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The United States is facing an irreversible decline due to its uncontrollable debt, low student achievement, income and wealth inequality, loss of American identity and patriotism, and a broken political system.

President Trump failed in his bid to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, with the Norwegian Nobel committee announcing Friday that María Corina Machado was given this year’s award for promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela. Frydnes, announcing the winner on Friday morning, said Machado represented the true spirit of the Nobel prize,...

The Navy relieved the commanding officer of the USS Wyoming's blue crew on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. Submarine Group 10 commander Rear Adm. Bob Wirth reportedly said in a Navy release that the service relieved Cmdr. Robert Moreno due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command the blue crew, which is...

Former Vice President Harris said on Thursday that any checks and balances to hold back President Trump have not worked. On tour to promote her new book about her campaign, "107 Days," Harris spoke with journalist and podcaster Kara Swisher at the Warner Theatre to a sold-out audience. "The point is that the guardrails have...

New Jersey GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli’s campaign announced on Thursday that he would be filing a lawsuit against Democratic opponent Rep. Mikie Sherrill (N.J.) for defamation following comments she made during a debate on Wednesday about him, his business and the opioid crisis. "Last night, faced with continued questions about her refusal to release...

Senators departed Washington without a deal to end the government shutdown, ensuring that it will last into next week with both sides still deadlocked. The upper chamber finished work for the week late on Thursday night when they passed the Senate's version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included more than a dozen...

The Senate late Thursday approved its massive annual defense policy bill as the U.S. government remains shut down. The GOP-led chamber approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 70-20, which funds the U.S. military at $924.7 billion in fiscal year 2026. The vote came after lawmakers reached a deal earlier in the day to unlock...

NORFOLK, Va. — Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) faced off in the first and only gubernatorial debate following a headline-grabbing controversy involving violent texts sent by the Democratic nominee for attorney general. Jay Jones, who’s running to be the commonwealth’s top prosecutor, sent the texts back in 2022 after...

Airports were already dealing with staffing shortages, and the government shutdown has exacerbated the problem.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Colorado and migrant advocates filed a lawsuit against three Trump administration officials on Thursday, alleging that federal immigration officers are violating the law in arresting migrants in the state.  The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Colorado, lists Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, acting Immigration and Customs...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story 200 US troops to help with peace deal The U.S. will have roughly 200 military personnel in Israel helping oversee the implementation of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Gaza, a senior U.S. official said Thursday....

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story More Energy Department funding faces chopping block The Trump administration is eyeing major additional cuts to green energy projects beyond the billions of dollars in cuts it has already announced. © Associated Press A list that circulated in Washington this week and was reviewed...

Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) would not answer whether she still endorses Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones at the Virginia gubernatorial debate on Thursday amid the fallout over his violent texts, but she did not call on him to exit the race. Spanberger was asked by the moderators whether she was aware of Jones’s...

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Trump’s federalization and deployment of hundreds of National Guard members throughout Illinois.   U.S. District Judge April Perry, an appointee of former President Biden, partially granted state and city officials’ request for a temporary restraining order barring Trump from taking over National Guard troops and sending them across...