Trump calls UK move to allow US to use bases 'a very late response' 

By: The Hill

Published on: March 20, 2026, 8:42 pm

President Trump described the U.K.’s move to allow the U.S. to use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting the Strait of Hormuz as “late” on Friday.  “Well, it’s a very late response, the U.K.,” Trump said in response to a question by The Hill as he spoke to reporters outside of the White House...

Carville rages against Trump over dyslexia attacks on Newsom

By: The Hill

Published on: March 20, 2026, 8:40 pm

Democratic strategist James Carville in a new video slammed President Trump over disparaging comments he made about California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who has dyslexia. Carville lugged a slew of insults at Trump in the video for Politicon, sharing his own experience with dyslexia.  “You’re going to tell parents who are trying to teach kids...

UK allows US to use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz

By: The Hill

Published on: March 20, 2026, 8:16 pm

The United Kingdom will allow the U.S. to use British military bases to carry out strikes against Iranian missile sites being used to target ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.K. government spokesperson confirmed Friday. The decision came after British ministers met Friday afternoon to discuss the ongoing conflict, including Iran’s continued blockade of...

GOP senator suggests 2-step move to break DHS funding deadlock 

By: The Hill

Published on: March 20, 2026, 8:05 pm

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said Republicans should move to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through a two-step funding process to overcome Democratic opposition.  The department has been shut down for more than a month as Democrats continue to demand major reforms to DHS’s immigration enforcement arms, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs...

Live updates: Senate fails to advance DHS funding; Pentagon deploys thousands to Mideast

By: The Hill

Published on: March 20, 2026, 8:03 pm

Democrats on Friday blocked a motion that would have advanced legislation to fund Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is in Day 35 of a shutdown. A procedural vote failed by a vote of 47-37. Sixteen senators from both parties missed the vote.  The Senate planned to stick around Washington for an uncommon weekend session,...

DHS shutdown stretches to 35 days as Democrats block funding bill

By: The Hill

Published on: March 20, 2026, 7:54 pm

The shutdown of the Department of the Homeland Security (DHS) stretched to 35 days on Friday as Senate Democrats voted to block a House-passed bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other critical federal agencies. A motion to advance the bill failed 47-37, falling short of the 60...

232 US service members wounded since Iran war began 

By: The Hill

Published on: March 20, 2026, 7:39 pm

Since the U.S. war with Iran began in late February, 232 U.S. service members have been wounded, with the "vast majority" of them sustaining minor injuries, a U.S. defense official told The Hill on Friday. More than 200 of them have returned to duty, the official said. The figure is an update as the Pentagon said...

New York AG sues to uphold national emissions rules

By: The Hill

Published on: March 20, 2026, 7:29 pm

New York Attorney General Letitia James and 40 states, counties, cities, and state agencies have sued the federal government to stop the EPA from repealing the 2009 endangerment finding, which found that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare.

Kent says FBI probe meant to ‘steal a narrative’ from true intentions of Iran war

By: The Hill

Published on: March 20, 2026, 7:22 pm

Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCC), said an FBI probe investigating him for leaking classified information is a mechanism to “steal a narrative” to cover the Trump administration’s true intentions for entering war with Iran. “If you've been in MAGA circles for this long, you kind of understand what this...

Trump administration accuses Harvard of failing to protect Jewish students in latest lawsuit

By: The Hill

Published on: March 20, 2026, 7:01 pm

The Trump administration filed a lawsuit against Harvard University on Friday for failing to protect Jewish students since the Israel-Gaza War broke out more than two years ago. “Since October 7th, 2023, too many of our educational institutions have allowed anti-Semitism to flourish on campus — Harvard included,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a...

Chadwick Boseman’s widow believed he would ‘make it through’ cancer fight

By: The Hill

Published on: March 20, 2026, 6:30 pm

Chadwick Boseman’s cancer returned in 2019, and he died August 2020.

ABC Abruptly Yanks The Entire Season Of ‘the Bachelorette' 3 Days Before The Premiere

By: The Hill

Published on: March 20, 2026, 6:25 pm

ABC stuns Bachelor Nation with a last-minute shakeup no one saw coming. Just three days before its highly anticipated premiere, the network has reportedly pulled the entire season of The Bachelorette—leaving fans confused, frustrated, and searching for answers. Read More: Live updates: Pentagon accelerates Mideast deployments; Senate set to vote on DHS funding

Israel: Top Iranian spokesperson killed

By: The Hill

Published on: March 20, 2026, 6:05 pm

The Israeli military announced Friday that the top spokesperson for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed by airstrikes as part of the U.S. and Israel's joint military offensive in the Middle East nation. The Israeli military, in a post on social platform X, said its strikes took out IRGC Public Relations Array head...

Kemp signs bill suspending Georgia state gas tax amid Iran war price spike

By: The Hill

Published on: March 20, 2026, 6:00 pm

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Friday signed a bill that suspends the state gas tax for 60 days, marking the first state-level action aimed at bringing relief at the pump as fuel prices soar amid the war with Iran. The bill, which temporarily waives Georgia’s 33-cent-per-gallon gas tax and 37-cent-per-gallon diesel tax, was one...

3 charged in alleged plot to export AI chips to China

By: The Hill

Published on: March 20, 2026, 5:57 pm

A co-founder of Super Micro Computer and two others have been charged with attempting to smuggle advanced AI chips to China in violation of U.S. export restrictions, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw, who served as a board member and senior vice president of business development at Super Micro, was arrested...