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Woman accused of defacing WWII Memorial with spray paint indicted by federal grand jury

US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro called the World War II Memorial vandalism a "despicable attack" as Melissa Farris was formally indicted on two federal counts.

Reagan-era official warns ‘red-green alliance’ has shared goal of ‘destroying’ America

Frank Gaffney warns the red-green alliance between radical Islamists and far-left socialists shares a goal of destroying America's constitutional system.

Antifa-linked sites go dark after State Department terror designation of tech collective

The Rose City Antifa and Jane's Revenge websites went dark after the State Department designated their tech provider, A/I Collective, a global terrorist.

Trump calls ISS crew from Houston to praise space pioneers and offer ‘Oval Office time’

President Donald Trump spoke with astronauts aboard the International Space Station from NASA's Johnson Space Center, joking he wouldn't travel to space.

A Foolhardy Conflict with an Inoffensive Ally

President Trump’s tariffs aren’t popular, but he’s found a way to make them even...

What to know about the Trump-Zelensky White House meeting

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story What to know about the Trump-Zelensky White House meeting President Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Monday as the search for an end to the three-and-a-half-year war intensifies. © UPI Photo Major European...

Russia-Ukraine peace deal details elusive after Trump hosts European leaders

President Trump and European leaders met for a one-of-a-kind summit at the White House on Monday to push toward a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. But by the end of a marathon day of meetings, details on what such an agreement might entail remained elusive. One major bit of news did emerge: Trump announced...

Missouri attorney general to serve as co-deputy FBI director

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is joining the Justice Department as the co-deputy director of the FBI, he announced Monday. Bailey is set to share duties as deputy FBI director with Dan Bongino, a staunch Trump ally whose future in the role came into question amid clashes over the case of the disgraced financier Jeffrey...

Trump administration restores public spending data after legal fight

The Trump administration restored a public database that showed how funding is apportioned to federal agencies following a recent order by a federal appeals court. Public access to the data was restored over the weekend, not long after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ordered the website be restored in...

German leader presses for ceasefire before Putin-Zelensky meeting

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday pressed for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine before President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet. “I can’t imagine that the next meeting would take place without a ceasefire. So let’s work on that, and let’s try to put pressure on Russia because...

Senate Dems urge Trump to walk back chip deal

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Senate Democrats urge Trump to walk back chip deal Several top Senate Democrats are urging President Trump to walk back a deal with Nvidia and AMD that would allow the companies to sell artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China after they agreed to share 15 percent of revenue from sales. © Greg...

One GOP battle to watch this funding season

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story A GOP battle to watch this funding season The return of earmarks to the annual government funding bills has sparked a battle among Republicans on Capitol Hill, pitting fiscal hawks against members of the Appropriations Committees...

5 takeaways from the Trump-Zelensky White House meeting

President Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Monday as the search for an end to the three-and-a-half-year war intensifies. Major European leaders also jetted in for the meeting. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni were all in...

Trump calls Putin to arrange face-to-face with Zelensky 

President Trump said Monday he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin following meetings at the White House with top European leaders and began arranging a potential bilateral meeting involving Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump said the meeting between Putin and Zelensky would take place at a time and location to be determined. It...

Electric about-face could open the door for new truck makers

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Exits from Calif. deal could create window for newbies As the nation’s major truckmakers seek to abandon California’s stricter-than-federal emissions rules, experts are weighing whether this U-turn could allow new players to disrupt the market. © AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki “All your competitors just announced...

Trump administration heightens ‘good moral character’ standards for potential US citizens

The Trump administration is ordering officers at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to take a more "holistic" approach when determining whether to award U.S. citizenship to immigrants, saying they must weigh more factors in determining whether an applicant has “good moral character.” The Friday memo from USCIS said officers must now weigh not just any disqualifying...

Scholten drops out of Iowa Senate race, endorses fellow state rep

Iowa State Rep. J.D. Scholten (D) announced Monday he is suspending his campaign for U.S. Senate and endorsing fellow State Rep. Josh Turek (D) in his bid to unseat incumbent Sen. Joni Ernst (R). “Today I am suspending my campaign. I know this may come as a surprise but I made this decision because I...

Ex-DOJ antitrust official tears into agency leadership over MAGA-friendly lobbying

A former top official in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust division slammed several members of the agency’s senior leadership Monday for allegedly allowing politically connected lobbyists to influence decisionmaking. Roger Alford, who served as principal deputy assistant attorney general, was fired last month amid internal divisions over the handling of the merger between Hewlett Packard...

Credible scientists can’t hold up Kennedy’s charade for much longer

At some point in the degradation of science, there must be a line that ethical administrators will not cross.

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