When President Trump sits down with Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state dinner at the White House next week, he will be flanked by the architects of America's tech economy.
“I am a Jew.” Those four words should be an ordinary declaration of identity. At a prayer vigil outside the New York mayor’s office on Sept. 18, they became a statement of resolve. Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, senior rabbi of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in Manhattan, built his remarks around “Ivri Anochi,” עברי אנכי, drawing on the […]
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story US seeks to limit chances of larger Middle East war The Biden administration is carrying out a full-court, diplomatic press on its allies and partners in the Middle East to limit escalation in the likely attack...
Jewish Democrats on Capitol Hill are up in arms over the liberal attacks on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), saying the potential vice presidential pick has been unfairly maligned merely because he’s the leading Jewish figure on Vice President Harris’s shortlist. A number of voices on the far left have gone after Shapiro in recent...
Presented by American Energy Action — Oil prices whipsawed Monday, driven by the conflicting drivers of a widespread stock market selloff pushing them down while anxiety about potential Iranian retaliation against Israel pushed them upwards. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Oil prices see volatile day amid stock selloff, Iran...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Drug company execs unruffled by Medicare price negotiation Top executives of drug companies railing against the Biden administration’s Medicare price negotiation law are telling shareholders and analysts the final price offers won’t materially impact their companies’ respective bottom...
A suspected rocket attack on Monday has injured several U.S. personnel in Iraq, according to a defense spokesperson. The attack struck Al-Asad Airbase in western Iraq, the official said, adding they were "conducting a postattack damage assessment" and would share more information when it is available. It wasn't immediately clear who was behind the attack,...
Elon Musk filed a new lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Monday, reviving a previous legal effort against the massive artificial intelligence (AI) company he helped found. The new federal suit claims Altman and fellow co-founder Greg Brockman breached the company’s founding mission, and “assiduously manipulated Musk into co-founding their spurious non-profit...
Delta will suspend all flights from New York City to Tel Aviv for the remainder of August, the airline announced Monday, amid growing fears of a regional conflict between Israel and Iran. The announcement extends a previous suspension that began last week. Sales of all flights between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and...
Oil prices whipsawed Monday, affected by the conflicting drivers of a widespread stock market sell-off pushing them down and anxiety about potential Iranian retaliation against Israel pushing them up. Brent crude, the top global price benchmark, fell as low as $76.05 in midmorning, but it closed past $77 Monday afternoon after rising and falling for...
The battle to become Vice President Harris’s running mate is turning increasingly ugly as a decision nears and Democrats rally around their own preferred picks. Progressives angered by Israel’s war in Gaza have increasingly targeted Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), who is Jewish, over his stances on Israel and handling of pro-Palestinian protests. Separately, Sen....
Vice President Harris’s campaign mocked former President Trump over his “low energy” schedule as the vice president prepares for a multistate tour this week. The Harris campaign account posted a side-by-side comparison of the vice president's schedule for the upcoming week and Trump’s campaign schedule. It shows Harris with campaign stops across Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin,...
Families who have lost their homes and belongings to wildfires across the U.S. West are resorting to crowdfunding, with hopes of obtaining some relief amid an ongoing crisis. GoFundMe, the world's biggest crowdfunding platform, reported Monday that hundreds of people, from California to Colorado, have turned to this resource for immediate assistance. GoFundMe users have...
Former President Trump and other Republicans are hoping to pin Monday’s stock plunge on Vice President Harris, dubbing it the “Kamala Crash.” Trump led the charge on messaging on Monday. “Of course there is a massive market downturn,” Trump said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social. “Kamala is even worse than Crooked...
