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The Department of the Interior on Monday said five individuals were arrested in connection to reports of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.  “Five individuals have been arrested for vandalism. Five additional individuals were issued federal citations,” a department spokesperson told The Hill.  The spokesperson said a total of 14 police reports have been...

Intelligence Democrats are warning acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Bill Pulte from carrying out sweeping firings or improperly declassifying intelligence as Congress braces for the controversial new intelligence chief’s full first week on the job. Pulte, who also remains the head of a federal housing agency, was tapped by Trump to lead the Office...

House lawmakers announced a bipartisan deal on a package for protecting kids online on Monday, months after negotiations on digital and social media regulation fell apart between the two parties. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) and Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) said they "worked across the aisle for many months," and found "common...

A plurality of respondents to a new poll believes placing prediction market bets on election outcomes should be illegal.  The Politico survey found that 44 percent of 1,167 respondents believe betting on election results should be illegal. Three in 10 respondents said the practice should be legal, while a quarter said they did not know. ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said its military has “no restrictions” regarding its efforts to target Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel's continued operations against the militant group have strained the U.S.-Iran ceasefire reached last week. “The directive from me and the Defence Minister to the IDF [Israeli Defense Forces] is clear and has not changed:...

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) says he no longer talks regularly with President Trump after losing his primary to a Trump-backed opponent last month, and that the president "seems to revel in chaos." In an interview with the digital news outlet Semafor, Cornyn said that talking to Trump is no longer useful and criticized the administration’s recent...

This would be a massive mistake that undermines the necessary role ODNI plays in coordinating the 18 organizations comprising the intelligence community.

Fox News host Mark Levin on Saturday lashed out at the Trump administration over its tentative agreement to end the Iran conflict and hold talks to determine the future of Iran's nuclear program. The "Life, Liberty & Levin" host started his 17-minute monologue speaking directly to officials "in and out of the administration" and demanded...

China added 10 companies to its export control list on Monday, blocking its exporters from selling any dual-use items to U.S. defense firms. The items range from drones to robotic hardware and swarm software used primarily for defense and national security operations in addition to some nonmilitary functions.  “Exporters are prohibited from exporting dual-use items...

Trump has undoubtedly done more damage to the federal government than we know. It will take a long time to identify and repair it. Democrats should tell us how they’d jump-start the process in January with control of Congress. 

A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from immediately cutting the workforce at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted the administration’s motion to return the case to the District Court. However, it rejected the administration’s request to resume staff cuts...

The Treasury Department on Monday move to temporarily allow the sale of Iranian oil, issuing a 60 day “general license” that lifts restrictions normally in place on the commodity. “In line with the ongoing productive talks in Switzerland, Iran has committed to free and open transit in the Strait of Hormuz and to permit International...

Vice President Vance on Monday morning reported notable progress in talks with Iranian negotiators in Switzerland. The first day of talk, Sunday, “was a very, very good day. We made a lot of good progress. We did exactly what we wanted to do,” he said. It was unclear how long he would remain in Europe...

American households still find themselves in a financial crunch when it comes to the cost of housing, healthy food, healthcare, and more. But there is at least one major household expense moving in the opposite direction: internet service. Broadband access is no small matter in our increasingly digital world, where high-speed internet is essential infrastructure...