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Centrist Dems met to plot 2028. Then Iran happened.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Hours after the American military strikes in Iran started, Third Way co-founder Matt Bennett scrambled to write up a presentation on how centrist Democrats should talk...

Trump sends official notification to Congress on strikes against Iran

President Donald Trump on Monday sent an official notification to Congress about the U.S. strikes against Iran, in which he attempted to justify the military action.

Trump hit Iran — but he’s really got China in his crosshairs

The death of Iran's ayatollah is only the latest in a series of recent...

Why Trump and Hegseth’s swagger leaves Washington’s ‘elite’ seething

The Washington establishment's view of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump as buffoons and cartoons...

Europe’s global censorship threat, spare us the moral posturing, lefties and other commentary

The European Union’s Digital Services Act is a “censorship law” that “requires ‘very large...

Blue state public health cuts don’t ‘own the libs’ — they endanger us all

It carries consequences that will reverberate far beyond the borders of the blue states the administration seems so eager to penalize. 

4 killed in speedboat were trying to infiltrate Cuba, officials say

The Cuban government said late Wednesday that the 10 individuals involved in a confrontation with the island's border security officers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. attempting to infiltrate the country. The government said the majority of those onboard the boat “have a known history of criminal and violent activity,” according to The Associated...

Trump admin weighs requiring banks to collect citizenship info: Reports

Such a decision could ultimately have banks requesting additional documentation, such as passports, from customers.

‘Home Improvement’ star Zachery Ty Bryan sentenced to 16 months in jail

"Home Improvement" actor Zachery Ty Bryan was sentenced to over a year in jail for driving under the influence.

Relocation threats shouldn’t stop California from taxing billionaires

The evidence we have available today suggests that wealthy people do not move in droves when lawmakers raise their taxes. 

US women’s hockey team captain: Trump joke ‘distasteful’

Hilary Knight, the captain of the gold medal-winning U.S. women’s hockey team, said Wednesday that President Trump’s “distasteful” joke about her squad should not overshadow their accomplishments.  “I just thought the joke was distasteful and unfortunate, and I think just the way women are represented, it’s a great teaching point to really shine light on...

Falling crime and a strong border haven’t lifted Trump’s ratings — why not?

Most Americans are not blind to improvement. But acknowledgment is not the same as trust.

Instagram launches new tool alerting parents about suicide, self-harm searches

Instagram is launching a new tool that will alert parents if their teens repeatedly try to search for terms associated with suicide and self-harm on the platform. The tool, which will roll out in the U.S. and several other countries next week, will flag for parents if their children conduct multiple searches with phrases promoting...

Orban and Fico: Putin’s NATO pawns

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban — fighting for his political life ahead of Hungary’s April 12 elections — is once again attacking Ukraine. This time, he is callously blackmailing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by refusing to backstop Ukraine’s electrical grid if needed, unless Kyiv agrees to let Russian oil flow once again through the Druzhba oil pipeline....

Trump keeps world guessing on Iran

President Trump is pushing for a diplomatic solution with Iran while also warning of potential military action, as high-stakes talks take place in Geneva with the clock ticking on a potential deal.

Whitmer defends trans rights after Trump SOTU: ‘No matter who comes after you, I’ll stand in the way’

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Wednesday defended transgender rights in her State of the State address, a day after President Trump criticized gender transition in his State of the Union address. “In Michigan, everyone deserves to be who they are and love who they love. I want to take a moment and speak directly...

Whitmer says US-Canada bridge Trump threatened to block ‘will open’

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) said Wednesday that a bridge between the U.S. and Canada that President Trump previously threatened to block from opening is set to go ahead. “For the first time in over a century, a new bridge connecting Michigan to Canada, the Gordie Howe International Bridge, will open,” the governor declared during...

On eve of nuclear talks, Trump hits Iran with new sanctions 

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story On eve of nuclear talks, Trump hits Iran with new sanctions The U.S. is imposing new sanctions on Iranian individuals, companies and ships accused of enabling the country’s illicit oil sales and ballistic missile programs as...

Former Air Force pilot who provided ‘defense services’ to Chinese military arrested: DOJ

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday that a former Air Force pilot was arrested because he provided “defense services” to Chinese military forces. In a press release Wednesday, the DOJ said 65-year-old Gerald Eddie Brown Jr. had been arrested in Jeffersonville, Ind., that day. The department said Brown, a former Air Force officer and...

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