Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth forces out top Driscoll adviser Hegseth orders the ouster of top adviser to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, who was in line for a promotion
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth commended the Trump administration’s recent boat strikes in the Caribbean in a Tuesday social media post. “Turns out President’s Day — under President Trump — is not a good day to run drugs,” Hegseth wrote on the social platform X. The secretary
Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly accused Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) of going “full bigot” on Tuesday following the congressman’s weekend social media post that compared Muslim people to dogs. “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult
After more than 240 million gallons of sewage spilled into the Potomac River following a pipe bursting last month, politicians are both launching cleanups and playing the blame game. The pipe in question, known as the Potomac Interceptor, is a sewer line for DC Water, a water
Presented by Panasonic {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump to DC, MD, VA: 'I am awaiting your call' on spill President Trump pressured Washington-area officials to get to work on fixing the Potomac sewage spill, saying the federal government
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Battle over AI regulation hits airwaves ahead of midterms Millions of dollars are flowing into advertisements seeking to move the needle on AI regulation ahead of the midterm elections amid a broader fight over who gets to
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Utah governor blasts Trump admin on prediction markets Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) ripped a top Trump administration regulator Tuesday over its push to defeat state
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) fired back at President Trump on Tuesday, hours after the president said the governor is partially responsible for recovery efforts in the wake of a massive sewage spillage in the Potomac River. “Mr. President, this spill is basically contained,”
More than half of Americans in a new poll said they believe President Trump is attempting to conceal crimes committed by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In an Economist/YouGov poll released Tuesday, 53 percent of respondents said they believe Trump is “trying to cover
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Cassidy releases FDA modernization plan Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, unveiled his proposal to modernize the Food and
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) urged Republican senators on Tuesday to find “some low-hanging fruit” among Democratic demands for reform within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to bring an end to the days-long partial government shutdown. During an appearance on MS NOW, Bacon
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has launched an investigation into the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) handling of whistleblower complaints following a string of complaints about DHS’s Office of Inspector General. According to an email obtained by the Project
ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith on Sunday said he is not worried about racism affecting a White House run if he chooses to throw his hat in the 2028 presidential contest. “I know it[racism] exists. I know that you can’t escape it, but I do not believe it is as prevalent as
The Trump administration tried to prevent late-night television host Stephen Colbert from airing his interview with Texas state Representative and Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, but the attempt has backfired. Instead of including the interview in his CBS show
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Tuesday questioned why President Trump and other GOP lawmakers haven’t locked down the Texas Senate race with an endorsement in the three-way party primary. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Rep. Wesley Hunt
Monsanto and thousands of people suing the company alleging its Roundup weedkiller caused them to develop cancer have reached a $7.25 billion settlement agreement. The proposed class action agreement would cover both current and future claims for people who were exposed to
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is coming out of the Munich Security Conference with fresh momentum after a well-received speech to world leaders. Rubio received a standing ovation for his 30-minute remarks that sought to ease European anxieties about U.S. foreign policy and
Air Force One jets are expected to receive a new paint job in President Trump’s preferred colors of red, white, gold and dark blue, The Hill's sister network NewsNation has confirmed. Both the luxury jet donated by Qatar and new VC-25B Boeing jets will feature the new colors,
Vice President Vance on Monday slammed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) response to a question at the Munich Security Conference about whether the U.S. should help Taiwan if China invades the country as “embarrassing.” “Look, that was embarrassing,” Vance told Fox News
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Vice President Vance dismissed the idea that there is a “conflict” brewing between him and Secretary of State Marco Rubio amid speculation that both men are considering presidential runs in 2028. “I think it’s so interesting the media wants to create this conflict where there
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the two-time presidential candidate and activist who was the dominant figure in Black politics from the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. until the emergence of former President Obama, died on Tuesday. He was 84. Perhaps the greatest
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) requested that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) release “any and all” documents it may possess related to convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in a Tuesday letter to the agency’s director. “Congress needs to know what, if
The far right is using the murder of a mother and one of her sons to attack transgender people, completely ignoring the fact that the shooter had massive Nazi tattoos. The shooter, who police said was born with the name Robert Dorgan but also went by Roberta Esposito, fatally
