Former special counsel Jack Smith's probe into President Trump and Republicans collected "communications" from members of the news media, including major networks and newspapers, the Senate's senior lawmaker revealed Tuesday.
In the span of a few months, advanced AI systems from three leading American laboratories crossed the boundaries of safety tests and affected real systems. Google’s Gemini accessed systems at three companies. An Anthropic model published malicious code that reached 15 outside systems. And as revealed last week, these are creating international incidents, with OpenAI’s […]
When Europe’s leaders gathered in Yerevan, Armenia, in May, the sharpest words about Europe’s view of the South Caucasus came from a leader who was not in the room. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, speaking by video link from Baku, used his allotted time at the European Political Community summit to rebuke the European Parliament for […]
Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto pushed back on a claim by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) that progressive billionaire George Soros has funded groups involved in pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses. “There's a push right now on the part of some of these institutions to negotiate with the protesters, and to go ahead and put up...
The University of Vermont (UVM) has canceled United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield's commencement speech amid pro-Palestinian protests on campus as protests sweep colleges across the nation. “We are looking forward to the upcoming Commencement ceremonies and the opportunity to celebrate our 2024 UVM graduates,” Suresh Garimella, the university’s president, said in a message to the...
Conservative lawyer George Conway said former Trump aide Hope Hicks’ testimony at former President Trump's hush money trial “absolutely” corroborates his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen’s story about Trump in the case. “She put in Donald Trump's mouth, the fact that he understood that those payments were made on his behalf before the election by Michael Cohen,”...
Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) is set to become top Democrat on the House subcommittee that crafts Homeland Security Department (DHS) funding, replacing Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) shortly after he was indicted on bribery charges. Aides confirmed the news, first reported by Bloomberg Government, to The Hill on Friday afternoon. A House Democratic aide said Underwood,...
The U.S. military had to pause its project of building a pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver humanitarian due to bad weather, the Pentagon said Friday. U.S. Central Command officials “temporarily paused offshore assembly of the floating pier” off the coast of Gaza after high winds and sea swells caused unsafe conditions for...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} ou Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story How much time is left before the Rafah invasion? Reports emerged Friday that the Israeli military told the Biden administration of a plan to begin removing civilians from Rafah in Gaza ahead of a long-threatened...
Former President Trump’s trial closed out the week in dramatic style as former aide Hope Hicks took the stand. Hicks, who served as press secretary in the early, ramshackle days of Trump’s first campaign for the presidency, went on to become his White House communications director. It appears the two have been estranged since it...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) pushed back against “threats” Friday as it faces intense pressure following reports of possible arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas officials over their conduct in the Oct. 7 attack and war in Gaza that has followed. A number of pro-Israel U.S. lawmakers and the Biden administration have urged the ICC...
President Biden on Friday awarded the Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients, including top longtime Democratic congressional leaders, calling them “an incredible group of people.” “Nineteen incredible people whose relentless curiosity, inventiveness, ingenuity, and hope have kept faith in a better tomorrow,” the president said, with the group of recipients sitting beside him at the...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) warned Iowa on Friday that the state will face a lawsuit if it implements an immigration law that forbids people from being in the state if they were previously denied entry into the United States. The DOJ informed Iowa’s top state officials, Gov. Kim Reynolds and state Attorney General Brenna...
Presented by BP — The jobless rate also rose to 3.9 percent during the same period. {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy PRESENTED BY The Big Story US economy adds 175K jobs in April New data shows the economy added 175,000 jobs last month, falling short of economists’ expectations after months of hotter-than-expected...
