Politics
US Political Landscape Shifts Amidst Iran War Concerns and Supreme Court Rulings
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly warned President Trump about the potential costs of restarting a conflict with Iran, amid growing public dissatisfaction. Meanwhile, Democrats are urging the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling on abortion pills, while Republicans unveiled a $72 billion proposal to fund ICE and Border Patrol.
Coverage timeline — 5 articles
The Hill
The Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Homeland Security Committee on Monday night released legislative text for the $72 billion budget reconciliation bill that would bypass Democratic opposition to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through 2029. The committees rele
2026-05-05 13:55 UTC
The Hill
The Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais has been met with outrage from the left, but is a necessary change due to the increasing difficulty of racial gerrymandering in the face of growing multiracial populations and mobile citizens.
2026-05-05 14:00 UTC
The Hill
A majority of Democrats in the House and Senate submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on Monday seeking to protect access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Forty-seven Democratic senators and 212 House members urged the high court to overturn the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling rei
2026-05-05 14:02 UTC
The Hill
Two cases of a rare virus have been confirmed on board a cruise ship where a total of three people have died, according to the World Health Organization. One adult woman has died and one adult man is hospitalized in a South African intensive care unit as a result of a hantavirus infection, lab test
2026-05-05 14:10 UTC
The Hill
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly said Monday that President Trump can neither afford to resume the conflict with Iran or afford not to, as recent polling suggests Americans are growing increasingly unsatisfied with the handling of the war and the economy. “Well, it’s both,” O’Reilly told host Lel
2026-05-05 14:16 UTC