Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), the ranking member of the House Administration Committee, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) have discussed a proposal to further boost security for lawmakers with their Republican counterparts, a senior Democratic committee aide told The Hill Monday evening. The aide said that Morelle and Jeffries “have regularly discussed innovative solutions...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that she recommended a “full travel ban” to President Trump during a Monday meeting. “I just met with the President. I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies,” Noem said Monday on the social platform...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth in hot water amid fallout from boat strike Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing pressure over a Washington Post report that he ordered the military to “kill everybody” in a boat strike in the...
Stephanie Grisham, a former aide to first lady Melania Trump, called the demolition of the White House’s East Wing "jarring," as construction is underway for President Trump's new ballroom. “As someone who was obviously so privileged to work in the people’s house — I worked on both sides, the East Wing and the West Wing...
The Department of Defense (DOD) struck an alleged Tren de Aragua drug boat overnight in the Caribbean Sea, killing six “narco-terrorists,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revealed Friday morning. Hegseth said the vessel was involved in “illicit narcotics smuggling” and moving through a “known narco-trafficking route.” The strike, the 10th by the U.S. military since the...
FBI Director Kash Patel called out sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Thursday after the pundit suggested the arrests in connection with the NBA sports betting scandal were revenge for perceived anti-President Trump activism. Speaking with Fox News's Laura Ingraham, Patel called Smith's claim "the single dumbest thing that I have ever heard out of...
Nearly 36 years ago, the U.S. invaded Panama to dislodge its strongman, General Manuel Noriega. A force of 27,000 overcame Panamanian resistance in a matter of just two weeks. Noriega, transported to the U.S., was tried and convicted for drug trafficking and money laundering. He spent 18 years in a Miami prison until he was...
Law enforcement officers shot at a truck outside of a U.S. Coast Guard base in Alameda, Calif., late Thursday night, as protests over the Trump administration's immigration agenda rage on. The incident followed a days-long demonstration near the base, which is expected to be used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB). The Coast Guard...
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will rise 2.8 percent in 2026 after the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), the federal government announced Friday. The Social Security Administration announced the 2026 COLA as the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the September consumer price index (CPI) report. The CPI report, which tracks inflation, had...
Club for Growth President David McIntosh said the powerful free-market PAC is undecided on whether it will support Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) as he faces a Trump-backed challenger — despite its previous strong support for the incumbent. "I don't really understand what Thomas has been doing recently, you know, siding with the Democrats all the...
President Trump defended his decision to call off trade negotiations with Canada on Friday, accusing the U.S.'s northern neighbor of attempting to "illegally influence" a pending Supreme Court case over tariffs. "CANADA CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT!!!" Trump posted to Truth Social. "They fraudulently took a big buy ad saying that Ronald Reagan did not like Tariffs,...
Annual inflation rose to 3 percent in September as a jump in gasoline and energy prices pushed price growth to its highest level since January. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.3 percent last month and 3 percent over the 12-month span ending in September, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor...
The Professional Staff Congress — the City University of New York’s professors’ union — was recently exposed for illegally using government email accounts to electioneer for socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D). This is not just a violation of the law but also a symptom of the systemic corruption of our colleges and universities with leftist...
President Trump on Friday will travel to Asia for his first visit to the region since returning to the White House. The visit comes as the government shutdown hits Day 24 with no end in sight. Trump departs for Malaysia later this evening to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) before visiting Japan...
Former NBA superstar Charles Barkley on Thursday called out the NBA in connection to a probe into illegal sports betting that led to the arrests of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups. Barkley clashed with fellow commentator Kenny Smith during an "Inside the NBA" panel on ESPN, after the latter suggested...
