The Hill Articles: April 3, 2026

April 3
Warning sign? Retirement saving habits eroding, payroll firm says Trump directs DHS to pay employees during shutdown Trump signs order aimed at reforming college sports ‘Confusion, chaos and distrust’: Oregon challenges Trump’s order restricting vote-by-mail What to know about US fighter jets hit in Iran war Susan Collins knocks funding cuts in White House budget proposal 2 US helicopters hit during recovery efforts in Iran What to know about Trump’s defense budget proposal GOP senator calls to end Iran operations without formal declaration of war Trump requests nearly $16 billion in cuts at HHS Blanche: No evidence in Epstein files he was a spy What to know about Trump’s budget Senate Democrats press Treasury Department on decision to add Trump name to currency Tillis sets Jan. 6 red line on attorney general nominee Mace ‘concerned about escalation’ in Iran war Democrats reject Palantir money GOP praise pours in for Army chief of staff ousted by Hegseth Democrat rips Polymarket for taking bets on fate of US pilot shot down over Iran Democratic-led states sue over Trump mail-in ballot order Mace ‘not backing away’ from Bondi testifying on Epstein Trump budget would cut TSA funding, require privatization at small airports Anthropic launches new corporate PAC to ramp up election spending Trump seeks $152M to rebuild Alcatraz as ‘state-of-the-art secure prison’ About half expect worsening stability in Middle East: Survey Airport security: Are TSA wait times still long? Here’s how to check Watch live: NASA outlines Artemis II progress FBI labels data breach ‘major incident,’ notifies Congress Immigration officers detain Wisconsin mosque president Democrats fume at White House budget request: ‘Bleak and unacceptable’ About 1 in 4 hold negative views of both parties: Survey Supreme Court confirms Alito fell ill at March event Ex-Air Force master sergeant pleads guilty in $37M bid-rigging scheme Judge won’t reconsider decision blocking grand jury subpoenas of Fed, Jerome Powell Fetterman asks for heightened security for NFL draft in Pittsburgh 5 things to know about Trump’s 2027 defense budget proposal Live updates: US rescues one F-15 crew member after Iran downs jet, searches for second A more dangerous, repressive junta is arising out of Iran’s ashes Rogan, Theo Von slam Trump’s move to attack Iran Jeffries: ‘What Donald Trump has done is decimate the bank accounts of the American people’ Who is Christopher LaNeve, set to become acting chief of staff of the US Army Trump re-ups push to eliminate low-income heating assistance program LIHEAP Beyond ‘all’ and ‘best’: A common-sense energy strategy for national security Pam Bondi fired despite commitment to Trump agenda: Loyalty not enough!   Austria bans US military planes from its airspace Couric: Trump mail-in voting order, national voting list part of effort to ‘scare election workers’ International law experts: US strikes on Iran may have amounted to war crimes Rising: April 3, 2026 Beware Dr. Chatbot: Privacy laws don’t protect health care data from AI  Le Creuset quietly launches lunch boxes and travel mugs The best spring jackets to get you through the in-between weather Prep for your spring garden with this bestselling raised garden bed kit America must not waste an opioid settlement lifeline GOP rep on Hegseth firing Army chief of staff: ‘I will look into it immediately’ Swalwell says Bondi didn’t tip him off on report Trump seeks $1.5 trillion for defense spending in 2027 budget request Van Hollen: Iran ‘nowhere near’ any ICBM that can reach US Interior Department offering another round of staff buyouts What every American needs to know about Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost investigation Scaramucci: Bondi wasn’t doing enough for Trump New York exodus: High costs, taxes drive residents to Florida Cuba says it will release more than 2,000 prisoners amid US pressure 1 crew member rescued, 1 missing after Iran shoots down F-15 fighter jet Trump: Vance will primarily focus on blue states as ‘fraud czar’ Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to fund lobbyists Mount Everest guides allegedly poisoned tourists in insurance scam Recall impacts over 3.1 million eye drop products distributed nationwide: FDA ‘I’m being arrested?’ Bodycam shows Tiger Woods handcuffed after Florida crash AI architects are sounding the alarm about jobs vanishing — here’s why no one listens Moulton: Trump ‘got rid’ of Bondi 12 days before Epstein deposition Blanche: Epstein files ‘should not be a part of anything going forward’ at DOJ Sea power in the modern age — why Trump is taking over maritime trade routes White House calls reports of Gabbard’s impending ouster ‘fake news’ US adds 178K jobs in March, far more than expected The White House ballroom, NATO, and Dem infighting: Join Friday’s Whole Hog  Putin’s delusions in Ukraine could rouse him to take on NATO Blanche: I never heard Trump say Bondi exit ‘had anything to do with the Epstein files’ Watchdog group calls for federal investigation into Apache flyby at Kid Rock’s house Whole Hog Politics: Bondi beached  Trump: US military ‘hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran’ Florida made public-sector unions more accountable — Oregon did the opposite The Vance versus Rubio 2028 nomination fight through the lens of chaos  Five questions hanging over the DOJ shake-up ‘Incredibly chilling’: Advocacy groups raise alarm over Trump’s demand for list of Jewish faculty at Penn Graham Platner’s political outsider vibe gains steam in Maine among Democrats Iran ‘toll booth’ on Strait of Hormuz underscores its leverage on Trump, US Palantir-linked campaign donations put Democrats in tight spot The Memo: Bondi’s failure to get Trump his ‘scalps’ sealed her fate
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