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Lawmakers grill acting Army chief after Hegseth abruptly fired his predecessor

Lawmakers in Washington on Wednesday pressed Gen. Christopher LaNeve, the acting Army Chief of Staff, for more details on why his predecessor was abruptly sacked earlier this month by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

South Carolina Senate protects nearly all monuments and bans adding QR codes to statues

Nearly every historic statue, monument, street and building name across South Carolina would be protected from removal or changes under a proposal approved Wednesday by the state Senate.

Iranian American Democrat files articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth

A group of House Democrats on Wednesday filed articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the war in Iran, obstruction of congressional oversight and other claims of wrongdoing.

Justice Jackson chides Supreme Court conservatives over ‘oblivious’ pro-Trump emergency orders

Supreme CourtJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered a sustained attack on her conservative colleagues' use of emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration, calling the orders "scratch-paper musings" that can "seem oblivious and thus ring hollow."

WATCH: VP Vance says Trump wants a ‘grand bargain’ reached with Iran

Addressing a Turning Point USA event in Georgia, Vice President J.D. Vance discussed the 20-plus hours of negotiations with Iran where he lead the U.S. delegation. He said that Trump "doesn't want to make, like, a small deal. He wants to make the grand bargain."

Congress’ top watchdog says government doesn’t take fraud seriously enough

There's been a renewed focus on weeding out fraud in government programs but officials still don't take the issue seriously enough, Congress' chief watchdog agency told lawmakers on Wednesday.

Blanche backs public hearings with Epstein survivors

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Wednesday that he would support public congressional hearings with victims of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, less than a week after the chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee committed to holding them. “Of course,” Blanche responded when asked at the Semafor World Economy summit...

Democrats slam, Republicans defend Vought during testy House hearing: 3 takeaways

White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought on Wednesday sparred with Democrats on the House Budget Committee over spending cuts proposed or enacted by the Trump administration. The annual hearing followed the Trump administration's unveiling of its proposed budget for fiscal 2027, which included a 40 percent increase to defense spending...

Where US-Iran talks stand as ceasefire deadline looms 

Time is running out on a fragile ceasefire between the U.S., Israel and Iran, increasing pressure on mediators to get both Washington and Tehran back to the table for a second round of talks to end the nearly two-month war. Ahead of the scheduled ceasefire expiration on April 22, Pakistani officials are carrying out a...

Georgia Republican says ouster of Gen. George will have ‘chilling effect’ on military 

Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) said during a hearing on Wednesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent ouster of Gen. Randy George, the U.S. Army’s former chief of staff, will have a “chilling effect” on the way the armed services operate.  Scott, who praised George as “well respected, well liked by many of us,” asked Gen. Christopher...

GOP stops 4th attempt to curtail Trump’s Iran war powers

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story GOP stops 4th attempt to curtail Trump’s Iran war powers Senate Republicans for the fourth time have blocked a resolution to limit President Trump’s war authority in Iran for as the conflict inches closer to a...

Scarborough: US allies ‘very positive’ about US blockade of Strait of Hormuz

MS NOW co-host Joe Scarborough on Wednesday said U.S. allies are reacting with a “very positive” attitude to the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.  The Trump administration effectively closed the strait this week, blocking Iran from choosing which ships are allowed to pass through the critical choke point. “There was a growing unease...

Oz says Trump defended diet soda habit, joking it ‘kills cancer cells’

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz revealed on Monday that President Trump has an unusual defense for his diet soda habit, joking that the president often says the beverage “kills cancer cells.” “Your dad argues that diet soda is good for him because it kills grass. It's poured on grass,...

RFK Jr. to face questioning in House, Senate

Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare {beacon}  View Online Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Kennedy set for Hill visits Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kicks off a whirlwind of congressional hearings on Thursday, testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee in the morning and the House Appropriations health subcommittee in the...

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