Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump declares 3-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine President Trump said on Friday that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a three-day ceasefire over the weekend, an announcement that includes a prisoner swap between the two...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump declares 3-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine President Trump said on Friday that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a three-day ceasefire over the weekend, an announcement that includes a prisoner swap between the two...
Virginia senior Sen. Mark Warner (D) criticized a state Supreme Court ruling Friday that struck down a Democratic-backed redistricting plan, arguing the decision undermined the will of voters. “Today, justice was not served in Virginia,” Warner said in a video shared on social platform X. “Against the will of the majority of voters, against not...
Virginia senior Sen. Mark Warner (D) criticized a state Supreme Court ruling Friday that struck down a Democratic-backed redistricting plan, arguing the decision undermined the will of voters. “Today, justice was not served in Virginia,” Warner said in a video shared on social platform X. “Against the will of the majority of voters, against not...
Alabama urged the Supreme Court on Friday for an emergency order clearing the way for its redrawn congressional map that could boost Republicans' chances of holding on to the House in November. The ask landed just as Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed the map, which lawmakers passed in response to the high court’s recent decision in Louisiana that weakened the Voting Rights Act. Alabama says that should enable the state to axe the boundaries that judges forcibly implemented...
Alabama urged the Supreme Court on Friday for an emergency order clearing the way for its redrawn congressional map that could boost Republicans' chances of holding on to the House in November. The ask landed just as Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed the map, which lawmakers passed in response to the high court’s recent decision in Louisiana that weakened the Voting Rights Act. Alabama says that should enable the state to axe the boundaries that judges forcibly implemented...
Podcast host Charlamagne Tha God on Friday grilled UFC President Dana White about his support for President Trump ahead of the upcoming UFC match to be held on the White House lawn. White appeared on Charlamagne's "The Breakfast Club" radio show, where White said he wants to work with people he's "aligned with" and someone...
Podcast host Charlamagne Tha God on Friday grilled UFC President Dana White about his support for President Trump ahead of the upcoming UFC match to be held on the White House lawn. White appeared on Charlamagne's "The Breakfast Club" radio show, where White said he wants to work with people he's "aligned with" and someone...
Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, pointed to past Republican defiance of court orders on redistricting as he reacted to the Virginia Supreme Court striking down the commonwealth’s new congressional map Friday. “I’m old enough to remember when Republicans in Ohio just ignored court rulings repeatedly and did it anyway,” Platner...
Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, pointed to past Republican defiance of court orders on redistricting as he reacted to the Virginia Supreme Court striking down the commonwealth’s new congressional map Friday. “I’m old enough to remember when Republicans in Ohio just ignored court rulings repeatedly and did it anyway,” Platner...
Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison on Friday fired back at MS NOW host Jen Psaki after she accused him of seeking a "deputy president" role. Psaki made the remark in an interview on the "Nobody Knows Anything" podcast, where she said Harrison thought he would "have a seat at the policy-making table"...
Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison on Friday fired back at MS NOW host Jen Psaki after she accused him of seeking a "deputy president" role. Psaki made the remark in an interview on the "Nobody Knows Anything" podcast, where she said Harrison thought he would "have a seat at the policy-making table"...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Trump Accounts for children born from 2025-28 could open the door to Americans paying their payroll taxes into personal accounts invested in the stock market instead of to the federal government, which has borrowed from the Social Security trust fund for years. Cruz suggested at a panel discussion at the...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Trump Accounts for children born from 2025-28 could open the door to Americans paying their payroll taxes into personal accounts invested in the stock market instead of to the federal government, which has borrowed from the Social Security trust fund for years. Cruz suggested at a panel discussion at the...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday it is seeking to denaturalize a dozen people from various parts of the country who are accused of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship. Federal prosecutors filed denaturalization actions in U.S. District Courts across the country this week against 12 people, alleging they lied during the naturalization process, including about...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday it is seeking to denaturalize a dozen people from various parts of the country who are accused of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship. Federal prosecutors filed denaturalization actions in U.S. District Courts across the country this week against 12 people, alleging they lied during the naturalization process, including about...
White House border czar Tom Homan said Thursday he's "sure" Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have detained U.S. citizens, "but we don't deport them." Homan told reporters outside the White House that U.S. citizens have "nothing to fear." "We deport people that are going to be deportable," he continued. "We arrest people that will...
White House border czar Tom Homan said Thursday he's "sure" Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have detained U.S. citizens, "but we don't deport them." Homan told reporters outside the White House that U.S. citizens have "nothing to fear." "We deport people that are going to be deportable," he continued. "We arrest people that will...
California will become the first state to provide free diapers to newborns starting this summer under a new program Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Friday. Under the “Golden State Start” initiative, every newborn in the state will receive 400 diapers when they are discharged from participating hospitals. “The big problem defined universally in our city,...
California will become the first state to provide free diapers to newborns starting this summer under a new program Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Friday. Under the “Golden State Start” initiative, every newborn in the state will receive 400 diapers when they are discharged from participating hospitals. “The big problem defined universally in our city,...
Shell-shocked Democrats are scrambling to pick up the pieces after the Virginia Supreme Court quashed a new map designed to help them seize control of the House in November’s midterms. The decision immediately eliminates four House seats that were expected to flip to the Democrats’ side in the Old Dominion. And it constitutes an enormous...
Shell-shocked Democrats are scrambling to pick up the pieces after the Virginia Supreme Court quashed a new map designed to help them seize control of the House in November’s midterms. The decision immediately eliminates four House seats that were expected to flip to the Democrats’ side in the Old Dominion. And it constitutes an enormous...