Chris Murphy on Trump's Iran threat: 'A clear war crime'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 6, 2026, 3:18 am

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday derided President Trump’s latest threats to Iran as “war crimes” if committed. “Trump is calling reporters today to tell them he is going to commit mass war crimes next week,” Murphy wrote on the social platform X. “GOP leaders need to stop him. Never mind that blowing up bridges...

Stacey Abrams on Trump’s mail-in voting order: ‘Patently illegal’

By: The Hill

Published on: April 6, 2026, 2:14 am

Former Georgia state Rep. Stacey Abrams (D) on Saturday slammed President Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting as unconstitutional and illegal. “It is patently illegal, and it is entirely in the playbook of voter suppression that Republicans, including Donald Trump, have been using for the last decade or so,” Abrams, a former Georgia gubernatorial candidate,...

Obama, Newsom congratulate UCLA for winning first NCAA women's basketball championship

By: The Hill

Published on: April 6, 2026, 1:13 am

The women’s basketball program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) captured its first NCAA title on Sunday, receiving praise from former President Obama and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) after the victory. The No. 1-seed Bruins, led by head coach Cori Close, completed a 37-1 season by defeating No. 1-seed South Carolina 79-51...

Netanyahu says he spoke with Trump, congratulated him on rescuing downed pilot

By: The Hill

Published on: April 6, 2026, 12:18 am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he spoke with President Trump about the mission to rescue a U.S. service member whose aircraft was downed by Iranian forces. “I spoke earlier with President @realDonaldTrump and personally congratulated him on his bold decision and a perfectly executed American mission to rescue the downed pilot from enemy...

Iran says US aircraft destroyed during recovery mission for missing service member

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 10:43 pm

An Iranian news outlet on Sunday reported that multiple U.S. aircraft were destroyed during the mission to rescue a stranded American service member in Iran. The Iranian Fars News Agency, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported that two C-130 aircraft and two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters were destroyed during the mission. ...

Savannah Guthrie returns to 'Today' after search for mother passes 2 months

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 9:34 pm

Savannah Guthrie will return to NBC’s “Today” show on Monday, the day after Easter, more than two months after the disappearance of her mother, Nancy Guthrie. “It’s hard to imagine doing it because it’s such a place of joy and lightness, and I can’t come back and try to be something that I’m not,” Savannah...

Republican divisions, Trump’s detachment stymie GOP efforts to reopen DHS

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 9:00 pm

House and Senate Republicans scrambling to end the longest federal shutdown in U.S. history keep running into themselves. Within the House, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his leadership team haven’t found a formula for containing their rebellious conservative wing. Between the chambers, Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) have been at odds over...

House Republican says he doesn’t think ground troops will be needed to open the Strait of Hormuz

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 8:44 pm

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on Sunday said he doesn’t think a ground invasion will be needed to open the Strait of Hormuz as the critical choke point has remained closed for more than a month.  Iran has planted mines in the waterway and threatened to shoot any “enemy” ships attempting to travel through, effectively halting...

Marjorie Taylor Greene rails against 'insane' Trump after Easter Iran threat

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 8:25 pm

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Sunday slammed President Trump’s message to Iran earlier in the day, saying he is “insane” and “not a Christian.” Early Sunday morning, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran." "There will be...

Moore: Ending foreign wars 'best thing that we could do' to lower gas prices 

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 7:53 pm

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said during an interview broadcast Sunday that ending foreign wars is “the best thing that we could do” to lower gas prices — comments that come amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict against Iran. “There's been some conversation in this state, at least, about possibly waiving the gas tax for a little...

NASA administrator defends Trump’s proposed budget cuts

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 7:16 pm

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Sunday backed the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts to his agency, as the Artemis II mission continues. “Yes, of course I do,” Isaacman said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” when host Jake Tapper asked whether he supported the administration’s proposed budget cuts for fiscal 2027. On Friday, the Office...

Khanna: Those saying 'don't engage' with personalities like Hasan Piker 'will cost us future elections'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 6:39 pm

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday said that those who push to not “engage” with popular Twitch streamer and left-wing political commentator Hasan Piker “will cost us future elections.” “The lesson of the last election is we've got to be out there. We've got to engage. It's a complex, messy, multiracial democracy. I will defend...

Gallego on possible 2028 presidential run: 'We have to look at it'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 6:37 pm

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) floated a possible 2028 presidential run in a Sunday interview, touting his ability to resonate with Latino voters and regain support from the working-class population for the Democratic Party.  “Obviously, like any other elected official, especially ones that won red states in 2024, we have to look at it,” Gallego told...

Trump says to not expect Cabinet shake-up after Bondi, Noem firings

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 6:05 pm

President Trump warned against reading into reports of an impending Cabinet shake-up during a brief phone interview on Sunday. Trump told The Hill that reports of staffing shake-ups should not be read into, saying the country was on the right track.  His comments come after Attorney General Pam Bondi was ousted from her post Thursday,...

Top Armed Services Democrat says Iran war 'mistake in large part because of the cost' 

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 5:54 pm

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Sunday slammed the war in Iran for swallowing money allocated to military defense and said repeated strikes are only hardening the regime overseas. “I think this war was a mistake in large part because of the cost and also because of what we talked about earlier in terms of the...