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House Democrats lobbying Republicans to increase personal security funding

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...

Noem says she met with Trump, recommended full travel ban 

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...

Hegseth in hot water amid fallout from boat strike

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...

Trump’s righteous Education Dept. battle against abject failure

Despite spending a staggering $4 trillion since it was established, the department has done...

Christmastime in New York City: Letters to the Editor — Dec. 2, 2025

NY Post readers discuss Johnny Oleksinski’s column bemoaning the holiday season in today’s New...

Schumer says his New York offices received bomb threats

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that three of his New York offices received bomb threats Monday morning. Schumer said Monday on the social platform X that he was informed by law enforcement that his offices in Rochester, Binghamton and Long Island received threats. The threats were in an email with the subject line...

Sen. Kelly says death threats have increased since Trump called for his execution

Sen. Mark Kelly said Monday he and his family have seen threats to their lives increase since President Trump called for the Arizona Democrat and a group of other Democratic lawmakers to be executed after they urged service members to refuse illegal orders. Kelly told reporters during a press conference that he and his wife,...

National Guardsman shot in DC shows ‘positive’ signs, says West Virginia governor

A National Guardsman who was shot in Washington, D.C. last week is showing “positive” signs, even as he remains in “serious condition,” West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) said on Monday. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, is one of two West Virginia National Guard members who were shot on Wednesday just blocks...

FBI sources criticize Kash Patel in leaked report: What to know

A new report details various issues at the FBI under Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, according to the New York Post. The 115-page report includes criticism of Patel from active-duty and retired FBI agents and analysts, with one source describing the bureau as a “rudderless ship” under the first-year director.  Here is...

RFK Jr. replaces chair of controversial vaccine advisory panel

The chair of a federal vaccine advisory committee, himself a well-known vaccine critic, will be moving to an official role within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the agency announced Monday. HHS announced Martin Kulldorff was appointed to be chief science officer for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation...

White House memo says Trump had ‘perfectly normal’ preventive MRI

A new memo released by the White House on Monday said President Trump underwent preventive cardiovascular imaging during his October physical.  The memo from Trump’s physician, Sean Barbabella, comes amid questions about the lack of transparency about the imaging procedure, which wasn’t initially disclosed following Trump’s visit to Walter Reed Military Medical Center.  According to the memo, “advanced imaging” was conducted "because men...

Democratic socialist unveils bid for DC mayor

Washington, D.C., Council member Janeese Lewis George (D), a democratic socialist, announced Monday that she’s launching a bid to succeed Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), who announced last week she wouldn’t be running for another term.  Lewis George, who’s in her second term representing the city’s 4th Ward, said in a statement announcing her launch that “too many residents still feel squeezed financially, from unaffordable housing to childcare, and feel unsafe...

WHO releases its first guidelines on GLP-1s

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday issued its first-ever global guidelines on the use of GLP-1 medications for treating obesity as a chronic illness. In a press release, the WHO said this guidance aimed to help reduce the "skyrocketing health costs" associated with obesity, which are projected to have a global economic cost of...

Trump admin will reconsider part of rule to protect miners from lung diseases

The Trump administration says it will reconsider aspects of a rule that aims to protect miners from exposure to cancer-causing silica dust on the job. In a court filing last week, the Trump administration said that the Labor Department plans to “reconsider” portions of the rule that are the subjects of an ongoing legal fight....

Watch live: Mark Kelly speaks about Trump, Hegseth and lawmakers’ video

A week after the Trump administration launched a review into his conduct related to a video, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) will address the situation in a news conference on Monday afternoon. Kelly was one of six Democratic lawmakers who said in a joint video last month that U.S. troops do not have to follow illegal orders from the...

White House doubles down on mass deportation pledge in wake of National Guard shooting

The White House on Monday doubled down on its pledge for mass deportations and to pause asylum claims in the wake of a shooting that killed a National Guard soldier in Washington, D.C. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt during a briefing said it was “more important than ever” to carry out President Trump’s mass deportation agenda,...

White House confirms Hegseth authorized second strike on drug boat

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Monday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized the second, follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September following a bombshell Washington Post report that claimed he ordered the military to "kill everybody." Leavitt told reporters at the White House press briefing that Hegseth...

Trump to meet with national security team amid Venezuela tensions

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed President Trump and his national security team will discuss the situation in Venezuela and other matters in the Oval Office on Monday, though she would not provide specifics. Asked if Trump is still considering deploying troops on the ground in Venezuela, Leavitt said there are “many options” at the president’s...

Pinterest backs bill requiring app stores to verify age

Pinterest announced Monday that it is backing the App Store Accountability Act, a bill that would require app stores to verify user ages. The legislation, put forward by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. John James (R-Mich.), is among a slate of kids’ online safety-related bills set to be considered by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday. “Pinterest is proud to endorse the...

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