US to Take Control of Strait of Hormuz

The Senate returns Monday to a different landscape, with the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) top of mind. Graham, 71, died unexpectedly early Sunday, and preliminary reports point to an aortic dissection. By the afternoon, politicians in South Carolina and Washington were maneuvering to

Sen. Lindsey Graham's shocking death over the weekend is cutting further into the Senate GOP's majority, particularly with Sen. Mitch McConnell absent. Plus, the on-again Iran war causes more headaches for the Trump administration. Join The Hill editor-in-chief Ian Swanson, defense and foreign polic

President Trump said on Monday that the U.S. will take on the role of “the guardian” of the Strait of Hormuz as Washington and Tehran both claim control of the waterway after exchanging strikes over the weekend.  “We’re going to keep the strait, and we’ll probably run it,” Trump said during a phone