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Jeffries calls on Johnson to end House recess amid DHS funding lapse

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 4:24 pm

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday called on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring the lower chamber back from recess to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The partial government shutdown has spanned for more than a month as lawmakers debate funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) without significant reforms to...
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Trump roils NATO as pressure builds over Strait of Hormuz 

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 4:00 pm

The Trump administration's mounting frustration with NATO allies over their refusal to join the Iran war has policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic bracing for change. President Trump would need congressional approval to officially withdraw from the international military alliance, but there are other steps he can take to curb cooperation, and Europeans say...
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Former Trump adviser on president's latest Iran threat: 'Not going to get a deal’

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 3:46 pm

Brett McGurk, who served under President Trump during his first term, warned that the president's latest threats against Iran will not bring Tehran to the table to negotiate opening the Strait of Hormuz. "This is an escalate to try to get a deal that's not going to get a deal," McGurk, who also served in...
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Kaine: Bondi firing 'should be a lesson' for next attorney general nominee

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 3:16 pm

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Sunday said that former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent firing “should be a lesson” for the next nominee to lead the Justice Department. “But here's the lesson from Pam Bondi, Kristen, the AG is supposed to be the nation's chief law enforcement officer and have an independent gravitas and integrity....
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Senate Democrat says Trump 'needs a lot of prayer'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 3:14 pm

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) said in an interview that aired on Easter Sunday that he prays for President Trump, adding that he "needs a lot of prayer." The Georgia senator, a Baptist pastor, confirmed to Jake Tapper on CNN's State of the Union that he "absolutely" prays for Trump becuase "he has influence and power over people I...
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House Democrat: Iran's control of Strait of Hormuz 'more strategically vital' than nuclear weapon

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 3:08 pm

Democratic Rep. Jake Auchincloss (Mass.) on Sunday railed against President Trump's actions in Iran and argued that Tehran understands that its control over the Strait of Hormuz is “more strategically vital” than any plans to develop a nuclear weapon. “The failure of the president's war thus far is that he has given the new Ayatollah,...
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When hospitals become corporations, what happens to patient safety? 

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 3:00 pm

In many medical malpractice cases, the public imagines a careless doctor making a single catastrophic mistake. In reality, serious medical errors are often the result of systemic pressures that push health care providers beyond safe limits. 
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Trump drops Easter Sunday f-bomb in new threat to Iran

By: The Hill

Published on: April 5, 2026, 12:33 pm

President Trump on Sunday morning unleashed on Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to strike the country’s infrastructure and urging Tehran to “open the F---in’ Strait, you crazy bastards.” “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F---in’...

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