Jonathan Easley

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Donald Trump leaves Washington weighing pending Iran plans

1 week ago | thehill.com | Jonathan Easley

Evening Report is The Hill’s p.m. newsletter. Sign up here or using the box below:PRESIDENT TRUMP left Washington for his Bedminster, N.J., golf club for the weekend, as Israel and Iran traded strikes for an eighth day. Trump will attend a fundraiser on Friday night, with plans to receive intelligence briefings over the weekend in Bedminster.
Trump starts countdown on Iran

1 week ago | thehill.com | Jonathan Easley

Evening Report is The Hill’s p.m. newsletter. Click here to sign up or subscribe below:THE WHITE HOUSE said Thursday that President Trump will make his decision on whether to strike Iran’s nuclear sites over the next two weeks, giving negotiators time to reach a diplomatic solution.
Donald Trump gives Iran 'ultimate ultimatum' as US mulls strikes

1 week ago | thehill.com | Jonathan Easley

Evening Report is The Hill’s p.m. newsletter. Subscribe here or using the box below:PRESIDENT TRUMP said Wednesday he’s given Iran the “ultimate ultimatum,” as he publicly weighs whether to wade into the war between Israel and Iran. “I have ideas as to what to do,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “I like to make a final decision one second before it’s due.”The president will hold a second meeting in the Situation Room late Wednesday with senior military and Cabinet officials.
Trump rattles saber at Iran

1 week ago | thehill.com | Jonathan Easley

Washington lawmakers received a security briefing from the Sergeant at Arms and the U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday, as anxiety wracks Capitol Hill following the weekend assassination of a state legislator in Minnesota. “The Capitol police and the [Senate] Sergeant at Arms gave a very detailed discussion about how they can protect members here, back in our states, in our homes, in our offices,” Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said.
President Trump, Group of Seven huddle in Canada amid global tensions

1 week ago | thehill.com | Jonathan Easley

The threat of political violence is hanging over Washington after two Minnesota state lawmakers were shot in their homes over the weekend. The suspected assassin, Vance Boelter, was apprehended Sunday night after a two-day manhunt. Boelter is accused of killing Minnesota Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, who were shot at their home early Saturday. He’s also alleged to have shot State Sen. John Hoffman (D) and his wife Yvette Hoffman at their home.
Iran hits Israel with retaliatory drone, missile attacks

2 weeks ago | thehill.com | Jonathan Easley

Thousands of protesters are expected to hit the streets this weekend in cities across the country, demonstrating against the Trump administration and the president’s immigration policies. Tempers have flared in Washington over the administration’s immigration raids, as demonstrations against Immigration and Customs (ICE) have spread to multiple cities. The weekend protests are poised to collide with images of Trump presiding over Saturday’s military parade in the nation’s capital.
Sen. Alex Padilla handcuffing sparks bipartisan backlash

2 weeks ago | thehill.com | Jonathan Easley

SEN. ALEX PADILLA (D-Calif.) was forcibly removed, pinned to the ground and handcuffed after interrupting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday. The incident has drawn intense backlash from Democrats and added to tensions as protests in L.A. and in various other states push back on the Trump administration’s immigration raids. Republicans have broadly criticized Padilla for interrupting the press conference, though GOP Sen.
Trump flexes military might

2 weeks ago | thehill.com | Jonathan Easley

The White House and GOP leaders on Capitol Hill are looking to flip the protests in Los Angeles into momentum for President Trump’s agenda bill. Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” appeared to be losing momentum in the Senate last week, but now advocates of the legislation are pointing to efforts by protesters to disrupt Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids as evidence the bill must pass to give law enforcement more resources.
Tensions swell in Los Angeles over Trump administration's immigration strategy

2 weeks ago | thehill.com | Jonathan Easley

THREE DAYS OF CLASHES between protesters and law enforcement have the nation on edge, with tensions running hot over President Trump’s immigration policy and his dispatching of National Guardsmen. Images of torched cars and protesters hurling stones and other items at police have lit up social media and cable news, though protests appear to have receded for now, even as the political atmosphere remains charged. Leaders in both parties are ramping up their rhetoric around the situation.
Donald Trump moves on after war of words with Elon Musk

3 weeks ago | thehill.com | Jonathan Easley

PRESIDENT TRUMP says he’s moving on from his nasty feud with Elon Musk, a day after the U.S. president and world’s richest man gripped Washington and the world with their lacerating insults and threats. In a series of interviews, Trump sought to change the story, focusing on his agenda bill in Congress, talking up Friday’s solid jobs report and pointing to the stock market rally. The rally was driven in part by a surge in Tesla shares, which had plunged at the onset of the Trump-Musk feud.