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Pentagon warns future wars may hit US soil as ‘direct military threats’ grow

Pentagon's new National Defense Strategy prioritizes homeland defense over overseas missions, warning that future wars may hit U.S. soil directly.

Anti-ICE law set to take effect in Maine as governor faces increased criticism for allowing it amid Senate run

Maine's new immigration law restricting ICE cooperation takes effect Tuesday as Gov. Janet Mills faces growing criticism during her Senate race campaign.

DHS says illegal immigrant sought amid Pretti shooting had violent domestic history

Federal agents reportedly killed armed citizen during failed capture operation of Jose Huerta-Chuma in Minneapolis donut shop. Suspect remains at large.

Senate Democrats threaten shutdown by blocking DHS funding after Minnesota ICE shooting

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., leads Senate Democrats in demanding ICE reforms after Minneapolis shooting, threatening to split DHS funding from broader government spending package.

DOJ torches Democrats for ‘shamelessly lying’ about Minnesota voter roll request

Prominent Democrats accuse Attorney General Pam Bondi of using immigration crackdown as leverage for Minnesota voter rolls, while DOJ blasts those allegations as lies.

How to reopen the government: Rebrand Obamacare as ‘TrumpCare’

To break the dug-in negotiating positions of Republican leaders, Democrats need to get President Trump to learn to love Obamacare by a different name.

Bannon warns New Yorkers against Zohran Mamdani

The former White House staffer also said he thinks President Donald Trump can run for a third term, despite a Constitutional two-term limit.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck says Rosie O’Donnell should ‘stop lying’ about fight

“The View” hosts got into an argument when O'Donnell criticized Hasselback for not defending her from conservative backlash over her anti-war beliefs.  

Israel, amid Gaza ceasefire, kills at least 1 in overnight strikes on Lebanon

The Israeli military launched airstrikes on Lebanon overnight targeting Hezbollah and killing at least one person. The attack on the village of Msayleh also destroyed a highway that connects Lebanon to Beirut, the Lebanese Health Ministry said, according to The Associated Press.  Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) were targeting a “Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure” in southern Lebanon,...

Republicans, playing defense on health care, uncertain of path forward 

Republicans are on the defensive as Democrats have successfully made the shutdown fight about health care.   Most Republicans said they don't want to see insurance premiums spike, but neither are they willing to openly support the extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits Democrats are asking for.   While the GOP has remained...

Trump civil fraud case casts shadow on Letitia James indictment

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) faces criminal charges over allegations she lied about her plans for a Virginia home, allowing her to obtain favorable loan terms. The accusations of real estate fraud against a prominent political figure may ring a bell. James’s sweeping civil fraud case against President Trump and his business empire...

Human Rights Watch declines donations from comedians who performed at Riyadh Comedy Festival

Human Rights Watch said on Thursday it will not accept donations from comedians who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia. The human rights organization told Variety that it “cannot accept” donations from comedians like Aziz Ansari and others who performed. “But while we cannot accept, it is not too late for them...

Trump in ‘exceptional health’ after Walter Reed visit, doctor says

President Trump's doctor said the commander-in-chief is in "exceptional health" following his "semiannual physical" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland on Friday. During his physical, the president received "preventive health screenings and immunizations," including a flu shot and COVID-19 booster vaccination, according to a memorandum from Trump's physician Sean Barbabella. These screenings...

Murkowski bashes Trump administration over ‘punitive’ federal layoffs

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) took a swipe at White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director Russell Vought over the firing of federal workers amid the government shutdown. "While few details have been shared about Russell Vought’s latest layoffs, there is no question this is poorly timed and yet another example of this administration’s...

Noem says Trump admin buying Chicago property for ICE

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said the Trump administration will buy more buildings in Chicago for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. During a cabinet meeting on Thursday, Noem said more buildings were purchased "to operate out of." "We’re purchasing more buildings in Chicago to operate out of,”...

WGN employee detained amid ICE activity in Chicago, later released

An employee of WGN-TV was detained by two Border Patrol officers and later released after federal agents swarmed a busy intersection in Chicago Friday Morning.

The US military’s new task force to ‘crush’ drug cartels in the Caribbean

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story The US military's new task force to ‘crush’ drug cartels in the Caribbean Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Defense Department is forming a new counternarcotics joint task force in order to “crush” drug cartels in...

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