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US military boards oil tanker in Gulf of Oman 

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 boards oil tanker in Gulf of Oman The U.S. military boarded a sanctioned oil...

White House revives rule to deny green cards to migrants who use safety net programs

The Trump administration is reviving a policy that would allow immigration officers to deny green cards to applicants who use public benefits like Medicaid, housing assistance or food stamps. The policy governs how officials can apply the “public charge” test, which is used to determine whether applicants are likely to rely on government support. ...

Wall Street traders can soon pay for early looks at Truth Social posts

President Trump’s social media platform announced plans Thursday to sell Wall Street firms early access to its “most market-moving” posts. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the parent company of Truth Social, said it would launch "Truth API" — a direct data feed that would give investment firms “real-time access to posts from the highest-ranking...

White House teleprompter operator on unpaid leave after alleged bets on Trump speeches

{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 White House teleprompter operator accused of betting nearly $100K on speeches President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator was placed on unpaid administrative leave after the prediction market Kalshi flagged...

Why is it so hard to open the Strait of Hormuz?

{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 Trump faces challenges on Strait of Hormuz President Trump’s return to a U.S. military blockade on Iranian ports this week marked another dead end...

Election handicapper shifts California House seat to Dems, Maine seat to GOP 

A leading election handicapper shifted its outcome projections for two U.S. House races in Maine and California on Thursday, as the Democratic and Republican parties wrestle to secure control of the lower chamber of Congress this midterm cycle. Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics changed its prediction for California’s...

White House addresses growing parasite outbreak after more than 400 Americans sickened

The CDC warns a cyclospora parasite outbreak has sickened over 400 people across four states, but investigators have yet to identify the contaminated food.

More than a quarter-million noncitizens may be registered to vote in 4 key states, DHS alleges

DHS says it found over 256,000 potential non-citizens registered to vote in California, New Jersey, Nevada and Pennsylvania after comparing voter rolls.

The week in whoppers: Senate wannabe Abdul El-Sayed wants to disarm cops, Ro Khanna’s political charade in Israel and more

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) falsely claimed that he was "detained" by the IDF during his big publicity stunt trip to the West Bank.

Midtown eyesore turns into homeless magnet — thanks to Mamdani’s apathy

A mini-Skid Row in Midtown — nine blocks east of the huge homeless encampment on Manhattan’s West Side — is sad evidence of Mayor...

Hochul’s data-center ban: Letters to the Editor — July 17, 2026

NY Post readers discuss Gov. Hochul’s one-year (for now) ban on building new large-scale data centers in New York.

Susan Collins, with $11 Million to Take On . . . to Be Determined

Its hard to beat somebody with nobody, and at least until July 25, Maine Democrats have nobody.

Gallego dismisses new staffer relationship report as ‘gossip’

Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego brushed aside a new report alleging he had relationships with at least two Dem House staffers while he was unmarried and serving in the lower chamber, telling reporters Thursday, "I'm not going to engage in gossip."

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