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Brazilian judge issues arrest warrant for Eduardo Bolsonaro, brother of a presidential candidate

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice issued a warrant on Thursday for the arrest of Eduardo Bolsonaro, one of the brothers of presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro. Eduardo Bolsonaro was sentenced in June to four years in prison for lobbying the Trump administration.

Homeland Security targets Democratic campaign after ICE arrest in Pennsylvania

When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security publicized the arrest of a Nigerian man for indecent exposure this week, it included a political attack that's drawing complaints from Democrats and a nonpartisan government watchdog.

Kentucky State’s Aminata Seck freed while another college basketball player lands in ICE custody

A Kentucky State University women's basketball player from Senegal, who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been released after spending two months in custody.

Republicans target New Hampshire House seat as Shaheen, DiLorenzo trade attacks

Republicans are eyeing a New Hampshire congressional seat as a potential pickup to help blunt the Democratic push to recapture the lower chamber in November.

Seen, Heard & Whispered: Mullin troubled by drugs; Martin to shame Biden’s lawfare; Alito’s got game

Mullin troubled by drugs; Martin to shame Biden's lawfare; Justice Alito's got game.

OpenAI users in Russia, Iran used models to push political agenda online, in media

OpenAI banned several accounts associated with two propaganda operations based in Iran and Russia, respectively, it confirmed Thursday. The latter of which the tech company said had the greatest reach it has recorded since it began reporting on and disrupting such schemes. The influence operations used OpenAI models alongside “more traditional techniques and technologies to...

Live updates: El-Sayed, Rogers clash on Trump tariffs, ICE at Michigan Senate debate

Michigan Senate hopefuls Abdul El-Sayed (D) and Mike Rogers (R) have taken the debate stage together for the first time Thursday night. The forum, hosted by Nexstar’s WOOD-TV, kicked off at 7 p.m. EDT. Here are five things to watch as the battleground candidates duke it out. Georgia and Maine are also holding Senate debates...

Trump exempts NPRA oil exploration from NEPA

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump fast-tracks NPR-A oil exploration The Trump administration on Thursday announced it would exempt some Arctic oil and gas exploration activities from environmental reviews. © David W. Houseknecht, U.S. Geological Survey via Associated Press The Interior Department issued a notice exempting wintertime oil and...

What to know about the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Thursday the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan will be open to the public, a new revelation to the first U.S. military execution in more than six decades. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist who opened fire at Fort Hood in Texas in...

Pentagon awards $6.3 billion contract to Raytheon for missile interceptors 

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Pentagon awards $6.3 billion contract to Raytheon for missile interceptors The Pentagon awarded Raytheon a $6.3 billion multi-year procurement contract on Thursday to produce Standard Missile–3 Block IB (SM-3 Blk IB) interceptors. © Carolyn Kaster, Associated...

Trump exempts oil exploration in Arctic petroleum reserve from environmental reviews

The Trump administration Thursday announced it would exempt some Arctic oil and gas exploration activities from environmental reviews. The Interior Department issued a notice exempting wintertime oil and gas exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska from the reviews. The exemption will apply to seismic surveys to assess where oil is located, construction of...

NFL urges Supreme Court to look at prediction markets

Presented by PolitiSizeIT {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy PRESENTED BY The Big Story NFL asks Supreme Court to rule on prediction markets The NFL urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to take up a case over who has the authority to regulate prediction markets, arguing that wagers on the platforms should fall under...

Lawmakers concerned over Google’s plan to acquire AI models from Spirit Airlines data

A bipartisan group of dozens of lawmakers led by Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is concerned over Google’s plan to acquire Spirit Airlines data to train its AI models. A letter from the group, sent to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Spirit CEO Dave Davis, took issue with a proposed $10...

Minnesota demands answers in Medicaid fraud fight with Trump

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story Minnesota demands answers in Medicaid fraud fight with Trump The Trump administration is escalating its Medicaid fraud fight against Minnesota, and state officials are bracing for hundreds of millions of dollars to be cancelled in the coming weeks. © AP...

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