Five takeaways from President Trump’s address on Iran

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 3:14 am

President Trump delivered a primetime address about the war on Iran on Wednesday evening, more than a month after hostilities commenced. Trump’s decision to launch the war, in conjunction with Israel, has come to look more and more risky. The conflict has been unpopular since its inception. Soaring gas prices and turbulence on the financial...

McConnell joins Democrats to defend US NATO membership

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 3:09 am

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) joined Democratic lawmakers in supporting the U.S.’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), after President Trump said he was considering withdrawing from the alliance. “NATO is the most successful military alliance in history. It has underpinned the security of the United States for more than 70 years,” McConnell said...

Marjorie Taylor Greene says all she heard from Trump’s speech was ‘war war war’

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 2:55 am

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) slammed President Trump’s Wednesday evening speech about his administration’s ongoing military operations against Iran. “I wanted so much for President Trump to put America First,” Greene wrote in a post on X. “That’s what I believed he would do. All I heard from his speech tonight was WAR WAR...

Trump signals 'near completion' to Iran War in primetime address

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 2:52 am

President Trump said the U.S. war in Iran was nearing its end during a primetime address to the nation on Wednesday, but details about the operation’s path forward remain vague as his poll numbers slump and gas prices rise. In a televised address from the Cross Hall at the White House that lasted less than...

Friend of ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on health care fraud charges

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 2:19 am

A grand jury in a Manhattan federal court on Wednesday charged a friend of former New York City Mayor Eric Adams for his alleged involvement in a fraud scheme that cost medical insurance programs tens of millions of dollars. Zhan Petrosyants, who goes by "Johnny," was taken into federal custody on Tuesday evening and appeared...

Trump: US will return Iran 'back to the stone ages' if there's no deal in coming weeks

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 1:53 am

President Trump threatened to annihilate Iran’s energy infrastructure if its leaders refuse to agree to a peace deal in the coming weeks, reiterating a threat that many legal experts say would violate international laws of war. “I can say tonight we are on track to complete all of America's military objectives shortly, very shortly,” Trump...

Live updates: In address to nation, Trump says US is 'winning big' in Iran war

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 1:12 am

In an address to the nation, President Trump said the U.S. is "winning big" in Iran. His short speech sought to reassure Americans concerned about rising oil prices, repeated his call to U.S. allies to either buy U.S. oil or “take it” from the strait, and said the U.S. military would pound Iran for two...

DHS rescinds contract approval policy implemented by Noem

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 12:49 am

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has walked back a controversial policy to review major expenditures, implemented by former Secretary Kristi Noem. In an emailed statement on Wednesday night, a DHS spokesperson told The Hill that DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin “re-evaluated the contract processes to make sure DHS is serving the American taxpayer efficiently.” “Today,...

NYU closes Abu Dhabi campus amid Iranian strike threats

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 11:52 pm

New York University (NYU) has temporarily closed its campus in Abu Dhabi after Iran said U.S. universities in the Middle East were “legitimate targets” amid ongoing military operations in the region.  NYU had already moved classes completely online in early March, following the launch of joint military operations by the U.S. and Israel on Iran...

Israel support takes center stage in New Jersey House candidate debate 

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 11:43 pm

Democrat Analilia Mejia and Republican Joe Hathaway battled it out in a heated debate for New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s (D) former U.S. House seat, with support for Israel being a notable flash point between the candidates. During the Wednesday debate, Mejia was asked if she believed that Israel’s actions in its war in Gaza...

Trump economic approval tanks

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 10:57 pm

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump approval on economy drops to new low: Poll A new CNN/SSRS poll found just 31 percent of respondents approved of President Trump’s handling of the economy, a new low relative to the outlet’s previous surveys....

Mark Warner slams Trump's NATO threat 

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 10:46 pm

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) pushed back on President Trump’s statement that he might pull the U.S. out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Trump told The Telegraph in an interview published Wednesday that the U.S.’s membership in the military alliance is “beyond reconsideration.” “I was never swayed by NATO. I always knew they were...

NATO's Rutte schedules Washington trip as Trump reevaluates alliance

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 10:36 pm

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will meet with President Trump in Washington next week as Trump publicly weighs pulling the U.S. out of the alliance over the war in Iran.  A White House official confirmed the development to The Hill after The Wall Street Journal first reported on Rutte’s visit. NATO spokesperson Allison Hart told the...

Iranian president leaves door open to diplomacy in open letter to US

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 10:29 pm

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian released a letter addressed to “the people of the United States of America” on Wednesday, hours before President Trump is scheduled to address the nation about the U.S. military’s ongoing operations against Iran. "Today, the world stands at a crossroads,” Pezeshkian wrote in a letter posted on the social platform X. ...

New heart health guidelines at odds with MAHA food pyramid: Which should you follow?

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 10:25 pm

(NEXSTAR) – New guidance released by the American Heart Association this week outlines nine key tenets of a heart-healthy diet, several of which contradict the federal nutrition guidelines released by the Trump administration earlier this year. In January, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled an upside-down food pyramid that emphasized the importance of protein,...