Presented by Lanteris Space Systems {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security PRESENTED BY The Big Story GOP grapples with $200 billion Pentagon funding ask for Iran war GOP lawmakers are grappling with how to handle the massive $200 billion request for
The U.S. military’s lethal strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific “aren’t the answer” to the country’s drug problems, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the commander of U.S. Southern Command (Southcom), said during a hearing Thursday on
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) have cleared Nexstar Media Group's acquisition of fellow local broadcaster Tegna, the company announced on Thursday. The company announced the deal's closure after the FCC said in its own press release
A senior Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official warned Thursday that the growing backlog at airport security checkpoints nationwide is likely “going to get worse before it gets better” as staffing becomes more strained as a result of the lingering Department of
Federal prosecutors in Florida have subpoenaed former FBI Director James Comey as part of a wide-ranging probe into a prior investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network, confirmed Comey was subpoenaed in the probe, which is
The Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) on Thursday greenlighted a $1 gold coin featuring President Trump’s likeness to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary. The proposed design depicts Trump with his fists on what appears to be a table or desk. The word “Liberty” span above the
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story HHS investigating states for ‘coercing’ healthcare entities to provide abortions The Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday it’s launching investigations into 13 states
This year’s John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award is a tie between “the people of the Twin Cities, Minnesota” and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The prestigious annual honor has been awarded since 1989 by the Kennedy family to celebrate people demonstrating “political
A tide of political danger is rising around President Trump as criticism grows that he may be losing control of the war in Iran. The conflict that he started almost three weeks ago, in conjunction with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was a war of choice. But even a
Allegations of sexual abuse and assault against civil rights icon Cesar Chavez, first reported by The New York Times on Wednesday, were met with shock and anger toward the late activist alongside praise and solidarity for the victims, including Chavez ally and Chicano activist
A group of voters challenging the new GOP-favored House map in Missouri filed a notice of appeal regarding a recent ruling that upholds the new congressional lines, taking the matter to the state Supreme Court. A Jackson County circuit court judge last week upheld a Republican
Key lawmakers doubt budget reconciliation is a viable path for a $200 billion Pentagon infusion.
President Trump will host Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for a White House dinner Thursday evening. The event comes after the world leaders held a bilateral meeting in the afternoon, when Trump ribbed Japan over its bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. The president
Two top-ranking Democrats are seeking more information regarding Jared Kushner’s business dealings in the Middle East following reports that he has been attempting to shore up billions of dollars for his private equity firm while also helping lead negotiations with governments
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was grilled for a second day of hearings on Thursday on whether Iran was close to building nuclear weapons and if Tehran posed an "imminent threat" to the U.S. before President Trump started the ongoing Middle Eastern war.
A former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary urged Congress on Thursday to reverse a shutdown at the department that has lasted for more than a month. Jeh Johnson, who served in the Obama administration, called on legislators on both sides of the aisle to pass the
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Iran stirs Trump's ire with attacks on Qatar gas President Trump warned Iran against continued attacks on Qatar after the Islamic Republic targeted key energy facilities in neighboring Gulf states in response
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Tesla’s self-driving software under scrutiny The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) intensified its investigation into Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology Wednesday, moving from a preliminary evaluation
The late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s clerks and top Justice Department officials gathered at the Supreme Court on Thursday to pay tribute to her as a barrier-breaking, tireless advocate for civics and those around her at a formal memorial. “Justice O’Connor’s life embodied
Republican Senator Katie Britt tried to claim that New York City requires identification to shovel show in an attempt to defend the SAVE Act Thursday. At a press conference on Capitol Hill, the Alabama politician tried to argue that because many regular parts of daily life
The Kremlin said Thursday peace talks with the Trump administration to end the Russia-Ukraine war are on a “situational pause” amid the war in Iran. "This is a situational pause, for obvious reasons," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday in reference to
Google said on Thursday that its artificial intelligence (AI) forecasts helped prevent contrails, the white lines that often follow planes in the sky. The tech giant said in a blog post that it had decided to collaborate with American Airlines in 2023 “to show that pilots using
The Education Department announced Thursday that it is moving some of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, the latest and largest in a series of program shifts as the Trump administration works toward its goal of shutting down the Education Department. The
Prices at the pump have been climbing, jumping more than $1 a gallon since the month began.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Thursday that rising energy prices caused by the ongoing conflict with Iran could lead to higher global inflation if prolonged, but it said no nation has yet reached out for emergency financial assistance. IMF communications director
