U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran on Wednesday said the agency has opened more than 10,000 investigations this year into threats against protectees. Curren told reporters about the 40-percent rise, and when compared to last year, that the threat number is "off the
R. James Woolsey, the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) under former President Clinton who served a brief, embattled tenure, died on Wednesday. He was 84. Woolsey's wife Conchita Sarnoff Woolsey told The New York Times that he died from a stroke in their
Former state Rep. Amish Shah defeated former broadcast journalist Marlene Galán-Woods in the Democratic primary for Arizona’s open 1st Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Shah's victory on Wednesday delivers a blow to national Democrats, who lined up behind
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) late Wednesday recommended criminal charges against former special counsel Jack Smith, pushing to tee up a prosecution of the man that led the criminal cases against President Trump. A copy of the referral obtained by The Hill accused
The Republican Jewish Coalition on Wednesday endorsed Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.), pledging its support for the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a longtime ally to Israel. Coalition national chair Norm Coleman and CEO Matt Brooks said that Graham's brother
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pentagon briefs House lawmakers on Iran war as tensions escalate in region The Pentagon briefed a bipartisan group of House lawmakers Monday in
The GOP lawmakers are pressing Iraq’s new leader for major changes, including the disarming of Iran-backed militias in the country.
Connecticut Democratic lawmakers warned that Yale University's tax-exempt status is at risk if it decides to make a deal with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve its investigations into the Ivy League school. University President Maurie McInnis last week said publicly
A top White House official accused a Chinese startup on Wednesday of improperly using Anthropic's latest model and accessing restricted Nvidia chips to develop its new Kimi model. Michael Kratsios, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said
Massachusetts voters will decide in November if legal marijuana will be repealed after a challenge to the proposal was rejected Tuesday. The State Ballot Law Commission overruled an objection to the petition seeking to end the Bay State's recreational cannabis law, allowing the
A new poll shows both businessman Mike Lindell and political and cultural commentator Michele Tafoya gaining momentum in the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial and Senate primaries, respectively. The poll, conducted by KSTP/SurveyUSA, shows that while the GOP frontrunners are
Six Democratic House lawmakers crossed the aisle on Wednesday to join a majority of Republicans in passing a nearly $1.15 trillion annual defense policy bill. The Democrats who backed the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) all have a reputation of breaking with
The senior Republican senator from Alaska has a history of leveraging her vote to get wins for her state.
Less than a week before Meta's lawyers were set to return to a Los Angeles courtroom, the plaintiff accusing the platform of inflicting harm dropped the case. Brought by 15-year-old Florida plaintiff going by initials R.K.C., the case was set to be the second in a set of
A minor who sued multiple social media companies over claims that he suffered mental health problems due to his use of their platforms has dropped his lawsuit against Meta, just days before the case was set to go to trial in California. The plaintiff identified only as “R.K.C.”
The much anticipated markup may include various artificial intelligence and online safety measures.
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced what it described as a peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, hailing it as an economic triumph. But critics and nuclear experts have raised concerns around safeguards to prevent Riyadh from developing a nuclear
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{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story White House expands electricity rate pledge The White House is expanding a voluntary pledge aimed at mitigating the electricity cost impacts of data centers to utilities and state governors. © AP Photo/George
President Trump is mulling over launching military strikes on an al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing current and former U.S. officials familiar with the deliberations. The Post noted that there is disagreement among top U.S.
The number of Senate-confirmed officials who have left their roles in the Trump administration is more than double the amount of departures at this point of President Trump’s first term, according to a new analysis from the Partnership for Public Service. Over the last 18
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story OpenAI says model hacked another AI company OpenAI said one of its artificial intelligence systems hacked into another AI company’s servers on its own during internal testing, in what the ChatGPT maker described as an
Elon Musk took aim at Christopher Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey," which was released earlier this month, for its historical inaccuracy. In the lead up to the movie’s release, Musk remained critical over its lack of Greek representation in the cast. He wrote on the social
The BBC has hit President Trump with his third whammy in 24 hours—with the broadcast news organization this time renewing its demand for the release of records showing how Trump lost his “executive privilege” claims during former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into
A group of prominent Latino leaders is making a last-minute push to convince Democratic National Committee members to make Nevada the first state to cast votes in the Democratic primary in 2028, according to a letter obtained by The Hill. In a letter to members of the DNC's
President Trump on Wednesday took aim at Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) and what he called "communist" Democrats during his speech in the Peach State, calling Ossoff “terrible” and likening him to the comedic character Pee-wee Herman. Ossoff is running for reelection against
Support for the war in Iran among President Trump’s most fervent voters has dipped dramatically, according to new polling. In the Politico poll, 37 percent of MAGA Trump voters said the U.S. should continue the war in Iran despite possible raised costs back home, while 50
Now the onus is on Senate Republicans to bless another shot at skirting the filibuster.
