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Democrats sue to stop Trump’s executive order on stricter mail-in measures

Congressional Democrats filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Trump's executive order that imposes stricter standards to obtain absentee ballots and tighten security measures around their use.

Hegseth allows troops to carry personal firearms while on base

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that service members will be allowed to carry their personal firearms on military installations on Thursday, a major change to regulations.

Hegseth ousts Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, latest senior military leader to be sacked

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has asked Gen. Randy George, the Army Chief of Staff, to step down from the Joint Chiefs and take immediate retirement, a Pentagon official confirmed Thursday.

There is no end to the shutdown without ICE & CBP funding

While the Senate must clear a much more arduous 60-vote threshold to pass appropriations than the simple majority enjoyed by the House, there’s one practical reality that matters more than the messy math of ending what is now the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history. That is, despite last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill […]

FBI Director Patel: Indictment of Pittsburgh men shows FBI’s diligence in fighting antisemitic attacks

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania — FBI Director Kash Patel said that the indictment of six Pittsburgh men in connection with an antisemitic attack in the city was a testament to the Bureau’s mission to pursue, to the full extent of the law, those who commit acts of violence based on the victim’s religion. Patel spoke to the […]

Trump’s chance to reestablish Justice Department credibility after Pam Bondi fired

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi, fired by President Donald Trump, oversaw the largest stain on the administration: the Epstein files. Bondi’s incompetence on the matter was indistinguishable from sabotage — destroying the Justice Department’s reputation and killing the president’s credibility in the process. Bondi’s firing provides Trump with an opportunity to restore the credibility lost […]

Artemis — huntress of new frontiers

I was one of millions of children who stayed up late on July 20, 1969, to see Neil Armstrong become the first man to walk on the moon. My family sat in our darkened apartment on a sofa and on the floor to watch the great moment on TV. We felt we were part of […]

Trump ousts Bondi over Epstein debacle

The uncertainty at the Department of Justice came to a swift and decisive end following a high-stakes entanglement involving the release of Jeffrey Epstein files. On April 2, President Donald Trump officially removed Pam Bondi from her post as attorney general, with Todd Blanche to fill in as interim AG.  While Bondi was initially brought […]

Hegseth forces out Army chief of staff

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Hegseth forces out Army chief of staff Hegseth removes Army’s chief of staff, Gen. Randy George, who will retire immediately, as the U.S. military is engaged in a month-long war with Iran. © Greg Nash Defense...

Trump gives rare kudos to Paul after commission’s White House ballroom vote

President Donald Trump on Thursday offered rare praise for Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) after the senator joined with most members of the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) to approve plans for a sprawling ballroom on the East Wing of the White House. “I would like to thank the hardworking Commissioners and Staff of the National...

Woods called Trump before DUI arrest: Report

Golfer Tiger Woods appears to have called President Trump after his rollover crash in Florida last week, according to body camera footage obtained by multiple outlets Thursday.   Footage released by the sheriff’s office in Martin County, Fla., shows a deputy asking Woods, who was standing down the road, to “hang down here with us” following...

Trump unveils 100 percent tariff on branded pharmaceutical imports

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump unveils 100% tariff on branded pharmaceutical imports After threatening to impose tariffs on drugmakers throughout 2025 to secure Most Favored Nation (MFN) agreements, President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing tariffs on branded pharmaceuticals made outside...

Iranian Foreign Ministry official: US using new ballistic missiles

A spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry said Thursday the U.S. has a new precision strike missile and used one to kill a group of children on the first day of strikes carried out by the U.S. and Israel. "The American new #PrSM [precision strike missile], which made its combat debut on 28 February 2026, struck...

Mahmoud Khalil asks for Emil Bove’s recusal in immigration case

Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil on Wednesday called on U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Emil Bove to recuse himself from the pro-Palestinian activist's immigration case, where he risks deportation. Khalil's lawyers filed a petition requesting Bove's recusal over his prior roles as the acting deputy attorney general and then the principal associate deputy attorney general...

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