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Tuesday unveiled his proposal for modernizing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), calling on the agency to reform some of its practices and embrace innovations in order to get more products approved for patients. In the report titled "Patients
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration could not again place Kilmar Abrego Garcia in immigration detention, accusing them of seeking to “rewrite the history of this case.” U.S. District Court Judge Paula Xinis forbid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from again
The White House on Tuesday indicated that a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a ways off, despite more than a week of talks between the two sides over Democratic demands to reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Democrats late Monday night
Martin Luther King III, the son of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., on Tuesday urged the public to "keep hope alive," echoing the words of the Rev. Jesse Jackson hours after his death. He joined a chorus of tributes to Jackson, who died after his battle with
Donald Trump has gone on a posting binge following the death of civil rights activist and Democratic politician Jesse Jackson, even though Jackson opposed and criticized Trump. Trump posted 12 photos of himself and Jackson from decades ago on his Truth Social account after he
Donald Trump’s pardoning process has devolved into something that doesn’t make sense to anybody invested in the process. After issuing thousands of pardons within hours of returning to office, Trump’s pardon pipeline went silent, and he even went so far as to ice out the woman
President Donald Trump was so desperate to stack the commission overseeing the construction of his ballroom with allies that he tapped his 26-year-old assistant to serve as its newest member—even though she has absolutely no expertise in art at all. Chamberlain Harris, deputy
CBS is denying an accusation from Stephen Colbert, the network's top comic and host of "The Late Show," that it prevented him from airing an interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. Colbert during his Monday show told viewers that attorneys for CBS told
A wave of Democrats are calling for Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) to be formally reprimanded or to resign over a social media post he made saying he would choose dogs over Muslims. Fine posted on X on Sunday: “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a
The search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie has entered a third week.
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), the son of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, said Tuesday that his father “did not see himself as a politician” but rather viewed politics as a vehicle to help marginalized communities. “He saw himself as a public servant. He
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened on Tuesday to sink U.S. warships amid continuing nuclear talks between the Middle Eastern nation and the U.S. “The Americans constantly say that they’ve sent a warship toward Iran,” Khamenei posted on the social platform
The Rev. Al Sharpton memorialized his mentor and late civil right rights leader the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson by recalling how he called him into purpose. “He trusted me with responsibility and saw something in me before I fully saw it in myself. That is the measure of a true
Whoopi Goldberg says she was neither Jeffrey Epstein's friend nor girlfriend after being "dragged" for the appearance of her name in files related to the late convicted sex offender. "In the name of transparency," Goldberg said while co-hosting "The View" on Tuesday, "my name
President Trump is moving to protect prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket as nationwide backlash against them grows. “Over the past year, American prediction markets have been hit with an onslaught of state-led litigation. In response, the CFTC has today filed a
Trust in the accuracy and integrity of elections is declining among U.S. voters amid concerns over mid-decade redistricting attempts and the potential that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers could be present at the polls this November, according to new research
The question isn’t whether ICE should exist in theory. It’s whether it can operate within the bounds of law and public trust.
Park advocacy organizations and others are suing the Trump administration over what they describe as an effort to “erase history and undermine science” at the nation’s national parks. The suit alleges that the Trump administration has identified and started to remove hundreds
One of the sticking points in the standoff between Democrats and Republicans over funding for the Department of Homeland Security has been the Trump administration's expanded use of administrative warrants to forcibly enter people's homes to make immigration arrests. Democrats
As the 2026 midterms approach, a question looms for Democratic donors and organizers: Should they invest in Black and Latino voter registration and engagement despite declining support among these groups in 2024? The concern reflects real data. Comparing the 2024 American
Can AOC even find South America on a map?
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) ripped a top Trump administration regulator Tuesday over its push to defeat state efforts to regulate prediction markets. In a Tuesday post on social media, Cox criticized the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) plans to fight against state
The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said Tuesday afternoon that its officers arrested a person “with what appears to be a gun” in front of the Capitol. “Our officers just arrested a person with what appears to be a gun near the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Building,” USCP wrote on
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Bruce Springsteen says he's launching a nationwide concert tour "in defense of America," adding the country's ideals are "under attack" by President Trump and "his rogue government." "Fans, friends, and good folk from coast to coast: We are living through dark, disturbing and