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Man in Florida killed by truck while fleeing ICE agents

A man was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer in St. Augustine, Fla., on Tuesday following an incident involving federal immigration officers. Four people inside a car at a Wawa gas station ran off on foot following "an encounter" with Homeland Security Investigations and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in a parking lot at...

Durbin says Blanche told him DOJ ‘anti-weaponization’ fund was ‘a mistake’

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says acting Attorney General Todd Blanche called the Trump administration's $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund “a mistake” in what the senator described as a courtesy meeting before Wednesday’s hearing to review Blanche's nomination to lead the Justice Department. According to Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, when outrage over...

Warsh’s hill debut

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story Warsh touts 'sea change' at Fed in first hearing as chief Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh...

Confidence in US institutions mired near record low: Gallup

The American public’s trust in major institutions is near an all-time low, according to a recent Gallup poll. The survey, which the firm conducted from June 1-15, found that 27 percent of 1,001 respondents had either a great deal of confidence or average confidence in 14 core U.S. institutions. That is 1 percentage point lower...

The brewing battle for physical AI

{beacon} Technology Technology   Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story Apple, OpenAI suit spotlights battle over physical AI Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI is putting a spotlight on a growing battle over physical, consumer-facing AI products as...

Anthropic launches free Claude for Teachers

Anthropic on Tuesday launched a free version of its chatbot geared specifically towards teachers, as a growing number of educators utilize artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom. In a release, the company said its Claude for Teachers platform will provide K-12 teachers in the U.S. access to a library of teaching skills and a direct...

US military resumes Strait of Hormuz naval blockade 

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story US military resumes Strait of Hormuz naval blockade The U.S. military officially resumed its naval blockade...

NY imposes moratorium on large data centers

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story NY pauses large data center buildout New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is imposing the nation’s first-ever statewide freeze on new “hyperscale” data centers. © AP...

How to keep a soccer team alive in exile

Farkhunda Muhtaj has spent years fighting to keep the Afghanistan women's national soccer team alive after the Taliban banned women from sport following President...

Biden special counsel’s ‘runaway train’ scooped up sensitive lawmaker info: ‘Abuse of power’

Records show texts from 44 members of Congress were swept up after the Trump probe team bypassed its own filter review process, senators say.

Congressman sounds the alarm on China: ‘We’re sleepwalking through this competition’

Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., discusses US-China relations, the national debt, and reflects on a career as a problem-solver and voice of reason in Congress.

How California’s ‘green’ port fee raises costs for all of America

California has a "green" rule that is raising the costs of goods on store shelves all across America. Most Americans have never heard of...

Trump’s defense reset drags US military tech into the 21st century

An unprecedented defense-industry effort will achieve President Trump's goal of sustainable peace through strength — bringing on new players and new ways of doing...

Maine socialists try again — with another he-man fake to sub for Graham Platner

You'd think Democrats could do better — but as the Platner debacle demonstrated, judging character is not this party’s strong suit.

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