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Enough with the chaos and carnage on LA’s streets

This weekend saw more mayhem on the streets of LA, as mob rule has taken over places that were once considered safe.

Big Oil schools California Rep. Ro Khanna

Rep. Ro Khanna just got schooled.

Debating Busting the Filibuster

The Senate is dysfunctional, and should debate and engage publicly more with the legislative process.

Greene: ‘More members’ of Congress guilty of conduct ‘similar’ to allegations against Swalwell, Gonzales

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Monday that she believes more members of Congress are guilty of conduct “similar” to what Reps. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) have been accused. “Congress is no place for that type of behavior. But I have to tell you, it’s a lot more prevalent. I think...

US military says 2 killed in Eastern Pacific boat strike

The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out a strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two male “narco-terrorists.” U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) wrote on social platform X that “at the direction” of its commander, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear “conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a...

Greene: ‘More members’ of Congress guilty of conduct ‘similar’ to allegations against Swalwell, Gonzales

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Monday that she believes more members of Congress are guilty of conduct “similar” to what Reps. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) have been accused. “Congress is no place for that type of behavior. But I have to tell you, it’s a lot more prevalent. I think...

US military says 2 killed in Eastern Pacific boat strike

The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out a strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two male “narco-terrorists.” U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) wrote on social platform X that “at the direction” of its commander, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear “conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a...

Garcia threatens Bondi with contempt on Tuesday

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) on Monday threatened former Attorney General Pam Bondi with contempt of Congress, a day before her previously scheduled deposition with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on its investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein case. “Our bipartisan subpoena was very clear: Pam Bondi is supposed to testify tomorrow, whether she's the...

Joe Biden to deliver remarks alongside portrait unveiling at alma mater Syracuse University

Former President Biden will deliver remarks on Tuesday at his law school alma mater, Syracuse University, at an unveiling of his portrait at the New York college. Biden received his juris doctor from the Syracuse College of Law in 1968, five years before he was first elected to the Senate. He received an honorary degree...

Vance says ‘ball is in the Iranian court’

Vice President Vance said Monday that the “ball is in the Iranian court” regarding the next steps toward reaching an agreement to end hostilities with the U.S. During a roughly 20-minute interview with host Bret Baier on Fox News’s “Special Report,” the vice president said the delegation he led to Islamabad, Pakistan, left without an...

NOAA grant funding held up by Trump

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story NOAA grant funding held up by Trump The Trump administration is holding up National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant funding. © Photo by NOAA via Getty Images Earlier this month, the University of Colorado released a statement saying that a federal pause on grant funding...

Tony Gonzales says he’ll ‘file my retirement’ after Swalwell resigns from House

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said Monday that he will “file my retirement from office” when the House is back in session Tuesday, an announcement that came just an hour after Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said he would resign from Congress. Both congressmen were facing growing calls for resignation or expulsion based on allegations of sexual misconduct....

Trump-as-Jesus post angers Christian conservatives who say it’s ‘blasphemy’

President Trump’s social media post depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure has sparked fierce backlash from factions of his conservative and Christian base, who called the image blasphemous and urged the president to remove it. The president — who ultimately deleted the post Monday amid the scrutiny — posted the image on his Truth Social...

Universities struggle to adapt as students reconsider majors amid AI

{beacon} Technology   The Big Story Universities struggle to adapt as students reconsider majors amid AI A recent poll shows AI’s increasing role in how students decide on college majors, creating a rapidly developing situation for universities that are still struggling to determine how the technology will shape higher education. © Adobe Stock The Lumina...

McConnell chides ‘some’ on right over failed campaigning for Orban in Hungary

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) denounced conservatives who advocated for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán before his party lost parliamentary elections on Sunday. In a Fox News opinion piece published on Monday, McConnell wrote that U.S. politicians “have traditionally abided by the idea that politics stopped at the water’s edge” and “sought to avoid even the...

Trump’s blockade bet 

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump’s blockade bet President Trump’s new blockade in the Strait of Hormuz took effect Monday as talks with Iran faltered over the weekend, with the president betting he can get Tehran to come back to the...

Trump puts squeeze on Iran as GOP worries about price at the pump

President Trump is putting the squeeze on Iran’s economy with a U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, a move he hopes will break deadlocked negotiations with Iran. The naval blockade is also meant to raise pressure on Iran's allies like China, who rely on its oil exports. China played a major behind-the-scenes role in...

Giorgia Meloni says Trump’s rant against Pope Leo ‘unacceptable’

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized President Trump’s Sunday rant against Pope Leo XIV as “unacceptable.” “I find President Trump’s words toward the Holy Father unacceptable,” said Meloni, the head of the right-wing Brothers of Italy party, said Monday in a statement. “The Pope is the head of the Catholic Church, and it is right...

Trump administration will allow pride flag at Stonewall after lawsuit

The Trump administration will allow an LGBTQ pride flag to fly at the Stonewall national monument after the removal of a flag sparked uproar and a lawsuit. According to court documents, the administration agreed to hang a rainbow pride flag at the New York City monument, which commemorates the struggle for LGBTQ rights. The agreement ends a lawsuit filed...

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