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Trump election fraud crackdown lands first arrest, putting longtime critics in White House crosshairs

A Honduran national in Los Angeles faces felony charges and deportation after allegedly registering to vote, as officials promise more arrests to come.

Trump border wall construction kicks off in Arizona amid clash with Native American tribe

The Tohono O'odham Nation claims masked CBP agents blocked tribal police as border wall contractors drilled on their sacred Native American land.

Trump signs order creating new Space Academy akin to West Point, location to be determined

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday creating the U.S. Space Academy aimed at training students to enter the U.S. Space Force and serve the nation's growing space industry.

Hochul ICE policy ‘written in the blood of victims,’ opponent says as sheriffs sue

The clash comes as another top Republican declared Hochul 'doesn't give a s— about public safety'

Newsom targets major affordability squeeze in ‘striking’ convergence with Trump

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's housing push mirrors Trump's supply-side playbook on permitting and zoning, but key policy differences remain.

Trump called Orban to win his support for Ukraine joining EU: Report

President Trump called Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday to win his support for Ukraine to join the European Union (EU), a conversation that came after discussions with European leaders who were at the White House, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.  The talk with Orban, one of the...

Air support for Ukraine? Trump floats security guarantee

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Air support for Ukraine? Trump floats security guarantee President Trump is floating providing U.S. pilots and warplanes as part of security guarantees for post-war Ukraine as he pushes for an end to Russia’s war against the...

Rubio to head commission on Ukraine security guarantees

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead a newly formed joint commission that will work on forging a security guarantees proposal for Ukraine, an administration official told The Hill’s sister network NewsNation on Tuesday. The commission will be made up of U.S., Ukrainian, European and NATO officials. The agreement for the commission came during Monday’s...

‘Cornhusker Clink’: DHS to open new ICE migrant detention facility in Nebraska

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Tuesday the opening of a migrant detention facility in Nebraska as President Trump’s administration ramps up the expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) detention capabilities. The new facility, located in the southwest part of the state, was dubbed “Cornhusker Clink” and will house “criminal illegal aliens”...

Abrego Garcia pushes to toss criminal charges he says amount to ‘vindictive’ prosecution

Mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia is moving to dismiss his criminal case in Tennessee, arguing he was the subject of a vindictive and selective prosecution by the Trump administration. The motion is filed by those who feel they have been unfairly singled out by prosecutors and charged when others similarly situated would not have...

Noem: Trump wants border wall painted black so it is too hot to climb

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that President Trump wants the U.S.-Mexico border wall to be painted black so that it would be too hot for migrants to climb over.  “Now, if you look at the structure that's behind me, it's tall, which makes it very, very difficult to climb, almost impossible. It also...

Trump White House launches TikTok account

The Trump administration launched its first TikTok account Tuesday as the fate of the social media app in the U.S. remains unclear. "Every day I wake up determined to deliver a better life for the people all across this nation," President Trump says in the first video shared to the account. "I am your voice."...

Trump eyes Intel stake

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Trump administration weighs Intel stake The Trump administration is considering taking a stake in Intel as a means of boosting the struggling U.S. chipmaker, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday. © Luis M. Alvarez, Associated Press Lutnick indicated the money for the stake would come from previously allocated Biden-era funding....

House Republican calls for ‘action’ from Johnson to end redistricting

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) called for “action” from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) amid a redistricting battle in his state. Johnson on Monday had gone after California Democrats’ proposed House map and said he was taking measures to halt the new congressional lines. “Democrats across the nation have played politics with redistricting for decades, and...

Pediatric group bucks RFK Jr. on kids’ COVID shots

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Pediatric group bucks RFK Jr. on kids' COVID-19 shots In a shift away from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s stance on widespread COVID vaccinations, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that parents...

IRS wrongfully fired thousands, watchdog finds

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump admin broke rules with IRS firings: watchdog The IRS broke its own rules when it fired thousands of employees earlier this year on the orders of the Trump administration, the Treasury Department found last week....

Gabbard strips security clearances of 37 intelligence officials, including many with Biden ties

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard revoked the security clearances of 37 current and former intelligence officials, sharing the list in a move that prompted swift criticism that the Trump administration was politicizing clearances. Among those on the list are several Biden administration officials, including Maher Bitar, who joined the National Security Council (NSC) after...

USDA cutting off support for renewables

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Agriculture seeks to stop funding solar, wind The Agriculture Department is curtailing its support for solar and wind energy on farmlands. © Greg Nash In a Monday post on the social media platform X, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the department “will no longer deploy programs to fund solar...

Trump cancels Bedminster vacation to work on Ukraine-Russia talks

President Trump canceled his August vacation to his Bedminster resort to work on talks to end the Ukraine-Russia war, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday. Leavitt said Trump considered continuing peace talks while at his New Jersey golf resort but decided to stay at the White House instead. “This is normally the time...

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