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Trump defends letting Iran maintain missile arsenal

By: The Hill

Published on: June 17, 2026, 5:42 pm

President Trump on Wednesday defended letting Iran maintain its large arsenal of ballistic missiles when discussing the emerging deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The president said during the G7 press conference in France that the U.S. will be working with Gulf allies in addressing issues not related to Iran’s nuclear program,...

Live updates: Trump downplays deal with Iran, suggests US inflicted up to $2 trillion in damage in war

By: The Hill

Published on: June 17, 2026, 5:26 pm

President Trump on Wednesday downplayed the memorandum of understanding that the U.S. and Iran will sign Friday, telling a press conference at the conclusion of the Group of Seven (G7) summit that the U.S. will resume bombing Iran if the Islamic Republic violates the terms. “No, it’s not final. It’s a memorandum of understanding, and...

Republicans more likely to celebrate upcoming US 250th anniversary: Survey

By: The Hill

Published on: June 17, 2026, 5:20 pm

A new poll found that Americans registered as Republicans are more likely to celebrate the U.S.'s 250th birthday on the Fourth of July. Gallup and the bipartisan group With Honor, in collaboration with America250, released a poll on Wednesday showing that 88 percent of GOP voters plan to celebrate the nation's semiquincentennial. A smaller share of...

Cape Verde goalkeeper, mother to be reunited in time for World Cup match, Jeffries says

By: The Hill

Published on: June 17, 2026, 5:19 pm

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday the mother of Cape Verdean goalkeeper Vozinha has secured a visa to join her son ahead of the team’s next FIFA World Cup match. Jeffries wrote in a statement that he spoke to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and asked the State Department “to do everything in...

Trump jokes he'll blame Vance if Iran deal doesn't work out

By: The Hill

Published on: June 17, 2026, 5:19 pm

President Trump joked on Wednesday that he will blame Vice President Vance if the preliminary deal with Iran falls through.  “I like that idea, sure,” Trump said when asked by Fox News's Peter Doocy if his vice president would take the fall if the deal fails. “If it works out, I’m going to take the...

Trump scolds Netanyahu at G7 summit: ‘I feel bad for Lebanon'

By: The Hill

Published on: June 17, 2026, 5:17 pm

President Trump on Wednesday aired his frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France, telling the Israeli leader to hold back attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon amid high-stakes negotiations with Iran. Trump, speaking at a press conference as the summit concluded, said Netanyahu “gets a little excited...

Schumer: Trump 'holding our national security hostage' over delayed Clayton nomination

By: The Hill

Published on: June 17, 2026, 5:01 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that President Trump is “holding our national security hostage” by delaying the confirmation hearing for U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to serve as director of national intelligence.  In an early morning Wednesday post on Truth Social, Trump said Clayton’s nomination would be delayed to ensure that Federal Housing Finance...

NYPD deploying more officers for Knicks parade than any past event

By: The Hill

Published on: June 17, 2026, 5:01 pm

The New York Police Department will deploy more than 10,000 officers for Thursday’s New York Knicks championship parade celebrating the team’s historic NBA title win — the largest number assigned to any planned event ever, according to the NYPD. Officers and law enforcement personnel will be stationed along the parade route and surrounding areas to prepare...

Midterm history gives Republicans a fighting chance in November

By: The Hill

Published on: June 17, 2026, 5:00 pm

All midterms are not the same.

Inside the legal challenges to Trump's agenda: Join the live discussion

By: The Hill

Published on: June 17, 2026, 4:54 pm

Federal judges are newly blocking President Trump's moves on immigration, national parks and his $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. Join The Hill legal affairs reporters Zach Schonfeld and Sophie Brams as they chat with Democracy Forward President and CEO Skye Perryman, whose group brought all three of those cases and has been one of the most...

Watch live: Top Democrats speak out on Clayton nomination delay

By: The Hill

Published on: June 17, 2026, 4:53 pm

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner (Va.) and other Democrats on the panel are scheduled to hold a press conference Wednesday afternoon after President Trump delayed the confirmation process for Jay Clayton. Trump had selected Clayton, a federal prosecutor, to be director of national intelligence, but the president...

Trump concludes G7 amid major uncertainty on Iran

By: The Hill

Published on: June 17, 2026, 4:51 pm

🔒 Plus: Trump considers another big change to the White House {beacon}   It’s Wednesday. A 3 p.m. U.S. World Cup game on a federal holiday this Friday is going to make for quite the party — and I cannot wait. ⚽ Hopefully, Boston has enough warning to prepare so its bars don’t run out of...

Top Senate Democrat knocks 'chaos and confusion' from White House over delayed Clayton nomination

By: The Hill

Published on: June 17, 2026, 4:45 pm

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) sharply criticized President Trump on Wednesday for delaying the nomination of Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence (DNI).  “What we're witnessing is an extraordinary display of dysfunction from a president who seems determined to turn America's national security into a political bargaining chip,” Warner, the top Democrat on the...

Congress should act to care for veterans before the election

By: The Hill

Published on: June 17, 2026, 4:30 pm

Congress has the opportunity to honor veterans by passing the Take Care of America's Veterans Act, which would improve access to mental health care, increase transparency, and modernize the VA system.

JD Vance pressed on 'The View' over Trump immigration policies 

By: The Hill

Published on: June 17, 2026, 4:26 pm

It's one thing to defend a policy. It's another to defend the real-world consequences of that policy when the facts, statistics and human stories are pushing back.