Raskin asks White House physician for ‘comprehensive cognitive assessment’ of Trump

By: The Hill

Published on: April 10, 2026, 7:21 pm

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Friday pressed the White House physician for a full evaluation of President Trump’s cognitive abilities. In a letter to Sean Barbabella, a Navy captain serving as Trump’s official doctor, Raskin argued that Trump’s words and actions in recent months — particularly those surrounding the Iran War — have raised enough...

Palantir stock briefly jumps after Trump praise on Truth Social

By: The Hill

Published on: April 10, 2026, 7:19 pm

Palantir’s stock briefly jumped Friday morning after President Trump praised the data analytics company for its “great war fighting capabilities.” “Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has proven to have great war fighting capabilities and equipment. Just ask our enemies!!!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post, notably including the firm’s stock ticker. Within minutes, the company’s share...

DC pipe bomb suspect not covered by Trump Jan. 6 pardon: DOJ

By: The Hill

Published on: April 10, 2026, 6:46 pm

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking a judge to deny a motion of dismissal made by the man suspected of planting two pipe bombs in Washington, D.C., on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021, after the defendant argued he should be exempt from his charges under President Trump’s related pardons.  Brian Cole Jr. faces...

Suspect arrested after OpenAI CEO Altman's home targeted with Molotov cocktail

By: The Hill

Published on: April 10, 2026, 6:44 pm

A 20-year-old suspect was taken into custody Friday morning after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail toward OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home in San Francisco, the company confirmed to The Associated Press. The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) said in a statement that officers responded to a residence in the North Beach area at 4:12 a.m....

Huckabee says he lived in 1 room for 6 weeks before Iran ceasefire

By: The Hill

Published on: April 10, 2026, 6:34 pm

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Friday described his living situation prior to the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, saying he lived in one room and had very limited movement. “After 6 wks of living at command center in one room w/ 2 dogs, sleeping on cots, making meals in microwave & hot...

Bessent summons bank executives over Anthropic cyber risk

By: The Hill

Published on: April 10, 2026, 6:26 pm

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell brought together a group of bank executives this week to discuss cybersecurity concerns in the wake of Anthropic’s new Mythos model, multiple people familiar with the meeting told The Hill. The meeting, held at the Treasury Department on Tuesday, came as Anthropic announced its latest...

Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking Massachusetts voter data

By: The Hill

Published on: April 10, 2026, 6:22 pm

A federal judge in Boston dismissed a lawsuit from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that sought access to Massachusetts state voter rolls amid the Trump administration's push for registration lists from nearly every state. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin wrote in his Thursday ruling that the DOJ's request "fails for the simple reason that the...

Stephanie Grisham on Trump knowing nothing about first lady's Epstein statement: 'I called BS'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 10, 2026, 5:26 pm

Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham was skeptical Thursday about President Trump’s statement he was unaware of what first lady Melania Trump was going to say at her White House press event, in which she denied any relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “And I‘m going to say I called BS on our...

Bolton: Iran 'senses weakness,' is going to 'push and push'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 10, 2026, 5:14 pm

Former national security adviser John Bolton on Thursday said Iran's government "senses weakness" and will "push and push" President Trump until the Middle Eastern country is able to get concessions from him. Iranian officials will hold negotiations with a U.S. delegation comprising Vice President Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner in...

Don’t fall for Trump’s lies — FISA 702 endangers your privacy

By: The Hill

Published on: April 10, 2026, 5:00 pm

Congress must pass real reforms and protections to FISA 702 before it expires on April 20, including a warrant requirement to ensure Americans' Fourth Amendment rights are protected.

The US sees trade allies more like adversaries

By: The Hill

Published on: April 10, 2026, 5:00 pm

The traditional “free trade agreement premium” has effectively disappeared.

Inflation climbs to 4-year high as Iran war drives up energy prices

By: The Hill

Published on: April 10, 2026, 4:51 pm

🎤 Plus: Melania Trump denies Epstein ties in surprise statement {beacon} Happy Friday! The Artemis II astronauts are set to splash down to Earth this evening! The capsule will lose communication with Mission Control for about six minutes while it falls through the atmosphere. Oh, and parachutes will slow it down from about 25,000 mph...

With US blessing, Israel expels Spain from Gaza military strategy center

By: The Hill

Published on: April 10, 2026, 4:51 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Friday he was ousting Spain from the U.S.-led civil-military strategy center, in charge of maintaining peace in Gaza, following persistent criticism from Spain of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. “Israel will not remain silent in the face of those who attack us,” Netanyahu said in a video message posted...

Trump says military is 'loading up the ships' if peace talks with Iran go south in Pakistan

By: The Hill

Published on: April 10, 2026, 4:38 pm

President Trump said Friday that he is ready to use the U.S. military to resume strikes on Iran if peace talks in Pakistan are not successful. “We have a reset going. We’re loading up the ships with the best ammunition, the best weapons ever made — even better than what we did previously and we...

Vatican backs up Pentagon on tone of Colby meeting

By: The Hill

Published on: April 10, 2026, 4:31 pm

The Vatican backed up the Pentagon in pushing back against news reports claiming a meeting earlier this year between the Holy See’s then-envoy to the U.S. and a top Pentagon official turned heated, resulting in threats made against the Catholic Church. The Pentagon’s policy office chief, Elbridge Colby, huddled with Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Vatican’s former...