In the final year of President George W. Bush’s second term, his administration asked Congress for $190 billion to continue funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that had long since turned into quagmires. On Wednesday, the Pentagon asked the White House for $200 billion to
A new ad from Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) slams his GOP primary opponent, Ed Gallrein, whom President Trump has endorsed. The ad, shared Thursday by Inside Elections journalist Jacob Rubashkin on the social platform X, opens with a photo of Massie and the president smiling and
Say what you will about our grifter in chief, but during his second term, Donald Trump has managed to slap his name and likeness on more objects than anyone could have imagined. The newest entry in the crowded field of Trumpjunk, reports The Washington Post , is a
The Trump administration will not restrict U.S. exports of oil or natural gas amid rising prices over the war in Iran, top officials said Thursday. In identical statements posted on social platform X, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright said, “To be
The federal government is dropping its case against Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen with autism and a traumatic brain injury who was dragged from her car and arrested by ICE agents while on the way to a doctor’s appointment in Minneapolis in January. Rahman was recently arrested
A 19-year-old Mexican teenager arrested over a minor traffic infraction died in an ICE facility in south Florida this week. Royer Perez-Jimenez died on Monday of a “presumed suicide” in his cell at Glades County Detention Center in Moore Haven, Florida, according to a statement
Republicans in Congress may not be on board with sending hundreds of billions of dollars in additional funding for the war with Iran. The Department of Defense asked the White House for over $200 billion in additional funding for the war, and that price tag is proving to be too
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) weighed in on President Trump's decision to tap Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), claiming the senator's acceptance of the nomination “shows us who he is.” “Him accepting, right, this nomination, and
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Trump administration against California last summer over the cost of eggs. U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi, a President Trump appointee, found that the federal government lacked standing to challenge California
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Thursday endorsed Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) in the race to succeed outgoing Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R). In a release by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which Scott chairs, Thune
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) said she was asked to leave a Little Rock restaurant because its employees were “threatened” during a recent dining excursion. “Last week I was having lunch with two other moms at a restaurant when the owner approached a member of the
A little more than half of Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace enrollees reported cutting back on spending for food, clothing and other basic household items to afford health care, which has become more expensive. In a new KFF poll released Thursday, 55 percent of returning
National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard admitted that there are key differences in the Israeli and U.S. goals in their joint war on Iran. At a House hearing on Thursday, Democratic Representative Joaquin Castro asked Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and a panel of
A study published Wednesday shows that the early U.S. death toll during the COVID-19 pandemic was higher than previously recorded. The journal Science Advances found that more than 155,000 unrecognized additional deaths outside of hospitals between March 2020 and December 2021
A new analysis from The New York Times, along with German outlets NDR and WDR, took a closer look at the administration’s new drug pricing platform, TrumpRx. What they found is that while some prices have come down, Americans are still paying significantly more than patients in
Businessman Ryan Binkley withdrew from the GOP runoff in Texas’s newly drawn 32nd Congressional District on Tuesday, ensuring that attorney Jace Yarbrough will be the party’s nominee in November's general election. Binkley wrote in a statement Tuesday that Yarbrough “ran a
Bad news for progressive Democrats all over the country.
Donald Trump claimed Thursday that $200 billion more going to an unpopular, illegal overseas war wasn’t all that big a deal. During a White House meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Trump was asked about the Pentagon’s request to Congress for $200 billion to
There hasn't been a draft in the U.S. since the Vietnam War, and it would take an act of Congress to enact one.
White House border czar Tom Homan met with a group of centrist Democrats at the Capitol on Thursday, circumventing Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), who didn’t attend the meeting, in hopes of reaching a deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) will give remarks Thursday afternoon on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, referred to as the SAVE America Act, as the Senate weighs the sweeping election reform bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote among other
A new biometric feature of TSA PreCheck to help you cut the line, but you need to enable it first.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved a higher dose of the Wegovy weight loss drug. The manufacturer, Novo Nordisk, increased the semaglutide injection by 4.8 mg to total 7.2 mg. The company says the higher dosage is recommended for those who taken the
A Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Minnesota suggested that Americans should cut back on daily costs amid the economic strain caused by the U.S. military operation in Iran. Former NFL reporter Michele Tafoya acknowledged how “frustrating” and “hard” rising gas prices are
President Trump on Thursday denied he would deploy additional U.S. troops to aid in his war in Iran, telling reporters he’s not putting forces “anywhere.” “No, I’m not putting troops anywhere,” Trump said at the White House when asked whether he intends to send more service