President Trump called on New Mexico to change its name to “New America” following his decision to alter the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario to include “America.” “New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America. We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America,” the president wrote...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Dems float Hegseth’s ouster in lame-duck defense battle Senate Democrats are quietly floating the ouster of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the midterms as the political price for cooperation on key defense-related issues in the postelection...
President Trump’s focus with two weeks to go before the midterms is squarely on the Senate, as he travels to a series of red states, some of which are threatening to turn blue. The president’s travel schedule has included stops in states seen as deep red such as Alabama, Oklahoma and Tennessee, as well as...
President Trump will head back to Texas exactly one week before Election Day, underscoring the competitive nature of the red state's battleground races. The Republican National Committee announced Monday that Trump will campaign in Waco, Texas, on Oct. 27. The trip will mark Trump’s third visit to the Lone Star State this month alone and...
Federal prosecutors announced charges against 28 people in California who the government says registered to vote -- and in some cases cast ballots -- despite being noncitizens.
The Justice Department opened an investigation Monday into whether the D.C. Department of Corrections has been violating inmates' constitutional rights by forcing them to endure substandard safety and living conditions.
Two nonprofit groups have filed Hatch Act complaints against three Trump administration department heads for campaigning alongside Alaskan GOP nominee Sen. Dan Sullivan, who is seeking reelection.