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Watch live: Rubio leads White House briefing as hostilities rise in Strait of Hormuz

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will brief reporters from the White House on Tuesday as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz. The press conference comes a day after Iran and the U.S. exchanged fire after the Trump administration began “Project Freedom,” an effort to guide some ships through the strait, a key oil shipping...

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Live updates: Rubio warns Iran's 'insane in the brain' leaders not to test Trump 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday afternoon that the Iranian regime's "insane in the brain" leaders should not test President Trump as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz. Rubio became the first person to stand in for White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt as she begins her maternity leave, warning Iran not to...

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Live updates: Stars arrive at Met Gala 2026, US, Iran trade fire amid Strait of Hormuz tension

Stars have begun arriving at the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to attend Monday's Met Gala. This year’s event is co-chaired by Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour, with Anthony Vaccarello and Zoë Kravitz serving as committee co-chairs. The theme for this year is “Costume Art,” and...

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Live updates: Trump tells Congress Iran ceasefire stopped 60-day clock

President Trump formally informed Congress in a letter Friday that the ongoing ceasefire with Iran extended the timeline between the start of the war and the 60-day deadline invoked by the War Powers Act. Friday marks 60 days since the president officially notified lawmakers of the U.S. military's operations in Iran that began on Feb....

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Live updates: Hegseth takes heat in Senate; DHS funding bill heads to Trump's desk

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is back in the hot seat Thursday, facing questions from senators over the ongoing Iran war and President Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget request a day after clashing with House Democrats. The House on Thursday passed a bill by voice vote to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security...

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Watch live: Trump signs executive order on retirement accounts

President Trump will sign an executive order expanding workers' access to retirement accounts in the Oval Office on Thursday, according to the White House. He is also expected to create a government website where they can compare private-sector accounts. The online marketplace, first reported by Semafor and dubbed TrumpIRA.gov, is designed to assist Americans who...

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Live updates: Supreme Court rules on Voting Rights Act; Pentagon pegs Iran war cost so far at $25B

The House Armed Services Committee is questioning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine on Wednesday morning amid the Iran war as it hits 60 days with no imminent conclusion. It's their first of two days of hearings. Hegseth railed against the long wars pursued by past administrations as...

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Live updates: Trump hosts state dinner after King Charles's historic remarks

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the White House for a state dinner on Tuesday night, all against a backdrop of U.S.-U.K. tension. Trump described the partnership between the two countries as strong and thanked Charles for the "inheritance" the U.K. has given the U.S. Trump...

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Live updates: Leavitt calls DHS shutdown 'shameful' in wake of WHCA dinner shooting

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt opened Monday's press briefing by calling for peaceful debate and protest, an end to "the hateful and constant and violent rhetoric against President Trump" and for Congress to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which has been shut down for two and a half months. She described the shutdown...

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Watch live: Trump attends first White House Correspondents Dinner as president

President Trump is set to attend the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday evening for the first time while in the Oval Office. Trump announced in March that he would accept the invitation to the dinner "in honor of our Nation's 250th Birthday" after boycotting the event during his first administration and last year....

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California Democrats seek frontrunner; Trump’s Iran standoff escalates: Join Friday's Whole Hog

Democrats are struggling to rally behind a single contender in California’s high‑stakes gubernatorial race. Meanwhile, how long will President Trump tolerate tensions with Iran before taking further action? Plus, are Republicans preparing for the possibility of a blue wave in the upcoming midterm elections? The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon, joins NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt to...

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