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Duffy: Energy prices will drop 'once the Strait opens'

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Published on: May 4, 2026, 2:50 am

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that energy prices will go down after the Strait of Hormuz, which has been closed amid the U.S. conflict against Iran, is opened again. “Well, listen, so I'm at [the Department of Transportation (DOT)], I'm not in the energy sector. But, from all the briefings I've had, once the...

Trump goes after Jeffries after Supreme Court voting rights comments: 'Isn't he subject to Impeachment?'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 4, 2026, 12:25 am

President Trump went after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) over a comment he made following a recent Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act. “Hakeem Jeffries, a Low IQ individual, said our Supreme Court is ‘illegitimate.’ After saying such a thing, isn’t he subject to Impeachment? I got impeached for A PERFECT PHONE...

Giuliani hospitalized in critical but stable condition

By: The Hill

Published on: May 3, 2026, 11:20 pm

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) has been hospitalized but is in stable condition, a spokesperson told The Hill on Sunday. "Mayor Rudy Giuliani is currently in the hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition. Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength,...

Preservation group asks judge to block reported Trump's planned renovation of East Potomac Golf Course

By: The Hill

Published on: May 3, 2026, 10:05 pm

A preservation watchdog group asked a federal judge Sunday to block the Trump administration from going ahead with reported plans to close East Potomac Golf Links for renovations. NOTUS reported Friday that landscaping, deferred maintenance and tree-clearing work would begin on Monday at the course, located on Hains Point outside of Washington, D.C. The course...

Trump says US will help free ships in Strait of Hormuz

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Published on: May 3, 2026, 9:55 pm

President Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will assist in freeing ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the oil industry, which has been closed during the conflict with Iran. “Countries from all over the World, almost all of which are not involved in the Middle Eastern dispute going on so visibly,...

Trump attends PGA Tour event at his Doral golf resort

By: The Hill

Published on: May 3, 2026, 9:10 pm

President Trump arrived at his Doral golf resort on Sunday, as the PGA Tour returned to the venue for the first time since 2016. The president was caught on camera in a spectator suite during the Golf Channel broadcast of the final round of the Cadillac Championship. He was joined by his son, Eric Trump,...

Democrats seize on MAHA's growing frustration with GOP 

By: The Hill

Published on: May 3, 2026, 9:00 pm

Democrats see an opening ahead of the midterm elections with increasingly disappointed Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) voters. Many activists in the MAHA base are furious with the Trump administration over its backing of not only a controversial weed killer ingredient but also pesticides more broadly. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s...

Top Armed Services Democrat on Iran war's 60-day clock: No 'timeouts'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 3, 2026, 8:58 pm

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Sunday that there are no “timeouts” when it comes to the 60-day War Powers Act deadline. “The language of the statutes — does not provide for timeouts like in a football game. From the day you begin — 60 days —...

House Democrat says Germany troop withdrawal ‘no way to run a foreign policy’ 

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Published on: May 3, 2026, 8:20 pm

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Sunday criticized the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany following a public spat with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.  Last week, the German chancellor said that Washington was being "humiliated" by Iran amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in remarks condemned by President Trump.  Crow said,...

Alert issued for pizza, pork rinds sold nationwide over salmonella risk

By: The Hill

Published on: May 3, 2026, 8:11 pm

Federal authorities say additional impacted items may be identified.

John Bolton: US 'hasn't finished the job' in Iran

By: The Hill

Published on: May 3, 2026, 7:33 pm

Former White House national security adviser John Bolton said Sunday that the U.S. “hasn’t finished the job” in the conflict against Iran, which just recently passed the two-month mark. “Well, it’s anybody's guess at this point, I think the United States holds a great advantage here, but it hasn't finished the job that was started,”...

The reason you may be forced to take a middle seat on the plane – even when there are empty rows

By: The Hill

Published on: May 3, 2026, 7:30 pm

Arguments between flight attendants and passengers have gone viral, with flyers upset they have to sit crowded at the back of the plane, even when there's an empty row right in front of them. Here's why.

Infant formula recalled over possible toxin

By: The Hill

Published on: May 3, 2026, 7:04 pm

Thousands of tins of imported infant formula has been recalled over a toxin that could lead to sickness.

Schiff: DOJ prosecuting Comey because Blanche 'wants to keep this job'

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Published on: May 3, 2026, 7:01 pm

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) sought another grand jury indictment of James Comey because acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wants to stay in the post full-time.  Schiff told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the DOJ sought the indictment, which a grand jury in the...