Watch live: Trump addresses nation on Iran operation

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 10:00 pm

President Trump will address the nation Wednesday evening from the White House, more than a month after the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran. During his address, Trump is expected to tell Americans that his administration will conclude its military operation in Tehran within the next two to three weeks. According to a...

Live updates: Trump set to address nation on Iran war progress; justices seem unswayed in birthright citizenship arguments

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 9:50 pm

President Trump will address the nation from the White House on the Iran conflict at 9 p.m. Wednesday. He is expected to tell Americans the U.S. will conclude its military operation in the next two to three weeks, according to a White House official.  Trump is expected to highlight how the U.S. has destroyed Iran’s...

A reevaluation of NATO

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 9:42 pm

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security   The Big Story A reevaluation of NATO The U.S. ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) indicated President Trump is “reevaluating” the country’s membership in the alliance. © AP “I think that it’s very clear right now that President Trump is...

5 takeaways from Trump's birthright citizenship arguments

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 9:40 pm

Oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday left the impression that key justices had misgivings about President Trump’s effort to limit birthright citizenship. With one of the administration’s banner immigration policies on the line, Trump decided to attend, making him the first sitting president in recorded history to scrutinize the justices as a listener...

Gorsuch asks Sauer if Native Americans are birthright citizens 

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 9:30 pm

Solicitor General D. John Sauer seemed to struggle when pressed by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on Wednesday on whether Native Americans should be considered birthright citizens. The question came during two hours of arguments at the Supreme Court in a case challenging President Trump's 2025 executive order that aimed to end birthright citizenship. “I...

What to know about the Artemis II launch

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 9:26 pm

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story What to know about Artemis II launch NASA’s Artemis II test flight is set for Wednesday, a trip that will mark the first crewed mission to head toward the moon in more than five decades. © P Photo/John Raoux The launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Merritt...

Judge dismisses lawsuit over killing of 'Cop City' activist

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 9:09 pm

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a civil rights lawsuit against Georgia State Patrol troopers charged in connection with the 2023 fatal shooting of Manuel Paez Terán, also known as "Tortuguita," an environmental activist killed while protesting the so-called "Cop City" near Atlanta. Paez Terán was killed on Jan. 18, 2023, after troopers carried out...

Barrett notes ‘messy’ outcomes of Trump’s birthright executive order

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 8:53 pm

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday questioned Solicitor General D. John Sauer on what she dubbed the potentially “messy” applications of President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. “I can imagine it being messy on some applications,” Barrett told Sauer, regarding Trump’s Day 1 executive order limiting birthright citizenship to those born in...

Pelosi: 'Be on guard' for 'fake count' in midterm elections

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 8:47 pm

House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) warned that Republicans could manipulate voting machines to “create a false count” in the upcoming midterm elections. Pelosi told MS NOW’s Ali Vitali in an interview that aired Tuesday that the Democratic Party is working to secure this election through litigation, legislation and communication with voters. “But in addition...

FDA grants speedy approval to Eli Lilly weight-loss pill

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 8:13 pm

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new once-daily weight-loss pill from Eli Lilly, adding to the bevy of GLP-1 medications available in the consumer marketplace. The drug manufacturer announced on Tuesday that the company would begin shipping orforglipron, branded as Foundayo, as soon as Monday following approval from federal regulators. Prescribed as a...

Newsmax primetime host rips Hegseth over Kid Rock helicopter fly-by

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 7:54 pm

One of Newsmax's primetime hosts on Wednesday ripped into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after two AH-64 Apache helicopters flew near Kid Rock's Nashville, Tenn., home. "So what if those 'fly boys' flew by Madonna’s house and Took a Bow?" anchor Greg Kelly wrote on the social platform X. "Or Robert DeNiro. That would Not be...

Tariff refund payments may take up to 45 days once system operational: Customs

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 7:27 pm

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a Tuesday filing said tariff refund payments may take up to 45 days to review and process once its new claims portal system is operational. The U.S. Court of International Trade is overseeing the process for tariff refunds to importers who paid levies issued by the Trump administration. ...

NATO ambassador says Trump 'reevaluating' US involvement in alliance

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 7:07 pm

The U.S. ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) indicated President Trump is “reevaluating” the country’s membership in the international military alliance on Wednesday. “I think that it’s very clear right now that President Trump is evaluating and reevaluating everything,” Matt Whitaker told Newsmax. “Whether that is our involvement with NATO, whether that is...

Schumer on Trump mail-in voting order: 'This too will fail'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 6:59 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday slammed President Trump’s recent executive order cracking down on mail-in voting, calling the move “just the latest in a series of frantic efforts by Donald Trump to rig elections for Republicans.” “Donald Trump and his MAGA cronies have done everything they can to deprive millions of Americans...

Trump: Tiger Woods seeking treatment a 'good thing'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 1, 2026, 6:56 pm

President Trump is voicing his support for golf superstar Tiger Woods after the five-time Masters champion announced this week he is stepping back from the game to focus on his health. Woods announced on Tuesday he was stepping away from golf "for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health." "This...