028 presidential run: ‘We have to look at it;

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) floated a possible 2028 presidential run in a Sunday interview touting his ability to resonate with Latino voters and regain support from the working-class population for ...

2026-04-05

Trump says to not expect Cabinet shake-up after Bondi, Noem firings

President Trump warned against reading into reports of an impending Cabinet shake-up during a brief phone interview on Sunday. Trump told The Hill that reports of staffing shake-ups should not be read...

2026-04-05

Florida communities with highest climate change risk face new Tallahassee hurdles

A bill that passed Florida’s Legislature would prevent local governments from capping greenhouse gas emissions.

2026-04-05

Top Armed Services Democrat says Iran war ‘mistake in large part because of the cost’

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Sunday slammed the war in Iran for swallowing money allocated to military defense and said repeated strikes are only hardening the regime overseas.  “I think this war was ...

2026-04-05

Trump declines to rule out ground troops if Iran doesn’t make a deal

President Trump said in a brief phone interview with The Hill on Sunday that he is not ruling out ground troops in Iran if Tehran does not make a deal.  “No,” Trump told The Hill when asked if he woul...

2026-04-05

‘Affordability’ could eventually bite Democrats in the bum

Democrats are focusing on affordability in the midterm elections, but without a longer-term vision, they risk being exposed for 2028 and beyond, as there is no quick fix to the entrenched economic rea...

2026-04-05

Jeffries calls on Johnson to end House recess amid DHS funding lapse

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday called on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring the lower chamber back from recess to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). T...

2026-04-05

The war in Iran is showing why the US needs diverse energy resources

In a world where energy is a weapon, energy security and affordability require diversity in energy sources.

2026-04-05

Politicians are debuting holograms at airports. It’s either innovation or the ‘height of inauthenticity.’

From Jacksonville to San Francisco and Las Vegas, holograms are starting to make inroads in American politics.

2026-04-05

Trump roils NATO as pressure builds over Strait of Hormuz

The Trump administration’s mounting frustration with NATO allies over their refusal to join the Iran war has policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic bracing for change.  President Trump would need ...

2026-04-05

House Republican: ‘Only purpose’ for US boots on the ground in Iran is ‘to get the enriched uranium’

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said Sunday that “the only purpose that I could see” for U.S. troops on the ground in Iran “would be to get the enriched uranium.” “I think the question, moving forward, with...

2026-04-05