Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security The Big Story US, Ukraine disagree on whether Russia following ceasefire President Trump defended Russian President Vladimir Putin as holding to the terms of his personal request to halt
Younger Americans were more likely to say the economy was the country’s most pressing concern last year, according to a new survey. In the Gallup poll, 32 percent of Americans aged 15 to 34 said that economic issues were “the most important problem” the U.S. “is facing
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Tuesday criticized rapper Nicki Minaj’s recent dabble in conservative politics, accusing the singer of “selling out” to President Trump and his administration. “I just don’t do sellouts, especially in this moment,” Crockett told TMZ. “Things
Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) on Wednesday announced he will not seek reelection, ending his congressional career after more than a decade and adding to the ranks of Republicans declining to run for another term. “I first ran for election to Congress in 2014 and, as I stated
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Leading OB/GYN organization recommends clinicians protect immigrants The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) released new recommendations this week opposing immigration
Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) campaign team fired back at an inflammatory post from GOP primary opponent Ken Paxton, taking aim at the Texas attorney general's recent divorce in strikingly personal terms. “Ken, when this over, you will have nothing. Which turns out to be the
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story States race forward on education AI regulations State lawmakers gave AI in education a lot of attention in last year’s legislative session with more than 50 bills proposed, and schools have wasted no time in trying to teach
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Vance announces price floor effort for minerals The Trump administration on Wednesday pushed for an international trade system involving price floors for minerals during a summit it held with representatives
Either Melania Trump doesn’t know the law, or she doesn’t care to follow it. The first lady denied that she was using the White House in order to promote her unwatchable documentary, Melania , during a press conference on Wednesday—mere minutes after plugging the film. “Why do
The Trump administration is probing claims of anti-white racism at Nike. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating the sportswear company over “systemic allegations of D.E.I.-related intentional race discrimination” against white employees and job applicants.
The incident remains under investigation.
Few Greenlanders believe it would be advantageous for the territory to become part of the U.S., according to a new poll released after President Trump's threats to acquire the island roiled the U.S.'s relationship with its European allies. The poll, published by the Copenhagen
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday dismissed his previous praise for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, saying that was "way back when." CNN's Kaitlan Collins spoke with Sanders and mentioned that the senator once called Gabbard, a former Democratic House
More than half of respondents in a new poll said they support the removal of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. The Quinnipiac Poll comes as Democrats in Congress have called for Noem’s ouster after federal immigration agents shot and killed two
A Republican senator wants Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and ICE to stay out of his state. Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker has come out against a proposed ICE detention facility in Byhalia, noting that the facility’s construction in the small town would not give the
The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie, has left much of the country on edge as the search stretches into its fourth day with no known suspects and few promising leads. The story has resonated far beyond a typical
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has announced new dates for several reports, including the January jobs report, pushing back their publication after a partial government shutdown temporarily paused the agency’s operations this week. The jobs report was initially supposed
President Trump warned that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei should be “very worried” during an interview on Wednesday amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran. "I would say he should be very worried, yeah. He should be,” Trump told anchor Tom Llamas on
The British government on Wednesday announced that it will release all files related to former Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson despite his connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson stepped down from the Labour Party and his seat in Parliament
A growing number of elected Democrats and public figures are blasting billionaire Jeff Bezos in the wake of sweeping cuts to The Washington Post's newsroom carried out on Wednesday. The Post's leadership announced the cuts, which had been anticipated at the news outlet for
The release of "Melania" appears to have given a boost to another first lady: Michelle Obama's 2020 documentary "Becoming" saw a huge surge in viewers the same weekend that Melania Trump's film hit theaters. Viewership in the U.S. for the 2020 Netflix documentary focused on
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said Tuesday it would be “difficult” for former President Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to plead the Fifth during their testimony to lawmakers on Capitol Hill in
Former White House strategist and podcaster Steve Bannon suggested Tuesday that he wants to see Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers “surround the polls” during November’s midterm elections. “You're damn right we're going to have ICE surround the polls come
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt visited Capitol Hill Wednesday to advocate for a bill sunsetting Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a controversial provision that protects companies from facing lawsuits over third-party content from users on their platforms. “This is
Democratic Representative Maxine Waters caught Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a clear and obvious lie during a congressional hearing. “Did you write a letter to investors raising concerns about the impact of tariffs, writing that ‘tariffs are inflationary’? Did you say
The lawyer told the judge that she wishes he could hold her in contempt of court “so that I can have a full 24 hours of sleep.”
