
Hegseth Says Possible $200 Billion Ask for Iran ‘Could Move’
Defense chief Pete Hegseth on Thursday said a request for $200 billion in supplemental funding to finance operations in Iran could shift.

Defense chief Pete Hegseth on Thursday said a request for $200 billion in supplemental funding to finance operations in Iran could shift.

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A retirement wave and a fight for the majority threaten to leave House Republicans without any Black members in 2027, unwinding the party’s progress just four years after reaching record representation.



Aired on March 17, 2026, this episode of Hill Watch Live explores how lawmakers will determine the allocation of hundreds of billions in funding for highways, transit, and bridges later this year, as the bipartisan infrastructure law approaches its September 30 expiration.
Democrats in New York and California are moving legislation that would preempt the federal process companies use to self-report food ingredients, spotlighting an issue that has also found a champion in Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Democratic governors across the US are facing pressure on whether to back President
A group of state attorneys general are suing to block the $3.5 billion deal by
More three dozen states and localities sued the Trump administration Thursday, arguing its repeal of the endangerment finding goes against the government’s mandate under the Clean Air Act and accusing the administration of rehashing settled Supreme Court arguments.
The Senate could cancel its next recess if the Department of Homeland Security is still shut down, Majority Leader
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Every House Democrat is expected to oppose a procedural vote on an extension of spy powers, complicating GOP leaders’ plan to renew the authorization ahead of an April expiration.
Evocati Solutions JV LLC can move ahead with an intelligence services contract worth about $100 million despite a competing bidder’s claim the US Army failed to investigate whether Evocati unlawfully received proprietary information, the US Court of Federal Claims said.
Rahm Emanuel says Democrats ‘lost the American people’ on cultural issues -- but he knows how they can win them back in November.
Rahm Emanuel says Democrats ‘lost the American people’ on cultural issues -- but he knows how they can win them back in November.
State legislatures across the US are moving to implement parts of Republicans’ sweeping bill to overhaul voting requirements ahead of the 2026 midterms, as the bill’s prospects dim in Congress.
Lawmakers are eager to reach a bicameral deal to overhaul federal housing policy as affordability issues dominate Washington ahead of the midterms.
Unclassified procurement of commercial counter-drone systems tripled in fiscal 2025 from the previous year’s levels as governmentwide demand for the technology grows and availability of commercial off-the-shelf technology reduces costs.
Massachusetts’ auditor will get her day before the state’s Supreme Judicial Court to convince the justices that she should be able to sue to enforce her office’s new power to probe the legislature.
More three dozen states and localities sued the Trump administration Thursday, arguing its repeal of the endangerment finding goes against the government’s mandate under the Clean Air Act and accusing the administration of rehashing settled Supreme Court arguments.
A federal court rejected a pharmaceutical trade group’s call to block a Colorado law that dictates how manufacturers can supply federally discounted drugs to pharmacies in the state.
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A panel of Republican sheriffs and chiefs of police, the backbone of Florida’s law enforcement establishment, agreed on Monday to draft a letter to President Donald Trump and congressional leaders urging them to stop rounding up immigrants who they said arrived in the U.S. “inappropriately” but have otherwise lived law-abiding lives.
Texas Republicans are divided, and President Donald Trump’s silence about a top-tier Senate race is creating a larger gap as Democrats try to make good on their decades-long goal of turning Texas blue.