{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump, Biden contrasts on Ukraine, Israel to take center stage The presidential debate Thursday will set out clear differences over the
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he supports Louisiana’s new law mandating the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms and said he thinks the law will survive legal challenges. “I'm supportive of it, yeah,” Johnson told reporters Wednesday. “And I think it
Marilyn Monroe’s house in Los Angeles’ Brentwood neighborhood was approved in its historical cultural monument nomination by the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday, a designation which is intended to help protect the landmark from demolition. “The Marilyn Monroe Residence in
Street Fighter is preparing to boom into theaters in 2026. Sony Pictures announced Wednesday that the new movie based on the popular video game franchise will be released theatrically on March 20, 2026. The Legendary film is co-developed and produced with Capcom, the company
Video obtained by the Post shows pro-Palestinian protesters waving signs and chanting slogans including "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" and "From the sea to the river, Palestine will live forever."
"A couple of us got sick," reads a statement on the Neil Young Archives. "We will try to play some of the dates we miss as time passes when we are ready to rock again!"
Melissa Schuman says in new court filing that another woman contacted her with a sexual assault claim against the Backstreet Boys singer after a documentary about Carter premiered in May
“Street Fighter” has landed a March 20, 2026 domestic release date from Sony. The film, from Legendary, is co-developed and produced with Japanese game distributor Capcom. Legendary nabbed the film and television rights to the highly popular gaming series in 2023. Since the
The nation’s largest school district could move to ban cell phones for students as early as this January. New York City Public Schools Chancellor David Banks said Wednesday that phone use is significantly impacting education. “We recognize the problem and that it is a major
Pixar and Disney’s Inside Out 2 has a big weekend ahead of it as it prepares to close out June by becoming the first film of 2024 to jump the $1 billion mark in worldwide ticket sales. It’s expected to accomplish the feat on Sunday or Monday, faster than any animated movie in
Advocates are calling for President Biden and former President Trump to answer for their LGBTQ records and policy proposals at Thursday evening’s debate. The debate, hosted by CNN in Atlanta, is the first to take place during LGBTQ Pride month, which is recognized each year in
We’ve said it before: online age verification is incompatible with privacy . Companies responsible for storing or processing sensitive documents like drivers’ licenses are likely to encounter data breaches, potentially exposing not only personal data like users’
House Republicans on Wednesday approved a measure that would prohibit money for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from funding the salary of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the latest example of GOP lawmakers targeting the embattled Cabinet head. The House cleared an
Children who are not considered "school-ready" by their teachers are more than twice as likely to become persistently absent at some point in their education, according to a new study led by the University of Leeds.
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Episode 9, “Entanglement,” the Season 1 finale of “Dark Matter,” now streaming on Apple TV+. The finale of “Dark Matter,” based on the bestselling novel by Blake Crouch, has hit Apple TV+, and while it answers many questions, it
The vast repository of content on Comedy Central’s website — dating back 25 years — has been removed by parent company Paramount Global, in a move to push fans to Paramount+. The site, at comedycentral.com, has until now hosted clips from all episodes of “The Daily Show” since
A military coup attempt is underway in Bolivia. Hundreds of troops and armored vehicles have taken to the streets of La Paz, surrounding the governmental palace and using tear gas on demonstrators.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) slammed AIPAC for pouring tens of millions into Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s (D-N.Y.) divisive primary race on Wednesday after Bowman lost the primary to a more moderate Democrat. Bowman, a second-term progressive, faced tough opposition from the
Last month, CMAT sang Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heights” during her London concert. That performance was so impassioned and theatrical that today the Irish musician shared it officially, and it’s worthwhile.
On its first crewed flight, troubling technical glitches with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft have left two astronauts in limbo onboard the International Space Station
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas denied reporting by NBC News about 400 migrants linked to an ISIS-affiliated group who got into the U.S. in recent years. “That reporting is incorrect,” Mayorkas said Wednesday in Tuscon, Ariz. “We do not have identified 400 people
CDK Global on Wednesday said a “small initial test group of dealers” have regained access to its dealer management system, roughly a week after the company was hit with back-to-back cyberattacks . Read more...
President Biden’s reelection campaign is expecting more than 12,000 people at its debate watch parties in battleground states on Thursday night, the campaign first shared with The Hill. Biden is expected to make an appearance at the watch party in Atlanta following the first
Today, Blue Note Records announced Celebration, Volume 1 , the first posthumous album by legendary saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter, who passed away last year. The lead single is his rendition of the WarGames theme song, “Edge of the World (End Title).”
Just as he did for Yorgos Lanthimos‘ “Poor Things,” English composer Jerskin Fendrix has supplied an offbeat, musically provocative score for Lanthimos’ new film, “Kinds of Kindness” — except this time it’s all piano and choir instead of the strange, electronically processed