Trump aides and executives leave personal phones behind for China trip, using clean devices and secure zones to guard against hacking and surveillance.
Democrat Denise Powell is projected to win the Democratic primary for Nebraska’s “blue dot” district Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), setting up a key November matchup in the battle to replace retiring Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.). Powell, a political fundraiser, defeated State Sen. John Cavanaugh (D), a member of a prominent Democratic family...
A spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Thursday that Tehran is reviewing a U.S. proposal to end hostilities, after President Trump threatened Iran against rejecting the deal. Esmaeil Baqaei, the spokesperson for the ministry, told the ISNA news agency that Iranian officials are reviewing the proposal, according to Al Jazeera. He also...
As candidates for governor of California struggle to stand out in their bids to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), a Wednesday debate saw deep policy debate devolve into bickering among the crowded field. Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra (D) was a main focus for his rivals, underscoring his surge in support after...
An Iranian official on Wednesday called a reported peace deal for the end to the U.S. war against Iran the “Americans’ wish list.” “Axios' text is Americans' wish list until it becomes reality,” Ebrahim Rezaei, a spokesperson for the Iranian parliament on national security, said in a post on the social platform X Wednesday morning,...
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) sparred in a feisty debate with her primary challengers over how to handle wildfires, homelessness and immigration in the country’s second-largest city a month out from the mayoral primary election. “Our mayor is the CEO of the city. She sets the direction of this city. And if you are...
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) has left the ICU after he was hospitalized over the weekend, according to a spokesperson. In a statement to The Hill, Giuliani spokesperson Ted Goodman said that the former New York City mayor was “out of the ICU and will spend some time recovering before leaving the...
A purported suicide note by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been released by a judge, according to multiple reports. The New York Times reported on Wednesday that the note, which had spent years sealed, was released by the judge in Epstein's cellmate's criminal case. According to the Times, the note allegedly from Epstein starts...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump's sudden pivot toward peace deal Washington and Tehran are reportedly closing in on a framework of a peace deal, news that broke only hours after President Trump announced a sudden end to his...
One of President Trump’s economic advisers projected a “very, very strong” job market future in the U.S. on Wednesday, despite price hikes amid the Iran war. “I had the head of one of the big five banks in my office yesterday going through credit card data … and credit card spending is through the roof,”...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story President Trump tries to save vaping The Trump administration handed e-cigarette companies a win this week when it authorized the sale of blueberry and mango flavored nicotine vaping pods, as well as two menthol flavored products. It was the...
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson predicted that government files on UFOs and unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) “will be anticlimactic.” “The impending release of U.S. government files on aliens and U.F.O.s is a good thing, even if it feels like a distraction from other important files we’ve all been waiting to be disclosed. I expect the alien...
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna (Calif.) said President Trump would fire his Commerce secretary if he heard the testimony that he provided Congress on Wednesday about his relationship to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “If Donald Trump had seen the video transcript, he would have fired Howard Lutnick,” Khanna told reporters following the closed-door briefing. “It...
House Democrats on Wednesday blasted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s testimony before the Oversight Committee, arguing that his claimed lack of knowledge about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes is part of an “egregious cover up.” Lutnick appeared before the panel on Wednesday for a closed-door, transcribed interview as part of its investigation into Epstein. Lawmakers...
