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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine will speak with reporters Friday morning as tensions remain high over the conflict in Iran and the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. The briefing also comes after President Trump announced on Thursday that Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their temporary truce...

Trump administration envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will head Saturday to Pakistan for a new round of talks with the Iranians, the White House announced Friday. Vice President Vance will not join them but is on standby. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine gave a brief update...

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face questioning from the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget requests and the "Make America Healthy Again" agenda. Kennedy will likely be grilled by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who chairs the HELP committee, over sweeping changes...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will testify before a Senate Appropriations Committee panel on Wednesday morning about President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request and likely fallout from the Supreme Court's blow to his tariff agenda. The high court in February struck down the bulk of Trump's emergency import taxes, which the president argued would boost investment...