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Energy secretary: Strait of Hormuz will reopen 'sometime this summer at latest'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 15, 2026, 11:22 pm

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday suggested that the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has kept closed amid its ceasefire with the U.S., will reopen "sometime this summer at the latest." CNBC's Brian Sullivan spoke with Wright at a new liquefied natural gas facility in Cameron, La., on "Squawk Box." Wright said that the U.S....

Cassidy faces Republican primary loss in Louisiana

By: The Hill

Published on: May 15, 2026, 11:10 pm

Presented by Lilly {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Cassidy faces Republican primary loss in Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, is facing the fight of his political life as President Trump moves to push him out of office. © Gerald...

GOP lawmakers fume over pulled troop rotation in Poland: A ‘slap in the face’

By: The Hill

Published on: May 15, 2026, 10:53 pm

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story GOP lawmakers fume over pulled troop rotation in Poland: A ‘slap in the face’ Republican lawmakers were ‘not happy’ over the Pentagon’s seemingly last-minute decision to cancel the temporary deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland, grilling Army...

Supreme Court declines to restore Virginia Democrats’ congressional map

By: The Hill

Published on: May 15, 2026, 10:46 pm

The Supreme Court refused Virginia Democratic leaders’ emergency plea to reinstate theircongressional map on Friday in what would’ve been one of the party’s best opportunities to keep pace in the mid-decade redistricting war. Without any noted dissents, the justices declined to block a split decision from Virginia’s topcourt that Democrats didn’t follow the proper procedures...

Tech CEOs invited to talk kids’ safety on Capitol Hill

By: The Hill

Published on: May 15, 2026, 9:24 pm

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Tech CEOs invited to talk kids’ safety on Capitol Hill Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) would like the leaders of four major technology companies to appear before lawmakers next month for a kids’ safety hearing after a pair of landmark court decisions against two of the firms....

Tina Peters to go free after Colorado Gov. Polis commutes her sentence

By: The Hill

Published on: May 15, 2026, 9:18 pm

Tina Peters, a former elections clerk who was the first local official convicted over efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election, will go free from prison after Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) commuted her sentence Friday. Polis told Colorado Public Radio earlier in the day from the governor's office that he would cut her almost...

Comer says he's planning on running for governor

By: The Hill

Published on: May 15, 2026, 9:03 pm

Kentucky Rep. James Comer (R) signaled this week that he intends to run for governor in the Bluegrass State next year. “I plan on running for governor in 2027,” he told local outlet The Daily Independent on Thursday.  “It’s not official yet; it will probably be official somewhere around December,” he continued. The GOP lawmaker...

Rubio: Iran won't be able to leverage US politics into forcing 'bad' deal on Trump

By: The Hill

Published on: May 15, 2026, 8:57 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said Iran attempting to use U.S. politics, specifically rising energy prices and its impact on Americans, will not pressure President Trump and lead him into a "bad" peace deal. Rubio offered the remarks during an interview with NBC News's Tom Llamas, who asked if Trump’s remarks in China about...

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended, says US State Department 

By: The Hill

Published on: May 15, 2026, 8:17 pm

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension to a temporary ceasefire agreement between the two countries amid the Iran war, according to the State Department. Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott announced in a statement on Friday afternoon that U.S. officials hosted “highly-productive” talks between diplomats from each nation on Thursday and Friday to renew...

Wife of US soldier released from ICE custody

By: The Hill

Published on: May 15, 2026, 8:10 pm

The wife of a U.S. Army soldier has been released from federal custody after spending a month in an immigration detention center. Deisy Rivera Ortega, married to Sgt. 1st Class Jose Serrano, was arrested at an immigration office in El Paso, Texas, on April 14. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s (D-Ill.) office told The Hill that the...

DOJ requests 1,500 more National Guard troops for planned DC 'summer surge'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 15, 2026, 8:07 pm

The Trump administration wants another 1,500 National Guard troops deployed to the streets of Washington part of a “summer surge” of law enforcement to the nation’s capital ahead of America’s 250th birthday, Justice Department officials announced Friday. U.S. ⁠Marshals Service Director ​Gadyaces ‌Serralta said he requested the extra National Guard troops to grow their presence...

Tech CEOs invited to Capitol Hill to answer questions about kids online safety

By: The Hill

Published on: May 15, 2026, 7:43 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has invited the leaders of four major technology companies to appear before lawmakers next month for a kids safety hearing after a pair of landmark court decisions against two of the firms. Grassley, in a post Friday, announced he'd invited Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai,...

Eric Trump says he'll sue Jen Psaki, MS NOW over report on China trip

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Published on: May 15, 2026, 7:36 pm

President Trump's son Eric Trump said Friday he will sue MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, and host Jen Psaki after a monologue on her show questioned whether his business interests, combined with traveling with his father on a high-stakes trip to China, was a conflict of interest. Psaki said on her show "The Briefing" that ALT5...

Missing GOP congressman's father says illness 'won't linger': 'He will be 100 percent OK'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 15, 2026, 7:18 pm

Former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean Sr. (R) attempted Friday to assuage concerns about the health of his son, GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr., as the New Jersey lawmaker remains mysteriously absent from the campaign trail and halls of Congress. “He’s hopefully coming back soon, and he’s under the care of a doctor,” Kean Sr....

FBI offers $200K reward in search for ex-Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran

By: The Hill

Published on: May 15, 2026, 6:28 pm

The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist accused of spying for Iran, who defected to the country nearly a decade ago. Monica Witt was indicted in February 2019 by a Washington, D.C., federal grand jury on espionage charges, stemming...