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Two House races take center stage as conservative PAC launches multimillion-dollar Big Tech push

Defending Our Values PAC backs Rhett Marques and Scott Singer in crowded Republican primaries it sees as critical to preserving the GOP House majority.

DSA revolutionaries aim to topple the Senate — and the Constitution, too

This is literally a revolutionary program to destroy the American system as we have...

Raskin argues Epstein emails show lobbying on behalf of foreign governments

Emails from Jeffrey Epstein to world leaders indicate he should have registered as a foreign agent, House Judiciary Democrats argue, including messages showing he sought to capitalize on his relationship to President Trump. In a letter to top Trump administration officials, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said the communications from the deceased sex offender that have...

Trump’s GOP clout faces Arizona test with House majority, governor’s race at stake

Trump's endorsement power faces a critical test as Arizona holds GOP primaries for governor, attorney general, and key swing congressional seats.

South Carolina Republicans test Trump’s clout in race for Graham’s seat

The race to fill Lindsey Graham’s seat has created a new test of President...

Restarting the clock in war with Iran

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story Restarting the clock in war with Iran President Trump has formally notified Congress that the U.S....

Trump’s proposed research rule faces widespread pushback

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Health Care   Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story Trump's proposed research rule faces pushback Patient groups, scientists, bipartisan lawmakers, pharmaceutical companies and more are all sounding alarms...

Trump wants Gulf countries on the hook for Strait of Hormuz ‘protection’

President Trump name-dropped several Persian Gulf countries Monday that he said should be reimbursing the United States for protection of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. “Yeah, I want to be reimbursed because we're protecting a very rich portion of the world, we're spending money, and so what we've done is we are going to...

Trump shrinks Utah monuments

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story Trump shrinks Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante President Trump on Monday signed executive orders shrinking the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national...

The Memo: Trump escalates on Iran, but critics don’t see a strategy

President Trump is ramping up hostilities with Iran again, but critics question whether renewed U.S. military action can change the fundamental shape of the conflict. If it fails to do so, Trump could end up even more deeply entangled in an issue that is unpopular with the American people as the clock ticks down to...

Graham GOP challenger announces bid for special Senate primary

Mark Lynch, who lost to late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in the GOP Senate primary last month, said Monday he will seek the nomination to replace the longtime South Carolina lawmaker on the ballot after the latter died on Saturday.  “A lot of you have asked. Yes, it’s official,” Lynch wrote on social platform X....

Trump says US will ‘take out’ Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility

President Trump on Monday said the U.S. could soon attack Pickaxe Mountain in Iran as American forces launched a new round of strikes against the country. “Pickaxe is a possible target for a nice big fat shot right near the front door,” Trump said in an interview on "The Hugh ​Hewitt Show" Monday afternoon. “We're...

US military launches strikes on Iran after Trump bring back naval blockade

The U.S. military launched a new round of strikes against Iran on Monday, hours after President Trump announced the U.S. Navy would reinstate the naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. The fresh strikes, which kicked off at 4:45 p.m. EDT at Trump’s direction, mark the third consecutive day of U.S. attacks against Iran.  “These...

Data centers roil governor’s races

{beacon} Technology Technology   Your feedback matters to us. Take our brief newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. The Big Story Data centers become flash point in gubernatorial races Political backlash to data centers is putting gubernatorial candidates in the hot seat as the presence of the massive AI...

Maine senators demand independent investigation after ICE shooting

Maine’s two senators are demanding an impartial investigation into the fatal shooting of a Colombian man by immigration authorities, with Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) relaying claims from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that the man had weaponized his vehicle. King told the Associated Press that he spoke with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin about...

HHS watchdog expects $5.56 billion in recoveries and savings

The federal watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services generated $5.56 billion in expected recoveries and projected savings over a six-month period, according to a report issued Monday, and barred just over 1,200 individuals and companies from federal programs. The HHS Office of Inspector General, in a semiannual report to Congress, said it...

Police arrest man at Capitol with firearm

A Mississippi man allegedly spotted with a handgun in his lap outside the U.S. Capitol's North Barricade is in custody, U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said Monday. Wendell J. Royster, 67, of Columbia, Miss., faces one count of carrying a pistol without a license and no permit, according to a USCP statement. At around 11:22 a.m.,...

Graham’s sudden death prompts frenzy over his successor

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) sudden death over the weekend has prompted a frenzy among Republicans as they eye to succeed him in the Senate next year. Gov. Henry McMaster (R) appointed Darline Graham Nordone, Graham’s sister, to fill the remainder of her brother’s term through January, while a special Senate GOP primary will take place...

In a first, US military used seaborne drones in attack on Iran port 

The U.S. military used one-way attack seaborne drones in an assault on an Iranian port on Sunday — the first instance of U.S. forces utilizing sea drones in combat operations.  The military utilized three Corsair unmanned surface vessels to strike a ship maintenance facility and a submarine at the Bandar Abbas Naval Base, the headquarters...

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