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Sen. Lindsey Graham on third Trump term: 'Ask me in '27'
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sidestepped a question Monday about whether President Trump could run for a third term in the White House. βDo you think Trump can run for a third term?β a reporter asked Graham on Monday. βAsk me in β27,β Graham responded, before walking away. The exchange comes amid heightened debate about whether...
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Stephen A. Smith on Trump third-term talk: I thought Republicans 'preached about the Constitution'
Media personality Stephen A. Smith blasted Republicans for entertaining the possibility of President Trump running for a third term in office. βWait a minute, youβre a Republican voter out there. I thought your party was the party that preached about the Constitution. I thought your party was the party that said, βWeβre not violating, weβre...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump highlights Friedman, Grenell as possible UN ambassadors to replace Stefanik
President Trump on Monday said there are βmaybe 30β people interested in serving as ambassador to the United Nations after he pulled Rep. Elise Stefanikβs (R-N.Y.) nomination. Trump cited David Friedman, who served as ambassador to Israel during Trumpβs first term, and Richard Grenell, who served as ambassador to Germany and acting director of national...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:House Intel Democrats call for damage assessment on Signal chat
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee on Monday requested an independent assessment into Trump administration officials' use of Signal to discuss an airstrike, asking that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard initiate such a process and delegate it to another official. The letter calls for a damage assessment of the fallout related to the chat,...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:After devastating earthquake in Myanmar, China filling vacuum left by USAID’s absence
The true impact of the massive earthquake in Myanmar is starting to reveal itself. The military government says the official death toll is more than 2,000 people and hundreds are still missing. Thousands more are injured and homeless. Nick Schifrin reports on the latest and talks with Chris Milligan, a former USAID mission director to Myanmar.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump says he expects Musk to eventually return to running companies
President Trump on Monday said he expects Elon Musk will eventually return to running his companies after his work overhauling the federal government. A reporter noted that Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is a special government employee, which means he can only work for 130 days in his role. When asked if he...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Putin tests Trump's patience
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Putin tests limits of Trumpβs patience in ceasefire talks President Trump is expressing increased frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose shifting demands in negotiations with Ukraine have drawn out ceasefire talks. Getty Putinβs demands on...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Le Pen banned from public office in France after embezzlement conviction
In our news wrap Monday, a court in France found far-right politician Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzlement and barred her from running for office for the next five years, the Israeli military ordered sweeping evacuations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and three U.S. have been found dead in Lithuania after four went missing during a training exercise.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump to make Middle East trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar
President Trump said Monday that he will travel to the Middle East in the coming weeks for what is slated to be the first foreign trip of his second term. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office he plans to travel to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, with a possible stop in the United Arab Emirates....
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Top vaccine official sends warning
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Top FDA official's exit sends ripples through Washington Peter Marks, who led the Food and Drug Administrationβs Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) for nearly 10 years, submitted his resignation letter Friday. Greg Nash, The Hill...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump administration deports more immigrants to El Salvador amid battle with judiciary
The State Department deported more immigrants to El Salvador over the weekend. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the removals a βsuccessful counter-terrorism operation.β It comes after a federal judge had blocked the administration from invoking a rare wartime authority to deport hundreds of migrants without due process. William Brangham discussed more with Deborah Pearl-Stine.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump signs executive order targeting ticket scalping, reselling
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed to crack down on ticket scalping and resale practices, alongside rock star Kid Rock. The order will direct the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to enforce laws, in collaboration with state attorneys general, to prevent entertainers and fans from being overcharged and price...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Experts raise alarms about eliminating FEMA
Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Experts raise alarms about eliminating FEMA Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noemβs vow to βeliminateβ the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is raising alarm from experts on disaster assistance, who say it could leave communities at risk. Alex...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Wisconsin Supreme Court election highlights deep political divides in battleground state
As President Trump escalates fights with federal judges, he's also bolstering a judicial candidate in the battleground state of Wisconsin. The loud and expensive race has become a fight over Trump's agenda and it's testing the limits of presidential advisor and billionaire Elon Musk's money and popularity. Deema Zein reports.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump's economic test
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump faces crucial week on the economy President Trump is entering a critical week for the economy amid growing fears that his penchant for tariffs could stall growth and undercut progress on inflation. AP Trump has...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Scientists sound alarm on Trump administration’s dismantling of research funding
