Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pentagon goes after Mark Kelly The Pentagon said Monday that it has received “serious allegations of misconduct” against Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) stunning decision to resign from Congress sets off a political grenade for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he works to keep his grip on an already delicate GOP majority in the House. Greene’s decision comes at a pivotal moment for Johnson,
Myanmar is the latest country to have its temporary protected status terminated this year by the Trump administration
The Georgia Republican said she won’t endorse in next year’s special election, avoiding a proxy war with Trump.
Democratic strategist James Carville is pushing Democrats to run on “pure economic rage” in an opinion piece for The New York Times. “It is abundantly clear even to me that the Democratic Party must now run on the most populist economic platform since the Great Depression,”
Lawmakers just have a few weeks left to reach a deal to avoid a massive premium spike for ACA enrollees.
Senate Democrats are asking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi to declassify and publicly release the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel’s classified, written opinion outlining the legal basis for the Trump administration's strikes
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story State lawmakers resist AI preemption push More than 200 state lawmakers are urging Congress to reject a potential provision in an annual defense bill that would preempt state laws regulating AI. © Mariam Zuhaib, Associated Press
After six congressional Democrats released a video advising members of the U.S. military and national security community to "refuse illegal orders," President Donald Trump said the lawmakers should be tried in court for "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!" But legal
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Ron Johnson shoots down tariff checks Republican Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), a leading fiscal hawk in the Senate, says the country “can’t afford” President Trump’s
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order establishing the "Genesis Mission," a new endeavor to expand AI resources for scientific research. The Genesis Mission, which the administration is comparing to the Apollo program that sent Americans to the moon in the late
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) holds a 9-point edge over Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) in a new poll of likely Democratic primary voters, but more than a third of respondents are still undecided. Markey, a progressive, garnered support from 34 percent of respondents in November's Bay
Her grandson said Monday that she died surrounded by family at a Tulsa hospital.
Abortion is illegal again in North Dakota after the state Supreme Court reversed a decision from a lower court on Friday, allowing a near-total ban to take effect. The law makes it illegal for anyone to perform an abortion, though it exempts individual patients. Violating the
Former Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) announced Monday he’s launching a bid for Alabama governor, setting up a likely rematch against a former rival, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), next year. “Because Alabama, you folks in Alabama, deserve a governor who is going to fight for them,”
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order that would allow his administration to designate certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations. The order directs Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to determine
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who is running for governor in the Golden State, said Sunday residents of his state want a “get s--- done approach on lowering prices.” “People are telling me they want a fighter, a protector, but also a get s--- done approach on lowering prices.
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story COP30 closes with deal on climate finance Countries around the world have agreed to put more money toward fighting climate change as this year’s COP30 climate summit concludes in Brazil. © Eraldo Peres,
The United States Naval Academy fired the commandant of midshipmen, Capt. Gilbert Clark Jr., on Monday due to a “loss of confidence in his ability to effectively lead” the brigade, removing him than his position less than half a year after he assumed the post. Clark, who
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says “all orders” from President Trump are “lawful orders,” and troops have no right to question him. “All lawful—all orders—lawful orders are presumed to be legal by our service members. You can’t have a functioning military if
Nearly 20 million people are projected to travel by air this week as officials brace for what some expect to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel week in 15 years. The Department of Transportation on Monday released its 2025 Thanksgiving week flight forecast, showing 19.3 million
Are Americans supposed to think that the Trump administration canceling the release of economics reports is somehow a good sign for the economy? The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced Monday that it had officially canceled releasing the advance estimate on gross domestic
If Stephen A. Smith is not planning a run for president anytime soon, he’s doing his best impersonation of a buzzworthy politician in the meantime. “I’m not ruling anything out, but I’m not thinking about that right now,” Smith told The Hill during an exclusive interview last
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday the Department of Justice (DOJ) will appeal a federal judge’s decision to dismiss the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Leavitt pushed back on the ruling
Donald Trump was all set to unveil his health care plan to the public Monday but now plans to delay it after backlash from Republicans in Congress. The “Healthcare Price Cuts Act,” according to MS NOW, would have included a two-year extension to Affordable Care Act subsidies,
Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to regulators on Saturday, requesting an investigation into Meta for allegedly profiting from fraudulent advertisements. The letter, sent to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson and
Former 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang said Monday that New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) “had the right approach” for meeting President Trump recently. “If you're going to deliver for the people of New York, you need to try and have a good relationship with
Former FBI Director James Comey said Monday he expects he could face additional charges under the Trump administration after a federal judge dismissed the case against him. Comey, who was facing charges for lying to Congress in 2020, called the case a “prosecution based on
Sen. Ruben Gallego on Monday launched an expletive-ridden response to news that the Pentagon is investigating fellow Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly after he and other Democratic lawmakers released a video reminding members of the military that they are obliged to refuse
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Monday said he will not be intimidated by the Pentagon's investigation into “serious allegations of misconduct” against him after he called for U.S. military service members to disobey any illegal orders handed down by the Trump administration.
