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Navy secretary's removal points to Trump’s anxiety over shipbuilding

By: The Hill

Published on: April 23, 2026, 11:16 pm

The abrupt firing of Navy Secretary John Phelan, the latest head to roll in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s turbulent Pentagon, points to President Trump’s anxiety over his ambitious and divisive vision for U.S. shipbuilding. Phelan, a billionaire and Trump fundraiser, was ousted on Wednesday, 13 months into the role, becoming the first service secretary to...

Haberman: Trump 'would like to just be done' with Iran war

By: The Hill

Published on: April 23, 2026, 11:15 pm

New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman on Wednesday said her "sense" is President Trump would like to “just be done” with the Iran war as negotiations linger.  “Look at his Truth Social feed now, or listen to the roughly 40 minutes that he spent on Squawk Box yesterday … He's clearly frustrated. He's...

Trump faces conservative blowback over Spirit Airlines rescue

By: The Hill

Published on: April 23, 2026, 11:00 pm

The Trump administration is facing growing opposition on the political right over its plan to bail out Spirit Airlines, with conservatives raising concerns about the precedent it sets for government involvement in business.  President Trump first floated the idea of a bailout Tuesday when reports surfaced that the administration was considering a $500 million bailout...

US military intercepts another Iranian ship

By: The Hill

Published on: April 23, 2026, 10:46 pm

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security   The Big Story US military intercepts another Iranian ship The U.S. military said on Thursday that its forces seized an Iranian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean overnight as part of the naval blockade approved by President Trump. © AFP The U.S....

Desire to move to US drops to new low: Survey

By: The Hill

Published on: April 23, 2026, 10:43 pm

A new poll released Thursday shows that respondents' desire to move to the U.S. has dropped to a new low despite still being the most preferred destination among foreign citizens to permanently move to. Global polling taken by Gallup in 2025 found that 15 percent of surveyed adults worldwide say they would move to the...

Anthropic becomes impossible for White House to ignore

By: The Hill

Published on: April 23, 2026, 10:36 pm

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Anthropic becomes impossible for White House to ignore Anthropic’s new Mythos model is keeping the company’s foot in the White House’s door despite the Trump administration blacklisting the firm’s products from military and government work earlier this year. © Prakash Singh, Bloomberg via Getty Images Mythos, Anthropic’s most...

Trump announces Israel-Lebanon 3-week ceasefire extension

By: The Hill

Published on: April 23, 2026, 10:30 pm

President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by three weeks following talks at the White House.  Trump posted news of the extension on Truth Social following a meeting at the White House that included “high ranking” representatives from Israel and Lebanon in addition to Vice President Vance,...

Lutnick says Trump's 'Gold Card' visa approved for 1 person so far

By: The Hill

Published on: April 23, 2026, 10:26 pm

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday said only one person had been approved for President Trump’s $1 million “Gold Card” visa that offers an expedited pathway to U.S. citizenship. “They have approved, recently, one person, and there are hundreds in the queue," the Commerce secretary said during testimony before the House Appropriations Committee.  "They wanted...

Trump pick to lead CISA withdraws nomination

By: The Hill

Published on: April 23, 2026, 10:04 pm

President Trump’s pick to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has withdrawn his nomination after waiting more than a year for Senate confirmation. An aide with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs told The Hill the committee is aware Sean Plankey requested his nomination be withdrawn but had not yet...

Man planning mass shooting in New Orleans arrested, authorities say

By: The Hill

Published on: April 23, 2026, 10:00 pm

A former North Carolina law enforcement officer was arrested Wednesday after authorities said he threatened to carry out a mass shooting at a festival in New Orleans. Christopher Gillum, 44, was taken into custody without incident at a hotel in Destin, Fla., while on his way to New Orleans, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s...

Wisconsin Republican on reelection bid: 'I don't really follow that'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 23, 2026, 9:56 pm

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) said Wednesday he is not focusing on his reelection campaign, less than seven months before the midterms. In a video shared by Charlotte Scott of Spectrum News on the social platform X, Van Orden said on the Capitol steps that a Democratic-backed redistricting initiative that passed in Virginia on Tuesday...

Trump eases medical marijuana restrictions 

By: The Hill

Published on: April 23, 2026, 9:54 pm

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump eases medical marijuana restrictions The Trump administration moved to boost research into medical marijuana by loosening longstanding restrictions on it. The administration officially reclassified marijuana as lower risk, a major shift that’s been long sought by advocates. ...

McBride predicts Trump will fire Gabbard next: 'He only fires women'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 23, 2026, 9:33 pm

Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) on Thursday predicted that President Trump will fire Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard next because he "only fires women." McBride told MeidasTouch reporter Pablo Manríquez that all of Trump's Cabinet officials "deserve to be fired," adding that she supports an impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the U.S.-Israeli conflict...

Trump says no nuclear weapon will be used on Iran

By: The Hill

Published on: April 23, 2026, 9:21 pm

President Trump ruled out using nuclear weapons in Iran on Thursday, saying there’s no need.   “Why would I use a nuclear weapon when we’ve totally, in a very conventional way, decimated them without it?” Trump said in the Oval Office after an event on drug pricing.  He called the question “stupid.” “No, I wouldn’t use...