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...
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...
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...
Justice is elusive for many impacted by the deadly realities of a multi-billion dollar industry: human trafficking. A KXAN investigation reveals while Texas is a leader in legislation to stop it, few people actually face trafficking charges. We uncover difficulties Texas prosecutors face in dismantling modern-day slavery and what it means for those seeking accountability.
State Department officials on Saturday aggressively pushed back on claims shared by some senators that President Trump's 28-point plan for peace in Ukraine originated from Russia and is not the administration's position. Earlier on Saturday, PBS NewsHour correspondent Nick Schifrin reported comments from Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Angus King (I-Maine) where the lawmakers claimed...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott confirmed that Texas National Guard troops who were deployed to Illinois in October have been ordered to return back to the Lone Star State before Thanksgiving.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's shocking announcement that she is leaving Congress in January is still reverberating in Washington and beyond. The news, delivered Friday in a lengthy statement, appears to have caught some people off guard — including President Trump, whose feud with the Georgia Republican and the beef's rippling effects played a role in...
With Thanksgiving less than a week away, the holiday season is here whether any of us are ready or not. Last year, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) estimated that nearly 39 million people were screened at U.S. airports between Dec. 19 and Jan. 2 — so you can always count on a busy time at...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned pivots to "exercise caution" when operating in the region around Venezuela because of the "worsening security situation and heightened military activity" in and near the South American nation as tensions with the United States simmer. The FAA's advisory, issued on Friday, notes that "threats could post a potential...
NCAA athletes and athletic department staff will not be allowed to bet on professional sports after the organization's membership voted Friday to rescind a rule change that would have permitted those bets. The move follows a string of high-profile gambling cases that have raised questions about the integrity of competition in college and pro sports....
The escalating feud between President Trump and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) reached a new level on Friday with the Republican lawmaker announcing her resignation planned for January. A longtime ally of Trump's, Greene has increased her criticisms toward the GOP and the administration for several months. She amped up her disapproval during the government...
Democrats won a huge victory this week in getting Republicans to enact legislation compelling the Trump administration to release the full files on Jeffrey Epstein. Their next battle is keeping the pressure on the Justice Department to comply. Democrats are eyeing a series of tactical maneuvers — letters, lawsuits, additional subpoenas and votes of contempt...
The Kennedy Center said Friday that it is being paid $7.4 million to hold the draw for the World Cup at the performing arts venue on Dec. 5. FIFA is donating $2.4 million to the Kennedy Center as it prepares to host one of the biggest events in sports, Roma Daravi, the Kennedy Center's vice president of...
Former national security adviser John Bolton ripped President Trump's 28-point proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, arguing the plan was written from "the Russian point of view." The Russians "couldn't have written a better treaty themselves," Bolton said during an appearance on NewsNation's "On Balance with Leland Vittert" on Friday. "I think it's selling out...
Comedian Bill Maher on Friday joked about the feud between President Trump and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over the impending release of the files related to Jeffrey Epstein, while also indicating that the cable show host and the lawmaker have something in common. "I mean, Marjorie Taylor Greene was his biggest ally, and then...
