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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed Thursday that Supreme Leader Mojataba Khamenei, who has been absent from public view for months, is “completely” healthy despite reports that he could be deceased or brain-dead. Questions have surrounded Khamenei’s condition since he was reportedly seriously injured during U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28 that killed his father and predecessor,...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story GOP lawmakers concerned after F-35 equipment ended up in China Republican lawmakers are concerned and are demanding more information from the Pentagon after sensitive F-35 parts were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong and are now in...

A Texas system error left tens of thousands of voter registration applications unprocessed for months, forcing county election officials to race to process the large backlogs weeks out from the midterm elections. The Texas secretary of state’s office alerted election officials to the issue last week involving a problem with the Department of Public Safety’s...

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story WH pushes for permitting deal before the midterms As a key Democratic negotiator says a deal to speed up infrastructure projects could be months away, the Trump administration is saying it may not be willing to wait that long. © Natasha Kaiser Sen. Sheldon...

Right-wing commentator Scott Jennings expressed ambivalence Wednesday about President Trump’s offer to give $5,000 to American adults if Republicans win this year’s midterms. “I don't know that that is the right idea here,” Jennings told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on "The Source," talking about the proposal.  “What the right idea is, is growth, which we have,...

The White House television pool was in limbo Thursday as the status of the major networks’ place in the press pool remained unclear following the reinstatement of CNN’s access to White House grounds. Journalists from ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News were on hand at the White House Thursday ready to cover Chinese President Xi...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story FDA pick sidesteps tough questions Dr. Heidi Overton, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), walked a fine line Thursday on vaccines and abortion, largely dodging difficult questions from senators. © Greg Nash During the...

President Trump blasted CNN and MS NOW on Thursday over their coverage of his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, which did not include live video coverage and came as a federal judge reinstated the outlets' White House access. "CNN and MSDNC, to show you how fake they are, today refused to cover one of...

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan's U.S. Senate race, once fired back at Patrick Colbeck over Muslim Brotherhood allegations.

President Donald Trump's state dinner with Xi Jinping features a pescatarian menu with sesame-crusted sea bass and White House honey dessert.