Border officials violated warrantless arrests order: Judge

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 8:06 pm

A federal judge in California ruled on Wednesday that federal agents violated a previous court order restricting them from making immigration arrests without a warrant during an enforcement operation in Sacramento last summer. Judge Jennifer Thurston found last April that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents had engaged in a “pattern and practice of...

What to know about Todd Blanche, acting attorney general after Bondi firing

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 7:47 pm

Todd Blanche will take over the Justice Department in an acting capacity following President Trump’s ouster of Attorney General Pam Bondi.  It’s the highest perch yet for the former New York prosecutor and white-collar defense attorney, who came into Trump’s orbit as one of his personal lawyers until the president catapulted Blanche into the Justice Department. In his announcement Thursday, Trump called Blanche a "very talented...

Moulton: Trump 'resorting to war crimes' to get out of Iran war

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 7:46 pm

Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton (Mass.) said Thursday that President Trump is “resorting to war crimes” to end the U.S. military operations against Iran.  The president threatened to decimate Iran’s energy infrastructure and to send the regime “back to the Stone Ages” in an address to the nation Wednesday evening.  “He’s kicked the hornet's nest, he’s...

Massie raises Epstein files in X poll after Bondi ousted

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 7:06 pm

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), one of the lead lawmakers behind the push to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, wants to know how the public feels about Pam Bondi being ousted as attorney general. “I support Trump firing Pam Bondi. Do you?” Massie posed to his followers on the social platform X on Thursday afternoon....

Lawsuit challenges new Florida version of SAVE America Act

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 6:59 pm

A new lawsuit has been filed challenging a recently enacted Florida law that mirrors the language of the federal Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act — President Trump’s self-described “No. 1” legislative priority.  The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court by the Elias Law Group on behalf of the state’s NAACP branch and...

How Artemis II astronauts use the bathroom – and why it's historic

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 6:50 pm

There are now 10 toilets in space.

Live updates: Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general, makes Todd Blanche interim; White House ballroom OK'd

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 6:46 pm

President Trump said Thursday that Attorney General Pam Bondi will be replaced at the Justice Department by her deputy Todd Blanche as interim chief. Trump announced Bondi’s exit in a post Thursday on Truth Social. He added that she would “be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced...

Federal regulator sues 3 states over prediction market restrictions

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 6:46 pm

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is suing Arizona, Connecticut and Illinois over the states’ efforts to place restrictions on prediction markets operating within their borders, underscoring the escalating fight between state and federal regulators over the platforms. In the trio of lawsuits filed Thursday, the CFTC asked the courts to determine that the agency’s...

Gas is over $4 a gallon in 18 states: 7 more could cross that price point soon

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 6:40 pm

Gas prices have spiked by more than $1 a gallon in 30 states over the last month.

Commission OKs White House ballroom

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 6:39 pm

The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) on Thursday voted to approve President Trump's plans for a ballroom located where the East Wing once stood next to the White House.  Most of the commission's members, including the Trump-appointed Chair William Scharf, voted to approval the plans. Phil Mendelson, chair of the Council of the District of...

Macron fires back at Trump over marriage quip, NATO threats

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 6:31 pm

French President Emmanuel Macron shot back at President Trump for comments he made about NATO and his wife, according to a report from French outlets Le Monde and Agence France-Presse (AFP). Trump on Wednesday ridiculed Macron as well as his wife, Brigitte Macron, during a private lunch, while also going after NATO allies because they...

Key Democrat says Bondi can't escape Epstein files testimony

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 6:06 pm

Fired Attorney General Pam Bondi still will have to appear for a slated deposition before the House Oversight Committee, members who voted to subpoena her said Thursday, even as the panel’s majority said the matter is an open question. “Attorney General Pam Bondi has been leading a White House cover-up of the Epstein files. She...

Trump delivers conflicting messages in prime-time speech — we need clarity 

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 5:43 pm

The president is declaring victory, while simultaneously preparing Americans for more war.  

Major bridge near Tehran hit as Trump threatens to escalate war 

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 5:34 pm

The biggest bridge in Iran was struck Thursday as President Trump vowed to escalate the war against Tehran if its leaders do not agree to a peace deal in the coming weeks.  The B1 bridge in Karaj, a city in north-central Iran, was apparently hit twice, with Trump sharing a video of the destruction. “The...

Chicago authorities warn of possible measles exposure at O'Hare

By: The Hill

Published on: April 2, 2026, 5:34 pm

Officials from the Cook County Department of Public Health in Illinois warned Tuesday of possible exposure to measles from a contagious individual at O’Hare International Airport and two other locations. In a press release, the department said people may have been exposed to measles if they were in Terminal 5 at the airport between 10:45...