There are only 10 programs listed under the federal definition of a "professional degree."
Vice President JD Vance threw a fit Monday over Republicans criticizing President Donald Trump’s—or possibly, Vladimir Putin’s—latest scheme to give Russia everything it wants from Ukraine. Vance fumed on social media as Republicans voiced their concerns about the latest
These two men actually have more in common than either camp would admit.
President Trump is exempting coal used in steelmaking from Biden-era Clean Air Act regulations for two years. Trump on Friday issued a proclamation exempting facilities known as coke ovens from a rule limiting their releases of pollutants, such as mercury, formaldehyde, soot
President Trump is exempting coal used in steelmaking from Biden-era Clean Air Act regulations for two years. Trump on Friday issued a proclamation exempting facilities known as coke ovens from a rule limiting their releases of pollutants, such as mercury, formaldehyde, soot
Offer Vince Shlomi, commonly known as the “ShamWow guy" after his series of towel infomercials, is running for a House seat in Texas with a pitch to “soak up the swamp,” according to primary filing information from the Texas GOP. Shlomi — a former fixture on American
A good chunk of the country could be in for cooler-than-average temperatures this Thanksgiving and beyond.
Location, location, location. That’s what matters now on X, because Elon Musk has just rolled out a hugely important new feature, and it’s confirming what some of us have suspected was the case for some time now. It turns out that many of the openly racist and anti-Semitic
Donald Trump defended Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying "things happen", which was seen as a line of decency being crossed.
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the cases against two of President Trump’s political adversaries after finding that the prosecutor Trump handpicked to pursue charges against them was unlawfully appointed. U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie said Lindsey Halligan, the U.S.
The first person to contract H5N5 avian influenza, a rare strain of the disease known as bird flu, died in Washington state Friday. The state’s Department of Health said in a release the resident of Grays Harbor County was an “older adult with underlying health conditions” who
President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are looking to potentially court-martial Senator Mark Kelly for joining a video message with Democratic congressional veterans reminding soldiers that they can reject illegal orders. “The Department of War has received serious
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the cases against two of President Trump’s political adversaries after finding that the prosecutor Trump handpicked to pursue charges against them was unlawfully appointed. U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie said Lindsey Halligan, the U.S.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on Monday pressed President Trump for details about a deal to keep TikTok available in the U.S. Markey underscored that few specifics have emerged since Trump signed an executive order in September approving the deal that would see the app spun off
Donald Trump’s revenge prosecutions against former FBI Director James Comey—and New York Attorney General Letitia James—have been thrown out of court. U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled Monday that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, who had no prosecutorial
President Trump on Monday spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and the two leaders discussed trade, the war in Ukraine and plans for Trump to visit Beijing next spring. The call came roughly a month after Trump and Xi met in South Korea and reached agreements around
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) raised concerns over President Trump accusing six Democratic lawmakers of sedition for telling service members they can disobey illegal orders. Speaking to reporters on Friday, the New York Democrat said the president’s remarks “indicate
Federal immigration agents detained a 17-year-old Oregon high school student during his lunch break on Friday by breaking his car window. Christian Jimenez of Newberg, Oregon, was driving his father’s car at 12:30 p.m. Friday when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents
A federal judge dismissed the cases against two of President Trump’s political adversaries on Monday after finding that the prosecutor Trump handpicked to pursue charges against them was unlawfully appointed. U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie said Lindsey Halligan, the U.S.