House Republicans on Wednesday approved a $95 billion framework for a third budget reconciliation package that would boost funding for the Pentagon, provide agriculture aid and provide money to encourage states to adopt voting restrictions. The vote is a victory for Speaker
The House on Wednesday passed a GOP-backed congressional stock trading ban, overcoming months of delay after conservative hardliners repeatedly pressed House GOP leaders to bring the legislation to the floor for a vote. The lower chamber voted 232-198 to pass the bill,
House lawmakers on Wednesday narrowly passed a nearly $1.15 trillion annual defense policy bill, advancing the measure amid increasing tension over military spending and the war in Iran. The tally was 216-212, with six Democrats voting for the bill and seven Republicans voting
The Trump administration has canceled millions of dollars’ worth of federal grants to organizations running teen pregnancy education programs nationwide, suggesting that the widely effective underage pregnancy prevention services were inappropriately promoting premarital sex.
The White House is expanding a voluntary pledge aimed at mitigating the electricity cost impacts of data centers to utilities and state governors. A White House official confirmed to The Hill Wednesday that president Trump is set to announce Thursday that major utilities
Voters who backed President Trump in the presidential election are dropping their support for the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran given its costs, according to a new poll, which found support from MAGA voters falling by 13 points. A Politico poll released Wednesday asked voters
Bipartisan legislation to cap the cost of insulin at $35 for people with private health insurance advanced through a key Senate committee Wednesday, but its future remains uncertain. The measure cleared the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee by a bipartisan
A new poll has Democratic socialist Francesca Hong leading the field in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, although a plurality of respondents were undecided. The poll, conducted by Marquette Law School from July 8-16, found that 26 percent of 430 registered
The Presidential 1776 Award competition was set up by the Trump administration to honor America’s 250th birthday with a civics contest for high school students. But the family of 15-year-old Aangad Singh believes he may have been kept out of the competition’s final because of
NASA wants to return to the moon and go even further, but the new agency head said he’s got the cash to get there.
The Trump administration announced it plans to shift some of the $200 billion in annual funding for research and development away from academic institutions to focus on individual scientists. In a memo released Tuesday, Michael Kratisos, the director of the White House Office
The Florida man's death was the first fatal bear attack in the park in nearly 30 years.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft has snapped a new set of Mars photos.
The City of Chandler in Arizona voted in their first mayoral election in eight years to elect independent candidate Matt Orlando in the race, flipping the seat. The nonpartisan race was between Councilmember Orlando and Arizona House legislator Jeff Weninger, with Orlando
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Wednesday erupted at United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz over the deaths of U.S. service members in Iran, urging that he "should resign." Waltz was testifying before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Lieu asked the ambassador questions about
Daniel Siad, the French modeling agent who allegedly introduced dozens of young women and girls to sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead in his Paris home on Monday. He was 69. Siad was one of many friends and associates that Epstein had in France, and was under
The Trump administration on Wednesday signed a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that, per The New York Times , “could lead to the country enriching its own fuel for nuclear reactors” and is estimated to “provide billions of dollars for the U.S. nuclear industry.” This news took
Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton on Wednesday pushed for South Carolina to remain the first Democratic primary in the 2028 presidential election. In a Wednesday press release from the South Carolina Democratic Primary, Sharpton said that “Black voters have shown up for the
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it confirmed more than 2,500 additional cases of cyclosporiasis infections across dozens of states, making it the largest outbreak on record. Nationwide, CDC said it has confirmed 4,173 cases of cyclosporiasis since
Dr. Phil believes the American public will be able to handle the news because humans are "resilient."
Two individuals received jail time on Tuesday for threatening Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.). A federal judge in Indiana sentenced 28-year-old Shayla Addison to 27 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after she pleaded guilty to two counts of