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Trump says King Charles “agrees” Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon

ASHLEIGH FIELDS

President Trump on Tuesday said King Charles III “agrees” that Iran should not have a nuclear weapon. “We're doing a little Middle East work right now, as you might know, and we're doing very well. We have militarily defeated that particular opponent, and we're never going to let that opponent ever—Charles agrees with me even...

Stalemate on a deal with Iran

ELLEN MITCHELL

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Stalemate on a deal with Iran The Trump administration continues to pour cold water on a reported proposal by Iran that would end the two-month conflict with the U.S. and Israel and reopen the Strait of...

Live updates: Trump hosts state dinner after King Charles's historic remarks

THE HILL STAFF

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the White House for a state dinner on Tuesday night, all against a backdrop of U.S.-U.K. tension. Trump described the partnership between the two countries as strong and thanked Charles for the "inheritance" the U.K. has given the U.S. Trump...

Blue Cross Blue Shield customers to receive payments in $2.67B settlement. Do you qualify?

ALIX MARTICHOUX

More than five years after it was granted approval in court, payments in the massive $2.67 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield settlement should start hitting people's bank accounts in just a matter of days.

House panel advances three major bills after marathon hearing, but fate on floor uncertain

EMILY BROOKS

Republican leaders snapped the House out of a state of limbo caused by GOP infighting as the House Rules Committee advanced an ambitious slate of high-profile, must-pass bills on Tuesday evening — tacking on two major sweeteners to appease corn-state Republicans and hardline conservatives. The panel, after a marathon hearing that stretched over two days...

Comey responds to indictment: 'This is not who we are as a country'

ASHLEIGH FIELDS

Former FBI Director James Comey issued a Tuesday video response to a new indictment on two charges of making threats to harm President Trump stemming from a social media post in which he arranged seashells that read “86-47.” “Well, they're back. This time about a picture of seashells on a North Carolina Beach a year...

McConnell lays into Pentagon for sitting on $400M in Ukraine aid

ALEXANDER BOLTON

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who now chairs the powerful Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, is taking the Pentagon to task for sitting on $400 million in military aid to Ukraine authorized by Congress. And he is putting the spotlight on Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of defense for policy, as the most likely obstacle...

House tees up vote on ethanol compromise, which would attach to Farm Bill

RACHEL FRAZIN

The House is seeking to advance a biofuel bill and then procedurally tie it to the Farm Bill before sending the package to the Senate. The legislation in question enables year-round sales of gasoline with a high ethanol content, which is typically restricted in the summer due to smog concerns. It also reforms the process for...

House Republicans tee up vote on spy powers as some in GOP vow to oppose bill

REBECCA BEITSCH

House Republicans have teed up a vote to renew the nation’s spy powers that has those on varying sides of the issue crying Groundhog's Day. The GOP is once again moving ahead with legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows the government to spy on foreigners located abroad....

Republicans swipe at Democrats applauding King Charles after 'No Kings' protests

MAX REGO

Multiple Republican lawmakers poked fun at Democratic lawmakers for applauding King Charles III on Tuesday, given their prior support for “No Kings” protests against President Trump. Senator Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) asked on the social platform X, “Why did I just watch every Democrat in Congress stand and clap for an actual King?” The Florida Republican...

Secret Service director: Agents did 'great job' in WHCA dinner shooting response

ASHLEIGH FIELDS

Secret Service Director Sean Curran on Tuesday said the agents who responded to the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner did a “great job” reacting to the unexpected intruder. “My agents did a great job,” Curran told CBS News's Nikole Killion, while appearing for a briefing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Killion also asked if the dinner...

Former Fauci aide charged for evading records requests

NATHANIEL WEIXEL,JOSEPH CHOI

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Former Fauci aide charged for evading records requests The Justice Department on Tuesday indicted David Morens, a former top official at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, for an alleged scheme to keep his dealings with...

California governor candidates struggle for standout moments at feisty debate

JULIA MUELLER

California gubernatorial candidates struggled to break through on the debate stage Tuesday, as Democrats look to capitalize on former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) dramatic exit from the crowded field. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, billionaire Tom Steyer, former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and five other rivals, including Trump-backed Republican Steve Hilton, fought for standout moments...

Hegseth will be grilled by Congress for the first time since the Iran war began

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will face questioning from members of Congress for the first time since the Iran war began

Supreme Court to weigh Trump administration push to end protections for Haitian, Syrian migrants

The Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Trump administration's push to end legal protections for migrants fleeing war and natural disaster