HHS ends $11M contract with Catholic Charities to care for migrant children

By: The Hill

Published on: April 16, 2026, 5:18 pm

A Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sub-agency has decided not to renew an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities, a move that will affect efforts to care for migrant children. The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) will no longer fund the Catholic Charities shelter run by the Archdiocese of Miami after several years...

Live updates: Congress grills Kennedy, Vought, Driscoll; Trump announces 10-day Israel-Lebanon truce

By: The Hill

Published on: April 16, 2026, 4:41 pm

President Trump on Thursday announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire. He wrote on Truth Social that he had an “excellent conversation” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine told reporters on Thursday morning that 13 ships have turned around at...

Pope Leo needles Trump in clash over Iran

By: The Hill

Published on: April 16, 2026, 4:40 pm

👑 Plus: Itinerary revealed for King Charles, Queen Camilla’s US visit {beacon} Happy Thursday. My social media feeds are all talking about the viral video of pilots caught “meowing” on a hot mic over the radio. Yes, you read that right. Air traffic control calls them out and it’s hilarious. 🎥 Enjoy the clip  ...

Harris hammers Trump over gas prices amid 'war of choice'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 16, 2026, 4:30 pm

Former Vice President Kamala Harris cast blame Wednesday on President Trump for the surge in gas prices amid the U.S. conflict with Iran, which she called a “war of choice.” “It’s 15 more dollars every time you fill up a tank of gas,” Harris said outside a gas station in Charlotte, N.C., in a video...

Beshear says Vance forgetting commandments to not worship false idols, tell lies

By: The Hill

Published on: April 16, 2026, 4:22 pm

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said Vice President Vance has forgotten that worship of “false idols” and support of individuals who tell “lies” is a breach of Catholic law. “I think what JD Vance is forgetting is the commandment that thou shalt not worship false idols,” Beshear told MS NOW’s Jen Psaki on Wednesday. “Thankfully,...

Judge limits White House to ‘below-ground construction’ of ballroom 

By: The Hill

Published on: April 16, 2026, 4:13 pm

A federal judge has limited President Trump’s White House ballroom project to “below-ground construction,” rejecting the administration’s claims that the entire project must proceed for security reasons. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, ruled last month that construction of the $400 million ballroom must stop except where “necessary to ensure the safety and security”...

House Republicans narrowly reject effort to end Trump’s war with Iran

By: The Hill

Published on: April 16, 2026, 4:11 pm

House Republicans on Thursday defeated legislation designed to end the Iran war, marking a win for President Trump and another setback for the constitutional purists fighting to reaffirm Congress’s unique powers to use military force overseas. The vote was 213 to 214, with one Republican — Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.) — bucking GOP leaders to...

Driscoll on Army Gen. George's ouster: Civilians 'get to pick the leaders'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 16, 2026, 4:01 pm

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll on Thursday addressed the firing of the service’s former chief of staff, Gen. Randy George, saying he deeply respects the ousted officer but that civilian officials “get to pick the leaders that they want.” “I was in North Carolina when Gen. George was asked to put in his resignation paperwork, with my...

Trump: Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire

By: The Hill

Published on: April 16, 2026, 4:00 pm

President Trump said Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire after meeting in Washington to try to strike a peace deal. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he had an “excellent conversation” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. “These two Leaders have agreed that in order...

The farm bill could signal the death of responsible dog sports

By: The Hill

Published on: April 16, 2026, 4:00 pm

The farm bill contains an amendment that could potentially ban routine dog training methods and canine sporting events, which has been promoted by animal-rights extremists and could be interpreted in ways that eliminate lawful hunting activities and other traditional dog training methods.

White House budget director: ‘We’re working’ on funding request for Iran conflict

By: The Hill

Published on: April 16, 2026, 3:32 pm

White House Budget Director Russell Vought told senators Thursday that the White House is still working on a request to send Congress to fund the military conflict with Iran, which is estimated to cost more than $10 billion per week. Asked by Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) about when the White House will...

Commission of Fine Arts approves Trump Triumphal Arch to move forward

By: The Hill

Published on: April 16, 2026, 3:31 pm

The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) on Thursday approved the project to construct President Trump's proposed 250-foot Triumphal Arch, to be located between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. The commission reviewed the Interior Department's submitted plans to build an arch in Memorial Circle on Columbia Island, a human-made, National Park Service-ran island...

Greene says Trump told her if her 'son were to get killed,' it would be her fault

By: The Hill

Published on: April 16, 2026, 3:30 pm

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said during a recent podcast appearance that President Trump had an “unkind” response when she messaged him about receiving death threats against her and her family after she resigned from Congress. Greene told the “Piers Morgan Uncensored” host Wednesday that she reached out to FBI Director Kash Patel and...