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Watch live: Trump hosts NCAA champions at White House

By: The Hill

Published on: April 21, 2026, 8:15 pm

President Trump on Tuesday afternoon will welcome more than 100 collegiate champions from different sports and universities to the White House in honor of NCAA Collegiate National Champions Day. Trump's remarks to the student athletes come after he signed an executive order to tighten the rules for eligibility and transfers within the NCAA, which marked...

Watchdog requests Patel calendar, security detail messages

By: The Hill

Published on: April 21, 2026, 7:55 pm

A watchdog organization has filed a new request for records pertaining to FBI Director Kash Patel, citing new reports of excessive alcohol use from the intelligence chief. The request from the Democracy Forward Foundation (DFF) cites The Atlantic’s recent report, “The FBI Director is MIA." “If the Director of the FBI is a liability –...

Court temporarily curtails Trump’s anti-renewable move

By: The Hill

Published on: April 21, 2026, 7:49 pm

A federal judge on Tuesday curtailed enforcement of several Trump administration policies that would have otherwise been expected to hamper renewable energy. Judge Denise Casper, an Obama appointee in Massachusetts, granted a preliminary injunction preventing the federal government from applying its anti-renewable policies for members of regional trade groups who challenged them. Casper determined that plaintiffs —...

Cruz: Schumer will shut down government weeks before midterms

By: The Hill

Published on: April 21, 2026, 7:43 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) predicted Tuesday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) would shut down the government shortly before this year’s midterms. “On Sept. 30, funding for the federal government will end. Chuck Schumer is not a creative guy, he's not hard to predict. Last year, right before the election, what did Schumer do?...

Kennedy snaps back at comment about 'whale heads, bear heads, and raccoon parts'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 21, 2026, 7:37 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. snapped at Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.) on Tuesday after the lawmaker said he wished Kennedy would spend “less time talking about whale heads, bear heads and raccoon parts.” The exchange came as Carter’s time for questioning wound down during a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing...

Steak 'n Shake hires first 'Chief MAHA Officer'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 21, 2026, 7:32 pm

Steak ’n Shake on Tuesday announced its first Chief Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Officer who the company said will help guide the advancement of nutritional integrity in line with the Trump administration’s national movement geared toward eliminating chronic disease.  Michael Boes, a former senior adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),...

Voting rights activists sue over DOJ state voter list requests

By: The Hill

Published on: April 21, 2026, 7:25 pm

Voting rights activists on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over its efforts to obtain lists of registered voters from states, casting it as a bid to take over and subvert November's midterm elections. The Justice Department (DOJ) is vying for election information on individuals across the country in response to President Trump's calls to "nationalize"...

Warsh faces pressure on Fed independence, assets in Senate grilling

By: The Hill

Published on: April 21, 2026, 7:19 pm

Senators grilled Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, on Tuesday over the central bank’s independence and his plans to divest his financial assets amid the push to confirm Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s replacement. Warsh argued that “independence is up to the Fed” and defended his ethics agreement with the administration during...

GOP Armed Services chair warns ending mandatory military flu shots 'a mistake'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 21, 2026, 7:14 pm

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said the Pentagon’s policy change to no longer require all U.S. troops to get flu shots is a “mistake,” drawing a contrast between flu vaccines and more controversial COVID-19 vaccines. “I think it’s a mistake,” Wicker told reporters Tuesday when asked about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s announcement...

Chris Murphy clarifies 'awesome' post on Iran war

By: The Hill

Published on: April 21, 2026, 7:14 pm

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday clarified his post on the social platform X referring to the passage of Iranian vessels bypassing the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz as "awesome." Murphy shared a story from the online journal Lloyd's List with the headline "At least 26 Iranian vessels bypass U.S. blockade," a report...

Supreme Court leans toward backing FCC fines against Verizon, AT&T

By: The Hill

Published on: April 21, 2026, 7:11 pm

After concessions from the government about its limits, the Supreme Court appeared open to backing the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) setup for imposing massive fines at oral arguments on Tuesday. The justices are reviewing more than $100 million in combined penalties against Verizon and AT&T over their use of customers’ location data. The companies say...

DHS will run out of money for salaries in early May: Mullin

By: The Hill

Published on: April 21, 2026, 7:00 pm

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned on Tuesday that his department will be unable to pay out employee salaries starting in early May amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.  The lapse in funding, which impacts DHS’s 22 agencies, has now stretched for a record 66 days.  “Fortunately, what President Trump did through...

Trump, Iran under the gun with ceasefire expiring: What to know

By: The Hill

Published on: April 21, 2026, 6:52 pm

The chances of the U.S. and Iran striking a peace deal before a two-week ceasefire expires on Wednesday evening are falling fast, as Tehran refused to commit Tuesday to participating in a second round of talks in Pakistan and Vice President Vance remained in Washington. President Trump has threatened to resume bombing if a deal...