The billionaire behind Victoria's Secret and PINK told House investigators Wednesday that he was "duped" by "con-man" Jeffrey Epstein and knew nothing of his sex trafficking crimes involving underage girls.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called conservative media personality Tucker Carlson “chickens---" over claims he made about what happened to him and his team at an airport in Israel. “Tucker Carlson is a chickens---. The guy who’s been spouting lies about Israel for the past two years, landed today at Ben Gurion airport, took...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth takes military culture war to civilian universities Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expanding his culture war into academia, threatening to pull service members’ tuition assistance at potentially dozens of top colleges and universities he views...
The U.S. is preparing for a pullout of all troops stationed in Syria, readying to end its military presence deployed to fight against ISIS in the country, two U.S. officials told The Hill on Wednesday. The move comes as the U.S. military has withdrawn service members from the al-Shaddadi base in northeast Syria and from...
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig (D) spoke out after a memorial dedicated to Renee Good was set ablaze Tuesday evening. “Renee’s family and the Minneapolis community deserve the chance to mourn her,” Craig wrote on the social platform X on Wednesday. “This is unacceptable and we must hold anyone involved in this hateful incident accountable.” Minneapolis...
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) slammed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deporting a 2-month-old and his family. On Tuesday afternoon, Castro wrote on the social platform X that 2-month-old Juan Nicolás and his mother were detained at Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas. “Juan has bronchitis—according to his mom—and at some point in the...
The Republican National Committee (RNC) sued Wednesday in the hopes of stopping Virginia Democrats from moving forward with their new congressional map. The new lawsuit seeks to block an April referendum, when voters could pave the way for lawmakers to approve the new design that would hand Democrats four pickup opportunities. “Emergency relief is needed to prevent the transmission of a defective proposal...
The Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest disclosure under the Epstein Files Transparency Act — a long list of names as disparate as Janis Joplin, Julian Assange and former Vice President Dick Cheney — has sparked an outcry on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are accusing the DOJ of failing to comply with its final obligation under...
President Trump will deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term on Feb. 24, but several House and Senate Democrats plan to skip the high-profile address in favor of counter-rallies and other forms of protest. Trump’s speech comes as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is shut down amid a standoff...
Six weeks into his term, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani draws criticism as city-controlled Navy Yard ends lease with drone manufacturer serving Israel's military.