The chief strategist during the president’s first term has a grim vision for the 2026 midterm elections, and it involves armed federal agents. “You’re damn right we’re gonna have ICE surround the polls come November,” Steve Bannon said on his War Room podcast on Tuesday. “We’re
President Trump acknowledged in an interview on Wednesday that his administration could use a “softer touch” on immigration when asked what he learned from the fallout over the handling of the federal immigration operation in Minneapolis. “I learned that maybe we can use a
Law enforcement is evaluating the impact of a suspected biolab at a Las Vegas residence. SWAT officers from the Las Vegas Police Department seized “refrigerators with vials containing unknown liquids” from a home linked to a man who was convicted of operating an illegal biolab
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to allow California to use a newly drawn congressional map that could earn Democrats as many as five additional House seats in the upcoming midterm elections. Republicans sued California over the new district lines drawn by Democratic lawmakers
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said he doesn't believe Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell committed a crime while testifying before his panel last year, raising doubts about the Trump administration's probe into the central bank. Scott said Wednesday that
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is balking at a plan by the Trump administration to establish a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in his home state, warning that it will hurt the local economy. Wicker says he supports the enforcement of immigration
The Justice Department attorney who told a Minnesota judge Tuesday to hold her in contempt because “this job sucks” has been removed from her post . Julie Le was filling in at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota to help with a heavy caseload as immigrants challenge their
First lady Melania Trump said on Wednesday she is hoping for progress on her talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to release more Ukrainian children amid the war between the two countries. "I'm working on it, and we are in the process. I hope we have success very soon,"
Pink noise includes several naturally occurring sounds, such as rainfall, wind and rustling leaves.
There's more bad news in 2026 for the struggling pizza chain.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for California to use its new congressional map that adds up to five Democratic-leaning seats for the midterms, rejecting Republicans’ emergency bid to block it. Supported by the Trump administration, the California GOP has
Kyle Rittenhouse on Tuesday called for U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro to be fired after threatening to jail anyone who brings a gun into the district. “Pirro should be fired. There is NO REASON a U.S. Attorney should take such a blatantly unconstitutional stance,” he
President Trump can use the U.S. Navy's leverage over Venezuela to secure long-term wins by forging a deal that secures priority access to Venezuelan oil and constrains Venezuela's dealings with America's adversaries, while also providing targeted debt restructuring, currency
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday laughed off President Trump's call for Republicans to nationalize U.S. elections in over a dozen states ahead of the November midterm elections. CNN's Kaitlan Collins asked Sanders why he was laughing after a clip played of her exchange
A government funding package that passed Congress this week gave lawmakers a two-week window to come to an agreement on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with Democrats calling for reforms to immigration enforcement. While Democratic lawmakers differ in
Ryan Routh, the man convicted of trying to kill President Trump while he golfed in Florida during his 2024 presidential campaign, was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday. Routh, 59, was silent as U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon handed down the sentence, and Routh left
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced on Wednesday that she’s named former New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate in her reelection bid. “As Donald Trump attacks this state relentlessly and Bruce Blakeman bends the knee before him, I need a fighter
When New York magazine published an investigative report that found Republican Representative Nancy Mace had engaged in abusive, alcoholic, and inappropriate behavior with her staff, it came as no surprise to me. She had gone down a very familiar path with a completely
Nuclear energy is experiencing a resurgence, driven by the need to power data centers for AI and growing interest from major financial institutions, with the potential to become a $10 trillion market opportunity.
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday snapped at Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a hearing focused on financial stability, telling Bessent to "stop covering" for President Trump. "I'm asking you to do your responsibility as secretary of the Treasury," Meeks, a member