The Trump administration is waging a βwholesale assault on U.S. scienceβ that threatens the countryβs health, economic development, national security and scientific preeminence. That's according to an open letter published by nearly 2,000 doctors, scientists and researchers. William Brangham discussed the letter with Dr. Steven Woolf, one of its authors.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump plans to launch more tariffs on April 2. Here’s what it could mean for you
President Donald Trump has repeatedly called April 2 βLiberation Day,β with promises to roll out a set of tariffs, or taxes on imports from other countries, that he says will free the U.S. from a reliance on foreign goods.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Examining Trump’s claims that tariffs will revitalize American manufacturing
The impact of tariffs is starting to become real and more are on the way. One of the biggest questions around President Trump's approach is whether it can help revitalize American manufacturing. Economics correspondent Paul Solman breaks that down.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump welcomes idea of hypothetical run against Obama as he floats third term
President Trump on Monday welcomed the idea of a hypothetical election match-up with former President Obama in the event the two men were allowed to run for third terms, something that is prohibited by the Constitution. βI know itβs hypothetical right now, but if you're allowed for some reason to run for a third term,...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump eyes TikTok deal
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump expects TikTok 'deal' ahead of deadline President Trump indicated he expects to reach a deal on TikTok ahead of an April 5 deadline to begin enforcing a ban on the popular video-sharing app. Damian Dovarganes, Associated Press file When asked aboard Air Force One whether he...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Trump sparks debate with third-term talk
President Trump canβt stop talking about the prospect of a third term. Trump over the weekend spoke at length in an interview with NBC News about the idea of pursuing a third term in office, saying βthere are methods which you could do it.β While the idea was broached in an interview, it is at...
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:The Memo: Trumpβs third-term suggestion alarms some Democrats while others roll their eyes
President Trump is leaving the door open to the idea of seeking a third term β even though that door is apparently firmly closed by the Constitution. His suggestion is eliciting divergent reactions among Democrats and liberals. Some see the speculation over a third term as part of an ominous, autocratic push by the president....
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Election watchdog groups sue Trump administration over executive order, calling it unconstitutional
Mondayβs lawsuit marks the first major legal challenge to last week's executive order, which election lawyers have warned may violate the U.S. Constitution and asserts power they say the president does not have over an independent agency.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Why this young activist is risking his freedom to speak out against Turkey's president
Youth activist Enes HocaoΔullarΔ± is preparing for the possibility of arrest upon his return to Turkey, following his speech about the anti-government protests at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Strasbourg, France.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:NASA astronauts speak after unexpected 9-month stay on the International Space Station
After returning home earlier this month, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spoke to the media about their extended nine-month stay on the International Space Station.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams say they take some responsibility for Starliner issues in 1st news conference back on Earth
Both astronauts said they would strap into Starliner again. βBecause we're going to rectify all the issues that we encountered. We're going to fix them. We're going to make it work,β Wilmore said, adding he'd go back up βin a heartbeat.β
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:White House says case ‘closed’ on Signal chat despite calls for investigations
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that national security adviser Mike Waltz continues to have President Donald Trumpβs confidence and that it was done discussing the embarrassing matter of senior officials communicating about plans for an airstrike on a commercial messaging app.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:LISTEN: Supreme Court weighs whether group affiliated with church should get tax exemption
The Supreme Court appeared Monday to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back against the state of Wisconsin in the latest religious rights case to come before the court.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Live results: Wisconsin Supreme Court special election
President Donald Trump's narrow win last year and a highly competitive 2023 state Supreme Court contest could foreshadow the possible paths to victory for this year's statewide campaigns.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Live results: Florida special elections to replace Gaetz and Waltz
Control of the U.S. House is not at stake, but the outcome of the special elections could give congressional Republicans some breathing room in the narrowly divided chamber.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Bondi instructs Justice Department to dismiss lawsuit challenging Georgia election law
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has instructed the Justice Department to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a sweeping 2021 election law in Georgia.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:WATCH: White House says Trump’s signing of ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs will be first Rose Garden event
President Donald Trump will unveil plans to place reciprocal tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners on Wednesday.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Massive earthquake compounds Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis
Myanmar was already one of the worldβs most challenging places for humanitarian organizations to operate because of civil war that displaced millions of people.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:U.S. airstrikes kill at least 3 around Yemen’s rebel-held capital, Houthis say
Suspected U.S. airstrikes have struck around Yemenβs rebel-held capital overnight into Monday morning.
Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source:Musk PAC spends big and goes door to door in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Elon Musk and his political operatives have tried to shape the closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race in ways that are not immediately obvious but could be critical to Tuesdayβs outcome.
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