Live updates: Hegseth says Iran faces 'most intense day' of attack

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 12:20 pm

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is holding a briefing alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine on Tuesday morning. President Trump on Monday gave conflicting messages on the progress of Operation Epic Fury, calling it a "short excursion" yet threatening more "fury" to achieve the operation's goals, as the economic ramifications of the...

Don’t expect Trump to make a deal with Iran’s new leader any time soon

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 12:00 pm

When Iran’s Assembly of Experts selected Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader, some observers held out hope that a generational transition might open a path to diplomacy. That hope is misplaced.

The Movement: GOP weighs disclosure and due process in sexual misconduct allegations

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 12:00 pm

From Jeffrey Epstein to Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and beyond, Republicans are reckoning with classic questions: Should powerful figures accused of sexual misconduct be immediately exposed, or should they be given the presumption of innocence until proven otherwise? Call it a part two to the “Me Too” movement from nearly a decade ago, which saw sweeping structural and cultural...

JetBlue flights briefly grounded

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 11:40 am

All JetBlue flights were temporarily grounded early Tuesday morning, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).  Reports on the FAA’s website show the ground stop was enacted at 5:22 a.m. and canceled around forty minutes later at the request of the airline. In a statement provided to The Associated Press on Tuesday, a JetBlue spokesperson...

Watch live: Hegseth, Caine give remarks as Trump suggests Iran war could end soon

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 11:33 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine will speak with the media Tuesday morning as tensions with Iran persist following U.S. strikes on the Middle Eastern nation earlier this month. The Pentagon and President Trump have given conflicting accounts on how long the U.S. conflict with Iran will last in...

Javier Milei's fiscal shock has changed Argentina's destiny

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 11:30 am

The central question is no longer whether stabilization was necessary, but whether radical fiscal reform can consolidate political legitimacy and endure.

Here's the real state of the union

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 11:00 am

President Trump addressed the nation the evening of February 24 to discuss the State of the Union. His record long speech understandably focused on the positive achievements during his Administration, but it failed to help unite the country or address several key sustainability challenges, including how we are going to defuse our nation’s ticking debt...

Oysters and clams recalled over potential norovirus contamination

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 10:46 am

Consumers, restaurants and retailers are advised to dispose of the clams and oysters immediately.

NASA defense spacecraft shifts asteroid's orbit around sun

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 10:44 am

It is the first man-made object to have shifted the orbit of a naturally occurring entity in space.

Death Valley experiencing greatest superbloom in 10 years

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 10:36 am

The superbloom is a result of rainier-than-normal conditions throughout the region last fall and early winter.

Tommy DeCarlo, lead singer of Boston, dies at 60

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 10:30 am

DeCarlo took over as lead singer of Boston after the death of the band’s original lead singer.

Pendulum swings back on economy amid Iran conflict

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 10:27 am

Plus: FBI subpoenas Arizona election records, Anthropic sues Pentagon, Iranian soccer players granted asylum in Australia

Gas, oil prices worry GOP as Trump floats taking over Strait of Hormuz

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 10:00 am

Republicans on Capitol Hill are growing worried about President Trump's bet that Americans are willing to swallow higher gas prices due to the conflict with Iran, especially ahead of the November elections. The president, only weeks ago in his State of the Union address, had pointed to lowering gas prices as a major victory for...

On Iran, don’t expect honesty but do demand the truth 

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 10:00 am

There is an awful lot of straight-line projecting going on about the Iran war right now. As I sat down to write this, my fingers twitched with hesitation because of the remoteness of the possibility of writing anything that will still be relevant in 12 hours about an offensive still only in its ninth day...

GOP leaders, Trump see tensions flare over Senate filibuster

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 10:00 am

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is standing his ground against President Trump’s campaign to pressure Republicans to radically reinterpret the filibuster rule to pass sweeping voting reform, a contest of wills that could paralyze the chamber for the rest of the year. Thune on Monday dismissed the prospect of forcing Senate Democrats to use...