Barrett notes ‘messy’ outcomes of Trump’s birthright executive order

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 8:53 pm

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday questioned Solicitor General D. John Sauer on what she dubbed the potentially “messy” applications of President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. “I can imagine it being messy on some applications,” Barrett told Sauer, regarding Trump’s Day 1 executive order limiting birthright citizenship to those born in...

Pelosi: 'Be on guard' for 'fake count' in midterm elections

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 8:47 pm

House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) warned that Republicans could manipulate voting machines to “create a false count” in the upcoming midterm elections. Pelosi told MS NOW’s Ali Vitali in an interview that aired Tuesday that the Democratic Party is working to secure this election through litigation, legislation and communication with voters.  “But in addition...

FDA grants speedy approval to Eli Lilly weight-loss pill

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 8:13 pm

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new once-daily weight-loss pill from Eli Lilly, adding to the bevy of GLP-1 medications available in the consumer marketplace. The drug manufacturer announced on Tuesday that the company would begin shipping orforglipron, branded as Foundayo, as soon as Monday following approval from federal regulators. Prescribed as a...

Newsmax primetime host rips Hegseth over Kid Rock helicopter fly-by

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 7:54 pm

One of Newsmax's primetime hosts on Wednesday ripped into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after two AH-64 Apache helicopters flew near Kid Rock's Nashville, Tenn., home. "So what if those 'fly boys' flew by Madonna’s house and Took a Bow?" anchor Greg Kelly wrote on the social platform X. "Or Robert DeNiro. That would Not be...

Live updates: Trump-appointed justices seem unswayed by arguments to end birthright citizenship

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 7:45 pm

Even with President Trump in the courtroom to hear his solicitor general's arguments on why an executive order ending birthright citizenship should be upheld, the Supreme Court on Wednesday, justices did not appear likely to take his side. The president attended oral arguments for about two hours; he is believed to be the first sitting...

Tariff refund payments may take up to 45 days once system operational: Customs

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 7:27 pm

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a Tuesday filing said tariff refund payments may take up to 45 days to review and process once its new claims portal system is operational. The U.S. Court of International Trade is overseeing the process for tariff refunds to importers who paid levies issued by the Trump administration. ...

NATO ambassador says Trump 'reevaluating' US involvement in alliance

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 7:07 pm

The U.S. ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) indicated President Trump is “reevaluating” the country’s membership in the international military alliance on Wednesday. “I think that it’s very clear right now that President Trump is evaluating and reevaluating everything,” Matt Whitaker told Newsmax. “Whether that is our involvement with NATO, whether that is...

Schumer on Trump mail-in voting order: 'This too will fail'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 6:59 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday slammed President Trump’s recent executive order cracking down on mail-in voting, calling the move “just the latest in a series of frantic efforts by Donald Trump to rig elections for Republicans.” “Donald Trump and his MAGA cronies have done everything they can to deprive millions of Americans...

Trump: Tiger Woods seeking treatment a 'good thing'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 6:56 pm

President Trump is voicing his support for golf superstar Tiger Woods after the five-time Masters champion announced this week he is stepping back from the game to focus on his health. Woods announced on Tuesday he was stepping away from golf "for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health." "This...

Rubio NATO tweet from 2023 goes viral after Trump threats

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 6:54 pm

A more than two-year-old social media post by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in which he asserted that U.S. presidents should not be able to unilaterally pull out of NATO resurfaced Wednesday after President Trump said he would reconsider U.S. membership in the alliance once the conflict with Iran ends. “No U.S. President should be...

Here are the very rare exceptions to birthright citizenship in the US

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 6:27 pm

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case involving President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, putting the 14th Amendment back in the legal spotlight. The amendment, ratified in 1868 amid Reconstruction, states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United...

Trump: US only country 'stupid enough' to allow birthright citizenship

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 6:21 pm

President Trump fired off a short TruthSocial post shortly after oral arguments wrapped up for the birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court, slamming the challenge to one of his Day 1 executive orders. "We are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow 'Birthright' Citizenship!" he wrote. It was the only time...

DeSantis signs Florida version of SAVE Act into law

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 6:19 pm

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Wednesday signed a statewide version of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act into law that requires residents in the Sunshine State to show proof of citizenship before voting in elections.  DeSantis said he’s “not anticipating” that the federal version of the legislation, which President Trump has been pushing...

Watch live: Artemis II crew set to launch as NASA eyes return to moon

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 6:16 pm

NASA’s Artemis II test flight is set to launch later Wednesday, marking the first crewed mission to head toward the moon in more than five decades. The crew, including U.S. astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, are set to take a 10-day voyage orbiting the moon. During...

Trump, GOP’s Thune, Johnson reach deal on funding DHS

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 6:13 pm

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Wednesday announced a deal that if accepted by their members would end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The two GOP leaders said they will pursue a two-track plan endorsed earlier in the day by President Trump to end the...