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Sea level rise worries most Hawaiʻi residents, survey finds

Most Hawaiʻi residents believe sea level rise is already affecting the state, expect major impacts within their lifetimes, and support significant changes to how and where development occurs. At the same time, many remain uncertain about how large-scale adaptation should be

EFF to Wisconsin Legislature: VPN Bans Are Still a Terrible Idea

Wisconsin’s S.B. 130 / A.B. 105 is a spectacularly bad idea. It’s an age-verification bill that effectively bans VPN access to certain websites for Wisconsinites and censors lawful speech. We wrote about it last November in our blog “ Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have

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Hegseth forces out top Driscoll adviser

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

Hegseth touts Presidents Day strike on boat

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

Who is responsible for the Potomac sewage spill?

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