
The Hill - 53 min 31 sec ago
President Trump said Wednesday that Vice President JD Vance may not attend the in-person talks with Iran in Pakistan for security reasons. Trump told the New York Post that he expects the peace talks with Iran to happen in Islamabad "very soon" after a ceasefire deal was agreed to on Tuesday. Trump told the Post...

The Hill - 59 min 39 sec ago
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Wednesday said Iran would score an "extraordinary win" if it is able to charge tolls upon reopening the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump on Wednesday proposed a "joint venture" between the U.S. and Iran to charge ships passing through the key trade corridor. "Well, it would be an extraordinary...

New York Times - 1 hour 4 min ago
President Trump went to war with Iran pledging to prevent them from getting nuclear weapons.

The Hill - 1 hour 5 min ago
Dan Driscoll said he has no plans to depart or resign as Army secretary, as there has been repeated tension between himself and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dating back to last year. "Serving under President Trump has been the honor of a lifetime and I remain laser focused on providing America with the strongest land...

NY Post - 1 hour 9 min ago
President Trump sparked widespread panic Tuesday with his jaw-dropping ultimatum to Iran that a "whole civilization will die tonight" if Tehran failed to cut a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8 pm ET that evening.

The Hill - 1 hour 22 min ago
President Trump referred to the barrage of attacks in Lebanon as a "skirmish" on Wednesday as Israel intensified its attacks on the country in the hours following the U.S. and Iran reaching a fragile ceasefire deal. In a phone interview with PBS Newshour, Trump said that Lebanon was not included in the ceasefire deal because...

The Hill - 1 hour 23 min ago
The preservationists challenging President Trump's White House ballroom project in the courts pushed back Wednesday on the government's claim that halting construction would pose threats to national security. In a Wednesday court filing, the National Trust for Historic Preservation said that a judge's order blocking further progress on the $400 million ballroom without Congress's approval...

The Hill - 1 hour 26 min ago
GOP Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) hesitated to express his confidence in a ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran a day after President Trump announced a temporary halt in fighting. "I am not sure there's a deal," Bacon told CNN's Kate Bolduan on Wednesday morning. "That will bear out in the next 24 to 48...

The Hill - 1 hour 31 min ago
The two-week U.S.-Iranian ceasefire deal brought temporary relief around the world on Tuesday after President Trump agreed to suspend what he warned would be a catastrophic attack on the Islamic Republic. Stocks rose and oil prices plunged following news of the agreement, bringing a temporary reprieve to markets roiled by the war. Reports of strikes...

The Hill - 1 hour 31 min ago
Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly on Tuesday railed against President Trump's social media posts, including his Easter Sunday statement threatening to kill a "whole civilization" if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened. Trump paused the large-scale strikes on Tuesday for two weeks after Pakistan requested a deadline extension. The three parties are now working toward...

The Hill - 1 hour 41 min ago
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Wednesday afternoon, a day after President Trump announced a two-week pause on escalating strikes in Iran. Trump declared the U.S. military operation against Iran a "complete and total victory" earlier Wednesday, after announcing that Tehran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire deal, including reopening the Strait...

New York Times - 2 hours 26 min ago
President Trump went to war with Iran pledging to prevent them from getting a nuclear weapons.

The Hill - 2 hours 41 min ago
Conservative influencer Laura Loomer sharply criticized the temporary ceasefire agreement reached by the U.S. and Iran on Tuesday evening, railing against diplomatic negotiations as a "negative for our country." Loomer slammed the deal repeatedly in a flurry of social media posts, starting shortly after President Trump announced the two-week pause on escalating strikes in the...

Babylon Bee - 2 hours 52 min ago
WORLD People across the globe were left in utter shock as President Trump staked out a seemingly extreme position in order to negotiate the best possible deal.

The Hill - 3 hours 8 min ago
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Wednesday credited conservative journalist Tucker Carlson, former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and commentator Ann Coulter for pushing President Trump to accept a ceasefire deal with Iran. Khanna said in a video posted to the social media platform X that, as "a human being and as an American citizen," he...

The Hill - 3 hours 8 min ago
CNN is defending its reporting on a statement given by Iranian officials regarding a ceasefire agreement the U.S. and Iran reached just hours before President Trump was set to launch an attack on the Iran's infrastructure. As part of the network's coverage of the ceasefire deal on Tuesday, CNN quoted Iranian officials who claimed a...

The Hill - 3 hours 41 min ago
Oil prices plummeted on Wednesday after President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran. Futures for international benchmark Brent crude were down about 17 percent to about $91 per barrel while U.S. benchmark WTI was down about 18 percent, trading at around $93 per barrel on Wednesday morning. The Wall Street Journal reported that prices were heading for their...

NBC News - 3 hours 45 min ago
Stocks roared higher after President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran. Oil prices fell sharply and gas prices are expected to follow.

The Hill - 3 hours 56 min ago
President Trump sent a warning Wednesday that any country that supplies Iran with military weapons will face a 50 percent tariff on goods sold to the United States. "A Country supplying Military Weapons to Iran will be immediately tariffed, on any and all goods sold to the United States of America, 50%, effective immediately," Trump...

NY Post - 3 hours 57 min ago
US stock futures surged Wednesday morning as oil plunged near $90 after a two-week ceasefire with Iran narrowly avoided President Trump's 8 p.m. ET bombing deadline, and included the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Hill - 4 hours 11 min ago
Walking away from the World Health Organization after the greatest pandemic in memory and ripping up global trade were foolish. Undermining the Department of Education and the Federal Emergency Management Authority is reckless. Blocking USAID was cruel. But when it comes to crimes against America, President Trump's threats to bolt NATO are the winner. Trump's threats have...

The Hill - 4 hours 13 min ago
President Trump on Wednesday said he is considering the formation of a "joint venture" with Iran to set up tolls in the Strait of Hormuz after the Trump administration and Tehran agreed to a two-week ceasefire deal. ABC News's Jonathan Karl asked Trump if he approved of Iran's plan to charge vessels a fee for...

The Hill - 4 hours 29 min ago
Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday urged lawmakers not to make "TACO" jokes about President Trump suspending strikes on Iran for another two weeks, but to encourage the preservation of life. "I do not appreciate anyone Democrat or Republican taking this moment to make jokes to say Trump chickened out.' The president was...

The Hill - 4 hours 37 min ago
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the U.S. military was "locked and loaded" to carry out President Trump's threat to eliminate Iranian civilization, a warning that was met with condemnation from Democrats and other critics. "We had a target set, locked and loaded, of infrastructure, bridges, power plants. Remember, this is a terror regime. The...